So, say you have a tiefling blood hunter with Crimson Rite (rite of flame). If you were to add the Flame of Phlegethos feat, would the crimson rite count as a spell cast on your weapon and therefore the damage rolled when attacking with it count as fire spell damage?
I think not, you don't cast a spell you use a class feature. The Crimson rite doesn't have the word "spell" in the description. Same that it doesn't work when you use a weapon that deals fire damage or something similar.
I kind figured that was the case. Though one could still argue that fact that even though it doesn't say "spell", it is still magic and therefore is a spell. Thanks for the conformation though!
I kind figured that was the case. Though one could still argue that fact that even though it doesn't say "spell", it is still magic and therefore is a spell. Thanks for the conformation though!
I hear you, and that's a common "mistake". However, Jeremy Crawford (if you don't know, one of the designers on DnD 5E and so called "sage" of Sage Advice) had a whole segment about this on Dragon Talk. Don't quite remember the episode, it has been a while. Try to search youtube for it, it's a real big help determining what's magic, magical, a spell or any other denominator.
So, say you have a tiefling blood hunter with Crimson Rite (rite of flame). If you were to add the Flame of Phlegethos feat, would the crimson rite count as a spell cast on your weapon and therefore the damage rolled when attacking with it count as fire spell damage?
I think not, you don't cast a spell you use a class feature. The Crimson rite doesn't have the word "spell" in the description. Same that it doesn't work when you use a weapon that deals fire damage or something similar.
Subclass: Dwarven Defender - Dragonborn Paragon
Feats: Artificer Apprentice
Monsters: Sheep - Spellbreaker Warforged Titan
Magic Items: Whipier - Ring of Secret Storage - Collar of the Guardian
Monster template: Skeletal Creature
I kind figured that was the case. Though one could still argue that fact that even though it doesn't say "spell", it is still magic and therefore is a spell. Thanks for the conformation though!
I hear you, and that's a common "mistake". However, Jeremy Crawford (if you don't know, one of the designers on DnD 5E and so called "sage" of Sage Advice) had a whole segment about this on Dragon Talk. Don't quite remember the episode, it has been a while. Try to search youtube for it, it's a real big help determining what's magic, magical, a spell or any other denominator.
Subclass: Dwarven Defender - Dragonborn Paragon
Feats: Artificer Apprentice
Monsters: Sheep - Spellbreaker Warforged Titan
Magic Items: Whipier - Ring of Secret Storage - Collar of the Guardian
Monster template: Skeletal Creature
Wait, I already count the Crimson Rite damage on a weapon as fire damage. Have I been doing it wrong?
vvvvv OK, so I haven't been doing it wrong. That would have been disconcerting.
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Well, yeah you can have different versions depending on which rite you use:
You gain access to an additional Primal Rite at 6th level and 11th level. You may learn an Esoteric Rite at 14th level.
Primal Rites
Choose from the following:
Rite of the Flame, Rite of the Frozen, Rite of the Storm
Esoteric Rites
Choose from the following:
Rite of the Roar, Rite of the Oracle, Rite of the Dead
Rite of the Dead
Your rite damage is necrotic type.
Rite of the Flame
Your rite damage is fire type.
Rite of the Frozen
Your rite damage is cold type.
Rite of the Oracle
Your rite damage is psychic type.
Rite of the Roar
Your rite damage is thunder type.
Rite of the Storm
Your rite damage is lightning type.
Subclass: Dwarven Defender - Dragonborn Paragon
Feats: Artificer Apprentice
Monsters: Sheep - Spellbreaker Warforged Titan
Magic Items: Whipier - Ring of Secret Storage - Collar of the Guardian
Monster template: Skeletal Creature