Thunderous Smite

Thunderous Smite is a level 1 evocation spell. It allows spellcasters to cause their melee weapon to ring with

⁠Thunder as they strike, pushing targets away and potentially knocking them

Description

Your melee weapon rings with thunder as you strike, pushing your target 3 m (10 ft) away and possibly knocking them

Cost:  Action
Cost on hit:  Bonus Action +  Level 1 Spell Slot
Damage: 2~12
Details:  Melee Weapon Attack Roll;  STR Save (Spell save DC) (On Save: Target takes full damage but isn't knocked  Prone);  Range: Normal weapon range

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

UID

Target_Smite_Thunderous

Spell flags

AddFallDamageOnLand, HasVerbalComponent, IsHarmful, IsMelee, IsSpell

 Prone

Duration: 1 turn

The affected creature cannot move or take  Actions,  Bonus Actions, or  Reactions, and has  Disadvantage on  Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws.
Attacks against a Prone creature have  Advantage if made within 3 m (10 ft) of the creature.
A Prone creature must spend half its Movement Speed to stand up.
- A character with the Athlete feat spends only 1.5 m (5 ft) of Movement Speed to stand up.

Classes:

Granted by items:

See Smite for additional functionality information.
Targets are only pushed away if they fail the saving throw against Prone.
Unlike most attacks that move a target by force, this spell does not display a trajectory line showing where the target will be moved.

The  Level 1 Spell Slot version of this action changes attack animations in Honour mode due to an override in the code.
Due to a coding error, characters receive two  Level 2 Spell Slot versions of this action in Honour mode, one of which has the DRS changes while the other does not.