Heat Metal: Reapply Damage

Reapply Heat Metal is a level 2 transmutation spell. This spell allows spellcasters to re-heat up a metal weapon or armour on the targeted creature, forcing them to let go or receive damage or suffer various penalties.

Description

Cause a metal Weapon or Armour to glow red-hot and force the creature touching it to let go or receive Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Ability Checks. If the creature is only wearing metal armour, it always receives Disadvantage.

If the creature is still touching the metal, you can use a Bonus Action on subsequent turns to  Reapply Heat Metal to deal another 2d8Fire damage and force the creature to let go or receive Disadvantage.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus action
Damage: 2~16

2d8Fire

Details

CON Save (Spell save DC) (On Save: Target takes full damage, but suffers Disadvantage on attack rolls instead of being disarmed)

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Concentration

UID

Target_HeatMetal_Reapply

At higher levels

Upcast: Casting  Heat Metal at a higher level deals an extra 1d8Fire damage for each Spell Slot Level above 2nd when reapplying it.

Condition: Heat Metal

 Heat Metal

Duration: 10 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• Heats up a metal weapon or armour on a creature with no save (weapon is automatically prioritized).
• Metal weapons are dropped if the creature holding it fails their initial Saving throw.
• If the creature is touching the heated metal item, they receive Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Ability Checks.
• Each subsequent turn, if the creature is still touching the metal, the spellcaster can use  Reapply Heat Metal to deal another 2d8Fire damage, forcing the creature to pass a Saving Throw again or drop the item (if it is a metal weapon).

How to learn

Other ways to learn:

• Granted the following turn after casting  Heat Metal on a target so long as concentration is maintained.

External links

• Heat metal on the Forgotten Realms Wiki