Improved Pyrokinesis
Force power · Level 2 · Universal
power-typeForcelevel2alignmentUniversalconcentration
⟜ Requires Pyrokinesis
Tweaked from 5eYou already know this as 5e Burning Hands — It's your Burning Hands — a low-level Dex-save fire blast that scales per slot, just dealt in a 30-ft line instead of a cone and hitting a bit harder (3d8, +1d8/level). ✨
Breathe a 30-foot line of Force flame dealing 3d8 energy damage, halved on a Dexterity save.
Damage
●●○breadth · line shape limits flexibility
TargetingArea
Use whenenemies are lined up in a corridor or choke point
ScalingDamage increases by 1d8 per slot level above 2nd.
!Requires prerequisite Pyrokinesis.
fireenergyarea-denial
Pairs withPyrokinesis · area-control positioning · Dexterity-save-targeting builds
A line of roaring Force-enhanced flame 30 feet long and 5 feet wide emanates from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d8 energy damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Force Potency. When you cast this power using a force slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.
- Casting Period
- 1 action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Concentration
- No