Arc Bolt

An alternative to the highly popular and common "FIre Bolt." It can be utilized in a great many ways! 

 You send a small bolt of lightning towards a target that can jump to other enemies in the area. Make a ranged spell attack against a creature / object in range. On a hit, the target takes 2d4 lightning damage. Alternatively, you can divert the static charge to another target on top of your current one, by using one of the damage die to either hit the original target, or a new target within 15 feet of the original target and must then make a Dexterity saving throw (if its a creature) to avoid the damage.

Your total damage die increase to 3 when you reach 4th level (3d4), 8th level (4d4) and 16th level (5d4). This damage may be spread however you wish between creatures in range, hitting up to 5 creatures at 16th level. However, no matter how the additional dice are distributed, no creature can suffer more d4's than the original target, as in, when energy (in this case lightning) is transferred some energy is lost between targets due to heat. 

Art by Wesley Burt