Sunburst

Level 4 priest spell · Invocation/Evocation

A burst of golden light burns undead within 40 ft. for 6d6 and blinds everything else a round; save negates the blindness.

Situations: Undead · Control

Useful — worth a slot when its situation comes up.

Sphere
Sun
Range
30 yds.
Components
V, M
Casting time
7
Duration
Instantaneous
Area of effect
40-ft. radius globe
Saving throw
Special

This spell creates a brilliant flash of golden light. Undead within the area of effect take 6d6 points of damage (no save). All other creatures within or facing the burst must save vs. spell or be blinded for 1 round. Creatures without eyes, and those not sensitive to visible light, are not affected. A sunburst negates darkness spells within its area, provided the darkness was cast by someone of equal or lower level than the priest.

The material component is Pholtus's silvery sun holy symbol and a bead of any clear crystalline substance.

Notes: Granted by the Pholtus of the Blinding Light of the Greyhawk setting.

Sources

  • Dragon Magazine #205
  • Priest's Spell Compendium Vol 3
This spell on the AD&D 2nd Edition Wiki