Lightning Dancer Mage Handbook

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School Description:The basic Lessons to become a Conductor are in

how to conduct all forms of natural, static, and artifi-

cially or magically generated electricity without harm

to oneself.

The nature of this specialtys spells are about the

different ways to use or discharge this energy to some

specific and (preferably) useful end.

Specialist Name:A wizard of this school is known as a Conductor.

Allowed Races:Only a caster with human or dragon blood in his orher veins can regularly channel the kinds and intensi-

ties of magical and electrical energies involved. There-

fore the races allowed include:

Humans

Half-Elves

Half-Dragon (Gold)

Half-Dragon (Silver)

Half-Dragon (Bronze)

Dragons (as Dragon Mage class)

Half-Orcs

Ability Requirements:Because a Lightning Dancers spells pass a great

deal of two kinds of energy through the casters body, a

minimum constitution score of at least 15 as well as a

minimum intelligence score of 9 is needed to become a

Conductor.

Saving Throw Modifiers:All opponents modify their saving throws by -1

when attempting to save against a lightning spell cast

by a Conductor.

A Conductor of 6th level and below adds a +1

bonus when saving against lightning spells cast by oth-

ers (this includes innate lightning weapons). Upon

reaching seventh level, they are pretty much immune to

electricity.

A Conductor subtracts -1 when saving against any

actions by an Earth Elemental. Earth Elementals save

against lightning spells at +1.

Bonus Spells and AcquiredPowers:

A Conductor can memorize an extra spell at each

level, providing that at least one of the memorized

spells is from the school of Lightning.

A Conductor gains +1 when saving against all

forms of electricity for each experience level, until they

reach immunity at seventh level:

Saving Modifier Against

Level All Electric Forms

1 +1

2 +2

3 +3

4 +4

5 +5

6 +6

7 immune to electrical effects

Lightning Dancer School 1

Lightning DancerSCHOOL OF MAGIC

by Peter W. Jokinen

Under the A D & D Second Edition Rules


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Oppositional SchoolsA Conductor cant learn spells from the schools of

Abjuration or Necromancy.

Spell AnalysisThere are four main general kinds of spell effects

produced by the spells of the Conductor school.

1. Changes to weather, with the aim of incresing

the liklihood of thunderstorms.

2. Protective, with the creation of differing kinds

of electrical fields or barriers between the

attacker and the creature/object to be protected.

3. Attack, projecting electricity in various forms

from the Conductor toward a target, resulting in

a variety of burning or blast effects.

4. Working, using electricity to perform some use-

ful task, such as lighting a controlled fire, pro-

ducing a source of light, or heating objects or

areas.

Ethos:A Lightning Dancer will always be of Chaotic

alignment, and his or her sanity will be somewhat

questionable, given the Conductor class sheer pleasure

in cdancing out in the open during thunderstorms and

soaking up any lightning strikes he or she can attract

(the safe limit is 1 strike per level in any single day).

If a Conductor has settled near or in a village,

whatever else the neighbors may think of his or her

personality, they certainly appreciate the lowering of

the rate of lightning-started house, barn, and forest-

fires.

Lightning Dancers can always be counted on to

seek out excitement, though little of such can compare

to dancing in a really good storm. Thus, it is rare for

them to settle down, as they are ready travellers seek-ing exciting adventure.

Stored Spells

Lightning Dancer SpellbooksLike all magic users, the Conductor will make use

of both traveling spellbooks and larger tomes of spells

that they keep at their home base. Treat as normal for

how your group plays such things.

Scrolls? Sometimes ...Conductors will use ordinary scrolls for spells

from the other schools that they have access to. How-

ever, when it comes to creating scrolls with spells from

their own school, they do not use parchment, nor paper

or even papyrus. Such materials with a Lightning

Dancer spell cast into them by a Conductor have a ten-

dency to singe and char and sometimes even sponta-

neously burst into flame. They will rarely survive a full

year intact.

As this is not good to have happen inside a scroll

case, possibly damaging some valuable scrolls, the

Conductor school has taken a hint from dragons, andlearned how to put their spells into gems, instead.

There is a different gem used for each spell of the

Lightning Dancer school. The gem must be of at least

50 GP value for each level that the spell was cast into it

at. All other normal rules for creating a scroll applies,

its just that a gem is used instead of a scroll.

The gems, regardless of type, will have a yellow-

white glow about them as long as there is an active

spell inside waiting to be released. Once the spell is

used, the gem remains intact and can be used to contain

another spell, except if the spell was put into the gem

by a wizard casting at 16th level or above (800 GP

value or more). In these cases, the gems tend to burnout when the spell is released.

