what are lightning charges bg3

Lightning Charges are a mechanic in the video game Baldurs Gate 3 that are typically conferred by magic items onto the character who has them equipped. When a character has one or more Lightning Charges, they add one to all their Attack Rolls and, whenever they deal damage by any means, they deal one Lightning damage in addition to the normal damage from the effect. The bonus from Lightning Charges does not scale with the number of charges the character currently has, and Lightning Charges decay at a rate of one charge per turn. If a character deals damage while they have five or more Lightning Charges, the charges are immediately consumed, and the triggering effect deals 1d8 Lightning damage beyond its normal amount. The conditions for gaining Lightning Charges will vary by item, but they always work the same way regardless of how they were acquired.