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spell

Call Lightning

Level 3 Conjuration · Action · 120 feet

Spell lists
Druid
Level
3
School
Conjuration
Casting time
Action
Range
120 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Concentration
Yes
Ritual
No

A storm cloud appears at a point within range that you can see above yourself. It takes the shape of a Cylinder that is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius.

When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A lightning bolt shoots from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d10 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to call down lightning in that way again, targeting the same point or a different one.

If you're outdoors in a storm when you cast this spell, the spell gives you control over that storm instead of creating a new one. Under such conditions, the spell's damage increases by 1d10.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot

The damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 3.

Source & compatibility

Source: System Reference Document 5.2.1 · page 114 · 2024 / SRD 5.2.1.

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