Originally Posted by The Red Queen
Originally Posted by Buba68
Range not-AOE spells use WiS/INT/CHA, and not DEX, to hit?
I'm fairly sure using WIS to hit was a special ability? Or feat? Or something like that ...

Okay, with huge caveats given I'm new to 5e for BG3, and subject to correction by one of our 5e expert forum members, all spell attack rolls use the modifier for the character's spellcasting attribute, whatever it is, so WIS for druids, INT for wizards, CHA for sorcerors, etc. And you get 1 modifier point for each 2 attribute points above 10 (minus below), so +1 for 12 WIS, +2 for 14 and so on. Then you also add your proficiency bonus, which is linked to your overall level starting at 2, going up to 3 at level 5, 4 at level 9 and 5 at level 13 (if we get that far). It also looks as though spell attack rolls get bonuses from high ground and advantage from, eg, hiding, though that's just from looking at game (if you hover over the links in the combat log they'll give you more info about the attack roll and how it was calculated) and I've no idea if that's per RAW.

Correct, with Thorn Whip it's a melee spell attack against the target - so it would use Wisdom for Druid, and Intelligence for Artificer, or Charisma for Warlock (if they chose Pact of the Tome).


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