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Burning Hands D&D 2024

Revised for 2024 The D&D 2014 version differs. Read the D&D 2014 version.

Level
1st
Casting time
1A
Range
Self (15-ft cone)
Components
V/S
Save
DEX

A thin sheet of flames shoots forth from you. Each creature in a 15-foot Cone makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d6 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Flammable objects in the Cone that aren’t being worn or carried start burning. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.

RollQuest summary +1d6 per slot above 1.

SRD 5.2.1, p.114 · CC BY 4.0

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