Spell: Caustic Hand

h3] Acid⚙️ | Arcane | Evocation | Primal  

Stats

  • Tradition(s Ability Rank: Evocation; 2
  • Availability: u.Spell List: Arcane, Primal
  • Complexity: Complex
  • Cost: 2
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  • Use Time : 2 actions / ◈◈
  • Components: Verbal, Somatic
  • Display: None
  • -
  • Range: 120 ft
  • Target: 1 creature in ranged
  • Duration: Instant / 1 minute
  • Saving Throw: Reflex

Ability Description

An ephemeral, taloned hand grips the target, burning it with magical acid.

The target makes a Reflex Saving throw. On failure, they 4d6 ⤴ acid damage, loses 10 Movement Speed at the start of their next turn, and can be moved up to 10 ft in any direction you choose if they are Large or smaller. On critical failure, the creature takes twice as much damage and gains that amount in Energy Persistent Damage; and can be moved up to 20 ft in any direction you choose. On a successful save, the target takes half damage (rounded up), and can be moved up to 5 ft in any direction you choose.

The hand may persist after the spell's casting for up to 1 minute, taking on the Commands | ◇ and aspects of your other Hand spells.

Augmentation + other notes

⤴/Augment Up: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

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