Attributes

Lightning Bolt
Level
3rd
School
Evocation
Casting Time
1 action
Range/Area
Self, 20m line
Target
Self, 20m line
Components
V S M (A bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard
Description
A stroke of lightning forming a line 20m long and 1m wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The lightning ignites flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.
At Higher Levels
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot above 3rd.