Wyrd Smite in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Wyrd Smite
3-level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range/Area: 30"
Components: Verbal, Material
Materials: Elder God Focus
Duration: Half Magician's Proficiency bonus in rounds (round down)
Damage/Effect: radial energy
A magician linked to an Elder God draws on zis eldritch connection and gifts zimself or an ally within 30" the ability to channel radial energy into one single successful melee attack. The wielder of this power must use this gift within a number of turns equal to the proficiency bonus of the magician.
When the gift is used, the attacker unleashes 6d4 radial energy damage onto the target.
Additionally each round the target is affected by a variant of purge condition as follows unless it makes a succesful DC strength savings throw for a duration in rounds equal to half the magician's proficiency bonus (round down):
- is engulfed in searing pain as the radial energy eats away at its spiritual structure
- is dealt damage equal to the proficiency bonus of the magician at the end of the target's turn
- makes any strength or dexterity based rolls at a negative value equal to half of the magician's proficiency (round down)
- loses movement in all categories equal to percentage 5x magicians proficiency bonus (e.g. magician with PB 4, would cause the loss of 20% movement)
Available for: Bronze God's Dreamworld
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