Bergil's Fire Bolt
(Evocation)

Range:  20 yards + 5 yards per level
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  Instant
Casting Time:  4
Area of Effect:  Special
Saving Throw:  1/2

The spell creates a powerful bolt of plasma that in inflicts 1d8 points of damage per level to anyone in its area of effect (maximum damage is 12d8). This bolt is 60 feet long ? 5 feet wide, it cannot be forked. It streaks outward much like a lightning bolt. It does not reflect, however. If the firebolt hits a wall, the plasma spreads out in a 5-foot radius hemisphere, anyone in the hemisphere takes damage. Thus it is possible to hit someone standing near a wall twice with the firebolt, once with the bolt and once with the hemisphere. The firebolt automatically sets fire to anything combustible in the path or in the hemisphere. The bolt has the same penetration ability as a lightning bolt. The material components are a stick, a bit of sulphur, and a dab of royal honey.

