Moonbeam

Moonbeam is a level 2 evocation spell. This spell allows spellcasters to call down a beam of moonlight that deals Radiant damage to any creature that enters the beam or starts its turn there.

Description

Call down a beam of light that damages any creatures that enters the beam or starts its turn in the light. You can use an Action to move the beam 18 m / 60 ft.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 2 Spell Slot
Damage: 2~20

2d10Radiant (Per turn)

Details

CON Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage.)

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 1 m / 3 ft (Radius)

Creates Area: Moonbeam

 Concentration

UID

Target_Moonbeam

At higher levels

Upcasting: When the spell is cast at 3rd level or higher, damage increases by 1d10Radiant for each spell slot level above 2nd.

Grants:

•  Move Moonbeam

Area: Moonbeam

 Moonbeam

Duration: 10 turns

AoE: 1 m / 3 ft (Radius)

Type: Summoned

Condition: Moonbeam (Aura)

 Moonbeam

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• Ghostly flames engulf any creature that enters this silvery light or starts its turn inside the light. They deal 2d10Radiant. On a successful save, targets still take half damage.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 3: Druid
• Class level 5: Oath of the Ancients (Oath Spell)

Granted by items:

• Selûne's Spear of Night ( Recharge: Long rest)

Notes

• The incantation for Moonbeam is Ex Textura, Latin for "from the weave".
• Neither Moonbeam nor  Move Moonbeam breaks  Sanctuary even if damage is successfully dealt.
• As of Patch 6, casting Moonbeam on a blighted area in the Shadow-Cursed Lands will lead to the caster losing Concentration over the spell and dispelling it, but damage will still be done.
•  Move Moonbeam is a "granted" spell. Granted spells are issued to the caster after casting the original, and can be recast without spending another spell slot as long as  Concentration is not broken. Granted spells such as this are not directly tied to the casters' repertoire of known spells (i.e., their spellbook icon in the game). Therefore, if a granted spell is cast when multiclassing, subsequent recasts (in this case,  Move Moonbeam) use the spellcasting modifier of the most recently acquired spellcasting class rather than the spellcasting modifier that was used for the initial casting of Moonbeam. In this case, it may result in an unexpectedly low spell save DC.

Bugs

• Despite being an Evocation spell, Moonbeam does not interact with  Sculpt Spells.

External links

• Moonbeam on the Forgotten Realms Wiki