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Level One SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Heat Metal Azurite

2. Light Air Banded Agate

3. Missile Lightning Blue Quartz

4. Poor Richards Dismal Day ..

5. Shocking Grasp Eye Agate

6. Spot Weld Haematite

Level Two SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Arc Weld Lapis Lazuli2. Ball Lightning Malachite

3. Bolt Finger Moss Agate

4. Direct Heat Obsidian

5. Light Ball Rhodochrosite

Level Three SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Cyrus Fogss Greed Zapper ..

2. Electric Arrow Tiger Eye Agate

3. Lightning Armor Turquoise

4. Lightning Bolt Bloodstone

5. Lightning Whirlwind Carnelian

6. Light Saber Chalcedony7. Produce Sparks Chrysoprase

Level Four SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Call Lightning Citrine

2. Lightning Ride ..

3. Lightning Shield Jasper

4. Mordenkainens Force Missiles

Moonstone

5. Wall of lightning Onyx

6. Recharge a Lightning Wand ..

Level Five SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Leydens Repulsive Charge Rock Crystal

2. Lightning Ride ..

3. Proofing vs. Combustion Sardonyx

4. Protection from Lightning Smoky Quartz

5. .. ..

Level Six SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Chain Lightning Star Rose Quartz

2. Control Weather Zircon

3. Cyrus Foggs Drunkards Walk ..

4. Lightning Strike Amber

5. .. ..

Level Seven SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Delayed Blast Ball Lightning Alexandrite

2. Poor Richards Personal Downpour Sapphire3. .. ..

Level Eight SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Forcecage Amethyst

2. .. ..

Level Nine SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. Meteor Swarm Aquamarine

2. Wild Weather Chrysoberyl

3. .. ..

Level Ten SpellsSpell Gem for Storing

1. .. Coral

2. .. ..


Spells of theLightning Dancer School


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FirstLevel Spells

Heat MetalRange: TouchComponents: V, S, M

Duration: 3 rounds plus 2 rds/level of caster

Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: Special

Saving Throw: Special

Gem Used: Azurite

By means of the heat metal spell, the caster is able

to make any metal heat up. Elven chain mail is not

affected. Magical metal armor receives an item saving

throw vs. magical fire. If this is successful, the heat

metal spell does not affect it.

The degree to which the metal object heats up

depends on the conductivity. You can interpolate other

metals to the chart:

Metal being heated Temp. rise per round

Platinum 3

Gold 10

Silver 25

Copper 45

Brass 60

Iron 100

On the first round of the spell, the metal merely

becomes very warm and uncomfortable to touch (this

is also the effect on the last melee round of the spellsduration). The caster must maintain his touch with the

object to continue heating it. The heat has no effect on

the caster, but could set fire to his garments if too

close. Anyone else touching the heated metal except

during the first and last rounds will be at risk of receiv-

ing severe burns.

Fire resistance (spell, potion, or ring) or a protec-

tion from fire spell has no effect, as the heat source is

not fire. Protection from lightning reduces the heating

effects by half.

This spell is the Lightning Dancers version of the

Heat Metal spell, Players Handbook page 261.

Light AirRange: 60 yards

Components: V, M

Duration: 1 turn / level

Casting Time: 1

Area of Effect: 20-foot-radius globe


Gem Used: Banded Agate

This spell creates a globular field 20' in radius and

magically ionizes the atmosphere inside until it glows

equal to torchlight. Objects in darkness beyond this

sphere can be seen, at best, as vague and shadowy

shapes. The spell is centered on a point selected by the

caster and he must have a line of sight and unob-

structed path for the spell when it is cast. Conductor

light air can spring only from air, and this includes the

air in any cavities below ground or beyond obstruc-tions that are within the field radius.

The effect is immobile unless it is specifically cen-

tered on a movable object or mobile creature. If this

spell is cast upon a creature the applicable magical

resistance and saving throw rolls must be made. Suc-

cessful resistance negates the spell, while a successful

saving throw indicates that the spell is centered imme-

diately behind the creature itself.

Light air taken into an area of magical darkness

functions normally, although nothing outside the field

can be seen. If cast directly against magical darkness it

has no effect. Any being inside the field will feel their

hair stand up on end from the effects of the ionization,

but no damage will occur.

The material component is a firefly.


Lightspell, Players Handbook page 176.

Missile LightningRange: 60 yards + 10 yards / level

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

Casting Time: 1

Area of Effect: 1 or more creatures in a 10' cube

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Blue Quartz

Use of the Missile Lightning spell creates up to

five missiles of miniature lightning bolts that dart forth

from the wizards fingertip and unerringly strike their

target. This includes enemy creatures in a melee. The

target creature must be seen or otherwise detected to be

hit, however, so near-total concealment, such as that

offered by arrow slits, can ground the bolts and render

the spell ineffective.

