D&D (2024) 2024 Spell Changes

[Stalker0]

spiritual weapon has concentration now, spirit guardians basically unchanged.

Banishment mostly unchanged. Haven’t heard anything about forgecsge, was it changed?

Simulacrum infinite abuse removed, also better clarity on the old “it can’t learn” clause.

Powerword kill now deals 12d12 damage if your over 100 hp.

Weird got a buff but I’d still garbage

 

[mellored]

Haven’t heard anything about forgecsge, was it changed?

Concentration, and I think the ruby dust is consumed (?)

But still just as strong when cast.

 

[Stalker0]

Concentration, and I think the ruby dust is consumed (?)

But still just as strong when cast.

yep just confirmed that from TM.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

How do True Strike and Sheleighleigh work now? True Strike gives scaling damage I'd assume at 5/11/17. I'm guessing it's just for one attack. Does Sheleighleigh give any bonus damage also?

 

[Sir Brennen]

Not a change to a specific spell, but an interesting change is the following (from Treantmonk’s first PHB video):

Page 236 of the 2024 Player’s Handbook includes a section clearly titled “One Spell with a Spell Slot per Turn”, which explains you can only cast one spell with a spell slot per turn. It specifically explains that you can still cast a cantrip.

Many people are interpreting this to mean any free castings of a leveled spell that some classes/races get don’t count for this restriction. So a ranger could cast Hunter’s Mark and another spell on the same turn.

Not sure how it interacts with a sorcerer’s Quickened Spell metamagic, without seeing the text on that

 

[Stalker0]

Someone check me. The new find steed specificies that it “counts as a controlled mount”. The mounted rules do not allow for a controlled mount to make attacks.

But the steed does have an attack. So when does it use it? When it’s by itself maybe?

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

How do True Strike and Sheleighleigh work now?

Looks like everyone put their videos private, but AFAIR...
True Strike lets you use your casting modifier for the one attack, and change damage to radiant if you want (and gives +1d6 every 5 levels).
Shillelagh lets you use your casting modifier for its duration, and scales to d10 and d12.

 

[Clint_L]

Spirit Guardians: Practically UNCHANGED. Can't believe it.

The big change is that spiritual weapon now requires concentration, getting rid of one of the most OP low level combinations.

 

[Stalker0]

The big change is that spiritual weapon now requires concentration, getting rid of one of the most OP low level combinations.

yeah but it still means every single cleric is still just going to be using SG past 5th level. I am so damn tired of SG!

I want to see a bunch of new cleric spells that actually contest the power so I'll finally see some fresh builds!

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

Not a change to a specific spell, but an interesting change is the following (from Treantmonk’s first PHB video):



Many people are interpreting this to mean any free castings of a leveled spell that some classes/races get don’t count for this restriction. So a ranger could cast Hunter’s Mark and another spell on the same turn.

Not sure how it interacts with a sorcerer’s Quickened Spell metamagic, without seeing the text on that

One thing this could mean is that all those castings without using a spell slot, like warlock invocations are now, mean warlocks who can cast without spell slots can do things like cast their mage armor, misty step, jump, or levitate, invisibility or other such spells and still cast another spell.