Veschiul's Shadowbolt
(Evocation)

Range:  120 feet
Components:  V, S
Duration:  Instantaneous
Casting Time:  2
Area of Effect:  Special
Saving Throw:  None

Veschiul's shadowbolt allows the wizard to mould a bolt of shadow from the plane of shadow, and fire it up to 120 feet range. A to-hit roll is required, but is made as a fighter at a level of 11/2 times the wizard's level, rounded up. The shadowbolt does damage by impact: at ranges under 40 feet, the damage taken is 1d4 points per level, at ranges between 40 feet and 80 feet the damage taken is 1d4 points per 2 levels, and at greater ranges the damage is 1d4 points per 4 levels. The number of dice should be rounded down in all cases (thus, a 5th-level wizard at 50 feet does 2d4 points of damage, but a 6th-level wizard does 3d4). The creature must make a Dexterity check to remain standing, adjusted by a -1 for every two levels of the wizard (again, rounded down), as well as by mass:

		Dexterity
	Mass (pounds)	Adjustment	Distance
	1-30	-8	25 feet
	31-60	-6	20 feet
	61-90	-4	15 feet
	91-120	-3	10 feet
	121-150	-2	5 feet
	151-180	-1	-
	181-210	0	-
	211-240	+1	-
	241-270	+2	-
	271-300	+3	-
	300+	+4	-

The distance column indicates how far the target has been knocked away from the wizard if a modified Dexterity check was failed.

