Fireball vs lightning bolt

[Fallen Seraph]

Lightning bolt... Or my version of a fireball, where it is only a hazy wave of energy that speeds towards the target burning everything in its path with a blue and silver flame.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lightning Bolt for me...in fact, I've almost never run a PC with Fireball in 30+ years of gaming.

Even without the bouncing ability, it just has a certain wow factor. All the kewl godz use Lightning- see Raiden, Shango, Thor, Taranis, Ukko, Zeus, etc.

And chalk me up for Energy Sub, while you're at it.

 

[Felix]

All the kewl godz use Lightning- see Raiden, Shango, Thor, Taranis, Ukko, Zeus, etc.

While I agree with you, there is also this guy who doesn't exactly help Lightning Bolt's cause.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'll counter that guy with Nicola Tesla and Pikachu.

 

[Stalker0]

Fireball by a mile. I can never hit many people with l bolt, but fireball gets em roasting.



"Hey....is something burning?"

 

[zypherillius]

Sonic resistance

Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Mr. Slaad.

i meant acid resistance, my bad

 

[zypherillius]

vile lightning bolt sir?

Actually, 'Vile Lightning Bolt' is my favorite.

how about after 7 levels of archmage, its a spell like ability with stacked metamagic feats?

 

[frankthedm]

I prefer Lightning bolt, but the 3e ruleset really favored fireball

 

[theskyfullofdust]

Fireball. It was the spell most used by my magic-user/mage/wizard, in the past three editions of the game.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Lightning bolt, because you can bounce it off the walls and zap them twice.

Mind you, the ability of a fireball to fill 330,000ft^3 of space can be fantastic. Once roasted the entire first level of a dungeon with tiny corridors and tiny rooms with a single fireball. Roasted the part too, but hey - it was stylish!