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<blockquote data-quote="ezo" data-source="post: 9585333" data-attributes="member: 7037866">Funny how they buffed chromatic orb but not a lot of other spells...First Level SpellsBurning Hands - no changeChromatic Orb - now bounces: 35% second targetIce Knife - no changeMagic Missile - no changeRay of Sickness - no changeThunderwave - no changeWitch Bolt - extra d12 on initial attack, target takes secondary damage even if you miss the first attackOf course, upcasting increases the damage along with the bounce percentage for CO, while upcasting the others just does damage, without potential target increases.Makes me wonder what the decision was behind this? It isn't like CO was &quot;weak&quot; or anything compared to the other 1st-level spells.For example, why not upgrade burning hands in 2024.Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. For each spell slot level above 1, the cone range increase 5 feet and the damage increases by 1d6.So, your 3rd-level it would be 25-foot cone and 5d6 damage. This puts it on par with the new CO spell, but still behind fireball.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ezo, post: 9585333, member: 7037866"] Funny how they buffed [I]chromatic orb[/I] but not a lot of other spells... [B]First Level Spells[/B] [I]Burning Hands[/I] - no change [I]Chromatic Orb[/I] - now bounces: 35% second target [I]Ice Knife[/I] - no change [I]Magic Missile[/I] - no change [I]Ray of Sickness[/I] - no change [I]Thunderwave [/I]- no change [I]Witch Bolt[/I] - extra d12 on initial attack, target takes secondary damage even if you miss the first attack Of course, upcasting increases the damage along with the bounce percentage for CO, while upcasting the others just does damage, without potential target increases. Makes me wonder what the decision was behind this? It isn't like CO was "weak" or anything compared to the other 1st-level spells. For example, why not upgrade [I]burning hands[/I] in 2024. [I][B]Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.[/B][/I] For each spell slot level above 1, the cone range increase 5 feet and the damage increases by 1d6. So, your 3rd-level it would be 25-foot cone and 5d6 damage. This puts it on par with the new CO spell, but still behind [I]fireball[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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