At best it’s an 11d8 pseudo-AoE to 9 different creatures, if it never misses or you pour a ton of SP into it. Meteor Swarm is 40d6 of much larger AoE, and even Fireball is 8d6 for an average of 28 damage with pretty good AoE vs 5d8 for an average of 22 damage to 3 creatures. The bounce is a nice bonus, but as with most upcasts of damage spells diminishing returns quickly sets in.
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This will be a new overpowered sorcerer build, I think.
Any ideas how DMs should manage this?
2014 or 2024?
It's good, but it's not all that. Chromatic Orb upcast isn't as good as native spells of that level (Compare fireball), and you need enough targets.
For that, you're devoting your metamagic choices and a bunch of sorcery points to the job.
Don't get me wrong: it's fun, but it's not all that.
At best it’s an 11d8 pseudo-AoE to 9 different creatures, if it never misses or you pour a ton of SP into it. Meteor Swarm is 40d6 of much larger AoE, and even Fireball is 8d6 for an average of 28 damage with pretty good AoE vs 5d8 for an average of 22 damage to 3 creatures. The bounce is a nice bonus, but as with most upcasts of damage spells diminishing returns quickly sets in.