Force Chain Lightning
Force power · Level 6 · Dark
power-typeForcelevel6alignmentDarkconcentration
⟜ Requires Force Lightning
Same as 5eYou already know this as 5e Chain Lightning — This is Chain Lightning with a Star Wars coat of paint—same level, same 10d8, same arc-to-three-targets mechanic, and the same higher-slot upcasting. ✨
Strike one primary target with 10d8 lightning, then arc three bolts to separate targets within 30 feet — each makes a Dexterity save.
Damage
●●○breadth · needs enemies within 30 ft
TargetingMulti
Use whenenemies are clustered so you can arc all four bolts to separate targets
ScalingOne additional arc bolt per slot level above 6th.
!A dark-side power — repeated casting carries a corruption cost; requires Force Lightning as a prerequisite.
lightningenergyanti-droid
Pairs withForce Lightning (prerequisite) · high force save DC builds · encounters with grouped enemies
You create a bolt of lightning that arcs toward a target of your choice that you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets, each of which must be within 30 feet of the first target. A target can be a creature or an object and can be targeted by only one of the bolts.
A target must make a Dexterity saving throw. The target takes 10d8 lightning 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 7th level or higher, one additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each slot level above 6th.
- Casting Period
- 1 action
- Range
- 150 feet
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Concentration
- No