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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 7517087" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>The one thing I'm curious about is how exactly have any of your other caster PCs felt when played using other cantrips? Because I'll be honest... the reason why I've never had an issue with my warlock players always using Eldritch Blast is because NONE of the other attack cantrips are exciting or interesting either. Clerics spam Sacred Flame... Wizards spam Fire Bolt... Druids spam Shillelegh. And even if one or another decides "I'll cast Chill Touch!"... it's like, okay... you do some damage and they can't regain hit points this round. Can't speak for anyone else, but I can say honestly that that doesn't make me go "WOW!!! Exciting!".</p><p></p><p>To be honest... EVERY attack cantrip is the pretty much the same-- do some damage and possibly add on a rather insignificant effect. Their speed slows 10'. It hits a second creature. They can't regain hit points this round (as though the monster was going to get healed anyway). They get disadvantage on their next attack. These cantrips are cast <em>all the time</em> by any number of different spellcasters, so to think that they somehow are going to be "more exciting" when cast by a <strong>Warlock</strong> to me is missing the forest for the trees.</p><p></p><p>But you know, maybe for you it will make a difference? Maybe a warlock casting Ray of Frost <em>will</em> seem different than all the times the wizard PCs cast it and thus it'll feel better than having the warlocks use Eldritch Blast instead? I know it wouldn't for me... cantrips are repetitive and relatively boring spells regardless of the class that cast them... but best of luck to you that it will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 7517087, member: 7006"] The one thing I'm curious about is how exactly have any of your other caster PCs felt when played using other cantrips? Because I'll be honest... the reason why I've never had an issue with my warlock players always using Eldritch Blast is because NONE of the other attack cantrips are exciting or interesting either. Clerics spam Sacred Flame... Wizards spam Fire Bolt... Druids spam Shillelegh. And even if one or another decides "I'll cast Chill Touch!"... it's like, okay... you do some damage and they can't regain hit points this round. Can't speak for anyone else, but I can say honestly that that doesn't make me go "WOW!!! Exciting!". To be honest... EVERY attack cantrip is the pretty much the same-- do some damage and possibly add on a rather insignificant effect. Their speed slows 10'. It hits a second creature. They can't regain hit points this round (as though the monster was going to get healed anyway). They get disadvantage on their next attack. These cantrips are cast [I]all the time[/I] by any number of different spellcasters, so to think that they somehow are going to be "more exciting" when cast by a [B]Warlock[/B] to me is missing the forest for the trees. But you know, maybe for you it will make a difference? Maybe a warlock casting Ray of Frost [I]will[/I] seem different than all the times the wizard PCs cast it and thus it'll feel better than having the warlocks use Eldritch Blast instead? I know it wouldn't for me... cantrips are repetitive and relatively boring spells regardless of the class that cast them... but best of luck to you that it will. [/QUOTE]
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