Lightning bolt was an evocation spell that caused arcs of lightning to emanate from the caster's fingertips.
Effects[]
The searing bolt of electricity traveled in a straight line emanating from the caster.[4] Older versions of this spell struck all in its path,[7][8] while newer versions were aimed at a particular creature and then, with skill, could be forked to hit one or two other creatures.[3]
The bolt from the older versions was powerful enough to blast a wooden door to cinders, set fire to combustible materials, splinter a hand-depth of stone, or melt soft metals such as gold, silver, copper, lead, or bronze.[4][7][8][11]
A well-centered lightning bolt blast could interfere with magics of open gates, closing them after rippling through the fabric of the spell with electric feedback.[12]
Components[]
The pre-Spellplague and post-Second Sundering versions of this spell required verbal, somatic, and material components including a tuft of fur and a small rod made of amber, crystal, or glass.[4][7][8][11][2]
To inscribe this spell on a magic scroll, arcane scribes often used ink made from the horn of a behir.[13]
History[]
The spell was attributed to the Netherese arcanist Volhm in −1968 DR and was originally called Volhm's bolt.[1]
Notable uses[]
The wizard Parwyyd Hanifar used a forked version of lightning bolt to blast a number of kenkus and gargoyles in aerial combat in 1357 DR.[14]
The following year, during the Time of Troubles, a false avatar of Selûne cast lightning bolt at Kyriani in the kitchen of Castle Waterdeep, but the bolts were caught and reflected by pots and pans.[15]
In 1362 DR a harper wizard Brenna Graycloak was able to cast a version of a lightning bolt in a fray of battling a darkenbeast using sulfur as a component.[16]
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Appearances[]
- Novels
- Daughter of the Drow • Red Magic • Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor • The Summoning
- Comic Books
- The Forbidden Sands of Anauroch (#2)
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate series • Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor • Neverwinter Nights series
- Board Games
- Mertwig's Maze
- Card Games
- Magic: The Gathering (CLB)
- Gamebooks
- Spawn of Dragonspear
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External links[]
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- Lightning Bolt article at the Baldur's Gate 3 Community Wiki, a community wiki for Baldur's Gate 3.
- Lightning bolt article at the NWNWiki, a wiki for the Neverwinter Nights games.
- Lightning Bolt article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
- Lightning Bolt article at the Icewind Dale Wiki, a wiki for the Icewind Dale game.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 22, 25. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 68, 209–210, 255. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 162. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 248. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 108. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2005-12-19). Spell Index (HTML). Consolidated Lists Archive. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2015-08-22. "A consolidated index of spells from the 3.5 Player’s Handbook and Spell Compendium."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 151. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 194. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 152. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 74. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Carrie Bebris (2001). Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 11, p. 202. ISBN 0-7869-1387-8.
- ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 20. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (May 1990). “Day of the Darkening”. In Elliot S. Maggin ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #18 (DC Comics) (18)., p. 17.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (July 1990). “Dark of the Moon”. In Elliot S. Maggin ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #20 (DC Comics) (20)., p. 17.
- ↑ Jean Rabe (December 1991). Red Magic. (TSR, Inc.), p. 35. ISBN 1-56076-118-0.