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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9180076" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>You aren't any more accurate with that spell than you are with firebolt and do a hair less damage. The current wizard with true strike as it is in the 5e PHB with the exception of being a bonus action would have advantage on the attack with the firebolt. That gives greater accuracy. And really, wizards aren't going to be swinging weapons unless they are Bladesingers and that subclass isn't going to need truestrike as used in the UA.</p><p></p><p>They should just keep it at advantage and turn it into a bonus action.</p><p></p><p>They're going to use firebolt or other ranged cantrips unless they are a battle subclass like Bladesinger. The current true strike is only really useful to one subclass a little bit. The others aren't going to use it the vast majority of the time. In general, wizards don't want to be in melee range of pretty much everything.</p><p></p><p>I'm not holding it to unerring. I've said repeatedly that it helps an attack strike true. 3e did it with +20 to hit. 5e did it with advantage. Both screwed the spell up in other ways so it was almost never used. This new incarnation isn't true strike. </p><p></p><p>Now if it added the int bonus to the wizards regular bonus, THAT would be an increase in accuracy. That way a wizard with a decent dex and a dex weapon would have a higher bonus to hit than he would have with a firebolt. Of course, you still won't really see it used except by non-wizards or Bladesingers due to having to be in melee range, but at least then the name would make sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9180076, member: 23751"] You aren't any more accurate with that spell than you are with firebolt and do a hair less damage. The current wizard with true strike as it is in the 5e PHB with the exception of being a bonus action would have advantage on the attack with the firebolt. That gives greater accuracy. And really, wizards aren't going to be swinging weapons unless they are Bladesingers and that subclass isn't going to need truestrike as used in the UA. They should just keep it at advantage and turn it into a bonus action. They're going to use firebolt or other ranged cantrips unless they are a battle subclass like Bladesinger. The current true strike is only really useful to one subclass a little bit. The others aren't going to use it the vast majority of the time. In general, wizards don't want to be in melee range of pretty much everything. I'm not holding it to unerring. I've said repeatedly that it helps an attack strike true. 3e did it with +20 to hit. 5e did it with advantage. Both screwed the spell up in other ways so it was almost never used. This new incarnation isn't true strike. Now if it added the int bonus to the wizards regular bonus, THAT would be an increase in accuracy. That way a wizard with a decent dex and a dex weapon would have a higher bonus to hit than he would have with a firebolt. Of course, you still won't really see it used except by non-wizards or Bladesingers due to having to be in melee range, but at least then the name would make sense. [/QUOTE]
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