Valda's Spire of Secrets
Gahoul’s Shrieking Skull
1-level Necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range/Area: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M
Materials: a skull
Duration: Instantaneous
You throw a cackling skull at a point you can see within range, which emits a mortifying shriek audible out to 300 feet. Each creature within a 10- foot cube centered on the skull takes 2d4 thunder damage, without making a saving throw.
At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 1st.