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    This document provides summaries of 4 new melee-focused cantrips: Eldritch Strike, which allows making a melee spell attack with a weapon without adding ability modifiers to damage; Elemental Attack, which adds elemental damage to a melee weapon attack; Spellblade, which allows using your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for melee attacks with a weapon and changing its damage type; and Tempest Strike, which enhances a melee weapon attack with lightning or thunder damage that increases at higher levels.

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    This document provides summaries of 4 new melee-focused cantrips: Eldritch Strike, which allows making a melee spell attack with a weapon without adding ability modifiers to damage; Elemental Attack, which adds elemental damage to a melee weapon attack; Spellblade, which allows using your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for melee attacks with a weapon and changing its damage type; and Tempest Strike, which enhances a melee weapon attack with lightning or thunder damage that increases at higher levels.

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    Melee Cantrips - GM Binder

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    This document provides summaries of 4 new melee-focused cantrips: Eldritch Strike, which allows making a melee spell attack with a weapon without adding ability modifiers to damage; Elemental Attack, which adds elemental damage to a melee weapon attack; Spellblade, which allows using your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for melee attacks with a weapon and changing its damage type; and Tempest Strike, which enhances a melee weapon attack with lightning or thunder damage that increases at higher levels.

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    Melee Cantrips

    H
    erein you shall find a series of
    several cantrips in the theme of
    Booming Blade and Greenflame
    Blade, to appease the (fairly
    common) desire for an effective "Gish" Sword
    and Sorcery character.

    Eldritch Strike
    Evocation Cantrip

    Casting Time: 1 action


    Range: Touch While not entirely spun from whole cloth, this
    Components: S,M (a melee weapon) next new cantrip has been inspired by many
    Duration: Instantaneous attempts I have seen online, to replicate or
    Classes: Artificer, Bard, Warlock modify those two existing melee weapon
    When you cast this spell, a melee weapon you cantrips, BB and GFB. It is not a direct copy/
    are holding becomes energized with eldritch port/mod of any existing spell - but it will likely
    energy. You may make a melee spell attack with feel like it is to many of you reading this.
    that weapon and deal the weapon's damage
    against a target within your reach with that
    weapon. You do not add your spellcasting ability
    modifier (or your Strength or Dexterity ability
    modifier) to the damage roll. Elemental Attack
    The spell allows for more than one attack
    when you reach higher levels: two attacks at 5th Evocation Cantrip
    level, three attacks at 11th level, and four attacks Casting Time: 1 action
    at 17th level. You can direct the attacks at the Range: 5 feet
    same target or at different ones. Make a Components: V,M (a melee weapon)
    separate attack roll for each attack. Duration: Instantaneous
    Classes: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
    An obvious play on Eldritch Blast, this
    cantrip allows you to mimic one of the most
    As part of the action used to cast this spell, you
    commonly used and abused attack cantrips must make a melee attack with a weapon
    - but with a melee weapon. against one creature within the spell's range,
    It would make sense to allow the otherwise the spell fails.
    invocations for EB to apply to this cantrip
    as well...or to mirror at least a few of them
    On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal
    and make new invocations specific to this effects, and takes an extra 1d8 elemental
    spell. But that is outside of the scope/goal damage, and the spell ends. Each time you cast
    of this document. this spell you may choose the additional damage
    Note that this is a melee spell attack, so
    you are attacking with your spellcasting type from acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
    modifier. And that you do not get any ability This elemental damage increases by 1d8
    modifier added to damage by default when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8),
    (which is typical of cantrips).
    and 17th level (4d8).
    The wood or metal of a melee weapon you are
    holding is imbued with arcane or divine power.
    For the duration, you can use your spellcasting
    ability instead of Strength for the attack and
    damage rolls of melee attacks using that
    weapon, and the weapon's damage changes to
    your choice of acid, cold, fire, lightning, or
    thunder damage. The weapon also becomes
    magical, if it isn't already. The spell ends if you
    cast it again or if you let go of the weapon.

    Spellblade
    Transmutation Cantrip At 5
    Casting Time: 1 bonus action bonu
    Range: Touch enha
    Components: V,S,M (a melee weapon) 17th
    Duration: 1 minute
    Classes: Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer,
    Warlock, Wizard
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