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<blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 9460665" data-attributes="member: 59057">Don't think so. A hand crossbow rogue does 5d6+8 damage per round reliably at level 5 with no big investment. That seems ok to me if the benchmark is two eldritch blast + hex for 2d10+2d6+8. It is actually nearly identical. With reliable advantage counted in, the rogu's damage is probably slightly higher, although in some cases they need to use steady aim in round one so maybe it goes bacl to being equal.The question is, if the rogue has enough other things to make up for the fact that they are no full* caster. I think that expertise and uncanny dodge and cunning action might make up quite a bit. And that cunning strikes at that level only cost 1d6 damage while the warlock the warlock might need to drop hex for a different spell which reduces damage by 2d6 and then needs to use their second spell to reapply hex again. *I think full caster is very generous towards warlocks. At low level I see them as 2/3 or 3/4 caster as they are so limited in slots.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UngeheuerLich, post: 9460665, member: 59057"] Don't think so. A hand crossbow rogue does 5d6+8 damage per round reliably at level 5 with no big investment. That seems ok to me if the benchmark is two eldritch blast + hex for 2d10+2d6+8. It is actually nearly identical. With reliable advantage counted in, the rogu's damage is probably slightly higher, although in some cases they need to use steady aim in round one so maybe it goes bacl to being equal. The question is, if the rogue has enough other things to make up for the fact that they are no full* caster. I think that expertise and uncanny dodge and cunning action might make up quite a bit. And that cunning strikes at that level only cost 1d6 damage while the warlock the warlock might need to drop hex for a different spell which reduces damage by 2d6 and then needs to use their second spell to reapply hex again. *I think full caster is very generous towards warlocks. At low level I see them as 2/3 or 3/4 caster as they are so limited in slots. [/QUOTE]

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