{
  "entry": "spells",
  "name": "lightning bolt",
  "level": 3,
  "type": "evocation",
  "classes": [
    "sorcerer",
    "wizard"
  ],
  "casting_time": "1 action",
  "range": "Self (100-foot line)",
  "components": "V, S, M (a bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass)",
  "duration": "Instantaneous",
  "text": "A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.    \nThe lightning ignites flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried. \n\n**At Higher Levels.** When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd."
}