Lightning Ring
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 8th-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S, M (a bit of fur and a glass ring)
- Duration
- Concentration, 10 minutes
- Classes
- Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Arcana Unleashed
A ring of crackling electricity fills a 10-foot Emanation originating from you. Whenever the Emanation enters a creature's space and whenever a creature enters the Emanation or ends its turn there, you can force that creature to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d6 Lightning damage plus 3d6 Thunder damage, and it has the Deafened condition for 1 minute. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.
As a Magic action while the spell is active, you can emit a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the Line makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d6 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Lightning Ring 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Lightning Ring is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
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Storm Sphere 4th-level evocation
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Investiture of Wind 6th-level transmutation
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