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<blockquote data-quote="evilishmael" data-source="post: 5005098" data-attributes="member: 86266"><p>The spell description for "Call Lightning" reads as follows.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Call Lightning</strong></p><p></p><p>Immediately upon completion of the spell, and once per round thereafter, you may call down a 5-foot-wide, 30-foot-long, vertical bolt of lightning that deals <span style="color: #0000ff">3d6</span> points of electricity damage. The bolt of lightning flashes down in a vertical stroke at whatever target point you choose within the spell’s range (measured from your position at the time). Any creature in the target square or in the path of the bolt is affected. </p><p> </p><p>You need not call a bolt of lightning immediately; other actions, even spellcasting, can be performed. However, each round after the first you may use a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsInCombat.htm#standardActions" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">standard action</span></a> (concentrating on the spell) to call a bolt. </p><p>You may call a total number of bolts equal to your caster level (maximum 10 bolts). </p><p> </p><p>If you are outdoors and in a stormy area—a rain shower, clouds and wind, hot and cloudy conditions, or even a tornado (including a whirlwind formed by a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/genie.htm#djinni" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">djinni</span></a> or an <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/elemental.htm#airElemental" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">air elemental</span></a> of at least Large size)—each bolt deals <span style="color: #0000ff">3d10</span> points of electricity damage instead of <span style="color: #0000ff">3d6</span>. This spell functions indoors or underground but not underwater. </p><p> </p><p>-----------</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Now the question I have is this.... The description says...</p><p> </p><p>"You may call a total number of bolts equal to your caster level (maximum 10 bolts). "</p><p> </p><p>Does this mean... a 10th level druid could call down 10 bolts<strong><u> per round</u></strong> for the duration of the spell?</p><p> </p><p>Or...</p><p> </p><p>does it mean... a 10th level druid can call down a total of 10 bolts <strong><u>over the entire duration</u></strong> of the spell?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="evilishmael, post: 5005098, member: 86266"] The spell description for "Call Lightning" reads as follows. [B]Call Lightning[/B] Immediately upon completion of the spell, and once per round thereafter, you may call down a 5-foot-wide, 30-foot-long, vertical bolt of lightning that deals [URL="javascript:void(0);"][COLOR=#0000ff]3d6[/COLOR][/URL] points of electricity damage. The bolt of lightning flashes down in a vertical stroke at whatever target point you choose within the spell’s range (measured from your position at the time). Any creature in the target square or in the path of the bolt is affected. You need not call a bolt of lightning immediately; other actions, even spellcasting, can be performed. However, each round after the first you may use a [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsInCombat.htm#standardActions"][COLOR=#0000ff]standard action[/COLOR][/URL] (concentrating on the spell) to call a bolt. You may call a total number of bolts equal to your caster level (maximum 10 bolts). If you are outdoors and in a stormy area—a rain shower, clouds and wind, hot and cloudy conditions, or even a tornado (including a whirlwind formed by a [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/genie.htm#djinni"][COLOR=#0000ff]djinni[/COLOR][/URL] or an [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/elemental.htm#airElemental"][COLOR=#0000ff]air elemental[/COLOR][/URL] of at least Large size)—each bolt deals [URL="javascript:void(0);"][COLOR=#0000ff]3d10[/COLOR][/URL] points of electricity damage instead of [URL="javascript:void(0);"][COLOR=#0000ff]3d6[/COLOR][/URL]. This spell functions indoors or underground but not underwater. ----------- Now the question I have is this.... The description says... "You may call a total number of bolts equal to your caster level (maximum 10 bolts). " Does this mean... a 10th level druid could call down 10 bolts[B][U] per round[/U][/B] for the duration of the spell? Or... does it mean... a 10th level druid can call down a total of 10 bolts [B][U]over the entire duration[/U][/B] of the spell? [/QUOTE]
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