Prismatic Spray, Icewind Dale 1

Prismatic Spray IWD1

Prismatic Spray is an IWD arcane spell in Black Isle's cRPG of 1999, Icewind Dale 1. Prismatic Spray is a cone-shaped AoE that inflicts Blindness on <= 8 HD victims along with random effects that target different saving throws, such as 20, 40 and 80 HPs of damage as well as petrification, insta-kill poison or "insanity". Strong, but cone-shaped spells are unwieldy in their targeting.

• Prismatic Spray
• (Conjuration/Summoning)
• Level 7 Arcane Spells IWD
• Range: Caster
• Duration: Instantaneous
• Casting Time: 7
• Area of Effect: 70 x 15-foot spray
• Saving Throw: Special
• This spell causes shimmering rays of light to flash from the wizard's hand, in a cone 70 feet long and 15 wide at its end. Any creature touched by the rays may be inflicted with a random effect depending on the color (see below), but any creature less than 8 hit dice is blinded for 2-8 rounds, regardless of any additional effect. The colors of the prismatic spray do the following:
• Red (inflicts 20 hit points of damage, save vs. spell for half)
• Orange (40 hit points of damage, save vs. spell for half)
• Yellow (80 hit points of damage, save vs. spell for half)
• Green (save vs. poison or die - survivors still take 20 hit points of poison damage)
• Blue (save vs. petrification or turn to stone)
• Indigo (save vs. wand or go insane)

Back to: Best Spells Icewind Dale 1.

cf. Prismatic Spray BG2.