Likewise, the caster must be able to identify the

target. He cannot direct a missile lightning to strike

the commander of the legion. unless he can single outthe commander from the rest of the soldiers. Inanimate

objects (locks, etc.) cannot be damaged by the spell,

and any attempt to do so wastes the bolts to no effect.

Against creatures, each bolt inflicts 1d4+1 points

of damage. Any creature partially buried in the ground

takes only half damage. Any creature partially

immersed in water also takes only half damage, but so

do any creatures within 10' of it.

For every two extra levels of experience, the wiz-



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ard gains an additional missile he has two at 3rd

level, three at 5th level, four at 7th level, etc., up to a

maximum of five missiles at 9th level. If the wizard

has multiple missile capability, he can have them strike

a single target creature or several creatures, as desired.


Magic Missile spell, Players Handbook page 176.

Poor Richard's Dismal DayRange: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 2 days + 1 day / level

Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: 1 person

Saving Throw: Negates

Gem Used:

This spell creates a thin, rather unpleasant looking

cloud approx. 3 feet in diameter, directly over the head

of the target of the spell. The cloud emits a continuous

drizzle for as long as it remains in effect. Whenever the

target is close to other people there is a 10% chance of

a sudden squall happening, which will soak the target

and any people within a 5' radius of him.

The material component is a thorn pulled from a

hedgerow during a downpour.

Shocking GraspRange: Touch

Components: V, S

Duration: Special

Casting Time: 1

Area of Effect: Creature touched

Saving Throw: NoneGem Used: Eye Agate

This is the standard spell, unchanged. See Players

Handbook page 178.

Spot WeldRange: Touch

Components: V, S

Duration: 1 spot-weld / level

Casting Time: 1

Area of Effect: Spot held between finger andthumb

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Haematite

This spell draws electrical current from the caster,

and magically applies pressure to the two thin pieces of

metal held between the points of the casters fingers.

The spot-weld holds with the strength of an iron rivet if

it had been applied in the same place. While this is use-

less against a lock set into a door, it could fuse the

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SecondLevel Spells

Arc WeldRange: TouchComponents: V, S, M

Duration: 2 rounds + 1 round / level

Casting Time: 2

Area of Effect: Space spanned by finger andthumb tips

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Lapis Lazuli

Upon casting this spell, an arc forms between the

tips of the casters left thumb and forefinger. If the

caster holds the ard along the junction of two pieces of

iron-based metal, it will begin to melt it. If the caster or

an assistant adds thin metal to the molten puddle as the

caster slides his hand along the joint to be welded, a

neatly arc-welded bead can be laid down at a rate of 6

inches per round.

Ball LightningRange: 10 yards + 10 yards / level

Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: 20-foot radius

Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Malachite

Ball lightning is an explosive burst of wild light-

ning, which detonates with a low roar and delivers

damage proportional to the level of the wizard who

cast it 1d6 points of damage for each level of expe-

rience of the spellcaster (up to a maximum of 10d6).

The burst of the ball of lightning creates little pressure

and generally conforms to the shape of the area in

which it occurs. The ball of lightning fills an area equal

to its normal spherical volume (roughly 33,000 cubic

feet thirty-three 10-foot x 10-foot x 10-foot cubes).

Besides causing damage to creatures, the ball of light-

ning ignites all combustible materials within its burst

radius, and the heat of the ball of lightning melts softmetals such as gold, copper, silver, etc. Exposed items

require saving throws vs. magical fire to determine if

they are affected, but items in the possession of a crea-

ture that rolls a successful saving throw are unaffected

by the fireball.

The wizard points his finger and speaks the range

(distance and height) at which the ball of lightning is to

burst. A streak flashes from the pointing digit and,

unless it impacts upon a material body or solid barrier

prior to attaining the prescribed range, blossoms into

the ball of lightning (an early impact results in an early

detonation). Creatures failing their saving throws each

suffer full damage from the blast. Those who roll suc-

cessful saving throws manage to dodge, fall flat, or roll

aside, each receiving half damage. (The DM rolls the

damage and each affected creature suffers either full

damage or half damage [round fractions down],

depending on whether the creature saved or not).The material component of this spell is a piece

broken from a weather vane.


Fireball spell, Players Handbook page 191.

Bolt FingerRange: 6 inches from casters fingertip

Components: V, S

Duration: Until dispelled, up to 1 turn

Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: Touch

Saving Throw: NegatesGem Used: Moss Agate

The bolt fingerspell enables the caster to cause a

6-inch jet of electrically charged plasma to be projected

from the tip of his or her finger. This jet is very hot and

will ignite combustible materials such as parchment,

twigs, kindling, and the like without difficulty, even if

the materials are damp.

