The mage calls down lightning from a stormy sky to strike a target of his choice. He cannot conjure lightning from nothing (at least, not at this level). He can bring down lightning only from a pre-existing storm or a storm he causes through the Change Weather spell.
The mage does not directly attack a person or object with this spell; he instead calls and directs a bolt of lightning toward the target of his choice. The bolt inflicts three points of bashing damage plus one per success (two successes therefore inflict five points of bashing damage). The target must be somewhere that lightning could reasonably strike.
Successive uses of this spell within the same scene against the same target (or even other nearby targets) might be considered Improbable by Sleeper witnesses[1]. A third strike (and each successive strike thereafter) in the same turn is vulgar.
Guardians of the Veil Rote: Lighting Rod
Sometimes the best way to silence a witness to the Mysteries is to let nature take its course — with a little bit of guidance. The Guardians use this rote as a last resort, but it’s still easier to explain away to the authorities than most direct forms of magical assault.
Adamantine Arrow Rote: Heavenly Wrath Fist[2]
Making the mudra-fist of Heavenly Wrath, the Adamantine Arrow gathers himself the aspect of the avenging heavens, smiting that which is base and unenlightened, that it may be purified - either in enlightenment, or in destruction.
Ancient Lands Pentalogy Rote: Levinspears [3]
The first spell used by the Storm
Outlaw is a fairly uncommon Free Council rote, used to
literally talk lightning from the sky.
