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- Delayed Blast Fireball
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- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/sorcerer
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/wizard
- ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/boon-of-siberys/sorcerer-spell
- ttrpg-cli/spell/level/7th-level
- ttrpg-cli/spell/school/evocation
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/evoker
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classes: - Bard
- Sorcerer
- Wizard
- Wizard (Evoker)
Delayed Blast Fireball
7th-level, Evocation
- Casting time: 1 Action
- Range: 150 feet
- Components: V, S, M (a ball of bat guano and sulfur)
- Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A beam of yellow light flashes from you, then condenses at a chosen point within range as a glowing bead for the duration. When the spell ends, the bead explodes, and each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes Fire damage equal to the total accumulated damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
The spell’s base damage is 12d6, and the damage increases by 1d6 whenever your turn ends and the spell hasn’t ended.
If a creature touches the glowing bead before the spell ends, that creature makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the spell ends, causing the bead to explode. On a successful save, the creature can throw the bead up to 40 feet. If the thrown bead enters a creature’s space or collides with a solid object, the spell ends, and the bead explodes.
When the bead explodes, flammable objects in the explosion that aren’t being worn or carried start burning.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The base damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 7.
Classes: Bard; Sorcerer; Wizard (Evoker); Wizard
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 261. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)