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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8455864" data-attributes="member: 23751">It's probably a good thing that in the entire history of the game, this has never been the case then.&nbsp; Despite racial bonuses and penalties being present for most of that history. D&amp;D settings have been making changes to the races since 1e.This is up to the DM.&nbsp; Rulings over rules is the primary rule of the edition.&nbsp; The DM is free to houserule such a change, and I'd certainly allow it.&nbsp; So would all of the DMs I play with.This isn't even a thing.&nbsp; There's nothing in RAW that says that a lightning bolt spell has to come out of a finger or hand.&quot;A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5,feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose.mEach creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.&quot;If you want the fluff to have it discharge from your horns, go for it.&nbsp; That bit of fluff doesn't change the mechanics of the spell at all.Why not? Even by the silly Sage Advice ruling, a minotaur paladin can smite with his horns.&nbsp; Why can't they be used for other things as well?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8455864, member: 23751"] It's probably a good thing that in the entire history of the game, this has never been the case then. Despite racial bonuses and penalties being present for most of that history. D&D settings have been making changes to the races since 1e. This is up to the DM. Rulings over rules is the primary rule of the edition. The DM is free to houserule such a change, and I'd certainly allow it. So would all of the DMs I play with. This isn't even a thing. There's nothing in RAW that says that a lightning bolt spell has to come out of a finger or hand. "A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5,feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose.mEach creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one." If you want the fluff to have it discharge from your horns, go for it. That bit of fluff doesn't change the mechanics of the spell at all. Why not? Even by the silly Sage Advice ruling, a minotaur paladin can smite with his horns. Why can't they be used for other things as well? [/QUOTE]

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