Meanwhile casters can't benefit from venoms, poisons, or oils, or special arrows unless they are elves.
All casters can use light crossbows, can’t they?
So all those things are available to them. They might not always be the best use for their actions, but I have certainly found uses for many of them occasionally.
All my casters (even Gale) have had at least dex 14, so they aren’t even hopeless shots. Certainly better than they are at hitting things with staffs.
I also assumed that was why I’ve never found a better light crossbow than regular +1. There are better bows available because fewer characters can use them, presumably.
I agree that the scroll usage seems a bit off, but I’ve not abused it myself.
