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Your spells tend to be loud, flashy, or explosive, even
              when the effect is unremarkable. For example, when you
              open the portal of a rope trick spell, the portal might be
              outlined by harmless. showy sparkles.
               If  you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form
              of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets,
              glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attach-
              ing it to your body. The mizzium apparatus described in
              chapter 5 is a magical version of this gear.
               The chaos bolt spell is a favorite of Izzet spellcasters
              because of its unpredictable nature.                At  Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
                                                                a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, each target takes
              SPELL:  CHAOS BOLT                                ld6 extra damage of the type rolled for each slot level
              1st-level evoe<1tion                              above 1st.
              Casting Time: 1 action
                                                                SUGGESTED  CHARACTERISTICS
              Range: 120 feet
                                                                Members of the Izzet League embody some combination
              Components: V, S
                                                                of  chaotic, frenetic energy with intellectual curiosity, in
              Duration: l  nstantaneous
                                                                varying proportions. Some are committed to academic
              You hurl an undulating, warbling mass of chaotic energy   pursuits, and others just like explosions.
              at one creature in range. Make a ranged spell attack
              against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 + ld6
                                                                PERSONALITY TRAITS
              damage. Choose one of the d8s. The number rolled
                                                                  d8   Personality Trait
              on that die determines the attack's damage type, as
              shown below.                                             I have a hard time staying focused on ... oh, and my
                                                                      brain tends to jump from one ... did  I mention focus?
                d8   Damage Type                                   2   I get really excited about my ideas and I  can't wait to
                l   Acid                                              talk about them and start putting them into practice
                2   Cold                                              and tinkering with them and I want to tell you about
                3   Fire                                              how exciting it all is!
                4   Force                                          3   It's not magic-or anything, really-if  you do it only
                5   Lightning                                         halfway. Whatever I  do, I give it all I've got.
                6   Poison                                         4   I do what my gut tells me.
                7   Psychic                                        5   Life's an experiment, and I can't wait to see what
                8   Thunder                                           happens.
                                                                   6   I pepper my speech with the incomprehensible jargon
              If  you roll the same number on both d8s, the chaotic   of  my trade, like mizzium droplets inserted into a
              energy leaps from the target to a different creature of   weird.field suspension.
              your choice within 30 feet of it. Make a new attack roll   7   Great ideas are fine, but great results are what
              against the new target, and make a new damage roll,
                                                                      counts.
              which could cause the chaotic energy to leap again.
                                                                   8   If you can guess what I'm about to do, that means
                A creature can be targeted only once by this casting of
                                                                       I've run out of  imagination.
              the spell.
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