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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 9477347" data-attributes="member: 23">The PHB doesn't tell us what action is required to read a scroll, so because we don't know if it's a magic action, we don't know if it's legal.&nbsp; I hope the DMG will clear it up.It's solid, but it's hardly &quot;abuse&quot;.&nbsp; 90% of the build has little to do with true strike.&nbsp; True strike does nothing for your damage at tier 1, + 1d6 at tier 2, +2d6 at tier 3... decent, but there is an opportunity cost - you can't focus on dex, you have to take magic initiate (it's not bad, but it means you aren't taking something else).&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm pretty sure there are more powerful archery builds.&nbsp; I, for one, am quite happy with the new True Strike.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's allowing alternative builds, and it can also be good &quot;flavor&quot;.&nbsp; A mage that uses a crossbow and true strike instead of firebolt (it's better at tier 1, equivalent at tier 2, better if you have a magic crossbow)... it tells you something about said mage.&nbsp;&nbsp; And I like how a feat like magic initiate allows a martial to &quot;dip&quot; their toes in casting, true strike allows full casters to dip their toes in sword fighting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 9477347, member: 23"] The PHB doesn't tell us what action is required to read a scroll, so because we don't know if it's a magic action, we don't know if it's legal. I hope the DMG will clear it up. It's solid, but it's hardly "abuse". 90% of the build has little to do with true strike. True strike does nothing for your damage at tier 1, + 1d6 at tier 2, +2d6 at tier 3... decent, but there is an opportunity cost - you can't focus on dex, you [I]have[/I] to take magic initiate (it's not bad, but it means you aren't taking something else). I'm pretty sure there are more powerful archery builds. I, for one, am quite happy with the new True Strike. It's allowing alternative builds, and it can also be good "flavor". A mage that uses a crossbow and true strike instead of firebolt (it's better at tier 1, equivalent at tier 2, better if you have a magic crossbow)... it tells you something about said mage. And I like how a feat like magic initiate allows a martial to "dip" their toes in casting, true strike allows full casters to dip their toes in sword fighting. [/QUOTE]

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