If the jet is held against a more solid object, such

as a metal lock or a coffle chain, it may possibly burn a

hole through it by the end of the turn (50% chance),

and will definitely weaken it, which improves the

chance for anyone to break the object by +2 on theirOpen Doors roll.

Direct HeatRange: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 4 rounds, plus 2 rounds / level

Casting Time: 3



Gem Used: Obsidian

By means of the direct heatspell, the caster is able

to make any non-metallic object held between his orher hands heat up.

The degree to which the object heats up depends

on the resistance. You can interpolate other materials to

the chart:

Material being heated Temp. rise per round

Stone 3

Earthenware 10

Glass 20

Wet Wood 45



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Dry Wood 75

Papers & Fabrics 100

On the first round of the spell, the material merely

becomes very warm and uncomfortable to touch (this

is also the effect on the last melee round of the spells

duration). The caster must maintain his touch with the

object to continue heating it. The heat has no effect on

the caster, but could set fire to his garments if tooclose. Anyone else touching the heated material except

during the first and last rounds will be at risk of receiv-

ing severe burns.

Fire resistance (spell, potion, or ring) or a protec-

tion from fire spell has no effect, as the heat source is

not fire. Protection from lightning reduces the heating

effects by half.

This spell is a variation of the Lightning Dancers

version of the Heat Metal spell, Players Handbook

page 261.

Light BallRange: 60 yards

Components: V, S

Duration: Permanent

Casting Time: 2



Gem Used: Rhodochrosite

This spell creates a tiny ball of lightning which

will light up an area with the brilliance of an arc-lamp.

The ball can safely be handled by any person or crea-

ture except those who suffer penalties in bright light. If

the ball is placed inside some kind of lantern that can

be closed up, the amount and direction of light itthrows can be ajdusted by the user.

A Light Ball brought into an area of magical dark-

ness (or vice versa) is temporarily negated so that the

otherwise prevailing light conditions exist in the over-

lapping areas of effect.


Continual Lightspell, Players Handbook page 181.



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ThirdLevel Spells

Cyrus Fogg's Greed Zapper

Range: 5 yards / level of casterComponents: V, S, M

Duration: 1 week + 2 days / level

Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: 1 object, up to 4' X 8' X 1' (orequal volume)

Saving Throw: vs. Spell negates attraction

Gem Used:

An object into which the Greed Zapper spell has

been cast will give off an eerie blue-white glow. This

glow will attract the attention of any sentient races who

happen to have any greed for gold and other loot.

Once such a person catches sight of the enchanted

object, they will be drawn inexorably to it, unless theymake a successful saving throw.

Regardless of whether they save or not, if the per-

son touches the object anyway, they receive 3 plus 2 hit

points damage per level of the caster, to a maximum of

15 points.

The material component of this spell is a rod-

shaped lodestone, which is touched to the object at the

moment of enchantment. There is a cumulative 5%

increase in the natural magnetism of the lodestone with

each casting of this spell.

Electric ArrowRange: 30 yards + 10 yards / levelComponents: V, S, M

Duration: 1 round

Casting Time: 3


Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Tiger Eye Agate

The wizard can cause normal arrows or crossbow

bolts to become magical miniature lightning bolts once

they leave the bowstring, for one round. The missiles

must be nocked and darwn (or cocked) at the comple-

tion of the spell. If they are not loosed within one

round, they are consumed by the magic. For every five

levels the caster has achieved, up to 10 arrows or bolts

can be affected. The arrows inflict normal damage,

plus 2 points of fire damage to any target struck. They

may also cause incendiary damage. This version of the

spell is used most often in large battles.

The material components for this spell are a bit of

copper wire and an eagles feather.


Flame Arrow spell, Players Handbook page 192.

Lightning ArmorRange: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: Special

Casting Time: 2 rounds

Area of Effect: 1 creature

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: TurquoiseBy means of this spell, the wizard creates a magi-

cal field of electrical force that serves as if it were

banded mail armor (AC 4). The spell has no effect on a

person already armored or a creature with natural

Armor Class 4 or better. It is not cumulative with the

shieldshell, nor with lightning shield, but it is cumula-

tive with Dexterity and, in the case of fighter/mages,

with the shield bonus. The lightning armorspell does

not hinder movement or prevent spellcasting, and adds

no weight or encumbrance. It lasts until successfully

dispelled or until the wearer sustains cumulative dam-

age totalling greater than 12 points +1 per level of the

caster. (It is important to note that the armor does not

absorb this damage. The armor merely grants an AC of

4; the wearer still suffers full damage from any suc-

cessful attacks.) Thus, the wearer might suffer 16

points from an attack, then several minutes later sustain

an additional 1 point of damage. Since the spell

requires a minimum 5th-level caster, it would be dis-

pelled at this time unless the caster were of higher

level. Until it is dispelled, the lightning armorspell

grants the wearer full benefits of Armor Class 4.

