Call Lightning

Call Lightning is a level 3 conjuration spell. It allows spellcasters to call down lightning to hit all targets within the area of effect. The spellcaster can also call down lightning repeatedly on subsequent turns.

Description

Lightning strikes all targets within the area of effect for 3d10⁠⁠Lightning damage. Then for 10 turns, you can call down lightning again without expending a spell slot.

Properties

Cost:  Action +  Level 3 Spell Slot
Damage: 3~30
Details:  DEX Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage.);  Range: 18 m / 60 ft;  AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Radius);  Concentration

At higher levels

Upcasting: When the spell is cast using a 4th-level spell slot or higher, it deals an additional 1d10⁠

⁠Lightning damage for each spell slot level above 3rd for the initial casting and all granted free casts.

Technical details

UID

Target_CallLightning

Spell flags

CanAreaDamageEvade, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsSpell

Grants:

 Activate Call Lightning

Condition: Call Lightning

 Call Lightning

Duration: 10 turns

Can Call Lightning without expending a spell slot.

How to learn

Classes:

Class level 5: Druid, Tempest Domain, Circle of the Land (Coast or Forest), and Warlock (via Pact of the Tome once per long rest)
Class level 6: Storm Sorcery, and College of Lore (Magical Secrets)
Class level 10: Bard (Magical Secrets)

Notes

Call Lightning is a recastable spell, and can be used without spending another spell slot so long as  Concentration is not broken.
All free recasts will match the level of the initial casting. For example, if the spell is initially upcast to 6th level, dealing 6d10 damage, all subsequent recasts will also deal 6d10.
Free recasts can be placed in different locations than the initial casting.
 Activate Call Lightning is the "granted spell" given to the caster after the initial casting and can be used to recast the spell. Granted spells such as this are not directly tied to the caster's known spells (i.e. their spellbook icon in the game). Therefore, if a granted spell (in this case,  Activate Call Lightning) is cast when multiclassed, it uses the spellcasting modifier of the most recently acquired class rather than the spellcasting modifier that was used for the initial casting of Call Lightning. In this case, it may result in an unexpectedly low spell save DC.
The incantation for Call Lightning is Perurē, the Latin command "Burn/scorch!"

External links[edit | edit source]

⁠Call lightning on the Forgotten Realms Wiki