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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 9475487" data-attributes="member: 6750235">Getting Truestrike from a High Elf for a rogue is how this discussion got started.  I am aware.But gaining Truestrike from a High Elf doesn't change the ability score it uses either, which is where picking it up from the Sage background is an advantage in boosting that casting stat and the rogue could be a Dwarf instead for Dwarven Toughness et al, for example.  Or just go human and take the origin feat et al, and take whatever background the player wants.  Or just take any other species and still have the spell sought after.My point was that it's easy to get the Magic Initiate feat because it's readily available in a background.  Or the spell is available via a couple of species.  Or any PC can spend a regular feat for it.  Or a warlock can spend an invocation for it.  Or the spell is available on scroll for gp on the equipment list.  Or the spell is available on several class lists including the Arcane Trickster and Eldritch Knight subclasses.I don't see much value in the species option given the number of other options available for that one particular cantrip.  That argument looks less appealing when it's lowering the to hit ratio by focusing on DEX instead of the ability score associated with using the cantrip.  A rogue might prefer DEX to CON for skills but a rogue can use INT or WIS for skills too.  They are just a different set of skills.</blockquote>