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Quick calculations. Level 5 Eldritch Blast deals 2d10+8 = 19* .6 = 11.4 Magic Missile 3d4+3 = 10.4 Burning Hands 3d6 = 10.5 * .75 = 7.875 So a level 5 warlock casting level 1 damage spells at-will (not healing Word or Command), seems fine.

IMO, no risk, no reward, with more retry's being more and more risky. Otherwise why roll?

Nick is an easy 1d6->1d12 damage (* accuracy) Nothing wonderful, but not bad. HM depends on the level. Less than 5 Bonus action to cast it means you lose 1d6+3 (* accuracy) and gain 2d6 (* accuracy). Basically a wash on the first turn. But more damage if the creature survives multiple rounds...

Also Battlesmith / arcane archer 3 seems good. UA Bladesinger can also attack with Int with a hand crossbow.

Agreed. But it's likely more than once per short rest. Yea, still probably the best. Maybe they should switch it to the end of your next turn. Or don't add any damage.

Brute: deals 1 big hit, disadvantage on concentration saves. Waits for others to pick the target than charges in. The Face: good Charisma and Insight well armored. Detect magic and propaganda. Tracker: good at tracking, long range, Ensnaring shot. Tends to stand back and watch the back door...

Beserker Barbarian with Mage Slayer. The muscle. When you need to disrupt concentration. Ancient Paladin, Detect Magic. The charmer. Talks to towns folk and attempts to sus out targets. Then immobilize them. Beastmaster Ranger, the Tracker. In case they try and run. Thief Rogue, expertise...

That's certainly a valid opinion. But it applies to BM as well. Well I screwed it up. Curving shot can be used every round, but I only added it once per short rest. And every ready shot can add another die or 2. So AA does even more damage than I calculated. I'll point out that Curving Shot...

I think your missing a few things. AA effects are much stronger. Restrained >> Trip, especially for a ranged attacker. Many of the effects roll twice the damage. Curving short doesn't take a die. It's just a bonus action attack if you miss. To put some quick numbers to it. AA adds 6d6 (21) at...

You may have missed that Banishing is +1dx Where most others are +2dx You also lose the opportunity to focus fire. You did damage to someone your allies can't target. Compared to Blind which gives your party advantage to hit it.

If a level 1 wizard can do it at-will with 1 action, then i don't see much issue with a fighter being able to repair armor over a short rest. Besides, I expect half of it is grabbing your helmet that flew off, tightening laces that came loose, getting slime out of your boots, pulling arrows out...

Mending 1 action Restore 1d4 armor points At higher level: at level 5 eestore 2d4, 11 restore 3d4, 17 restore 4d4 Small enough to not be worthwhile in combat (unless your an Armorer Artificer with some big bonus). But refillable with a few minutes work.

Dunno. Mending is a cantrip.

They did it for game reason, not realism. You need to separate out item levels more clearly and not let a level 2 party but level 20 equipment. Not that magic items are realistic in the first place. But it's supposed to be "rare and special" not "rich army mass producing wands of magic...

I guess that is the other way of reducing die rolls.