There is a cumulative chance (10% on first suc-

cessful hit, +5% additional with each subsequent hit)

that the attackers weapon will be damaged enough tomake it useless (by fire if wood or bone, by melting if

metal or stone). Magical weapons, of course, get a sav-

ing throw.

The material component is a piece of finely cured

leather that has been blessed by a priest.

The spell is the Lightning Dancers version of the

Armorspell, Players Handbook page 170.

Lightning BoltRange: 40 yards + 10 yards / level

Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 3


Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Bloodstone

The standard spell, unchanged, unmodified (SEE:

Players Handbook page 194).

Lightning WhirlwindRange: 15 yards



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Components: V, S, M

Duration: 1 round / level

Casting Time: 3


Saving Throw: Negates

Gem Used: Carnelian

A lightning whirlwindspell creates a 10-foot tall,

2-foot diameter whirlwind made up of miniature light-

ning bolts within 15 yards of the caster. This whirlwind

goes in whichever direction the wizard points, at a rate

of 30 feet per round. It jumps over barriers less than 4

feet tall, such as furniture, low walls, etc. Flammable

substances are set afire by contact with the whirlwind.

Creatures in contact with the whirlwind must success-

fully save vs. spell or suffer 2d6 points of burning

damage. Those within 5 feet of the whirlwinds surface

must also save or suffer 1d4 points of heat damage. A

successful saving throw means no damage is suffered.

The DM may adjust the saving throws if there is little

or no room to dodge the whirlwind.

The whirlwind moves as long as the spellcasteractively directs it; otherwise, it merely stays in one

spot. It cannot pick up objects or cause wind damage

like a natural tornado or dust devil. It cannot push

unwilling creatures aside or batter down large obsta-

cles.

The material components are a bit of tallow, a

lodestone and a dusting of powdered iron.


Flaming Sphere spell, Players Handbook page 182.

Light Saber

Range: 0Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 4

Area of Effect: 3-foot long blade

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Chalcedony

With this spell, the caster causes a three-foot blaz-

ing ray of very highly charged plasma to spring forth

from his hand. This bladelike ray is wielded as if it

were a saber. If the caster successfully hits with the

light saberin melee combat, the creature struck suffers

1d6+4 points of damage, with a damage bonus of +2 if

the creature is expecially vulnerable to fire. If the crea-ture is protected from fire or lightning, the damage

influcted is reduced by 2 points. Fire dwellers and

those using fire as an innate attack form suffer no dam-

age from the spell. The light sabercan ignite com-

bustible materials such as parchment, straw, dry sticks,

cloth, etc. However, it is not a magical weapon in the

normal sense of the term, so creatures struck only by

magical weapons are not harmed by it. This spell does

not function under water.

Similar in principle toBolt Finger, it is much more

powerful against objects. If the jet is held against a

more solid object, such as a metal lock or a coffle

chain, it may possibly burn a hole through by the end

of the turn (70% chance), and will definitely weaken it,

which improves the chance for anyone to break the

object by +4 on their Open Doors roll.

The material component is a leaf from a sumac

tree.This spell is the Lightning Dancers version of the

second-level Priests Flame Blade spell, Players Hand-

book page 260.

Produce SparksRange: 0

Components: V, S


Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: The Caster

Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Chrysoprase

When the wizard casts this spell, a shower of

sparks shoots out of his or her fingertips. The casters

hands must be held so as to send a fanlike sheet of

sparks: the wizards thumbs must touch each other and

the fingers must be spread. Produce sparks sends

highly charged sparks 5-feet out in a horizontal ard of

about 120 degrees in front of the wizard. Any creature

in the area of the sparks suffers 1d3 points of damage,

plus 2 points for each level of experience of the spell-

caster, to a maximum of 1d3+20 points of damage.

Those successfully saving vs. spell receive half dam-

age. Flammable materials touched by the sparks burn(for example, cloth, paper, parchment, thin wood, etc.).

Such materials can be extinguished in the next round if

no other action is taken.


Burning Hands spell, Players Handbook page 170.



