Acid Orb
Evocation [Acid]
Level: Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: One or more creatures or objects, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude half (see text)
Spell Resistance: Yes

One or more orbs of acid about 3 inches across shoot from your palm at their targets. You must make a ranged touch attack to hit. The orbs deal a total of 1d6 points of acid damage per caster level (15d6 maximum), divided any way you see fit, but a single orb must deal at least 1d6 points of damage. You declare the damage division before making your attack rolls.

A creature struck directly takes the orb's damage and becomes nauseated from the acid's noxious fumes for 1 round. A successful Fortitude save reduces damage by half and negates the nausea.

If you miss, acid splashes in a 10-foot burst, dealing 2 points of acid damage per die of damage dealt by that orb. A successful Reflex save reduces splash damage by half.