Acid Splash

[Sorrol]

Hello,

Acid Splash is a lvl 0 Sorcerer/Wizard (and some others) spell... In it description it states that the acid disappears after 1 round... This makes me feel like there is a lingering effect on the square I threw the acid at.

Is this true or am I reading it wrong?

Cheers,
Sorrol

[voideternal]

I... have no idea, and I'm also curious about the answer.

That said, judging from the spell's base Instantaneous duration, and the lack of text defining how a character can interact with an Acid Splash after initial impact of the ranged touch attack, I would guess that the 1 round description duration exists for flavor reasons.

At the very least, the rules are silent on how a character interacts with an Acid Splash after the attack roll.

[Gauss]

The 1 round comment is basically meaningless. It is an instantaneous spell with instantaneous damage.

Sometimes the fluff of a spell doesn't quite mesh with the facts of the spell. This is such a case.

[Kobold Catgirl]

Wizard action: Cast acid splash.
Rogue action: Scoop up acid in flask, give to alchemist.
Alchemist action: Throw!
???
Glorious victory!

[TGMaxMaxer]

That line is there because as a conjuration spell it could be construed as permanent (many conjuration spells are), and you would have had someone trying to make a fortune with apprentices chained up in the basement sweat-shopping acid flasks.

[Shadowborn]

TGMaxMaxer wrote:

That line is there because as a conjuration spell it could be construed as permanent (many conjuration spells are), and you would have had someone trying to make a fortune with apprentices chained up in the basement sweat-shopping acid flasks.

I concur. No multiple castings of acid splash into flasks to provide free and infinite supply of splash weapons is probably what was intended.