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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8263222" data-attributes="member: 6855114">Our version of witch bolt is almost identical to the PHB save for two things.Continuous uses you bonus action.While chanelling with bolt, you can only cast cantrips. Using an object or casting a 1st or higher level spells ends the witch bolt.1d12 is not over powered. It is still concentration and it limits the caster to a cantrip. Casting anything else will end the spell as well as using any item.  This limits pretty much its usage. A bit better than Hex on the damage at low levels but the concentration part makes it so that defensive options are quite limited. Also, it also means that offensive options are limited to cantrips. I think it is a good balance between her and the original spell.We have used this version for 3 years now and everyone is happy with it. It is good for low to mid levels but around level 11+ most of the time 1st level spells are used for defensive purposes and the witch bolt falls into the abyss. Only hexe and hunter's mark as damage spells see much use anyways.</blockquote>