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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wolff96" data-source="post: 742927" data-attributes="member: 342">I would have to agree. Druids, at the very least, should have this spell. As to why it is a cleric spell... well, you have to admit, it makes one HECK of a Fire and Brimstone "divine retribution" style spell. This is a spell that could level Sodom and Gomorrha (sp?). This spell could be a divine plague all on it's own. From that standpoint... it still doesn't make much sense, but at least you can sort of see what they might have been thinking.---------------------------------------By the way... if you go with the Dungeon magazine ruling, the spell does 524d6 over 10 rounds.  That's an average damage of 1834.  Kind of makes meteor swarm look wussy, eh?It sucks against a single target (especially since it can be negated with elemental protections... 480d6 alone goes away with a simple lightning-negating spell or item).However, a smart caster could wipe an army with this spell. Wait for a thunderstorm (to cover the rumblings first round). Then, when the army is huddled in their tents, start the spell.  Once the acid rain starts falling, the army will definitely realize something is wrong... but by that point, the body count is going to be huge before they all escape the area of effect.</blockquote>