Call lightning spell

Spell 'call lightning'.

• Group: 'nature'.
• Execution delay: 3 seconds.
• Costs: mana 80.
• Spell type: offensive magic.
• Target: everything alive in this location.
• Available to classes: druid 14, ranger 55, warlock 21, witch 21
• Bonus for races: storm giant

Format: c 'call lightning'

This spell only works outdoors and only in bad weather, calling down a bolt of lightning that strikes everyone in the area. Be careful! And remember that the weather can be deliberately worsened.

The discharge also hits gear: wands and staves explode, soft metals melt, and metal items heat up red-hot. If the victim fails the spell defense check, convulsions paralyse them for a couple of rounds, and a strong discharge also knocks a metal weapon out of the hand. Each victim makes their own spell defense check. Fireproof items are immune to this, and heat protection helps against the heating; immunity to lightning saves the character, not the gear.