Level: 6 (SL Rank 4)
Actions: pf2:2 (2 Actions)
Element: ⚡ Electricity
Source: Player Core pg. 319 2.0
Description
You unleash a potent bolt of lightning that strikes a primary target and then arcs to other nearby foes, shocking each in turn.
Mechanics
- Range: 500 feet, can arc to other creatures within 30 feet
- Targets: 1 creature, plus any number of additional creatures
- Defence: Basic Reflex
- Traits: Concentrate, Electricity, Manipulate
Effects
- You discharge a powerful bolt of lightning at the primary target, dealing (8d12) electricity damage. The target must attempt a basic Reflex save.
- Critical Success (on save): The creature takes no damage, and the chain ends.
- Success (on save): The creature takes half damage.
- Failure (on save): The creature takes full damage.
- Critical Failure (on save): The creature takes double damage.
- After affecting the previous target (unless the chain ended due to a critical success), the electricity arcs to another creature within 30 feet of that target. This new target is then affected as above.
- The chain continues, jumping to another creature within 30 feet of the most recent target, and so on.
- You can choose to end the chain at any point.
- You cannot target the same creature more than once.
- You must have line of effect to all targets.
- Roll the damage only once; this damage is applied to each target (halving or doubling as appropriate for its saving throw outcome).
- The chain ends if any one of the targets critically succeeds at its save.
Heightened (+1)
- The damage increases by (1d12).
Tags: spell level6 electricity area attack concentrate manipulate arcane primal