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FourthLevel Spells

Call LightningRange: 400 yardsComponents: V, S


Casting Time: 1 turn


Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Citrine

When a call lightning spell is cast, there must be a

storm of some sort in the area a rain shower, clouds

and wind, hot and cloudy conditions, or even a tornado

(including a whirlwind formed by a djinn or air ele-

mental of 7 Hit Dice of more). The caster is then able

to call down bolts of lightning. The caster can call

down one bolt per turn. The caster need not call a bolt

of lightning immediately other actions, even spell-

casting, can be performed; however, the caster must

remain stationary and concentrate for a full round each

time a bolt is called. The spell has a duration of one

turn per caster level. Each bolt causes 2d6 points of

electrical damage, plus an additional 1d6 points for

each of the casters experience levels.Thus, a 4th-level

caster calls down a 6d6 bolt (2d6 : 4d6). A Dark Sun

30th-level caster could do 32d6 damage with this spell!

The bolt of lightning flashes down in a vertical

stroke at whatever distance the spellcaster decides, up

to 400 yards away. Any creature within a 10-footradius of the path or the point where the lightning

strikes suffers full damage unless a successful saving

throw versus spell is rolled, in which case only one-

half damage is taken.

Because it requires a storm overhead, this spell

can only be used outdoors. It does not function under-

ground or underwater. If the type of storm is a Sand-

storm, the damage is half normal, and the damage if a

saving throw is made is 1/4 normal.


third level Priests Call Lightning spell, Players Hand-

book page 266.

Lightning ShieldRange: 0

Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 4

Area of Effect: The Caster

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Jasper

This spell can be cast in one of two forms: a warm

shield that protects against cold-based attacks, a chill

shield that protects against fire-based attacks. Both

return damage to creatures making physical attacks

against the wizard. The wizard must choose which

variation he memorizes when the spell is selected.

When casting this spell, the wizard appears to be

carrying a high-energy plasma charge on his or her

body. The arcing and sparking is thin and wispy, shed-ding no heat, and giving light about equal to the illumi-

nation of a normal torch. The sparking is blue colored

if the chill shield is cast, orange if the warm shield is

cast. The special powers of each shield are as follows:

A) Warm Shield. The arcs and sparks are warm to

the touch. Any cold-based attacks are saved

against with a +2 bonus; either half normal

damage or no damage is sustained. There is no

bonus against fire- or electrical-based attacks,

but if the wizard fails to make the required sav-

ing throw (if any) against them, he sustains

double normal damage.The material component for this variation is

a bit of phosphorus.

B) Chill Shield. The arcs and sparks are cool to the

touch. Any fire-based attacks are saved against

with a +2 bonus; either half normal damage or

no damage is sustained. There is no bonus

against cold- or electrical-based attacks, but if

the wizard fails to make the required saving

throw (if any) against them, he sustains double

normal damage.

The material component for this variation is

a live firefly or glow worm or the tail portionsof four dead ones.


Fire Shieldspell, Players Handbook page 201.

Mordenkainen's Force MissilesRange: 30 yards + 10 yards / level

Components: V, S


Casting Time: 4

Area of Effect: 1 7 targets


Gem Used: Moonstone

This is the standard, unmodified spell from Players

Option: Spells and Magic page 147.

Wall of LightningRange: 60 yards

Components: V, S, M

Duration: Special

Casting Time: 4



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Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Onyx

The wall of lightning spell brings forth an immo-

bile, arcing curtain of magical electricity of shimmer-

ing color blue-white to yellow. The spell creates

either an opaque sheet of arcs and sparks up to one 20-

foot square per level of the spellcaster, or a ring with a

radius of up to 10 feet +5 feet per two levels of experi-

ence of the wizard. In either form, the wall of lightning

is 20 feet high.

The wall of lightning must be cast so that it is ver-

itcal with respect to the caster. One side of the wall,

selected by the caster, sends forth showers of electrical

sparks, inflicting 2d4 points of damage upon creatures

within 10 feet and 1d4 points of damage upon those

within 20 feet. In addition, the wall inflicts 2d6 points

of damage, plus 1 point of damage per level of the

spellcaster, upon any creature passing through it. Crea-

tures especially subject to fire may take additional

damage, and undead take twice normal damage ifignited. Note that attempting to catch a moving crea-

ture with a newly-created wall of lightning is diffucult;

a successful saving throw enables the creature to avoid

the wall, while its rate and direction of movement

determine which side of the created wall it is on. The

wall of lightning lasts as long as the wizard concen-

trates on maintaining it, or one round per level of expe-

rience of the wizard, in the event he does not wish to

concentrate upon it.

The material component of the spell is a bit of

copper wire.


Wall of Fire spell, Players Handbook page 208.

