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- Lightning Arrow
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- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/ranger
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- ttrpg-cli/spell/school/transmutation
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Lightning Arrow
3rd-level, Transmutation
- Casting time: 1 Bonus Action
- Range: Self
- Components: V, S
- Duration: Instantaneous
As your attack hits or misses the target, the weapon or ammunition you’re using transforms into a lightning bolt. Instead of taking any damage or other effects from the attack, the target takes 4d8 Lightning damage on a hit or half as much damage on a miss. Each creature within 10 feet of the target then makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
The weapon or ammunition then returns to its normal form.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage for both effects of the spell increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 3.
Classes: Ranger
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 292