Fireball vs lightning bolt

[blargney the second]

What's your poison?

 

[Blackrat]

Argh. Can't decide. I'm the energy-substitution type and use Lightning-balls .

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Argh. Can't decide. I'm the energy-substitution type and use Lightning-balls .

Ditto, although I like Acid Bolts and Sonic Balls.

 

[Blackrat]

Ditto, although I like Acid Bolts and Sonic Balls.

Oh I hate sonicballs. But Acidball is cool spell. After long debate with myself I voted Lightning Bolt. I just like electricity better.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Both.

Er. . . Fireball I guess. I've used it more often - just. AFAIK, anyway.

It's so iconic, classic, whatever. But actually, lightning bolt strikes me more that way, in terms of fantasy fiction. Hm.

Can I change my mind now?

 

[Pinotage]

Ditto, although I like Acid Bolts and Sonic Balls.

I don't think you can do Sonic Balls in 3.5e. You used to be able to in 3e, though.

In any case, I like Lightning Bolt. I guess it's just easier to use in a crowded and small room (at least, IIRC, it doesn't bounce off the walls anymore).

Pinotage

 

[Blackrat]

(at least, IIRC, it doesn't bounce off the walls anymore).

And this is a shame. I liked the old lightning bolt better. Even if it required special tools to do correctly.

 

[Silver Moon]

Gotta go with Fireball, it's more flashy and showy.

Lightning Bolt is only good when the foes are resistant to fire or when the enemies are all lined up single file.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Lightning Bolt is a cool spell, but Fireball is in most cases more useful. There might be a few more monsters resistant to fire, but there are also a few more vulnerability to it. And the 20 ft radius burst is better then the line in most cases.

Still, I like Lightning Bolt and wished it was better. But I always had a soft spot for the weak.

 

[Delta]

Yeah, the area of fireball tends to catch more enemies in it. The long-thin lightning bolt tends to catch one person in a line arrayed against you and waste the rest.