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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 7037866" data-source="post: 9581867"><p><h3><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/2618966-chromatic-orb" target="_blank">Chromatic Orb</a></h3><p><em>Level 1 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Casting Time:</strong> Action</p><p></p><p><strong>Range:</strong> 90 feet</p><p></p><p><strong>Components:</strong> V, S, M (a diamond worth 50+ GP)</p><p></p><p><strong>Duration:</strong> Instantaneous</p><p>You hurl an orb of energy at a target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of the chosen type.</p><p></p><p>If you roll the same number on two or more of the d8s, the orb leaps to a different target of your choice within 30 feet of the target. Make an attack roll against the new target, and make a new damage roll. The orb can’t leap again unless you cast the spell with a level 2+ spell slot.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.</em></strong> The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 1. The orb can leap a maximum number of times equal to the level of the slot expended, and a creature can be targeted only once by each casting of this spell.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Chromatic Orb</span></strong></p><p><em>1st-level evocation</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Casting Time:</strong> 1 action</p><p><strong>Range:</strong> 90 feet</p><p><strong>Components:</strong> V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp)</p><p><strong>Duration:</strong> Instantaneous</p><p></p><p>You hurl a 4-inch-diameter sphere of energy at a creature that you can see within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack hits, the creature takes 3d8 damage of the type you chose.</p><p></p><p>At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 7037866, post: 9581867"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/2618966-chromatic-orb']Chromatic Orb[/URL][/HEADING] [I]Level 1 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard)[/I] [B]Casting Time:[/B] Action [B]Range:[/B] 90 feet [B]Components:[/B] V, S, M (a diamond worth 50+ GP) [B]Duration:[/B] Instantaneous You hurl an orb of energy at a target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of the chosen type. If you roll the same number on two or more of the d8s, the orb leaps to a different target of your choice within 30 feet of the target. Make an attack roll against the new target, and make a new damage roll. The orb can’t leap again unless you cast the spell with a level 2+ spell slot. [B][I]Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.[/I][/B] The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 1. The orb can leap a maximum number of times equal to the level of the slot expended, and a creature can be targeted only once by each casting of this spell. [HR][/HR] [B][SIZE=5]Chromatic Orb[/SIZE][/B] [I]1st-level evocation[/I] [B]Casting Time:[/B] 1 action [B]Range:[/B] 90 feet [B]Components:[/B] V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp) [B]Duration:[/B] Instantaneous You hurl a 4-inch-diameter sphere of energy at a creature that you can see within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack hits, the creature takes 3d8 damage of the type you chose. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st. [/QUOTE]
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