Ball Lightning (Ranger Poultice)

Level: Ranger 4

School: Evocation

Casting

Casting Time: Standard Action, or the first attack of a Full Attack Action

Components: V, S, M (A small iron ring, carefully engraved, worth 1 gp.)

Effect

Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./lvl)

Target or Area: one target creature

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: No saving throw granted
 Save DC: -

Spell Resistance: Yes

Description

You hiss and snarl the sounds of this spell between clenched teeth, hands flailing as you gather up ill-intent out of the wind. You create a massive globe of lightning that flies at the target you choose within range, to whom you have line of sight and line of effect. This is a ray attack, and if you succeed in a ranged touch attack against your target, they suffer (Circle 4 damage): 1d6+1 points of damage per character level (max 12d6+12 at character level 12) of electricity (energy, common) damage. If the touch attack misses, the fierce energy of the ball of lightning grounds out and dissipates harmlessly.