I understand how the javelin of lightning works except for one thing: When it hits, it creates a 5d6 lighting bolt (with a link to the spell). It doesn't seem to indicate that the damage only affects the target. Does that bolt shoot forward away from you, or come back toward you? The bolt in the spell is 120 ft long, is this bolt that long? If it comes back toward you, does it stop before it hits you, or continue on past you (assuming you didn't throw it 120 ft before it activated) causing you damage? I couldn't find any discussion on this anywhere so here I am. Thanks for the help.
The javelin doesn't become the lightning bolt when it hits - it becomes the bolt as soon as it is thrown. You target it the same way as you do lightning bolt:
You release a powerful stroke of electrical energy that deals 1d6 points of electricity damage per caster level (maximum 10d6) to each creature within its area. The bolt begins at your fingertips.
It makes a 120' line from you to the target (and beyond, if the target isn't 120 feet away).
The weapon is just a 1-use lightning bolt spell.
Don't suppose there's a way to make such a javelin Returning or compatible with the Blinkback Belt...?
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Don't suppose there's a way to make such a javelin Returning or compatible with the Blinkback Belt...?
From PRD: "It is consumed in the attack."
