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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8833692" data-attributes="member: 50987">Honest opinion:  if I were frustrated with warlocks constantly choosing eldritch blast and then optimizing it with invocations (I'm not), I would just remove eldritch blast from the game and replace it with another cantrip of the player's choice.Ray of frost, for example.  Replace every mention of eldritch blast with ray of frost and you would get some pretty cool combos:[SPOILER=What if Ray of Frost]Agonizing Frost When you cast ray of frost, add your Charisma modifier to the damage it deals on a hit. Bells of Winter When you cast ray of frost, it's range is 300 feet. Repelling Frost When you hit a creature with ray of frost, you can push the creature up to 10 feet away from you in a straight line. Grasp of Frost Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with your ray of frost cantrip, you can move that creature in a straight line 10 feet closer to yourself. Frost of Lethargy Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with your ray of frost cantrip, you can reduce that creature's speed by an additional 10 feet until the end of your next turn. Kiss of Levistus When you hit a creature with your ray of frost cantrip, you can cast cone of cold as a bonus action using a warlock spell slot.  The spell's area of effect must include the creature you hit with your ray of frost. Raven Queen's Blessing When you score a critical hit with your ray of frost cantrip, pick yourself or an ally you can see within 30 feet of you.  The chosen creature can immediately expend a Hit Die to regain hit points equal to the roll + the creature's Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point) [/SPOILER]But like I said, I'm not all that bothered by warlocks constantly casting eldritch blast.  (Not any more than I am with clerics who spam guidance, at any rate.)  But now I've opened Pandora's Box and I can't stop thinking about this Cantrip Swap house-rule.[SPOILER= What If Toll the Dead]Agonizing Bell When you cast toll the dead, add your Charisma modifier to the damage it deals on a hit. Amplified Tone When you cast toll the dead, it's range is 300 feet. Repelling Tone When you deal damage to a creature with toll the dead, you can push the creature up to 10 feet away from you in a straight line. Grasping Bells When you deal damage to a creature with your toll the dead cantrip, you can move that creature in a straight line 10 feet closer to yourself. Tone of Lethargy When you deal damage to a creature with your toll the dead cantrip, you can reduce that creature's speed by 10 feet until the end of your next turn. Kiss of Mephisto When you deal damage to a creature with your toll the dead cantrip, you can cast fireball as a bonus action using a warlock spell slot.  The spell's area of effect must be centered on the creature you damaged with your toll the dead cantrip. Raven Queen's Blessing When you deal damage to a creature with your toll the dead cantrip, pick yourself or an ally you can see within 30 feet of you.  The chosen creature can immediately expend a Hit Die to regain hit points equal to the roll + the creature's Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point)[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

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