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* '''Fire bolt?''' does not have an attack roll and will always hit. | * '''Fire bolt?''' does not have an attack roll and will always hit. | ||
* The way this cantrip works, is that the target of the cantrip has to do a {{Saving Throw|dc=20}} that is not affected any bonuses or penalties. Most of the time the target will be hit by a normal [[fire bolt]], but if the target ''succeeds'' the saving throw they will instead be hit by a fireball. | * The way this cantrip works, is that the target of the cantrip has to do a {{Saving Throw|dc=20}} that is not affected any bonuses or penalties. Most of the time the target will be hit by a normal [[Fire Bolt|fire bolt]], but if the target ''succeeds'' the saving throw they will instead be hit by a fireball. | ||
** This means that targeting something that can not roll for saving throws like the ground or an object, will always shoot a normal fire bolt. | ** This means that targeting something that can not roll for saving throws like the ground or an object, will always shoot a normal fire bolt. | ||
** If the target succeeds the saving throw the combat log will not only show a compeletly wrong calculation but it will also say that the target failed it. | ** If the target succeeds the saving throw the combat log will not only show a compeletly wrong calculation but it will also say that the target failed it. |
Revision as of 13:13, 3 January 2024
Firebolt? is a cantrip (Evocation). It functions the same as the cantrip, but has a 1/20 chance to cast instead for free.
Description
Hurl a mote of fire.
Properties
At higher levels
Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.
How to learn
Notes
- Fire bolt? does not have an attack roll and will always hit.
- The way this cantrip works, is that the target of the cantrip has to do a DC 20 Saving throw that is not affected any bonuses or penalties. Most of the time the target will be hit by a normal fire bolt, but if the target succeeds the saving throw they will instead be hit by a fireball.
- This means that targeting something that can not roll for saving throws like the ground or an object, will always shoot a normal fire bolt.
- If the target succeeds the saving throw the combat log will not only show a compeletly wrong calculation but it will also say that the target failed it.
Visuals
External Links
Fire bolt on the Forgotten Realms Wiki