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2024 #dnd True Strike is really fun!
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Apr 30, 2025
2024 #dnd True Strike is really fun! #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #characteroptimization #dungeonsanddragons #shouldercat
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true Strike got a huge upgrade in the
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2024 D and D rules the new version of
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the spell lets you use your spell
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casting modifier for attack and damage
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and make a weapon attack now this is
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pretty fantastic for wizards warlocks
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whoever else can get it really
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especially at low levels where you
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typically only have one attack um you
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can use a weapon like a heavy crossbow
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and true strike and get more damage than
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you would from a comparable cantrip like
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firebolt or even potentially eldrich
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blast but we can do some even more
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interesting stuff with it because it
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does radiant damage so let's take a look
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at the celestial warlock um at level one
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take true strike and agonizing blast as
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your level one Eldrich invocation that
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lets you add your charisma bonus to
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damage again on top of already using
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charisma for attack and damage so any
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warlock can do this right from level one
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you're doing with a heavy crossbow 1d10
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plus six damage most likely that's
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easily going to outpace Eldrich Blast
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which is doing 1d10 plus three and then
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a few levels later at level five
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cantrips all improve true strike adds
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1d6 damage eldrich blast adds another
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ray so they're about comparable light
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right at level five but once you hit
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level six the celestial warlock gets the
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feature radiant soul once per turn when
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you deal damage with a spell that does
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either radiant or fire damage you can
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add your charisma bonus to damage which
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means you're now adding your charisma a
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total of three times so you're again
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ahead of Eldrich Blast and that's fine
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and that's going to keep you ahead of
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Eldrich Blast until at least level 11
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when it improves but we can keep going
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from there look for a magic item called
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the bow of melodies out of the book of
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many things supplement the bow of
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melodies gives you two options when you
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attack with it one of the options is
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called the melody of reverberation when
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you hit with an attack with it you can
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choose to have it deal additional
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thunder damage equal to your charisma
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modifier which means we're now adding
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our charisma modifier which means we're
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now adding our charisma modifier a total
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of four times on a single attack sure
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Eldrich Blast will eventually get four
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rays and also get to apply your charisma
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modifier four times it's probably more
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reliable it's probably better at higher
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levels but this is much sillier
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