Dissonant Screech

When you learn this spell, choose whether you will cast it with an instrument or with your voice. If you choose you voice, you may ignore the material and somatic requirements for the spell.

You emit a loud, discordant screech either vocally or with an instrument that every creature within range can hear, wracking them with terrible pain. Everyone in range must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 8d8 psychic damage and falls prone, covering their ears. On a successful save, the affected creature takes half as much damage and doesn’t fall prone. A deafened creature is unaffected.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.