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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.

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Firebolt? is a cantrip (Evocation). It functions the same as the Fire Bolt Fire Bolt cantrip, but has a 1/20 chance to cast Fireball Fireball instead for free.

Description

Hurl a mote of fire.

Properties

Cost
Action
Damage
D10 Fire.png 1d10 (1~10) Damage TypesFire
Details
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

How to learn

Granted by the following items:

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