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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 7518330" data-attributes="member: 59848"><p>Not to make this a big thing, since this has been discussed ad nauseam on these boards, but Instantaneous does not mean all the magic happens all at once. It largely means that the magic cannot be dispelled. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One good example is Animate Dead. That is an instantaneous spell, but the magic clearly lingers beyond an instant. So one way that Eldritch Blast can be conceptualized it that in the instant of the spell it charges your body with a number of "bullets" that can be fired on your turn. Maybe a player describes it as a magic crossbow with a couple of bolts. They can fire those bolts in sequence, just as with a repeating crossbow.</p><p></p><p>Another example is Armor of Agathys. That is an instantaneous spell, but clearly those temporary hit points remain until they are gone. Additionally, the damage effect is not discharged only on the first hit or the first enemy the caster chooses. So the magic of Eldritch Blast, while yes, an instantaneous spell, also has precedent to last long enough for the caster to make subsequent and conscious choice on each blast.</p><p></p><p>I would argue that scorching ray is another similar and perhaps the most relevant example. That is an instantaneous spell, but I have never seen it played where a DM made them choose the target of each ray before hand.</p><p></p><p>This is further supported in a Sage Advice presented <a href="https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/06/28/scorching-ray-dd-errata/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p></p><p>Here, Jeremy Crawford stated that Scorching Ray is treated as a sequence of attacks, despite being an "Instantaneous" spell. This is further supported in Sage Advice specifically regarding Eldritch Blast presented <a href="https://www.sageadvice.eu/2017/01/02/can-warlock-eld-blast-aim-one-beam-at-a-target-move-20-feet-then-aim-the-2nd-beam-at-a-different-target/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and <a href="https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/07/09/parallel-attacks-or-sequence/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawk Diesel, post: 7518330, member: 59848"] Not to make this a big thing, since this has been discussed ad nauseam on these boards, but Instantaneous does not mean all the magic happens all at once. It largely means that the magic cannot be dispelled. One good example is Animate Dead. That is an instantaneous spell, but the magic clearly lingers beyond an instant. So one way that Eldritch Blast can be conceptualized it that in the instant of the spell it charges your body with a number of "bullets" that can be fired on your turn. Maybe a player describes it as a magic crossbow with a couple of bolts. They can fire those bolts in sequence, just as with a repeating crossbow. Another example is Armor of Agathys. That is an instantaneous spell, but clearly those temporary hit points remain until they are gone. Additionally, the damage effect is not discharged only on the first hit or the first enemy the caster chooses. So the magic of Eldritch Blast, while yes, an instantaneous spell, also has precedent to last long enough for the caster to make subsequent and conscious choice on each blast. I would argue that scorching ray is another similar and perhaps the most relevant example. That is an instantaneous spell, but I have never seen it played where a DM made them choose the target of each ray before hand. This is further supported in a Sage Advice presented [url=https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/06/28/scorching-ray-dd-errata/]HERE[/url]. Here, Jeremy Crawford stated that Scorching Ray is treated as a sequence of attacks, despite being an "Instantaneous" spell. This is further supported in Sage Advice specifically regarding Eldritch Blast presented [url=https://www.sageadvice.eu/2017/01/02/can-warlock-eld-blast-aim-one-beam-at-a-target-move-20-feet-then-aim-the-2nd-beam-at-a-different-target/]HERE[/url] and [url=https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/07/09/parallel-attacks-or-sequence/]HERE[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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