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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vince_Snetterton" data-source="post: 8466561" data-attributes="member: 7033114">OK, if you want to discuss this as a House Rule, fine.Executive Summary:It introduces more power creep into the game, with more damage possible. (see math =below)An Arcane Trickster can chuck attack based cantrips all day long, not worrying about running out of arrows. Firebolt, as an example, has a range of 120 feet, while a Short Bow has a normal range of 80 feet. Firebolt is a VS spell, and only requires one hand, while a Short Bow requires 2.Math:Not so much at 1st tier, but starting with 2nd tier chars, it is a problem.Say a char is an Arcane Trickster, with Firebolt as a Cantrip. Assume the char was built with 27 point buy, so best case, has a sub-20 Dex below 8th level, meaning a +4 on attacks. An arrow fired from a Short Bow by said Arcane Trickster has an expected value of damage of 7.5 (3.5 + Dex of 4).Firebolt from same 5th to 7th level Rogue = 2d10 = 11 expected value damage. At 8th level, assuming Rogue took Dex to 20, Expected Value = 8.5, and is capped there.But let's assume the Rogue has a +1 Bow by then, and that bumps damage to 9.5That is is as high as it is going to get, for a long time. But Firebolt, at 11th level, that becomes 3d10, or 16.5 expected damage. I won't do the math on an Arcane Trickster that takes Scorching Ray at 8th level......And potential niche case:I am also not going to get into the math of an player taking a 2 level dip into Warlock, specifically Hexblade, and then firing up Sneak Attack on Eldritch Blast, with Agonizing Blast, and all the additional Hexblade features. I will leave that to you to visualize.So...if a DM is interested in maintaining balance in their game, spell attacks qualifying for Sneak Attack is a bad idea.</blockquote>

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