Nargl'frob's Empyrean Spear


Abbreviation:
NES
Size:
45
GP Cost:
60
Type:
Offensive
Components
A lightable torch (consumed)
Description:
Supposedly Nargl'frob came up with this spell way back in antiquity when he saw a bolt of lightning strike a charred tree stump. It uses poly-elemental magic to summon and direct a bolt of lightning at a target.

The power of lightning has waned over the years, however it remains a potent force. As mentioned below, with good methods significantly in excess of the minimum requirements, a wizard may expect to achieve an average damage of around four times their offensive. The damage reports that a wizard receives when casting the spell correspond to absolute values of hit points. Estimated ranges for this feedback are:

On Jan 16th 2014 damage feedback was changed from exact ranges to percentage of hit points. These will be updated when more information is available.

PREVIOUS FEEDBACK MESSAGES:
The bolt misses more or less, 0-37 hps
The bolt causes their hair to stand on end, 37-225 hps
The bolt sizzles around them, 225-600 hps
The target is surrounded in hazy blue light and you smell burning flesh, 600-900 hps
Blue light streams from every part of their body, 900-1275 hps
The bolt smashes into them. Greasy smoke curls away from their feet, 1275-1650 hps
The bolt burns a hole straight through them. You can see right through, 1650+ hps
 
Comments:
DON'T HOLD ANYTHING METAL WHEN CASTING IT.


Spell Stages

# Skill Bonus Diff Success Rate
140
151
163
174
185
196
208
219
230
242
253
264
275
287
1 water 0 -195
2 air 0 -195
3 fire 0 -195
4 earth 0 -195
5 evoking 0 -190

Primaries

Order No. of Primaries Primaries
Circle/White 5 / 5 water, air, fire, earth, evoking
Hoodwinkers/Blue 2 / 5 air, evoking
Lodgers/Red 1 / 5 evoking
Silver Star/Brown 0 / 5
Seers/Green 1 / 5 evoking
Shadow/Black 1 / 5 fire
Midnight/Grey 0 / 5
Last Order/Octarine 2 / 5 fire, evoking