Beam of Light
Spell, Sorcery, level 6
Fires a focused light beam that burns one target; mirrors can bounce it back and mist or smoke scatters it. Requires a crystal.
From the book
Using a crystal, the caster projects an intense, tightly focused beam of light up to 100 ft. Whoever it hits takes 6d8 points of energy damage, halved by a save vs Dexterity. A mirror, polished metal or any other reflective surface can send it back at the caster, and a target who tries this must make a save vs Dexterity. Mist, fog or smoke scatters the beam and makes it harmless.
At a glance
- Range
- 100 ft.
- Damage
- 6d8 energy (save vs Dexterity for 1/2)
- Requires
- A crystal
- Weakness
- Reflective surfaces can return it (victim saves vs DEX); mist, fog or smoke disperse it
- Save
- vs Dexterity, as stated
- Spell type
- Non-variable
A scene
The Fomorian raider wading ashore on the coast of Haloga is twice the height of a man, and the sorcerer Brynja has one chance. She raises a clear quartz crystal to the sun and focuses a beam of white-hot light onto the giant's chest. It staggers, smoking, bellowing. She lifts the crystal again, but the sea spray has thickened into mist across the beach, and the second beam scatters into a harmless golden glow. The Fomorian keeps coming. Brynja picks up her skirts and runs for higher ground.