On the second round, you get another 16 damage for a total of 32, and now they're out of range and you get no more damage.Īlso, unless you're hitting the same creature, you're spreading out your damage. Leading with a Fireball spell would have hit 4 instead, so you get 16 damage on the first round, while the fireball has dealt 112. Let's assume you get one creature each round. Its really only viable in open spaces, or massive dungeon roomsĪnd any creature with a movement speed of 30+ feet can get out from under the cloud in one round. but when are you ever actually going to do that? A DoT (damage over time) effect is inherently less valuable than one that deals lower total damage but does it all upfront, because you're guaranteed to get all of the up-front damage.Ĥ40 damage from one spell slot. Generally, fights in 5e are fast and deadly. If you've got a fight going on 30+ rounds, your PCs are in way over their heads. That all being said, I think call lightning is quite good when it works, making it work just isn't that easy.ĮVEN if you only manage to keep it up for 3 minutes Plus, actually hitting more than one creature is way easier with fireball. If it means even one or more monsters die a little earlier, that translates into less damage to your party. Keep in mind that "frontloading" damage is usually good. So it's going to take a while until call lightning becomes better. Even if that's just casting a cantrip, you're probably just about breaking even with call lightning. In reality, though, you get to do something. Or it would, if every time you cast fireball you spent your next action telling everyone how sweet your fireball was. The issue with comparing spells like this with spells like fireball is that it takes call lightning 2 rounds to deal slightly more damage on average than fireball.
For that matter, what does a combat encounter need to look like that you personally get to deal 440 (wouldn't it be 480?) damage across 30 rounds. For more information about Wizards of the Coast or any of Wizards' trademarks or other intellectual property, please visit their website at I can't speak for your game, but I can't remember the last time I had combat last 3 in-game minutes. For example, Dungeons & Dragons® is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast. This subreddit may use the trademarks and other intellectual property of Wizards of the Coast LLC, which is permitted under Wizards' Fan Site Policy. This subreddit is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the United States and other countries. For a longer list, see the Related Subreddits wiki page.
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