Blast Cast (5e Spell)

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Blast Cast

1st-level Evocation
Casting time:	1 action
Range:	Varies
Components:	V, S
Duration:	Instantaneous

You can learn this spell multiple times. Each time you learn blast cast, you learn one version of it. Each time you learn a version, choose one delivery method and one damage type.

Damage type. Choose one from acid, cold, fire, lightning, radiant, necrotic, poison, or thunder. If you are a sorcerer or a wizard, you cannot choose radiant. If you are a cleric, you must choose fire, radiant, or necrotic. If you are a bard, you must choose thunder. If you are a paladin, you must choose radiant. If you are a ranger, you must choose poison.

Delivery method. Choose one from aura, bomb, cone, melee, line, or ray. Each of these is described below. If you are a paladin, you must choose melee or aura. If you are a bard, you cannot choose ray. If you are a sorcerer or wizard, you cannot choose melee.

Damage table

Level	Bomb/Cone/Line Damage	Aura Damage	Melee Damage	Ray Damage
1st	3d6	2d10	3d10	2d10
2nd	5d6	3d10	5d10	4d10
3rd	7d6	4d10	7d10	6d10
4th	9d6	5d10	9d10	8d10
5th	11d6	6d10	11d10	10d10
6th	13d6	7d10	13d10	12d10
7th	15d6	8d10	15d10	14d10
8th	17d6	9d10	17d10	16d10
9th	19d6	11d10	19d10	18d10

Aura

A wave of elemental energy sweeps out from you. Each creature within a set radius of you must make a Dexterity saving throw. (If you are a bard or ranger, they must instead make a Constitution save.) The radius is 10 feet, plus an extra 5 feet for each spell slot level above 1st.

On a failed save, a creature takes 2d10 damage plus an extra 1d10 damage for each spell slot level above 1st. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. See the damage table.

Bomb

A point within a certain range of you explodes with elemental energy. This range is 100 feet, plus an extra 25 feet for each spell slot level above 1st.

Each creature within 20 feet of that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. (If you are a bard or ranger, they must instead make a Constitution save.)

On a failed save, a creature takes 3d6 damage plus an extra 2d6 damage for each spell slot level above 1st. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. See the damage table.

Cone

A blast of elemental energy erupts from your hands or face. Each creature in a cone of certain size must make a Dexterity saving throw. (If you are a bard or ranger, they must instead make a Constitution save.) The cone's size is 15 feet, plus an extra 15 feet for each spell slot level above 2nd.

On a failed save, a creature takes 3d6 damage plus an extra 2d6 damage for each spell slot level above 1st. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. See the damage table.

Line

A stroke of elemental energy erupts from you in a long, 5-foot wide line. The line's length is 50 feet, plus 25 feet for each spell slot level above 1st. Each creature in this line must make a Dexterity saving throw. (If you are a bard or ranger, they must instead make a Constitution save.)

On a failed save, a creature takes 3d6 damage plus an extra 2d6 damage for each spell slot level above 1st. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. See the damage table.

Melee

You smash a packet of elemental energy into a creature or object you can reach. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 damage, plus an extra 2d10 damage per spell slot level above 1st. See the damage table.

Ray

You hurl an elemental packet of energy a creature or object within a certain range. This range is 100 feet, plus an extra 25 feet for each spell slot level above 1st.

Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d10 damage, plus an extra 2d10 damage per spell slot level above 1st. See the damage table.

See also

This spell can approximate the following SRD spells.

• Burning Hands
• Chain Lightning has a more thematic delivery
• chromatic orb
• Circle of Death
• Cone of Cold
• Conjure Barrage
• Disintegrate
• Finger of Death has a little less damage for a very cool instant zombie
• Fireball
• Flame Strike which is remarkably under-powered even for a cleric
• Freezing Sphere
• Guiding Bolt has a neat teamwork effect
• Ice Storm has a little less damage for a neat difficult terrain effect
• Inflict Wounds
• Lightning Bolt
• Ray of Sickness has a bit less damage in exchange for inflicting poison
• Shatter
• Thunderwave

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