Skill - Lightning Tendrils

[CollinHerber]

Summary

Lightning Tendrils is a skill that requires channeling. While channelling the skill requires the mana cost per second. While channel tendrils of lightning shoot out from the caster, with a maximum range, in several different directions, originating from the caster and spreading out as they get further away.

Mana Cost: 4/6/8
On Fire! Chance: 15%/25%/35%
Damage: 10/15/20
Cooldown: None
Gear Requirement: None (Can cast this as long as learned, regardless of weapon equipped)

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Reasonings

Need more skills in Path of Terraria

[GabeHasWon]

How exactly does this work? Does it target enemies? Is it just random? How often do the tendrils appear?
Additionally, would "channeling" a skill mean holding down the key? That might be awkward, given I already am annoyed by how difficult it is to use skills normally.

[CollinHerber]

Additionally, would "channeling" a skill mean holding down the key?

That is correct.

That might be awkward, given I already am annoyed by how difficult it is to use skills normally.

What do you mean by this? It's a hotkey that can be assigned to literally anything. Can put it wherever you like.

How exactly does this work? Does it target enemies? Is it just random? How often do the tendrils appear?

It should go toward your cursor but also branching out from the main line that goes towards your cursor. The tendrils that come from the main line will come out randomly each channel cycle (1 second)

[GabeHasWon]

I don't have a hotkey that would be nice to press during active combat, much less 3 of them. As with most systems like this, that means I just entirely ignore the additional content as it's super awkward to fit into gameplay.
Most convenient hotkeys are already taken by vanilla functionality.
That might be just me though.

[pilchardheck]