"Extra Attack - Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, rather than once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn."
1) Can one or both of the attacks be a melee or ranged spell attack?
For example, Shocking Grasp, cantrip:
"Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target."
Shocking Grasp is listed under Actions/Attack in the DnD Beyond character sheet. my additional questions are:
2) Can I make a basic ranged attack with a Crossbow, and then make a melee attack with Shocking Grasp with my Extra Attack?
If yes,
3) Can I make two spell attacks like: a) Make two melee spell attacks with Shocking Grasp? b) Make a melee spell attack with Shocking Grasp, then with my extra attack make a ranged spell attack by throwing a stone charged from Magic Stone cantrip? c) Make two ranged Spell attacks by throwing two stone from Magic Stone?
Text from Magic Stone (Bonus Action cantrip) for Reference:
"You touch one to three pebbles and imbue them with magic. You or someone else can make a ranged spell attack with one of the pebbles by throwing it or hurling it with a sling..."
No to all. Spell attacks do not involve taking the Attack action.
There's nothing stopping you from making a ranged attack with your crossbow and then making a melee attack with a weapon, but you cannot cast spells as part of the Attack action.
At Level 5, The Battle Smith Artificer gains:
"Extra Attack - Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, rather than once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn."
1) Can one or both of the attacks be a melee or ranged spell attack?
For example, Shocking Grasp, cantrip:
"Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target."
Shocking Grasp is listed under Actions/Attack in the DnD Beyond character sheet. my additional questions are:
2) Can I make a basic ranged attack with a Crossbow, and then make a melee attack with Shocking Grasp with my Extra Attack?
If yes,
3) Can I make two spell attacks like:
a) Make two melee spell attacks with Shocking Grasp?
b) Make a melee spell attack with Shocking Grasp, then with my extra attack make a ranged spell attack by throwing a stone charged from Magic Stone cantrip?
c) Make two ranged Spell attacks by throwing two stone from Magic Stone?
Text from Magic Stone (Bonus Action cantrip) for Reference:
"You touch one to three pebbles and imbue them with magic. You or someone else can make a ranged spell attack with one of the pebbles by throwing it or hurling it with a sling..."
No to all. Spell attacks do not involve taking the Attack action.
There's nothing stopping you from making a ranged attack with your crossbow and then making a melee attack with a weapon, but you cannot cast spells as part of the Attack action.
Thanks!