Fireball

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Fireball
Level	5
School1	Conjuration
School2	Fire
Source(s)	Book of Fire Book of Flames Book of the Tempests
Casting noise	5
Spell noise	15

This spell hurls an exploding bolt of fire. This spell does not cost additional spell levels if the learner already knows Delayed Fireball.

Spell Details
Damage Formula	3d(3.33+Power/6) fire
Max Damage	3d37
Max Power	200
Range	6
Targeting	Beam
To-hit
Special	Explosion

Fireball is a level 5 Conjurations/Fire Magic spell which launches an exploding bolt of fire at the targeted tile, dealing fire damage to everything caught in the ensuing 3×3 explosion. It is an excellent mid-game attack spell, allowing you to rapidly wipe out clusters of enemies.

Player-launched fireballs do

calc_dice(3, 10 + power / 2)

damage, which is less than Bolt of Fire but still respectable.

Fireball is also unique in that learning it will consume zero spell slots if you already have Delayed Fireball memorized. This does not let you exceed the hard limit of 20 spells total.