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Ray of Sickness

Level: Level 1 · Necromancy
Cost: Action + 1st-level spell slot
Range: 18 m
Roll: Ranged spell attack
Damage: 2d8 Poison
Components: Verbal, Somatic

Possibly Poisons the target.

Damage by spell slot

Average at 1st level

2d8 Poison

Average at 6th level

31.5

7d8 Poison

Per slot level

+4.5

each slot above 1st

1st-level slot9 2d8 Poison
2nd-level slot13.5 3d8 Poison
3rd-level slot18 4d8 Poison
4th-level slot22.5 5d8 Poison
5th-level slot27 6d8 Poison
6th-level slot31.5 7d8 Poison

Average damage of one cast at each spell slot, from the game's own upcast entries.

Slot	Damage	Average
1st	2d8 Poison	9
2nd	3d8 Poison	13.5
3rd	4d8 Poison	18
4th	5d8 Poison	22.5
5th	6d8 Poison	27
6th	7d8 Poison	31.5

Chance to hit and damage per cast

Level 1, +3 modifier
Level 5, +4 modifier
Level 12, +5 modifier

Average damage of one cast, misses included (at its 1st-level slot): d20 + proficiency + spellcasting modifier against the target's AC; a natural 20 is a critical hit and doubles the dice.

Show the numbers

Target AC	Level 1, +3 modifier	Level 5, +4 modifier	Level 12, +5 modifier
10	7.7	8.5	9
11	7.2	8.1	9
12	6.8	7.7	8.5
13	6.3	7.2	8.1
14	5.9	6.8	7.7
15	5.4	6.3	7.2
16	5	5.9	6.8
17	4.5	5.4	6.3
18	4.1	5	5.9
19	3.6	4.5	5.4
20	3.2	4.1	5
21	2.7	3.6	4.5
22	2.3	3.2	4.1
23	1.8	2.7	3.6
24	1.4	2.3	3.2
25	0.9	1.8	2.7

Caster	AC 12	AC 15	AC 18	AC 21
Level 1, +3 (attack +5)	70%	55%	40%	25%
Level 5, +4 (attack +7)	80%	65%	50%	35%
Level 12, +5 (attack +9)	90%	75%	60%	45%

Chance to hit per attack roll.

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.