Hess's Fireball 

Magic User Spell 
Level: 4 
Casting Time: 1 round 
Duration: Instantaneous 
Range: 0 
Area of Effect: 20 yards per level in diameter 
Saving Throw: Special 
Components: VSM 
Created by: Will

Originally developed by the Archmage Hess, this spell proved his undoing. Later rediscovered
by a powerful Pyromancer named Nero, he made this spell widely feared- as he had somehow found
a way around it's short comings. With the spell he ravaged the land far and wide until brought
down by a crossbow bolt in the back. 

When cast, it unleashes a tremendous fireball centered on the caster, dealing 1d20 per level
of the caster. The fireball engulfs everything, including the caster- who does not receive a
saving throw, though all others may save for half. It is unknown how Nero circumvented this
lethal problem- and prayed by most that this knowledge remains lost.