Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Warcaster
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 6857545" data-attributes="member: 6799649"><p>But, crucially, <em><strong>not</strong></em> more potent than other cantrips!</p><p></p><p>Cantrips start at d10 damage at range, then get increased to d12 if there is a drawback (like the mere 10ft range of <em>poison spray</em>) or decreased if the cantrip gives other benefits (like the move penalty for <em>ray of frost</em>).</p><p></p><p>Considering <em>fire bolt</em>, d10 damage with no real benefits or drawbacks beyond pure damage, it does the same damage as <em>eldritch blast</em> and scales in exactly the same way to a single target. If I'm 5th level, if I cast <em>fire bolt</em> as my OA, the target takes 2d10 damage if it hits.</p><p></p><p>Just like <em>eldritch blast</em> if both bolts hit.</p><p></p><p>So there is no case to be made that <em>eldritch blast</em> is too powerful to allow while other cantrips are not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arial Black, post: 6857545, member: 6799649"] But, crucially, [i][b]not[/b][/i] more potent than other cantrips! Cantrips start at d10 damage at range, then get increased to d12 if there is a drawback (like the mere 10ft range of [i]poison spray[/i]) or decreased if the cantrip gives other benefits (like the move penalty for [i]ray of frost[/i]). Considering [i]fire bolt[/i], d10 damage with no real benefits or drawbacks beyond pure damage, it does the same damage as [i]eldritch blast[/i] and scales in exactly the same way to a single target. If I'm 5th level, if I cast [i]fire bolt[/i] as my OA, the target takes 2d10 damage if it hits. Just like [i]eldritch blast[/i] if both bolts hit. So there is no case to be made that [i]eldritch blast[/i] is too powerful to allow while other cantrips are not. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Warcaster
Top