Recharge A Lightning WandRange: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: One Lightning Dance

Casting Time: 4

Area of Effect: One Wand of Lightning

Saving Throw: N/A

Gem Used:

Grasping the wand of lightning firmly in one hand,

the Lightning Dancer casts this spell immediately

before beginning a lightning dance. The result is thatfor each lightning strike he or she receives during the

dance, one charge is channeled into the wand for every

level of the wizard.

If enough strikes are channeled into the wand to

place it in danger of being overcharged, the wizard has

a 5% chance of being so into the moment of ecstacy of

channeling the lightning, that they may forget to drop

the wand to the ground.

If they are still holding the wand when that next

strike arrives: the wand will explode. If they have

dropped it before then, then they begin accumulating

their own charge from the storm, as per the usual

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Fifth Level SpellsLeydens Repulsive ChargeRange: 30 yards

Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 6

Area of Effect: 2 creatures

Saving Throw: Reverses

Gem Used: Rock Crystal

When cast, this spell creates two globes that look

like dull-red lightning balls. When the wizard speaks

the names of the two targets, the balls shoot directly to

each one of them, impinging on their forms. However,

the spheres do no damage to either one. For the dura-

tion of the spell, the two creatures affected cannot

approach within 10 feet of each other, nor can they be

forced closer to each other by any physical force.

If a save vs spell is successful, the repulsive forceis revrsed, and the two creatures are drawn irresistibly

together. For the duration of the spell, they cannot be

separated, no matter whether one or both dies before

the spell ends. This effectively raises the encumbrance

level for both to unmanageable proportions.

The material component of this spell is xxxxx .

Lightning RideRange: 0

Components: V


Casting Time: 7Area of Effect: Caster

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used:

When this spell is used, the wizard instantly trans-

fers himself along with whatever they are wearing and

carrying, into a lightning bolt. The lightning bolt has a

range of 30 miles per level of the caster. If the destina-

tion is within the casters range, the lightning bolt will

strike the ground at the surface there, and re-form into

the wizard. If the destination is beyond their range, the

bolt will strike the ground at the range limit, on a direct

line between the departure point and intended destina-tion.

Proofing vs. CombustionRange: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: Permanent



Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Sardonyx

See Players Option: Spells and Magic, page 148.

Protection From LightningRange: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: Special

Casting Time: 7Area of Effect: 10 ft. cube

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Smoky Quartz

The effect of a Protection from Lightning spell

changes depending on who is the recipient of the magic

the caster of a group of creatures in a 10' cube. In

either case, the spell lasts no longer than one turn per

caster level.

If the spell is cast upon the caster, it confers com-

plete invulnerability to electrical attack such as dragon

breath, or magical lightning such as lightning bolt,

shocking grasp, storm giant, will o wisp, etc., until thespell has absorbed 15 points of electrical damage per level of

the caster, at which time the spell is negated.

If the spell is cast upon a group of creatures, it gives a

bonus of +4 to the die roll for saving throws made vs. electri-

cal attacks, and it reduced the damage sustained from such

attacks by 50%.

A short length of platinum wire is the material compo-

nent.


fourth-level priests Protection from Lightning spell, Players

Handbook page 278.



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Sixth Level SpellsChain LightningRange: 40 yds. + 5 yds/level

Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 5


Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Star Rose Quartz

See Players Handbook, page 221.

Control WeatherRange: 0

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 4d6 hours


Area of Effect: 4d4 square milesSaving Throw: none

Gem Used: Zircon

See Players Handbook, page 222

Cyrus Foggs Drunkards WalkRange:

Components: V, S

Duration: Near-instantaneous

Casting Time: 5

Area of Effect: Caster plus 1 companion per level

Saving Throw: N/A

Gem Used:

When cast, this spell converts the Lightning

Dancer and companion(s) into a bolt of lightning

which carries them to another location where they are

converted back to their original forms when the light-

ning strikes the ground (part of the spell, no treetop or

flagpole strikes).

The distance the spell will carry them is 1 to 10

miles (player rolls 1d10). The first half of the distance

WILL BE in the direction the caster chooses. For each

full mile after the halfway point, the DM will roll 1d6

to determine by how much the direction varies during

said mile:

1 = straight ahead

2 = 45 to left

3 = 45 to right

4 = 90 to left

5 = 90 to right

6 = straight ahead

The DM can then select the place where the trans-

portees re-materialize, based on the rolls. If a water-

landing is a problem, the bolt will seek out the nearest

shore (within that last 1/2 mile) or failing that a just-

submerged sand bar, or on board any vessel within

range, regardless whether it is large enough.

To cast this spell the caster must name each person

who is going (who must all be within 5 yards of caster)

and then name the compass bearing he wants to travel.

