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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9462468" data-attributes="member: 6796468">[ATTACH=full]380335[/ATTACH]So! Eldritch Scythe is an attack replacement. You take the attack action and instead of swinging your sword you can make a melee spell attack.[ATTACH=full]380336[/ATTACH]Pact of the Blade just lets you summon a weapon so you can take that swing and replace it with an Eldritch Scythe attack during your Attack Action. (It also makes it possible to use a magic weapon to do your Eldritch Scythe for bonuses)[ATTACH=full]380337[/ATTACH]Extra Blast then kicks in at 5th level, allowing you to make 2 Eldritch Scythe attacks if you forgo your weapon attacks. Then 3 at 11th level, and 4 at 17th level.So long as you are 11th level or higher you can make 3 Eldritch Scythe attacks on your turn as part of the attack action, rather than the "Cast a Spell" action. Essentially you sacrifice your one melee weapon attack for 3 melee spell attacks. If you take Thirsting Blade and get two weapon attacks on your turn... You sacrifice two melee weapon attacks for 3 melee spell attacks.It's worded a little funky, but that's how it works.It also means that whether you're 5th level or not you -can- choose to combine Eldritch Scythe with Thirsting Blade by replacing only one of your attacks with only one Eldritch Scythe attack, then swing your sword/axe/whatever with your second attack. Doing -that- would allow you to engage in two-weapon fighting since you made a weapon attack with the attack action.[ATTACH=full]380338[/ATTACH]But since you don't have Extra Attack it's just one off-hand attack. Still. 3 attacks at 5th level is not the worst thing, and if you're fighting a solo enemy who isn't damage resistant you don't actually -need- the Force damage to overcome resistances. Of course, you need a d8 weapon in your main hand to avoid losing any damage.Still. It's a thing. Eldritch Scythe is pretty much the goal for Melee Warlocks.</blockquote>

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