How does pact of the tome work?

Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three Cantrips from any class’s spell list (the three needn’t be from the same list). While the book is on your person, you can cast those Cantrips at will.

Can you change pact of Tome cantrips?

There aren’t any ways to add extra cantrips to your Tome, short of creating a custom feat or custom Invocation. Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.

Is Pact of the tome any good?

You might have decided to take Pact of the Tome instead. It’s a solid choice, since it gives you access to a few more cantrips, and they can be from any other class’s spell list. But if you really want to get the most out of that build, you’re going to need the Book of Ancient Secrets invocation.

Are there cantrips gained from Pact of the Tome?

The cantrips are considered warlock spells for you, and they needn’t be from the same spell list. you may want to copy this answer to the linked duplicate. I believe your answer is most correct of those but didn’t want to take credit for it by re-posting it. – Pyrotechnical Jan 7 at 13:05 @Pyrotechnical Thanks for the notice.

How can I use charisma instead of strength?

Because shillelaghwould count as a Bard spell, it would allow you to use Charisma (your spellcasting ability) for attacks and damage. Another similar method, pointed out by user @Ruse in a comment, is the Pact of the Tome for a Warlock – it lets you treat the cantrips you choose to learn as Warlock spells, and thus they would use Charisma as well.

Can a druid use charisma as a cantrip?

Besides features like the above, the cantrip is only available to the Druid, the Nature Cleric, and the Unearthed Arcana Giant Soul Sorcerer (specifically the Hill Giant subclass). Of these the only one that has Charisma as its spellcasting ability is the UA Sorcerer subclass.

Is the Pact of the Tome a warlock spell?

This is clarified in the PHB Errata (v1.1): Pact of the Tome (p. 108). The cantrips are considered warlock spells for you, and they needn’t be from the same spell list. you may want to copy this answer to the linked duplicate. I believe your answer is most correct of those but didn’t want to take credit for it by re-posting it.

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