The material component is a lodestone that has

been pounded into bar form.

Lightning StrikeRange: 60 yards

Components: V, S, M


Casting Time: 8

Area of Effect: 5 foot radius x 30 foot column,plus special

Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Amber

When the caster evokes a Lightning Strike spell, a

vertical column of lightning roars downward in the

location called for by the caster. Any creatures within

the area of effect must roll a saving throw vs. spell.Failure means the creature sustains 6d8 points of dam-

age; otherwise, the damage is halves.

Any creatures between 5 and 20 foot radius of the

strike point will receive 1d6 points of damage as the

lightning dissipates to ground.

The material component of this spell is a small

golden sleigh-bell.


fifth-level priests Flame Strike spell, Players Hand-

book page 282.



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Seventh Level SpellsDelayed Blast Ball LightningRange: 100 yards + 10 yards/level

Components: V, S, M

Duration: Special

Casting Time: 7

Area of Effect: 20 foot radius

Saving Throw: 1/2

Gem Used: Alexandrite

This spell creates a ball of lightning, with a +1

bonus to each of its dice of damage, which releases its

blast anytime from instantly to five rounds later,

according to the command given by the wizard. Dam-

age is 1d6 points for each level of experience of the

spellcaster (up to a maximum of 10d6). If the blast

occurs inside a creature (i.e., it swallowed the ball)

then the damage is doubled. In other respects, the spell

is the same as the 2nd-levelBall Lightning.The spell is the Lightning Dancers version of the

Delayed Blast Fireball spell, Players Handbook page

233.

Poor Richards Personal DownpourRange: Line of Sight

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 3 rounds + 1 round per level

Casting Time: 8

Area of Effect: One person or creature

Saving Throw: 12 per round

Gem Used: Sapphire

This spell creates a small, opaque, and quite dark

thunderhead, approx 3 feet in diameter, which centers

itself over the head of the target. It will hover approx.

two feet overhead, and will follow the target around, at

whatever movement rate the target is able to achieve.

While the spell lasts, it will deliver one miniature light-

ning bolt to the target (for 1d4+1 points of damage

each) for every two levels of the casters ability. It will

also drop a continuous heavy downpour of rain on the

target, which can increase slipperiness of footing or

decrease the targets ability to see, at the DMs discre-

tion.Once cast, the wizard does not need to concentrate

any further on this spell, as it will proceed automati-

cally until it dissipates.

Going indoors will not save the target, as the cloud

will simply follow. If the target has himself buried in

the earth (at least 2-feet depth) the remaining lightning

strikes will cause no damage to him. However, going

into a cave or other underground place will be no more

effective than going inside a building.

The material component of this spell is a vial of

rainwater collected during a hurricane.

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Eighth Level SpellsForcecageRange: 10 yards / 2 levels

Components: V, S, Special

Duration: 6 turns + 1/level

Casting Time: 3-4

Area of Effect: 20-foot cube

Saving Throw: None

Gem Used: Amethyst


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Ninth Level SpellsMeteor SwarmRange: 40 yards + 10 yards/level

Components: V, S


Casting Time: 9


Saving Throw: 12

Gem Used: Aquamarine


Wild WeatherRange: 0

Components: V, S, m

Duration: 1 day/level

Casting Time: 1 hour/level

Area of Effect: 1 square mile/levelSaving Throw: Special

Gem Used: Chrysoberyl

This spell resembles weather summoning, except

that the wizard can create bad weather than need not be

appropriate to the local area. Terrible wind or lightning

storms, torrential downpours, incredible heart or cold,

hailstones, even snowfalls are possible. The weather

condition created slows and damages all creatures

within the spells area of effect (including the caster,

encept a lightning dancer during a lightning storm).

Creatures caught in wild weathermove at one-third

their normal movement rate. Creatures caught in the

open take 1 point of damage per turn until they find

cover even going to ground and covering oneself is

sufficient cover, but in that case movement is halted.

If the weather created might be considered harm-

ful to the land or its plants and animals, then a spirit of

the land may intervene, at the DMs option. The spirit

must believe that damage would be unnaturally severe

(weather, after all, is a natural phenomenon); spells

aimed against other trespassers to its lands rarely inter-

est it. The spirit can save against the spell to negate its

effects, saving on a 5 or higher.

The material component for this spell is a large

glass bottle with air collected at a location where theweather is common. The wizard must wander through

the area to be affected, occasionally uncorking the bot-

tle to release some of the air for the entire preparation

time for the spell.


eighth-level priests Wild Weatherspell, Dragon Kings,

page 128.

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Tenth Level SpellsSpellNameRange:

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Gem Used: Coral


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