```metadata
title: Chromatic Orb (Revised)
description: Now with secondary effects!
tags:
  - spell
  - rework
  - 5e
systems:
  - 5e
renderer: V3
theme: 5ePHB

```

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{{note,background:white,wide

### Chromatic Orb (Revised)
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*1st-level evocation*

**Casting Time:** :: 1 action
**Range:**        :: 90 feet
**Components:**   :: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp)
**Duration:**     :: Instantaneous
**Classes:**      :: Sorcerer, Wizard

You hurl a 4-inch diameter sphere of energy at a creature that you can see within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create.

**A creature targeted by this spell must make a Dexterity saving throw. It takes 2d10 damage of the type you chose on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.**

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***At Higher Levels.*** When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by **1d10** for each slot level above 1st, **and it causes an additional effect on a failed save depending on the type of orb created**.

{{revisedTable

| Type      | Effect on a Failed Save |
|:----------|:---------------------------------------|
| Acid      | The creature's AC is reduced by 1 until the start of your next turn. |
| Cold      | The creature's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. |
| Fire      | The creature takes an additional 1d4 fire damage for each slot level above 1st used to cast this spell. |
| Lightning | The creature can't take reactions until the end of your next turn. |
| Poison    | The creature is poisoned until the start of your next turn. |
| Thunder   | The creature is pushed up to 10 feet away from you (your choice). |

}}

}}

![chromatic_orb](https://i.ibb.co/SfhBn6f/Chromatic-Orb.png) {position:absolute,top:-284px,right:-50px,width:910px}

{{artist,bottom:20px,left:0px,color:white,width:100%
##### The Chromatic Orb
[SirTiefling](https://www.deviantart.com/sirtiefling/art/The-Chromatic-Orb-548905370)
}}

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{{note,background:white,wide

### Chromatic Orb (Revised)
{background-size:290px,border-bottom:none}
*1st-level evocation*

**Casting Time:** :: 1 action
**Range:**        :: 90 feet
**Components:**   :: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp)
**Duration:**     :: Instantaneous
**Classes:**      :: Sorcerer, Wizard

You hurl a 4-inch diameter sphere of energy at a creature <s>**that you can see**</s> within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack hits, **it causes one of the below effects depending on the type of orb created**.

| Type      | Effect |
|:----------|:------|
| Acid      | The creature takes 2d8 acid damage immediately, and takes 1d4 acid damage at the start of each of its turns as the sphere turns into caustic fluid, covering it. A creature can end this damage by using its action to make a Dexterity check against your spell save DC to scrape or wash off the fluid. |
| Cold      | The creature takes 3d8 cold damage, and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. |
| Fire      | The creature takes 6d4 fire damage. |
| Lightning | The creature takes 3d8 lightning damage, and it can't make opportunity attacks until the end of your next turn. |
| Poison    | The creature takes 1d8 poison damage. Upon impact, the orb explodes into a cloud of toxic gas, forcing the target and each creature within 5 feet of it to make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d8 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. |
| Thunder   | The creature takes 3d8 thunder damage and must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you can push it up to 10 feet away from you. |

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***At Higher Levels.*** When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, its effect is altered depending on the type of orb created.

| Type      | Effect (For Each Slot Level Above 1st) |
|:----------|:---------------------------------------|
| Acid      | The damage the creature takes at the start of each of its turns increases by 1d4. |
| Cold      | The damage the creature takes increases by 1d8 and its speed is reduced by an additional 5 feet. |
| Fire      | The damage the creature takes increases by 2d4. |
| Lightning | The damage the creature takes increases by 1d8, and if you miss the target, you can attack it one additional time. |
| Poison    | The damage each creature takes when it fails its save increases by 1d8 and you can increase the size of the orb's explosion by an additional 5 feet. Each creature that fails its save is also poisoned until the end of your next turn. |
| Thunder   | The damage the creature takes increases by 1d8 and the distance you can push the creature increases by 10 feet. |

}}

![chromatic_orb](https://files.catbox.moe/w38n1v.png) {position:absolute,top:-284px,right:-50px,width:910px}

{{artist,bottom:20px,left:0px,color:white,width:100%
##### The Chromatic Orb
[SirTiefling](https://www.deviantart.com/sirtiefling/art/The-Chromatic-Orb-548905370)
}}

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