Sunbeam

Sunbeam is a level 6 evocation spell. It allows spellcasters to project a beam of light, Blinding and dealing Radiant damage to everything in its path. They can then use

 Recast Sunbeam on subsequent turns without expending a Spell Slot.

Description

A beam of brilliant light sears and  Blinds all creatures in its path.

Until the spell ends, you can recast Sunbeam without expending a spell slot.

Properties

Cost:  Action +  Level 6 Spell Slot
Damage: 6~48: 6d8⁠Radiant
Details:  CON Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage.);  AoE: 18 m (60 ft) Line;  Concentration

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Technical details

UID

Zone_Sunbeam

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsHarmful, IsSpell

Grants:

Recast Sunbeam

Condition: Blinded

 Blinded

Duration: 10 turns

 CON Save (Spell save DC)

Has  Disadvantage on  Attack Rolls. Range of attacks and spells reduced to 3 m (10 ft).
Attack Rolls against Blinded creatures have  Advantage.

Condition: Sunbeam

 Sunbeam

Duration: 10 turns

Can  Recast Sunbeam

How to learn

Classes:

Class level 11: Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard

Granted by items:

The Blood of Lathander ( Recharge: Long rest)

Other ways to learn:

Wizards with a Level 6 Spell Slot can transcribe a  Scroll of Sunbeam to their spellbooks.

Notes

This spell creates a beam of light from the caster out to a distance of 18 m (60 ft). The beam is 2.5 m (8 ft) wide.
A character concentrating on Sunbeam emits a 9 m (30 ft) aura of sunlight which triggers  Sunlight Hypersensitivity. Hitting a creature with a Sunbeam does not trigger Sunlight Hypersensitivity; the aura (maintained by concentration) is what does this.
 Recast Sunbeam is a "granted" spell. Granted spells are issued to the caster after casting the original, and can be recast without spending another spell slot as long as  Concentration is not broken. Granted spells such as this are not directly tied to the casters' repertoire of known spells (i.e., their spellbook icon in the game). Therefore, if a granted spell is cast when multiclassing, subsequent recasts (in this case,  Recast Sunbeam) use the spellcasting modifier of the most recently acquired spellcasting class rather than the spellcasting modifier that was used for the initial casting of Sunbeam. In this case, it may result in an unexpectedly low spell save DC.
The incantation for Sunbeam is Incendē, the Latin command "Set on fire/inflame!"

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External links[edit section | visual editor]

 Sunbeam on the Forgotten Realms Wiki