In reality, the necklace of fireballs simply isn’t that good Having low-level, untrained NPCs along with you to hand out the necklace to is just a logistical mess and unlikely to be effective, even if you can get past the issue whereby the followers provided by Leadership are not suicidal.
How does fireball necklace work?
This necklace has 1d6 + 3 beads hanging from it. You can use an action to detach a bead and throw it up to 60 feet away. When it reaches the end of its trajectory, the bead detonates as a 3rd-level fireball spell (save DC 15).
Do fireball necklaces run out?
Even though this item is consumed when used, it isn’t a scroll or potion so it still counts against your permanent magic items. You need to get it certified however, if that didn’t happen you may have lost it.
How much damage do fireballs do?
Fireball deals unusually high damage for its spell level, hitting all targets within a 20-foot radius for 8d6 fire damage (an average of 28 damage per creature).
What do you do with a necklace of fireballs?
This necklace has 1d6 + 3 beads hanging from it. You can use an action to detach a bead and throw it up to 60 feet away. When it reaches the end of its trajectory, the bead detonates as a 3rd-level fireball spell (save DC 15). You can hurl multiple beads, or even the whole necklace, as one action.
What happens when you hurl a bead of fireballs?
When it reaches the end of its trajectory, the bead detonates as a 3rd-level Fireball spell (save DC 15). You can hurl multiple beads, or even the whole necklace, as one action. When you do so, increase the level of the Fireball by 1 for each bead beyond the first.
What do Eldritch Knights do with Wand of fireballs?
Eldritch Knights count as spellcasters for the purposes of attuning to Wand of Fireballs. They can cast fireball through the wand, and then action surge into tossing the bead (tossing only 1 bead a round is better than tossing 2, since they’re very much finite, and don’t recharge). And last, but certainly not least, a pinnacle of action economy:
How many fireballs can you get in Pact of the chain?
A Pact of the Chain Warlock with Flock of Familiars spell could have up to 3 active familiars who each act on their own. If the warlock gives each of the familiars to take a bead from the necklace and orders them to attack the BBEG with it, that would mean 4 Fireballs in 1 turn/round.
