Powerful Blast of the Red Wizard
(Elemental

Range:  Special
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1 round
Casting Time:  2
Area of Effect:  10-foot radius
Saving Throw:  Special

Casting of this spell calls into existence an egg shaped ball which smoulders, giving off sparks, and wisps of smoke which smell strongly of sulphur. The egg appears in the casters hand, and can then be thrown, treated as a grenade-like missile. The egg must be thrown within the round of its creation or it will self detonate. Once thrown, the egg will explode against the first object it hits. A creature directly hit by the egg suffers 1 point of fire damage for every 2 levels of experience of the spellcaster, and 1 point of concussion damage for every 2 levels of experience of the spellcaster. Flammable items directly hit by the egg are scorched, but the fire is put out by the blast. Those creatures caught in the explosion radius suffer 1 point of concussion damage for every 2 levels of experience of the spellcaster. A successful saving throw versus breath weapon reduces the damage by half. To summarize, the damage is 1 HP per level for a direct hit, 1 HP per 2 levels if caught in the blast radius. Save for half damage.
2d6 creatures within the blast radius are also affected (in order of increasing distance from the centre) by one of the effects on the table below. To determine the nature of the effect add the modifiers appropriate for the affected creature, and the effect that matches the total is applied. Modifiers are as follows:
•	Creature saves versus breath weapon: +1
•	Creature not directly hit by the egg: +1
•	Creature has more than 6 Hit Dice: +1
•	Creature has more Hit Dice than caster: +1 per 2 Hit Dice over caster
•	Creature is larger than size M: +1 per size category over M
•	Creature is smaller than size M: -1 per size category under M
Undead are not affected by the blast (except for the damage they take).

	Modifier	Effect
	up to 0	Knocked unconscious for 2d4 rounds
	1	Stunned for one round and deaf for 2d4 rounds
	2-4	Stunned for one round
	4+	No effect

Fragile items within the blast radius must save versus crushing blow or be shattered (normal rules on saving throws for items in a character's possession apply).
Additionally, the egg can be thrown at an object such as a door or a chest. There is a chance of destroying this object, equal to the chance that a fighter of Strength 15 plus the caster's level would have. If the Strength value exceeds 18, then percentile Strength is used (1 category per level). The maximum blast Strength achievable by this spell is 21.
The material component of this spell is a normal, unbroken egg.

