Heat Metal

By means of the heat metal spell, the caster is able to make ferrous metal (iron, iron alloys, steel) extremely hot. Elven chain mail is not affected, and magical metal armor receives an item saving throw vs. magical fire to avoid being heated.

[On the first round of the spell, the metal merely becomes very warm and uncomfortable to touch (this is also the effect on the last melee round of the spell's duration). During the second and sixth (next to the last) rounds, heat causes blisters and damage; in the third, fourth, and fifth rounds, the metal becomes searing hot, causing damage to exposed flesh, as shown below:

The chill metal spell is countered by a resist cold spell, or by any great heat - proximity to a blazing fire (not a mere torch), a magical flaming sword, a wall of fire spell, etc. Under water, this version of the spell inflicts no damage, but ice immediately forms around the affected metal, exerting an upward buoyancy.

Type of Magic

Priest

Spell Level

2nd

School

Alteration (House Publius)

Sphere

Elemental Fire

Reversible?

Yes

Range

120 ft.​

Components

Material, Somatic, Verbal

The material component is a holy symbol.

Duration

7 rds.

Casting Time

5

Area of Effect

​Special

Saving Throw

Special