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Alternate Warlock Class v3.0.0
🕑 Added 2024-10-31 15:27:18 +0000 UTCHappy Halloween!
I’ve got an update for the Spookiest class in 5e - my Alternate Warlock! This time around was mostly closing loopholes in text and rewriting things so mechanics are clearer, but there have been a few BIG changes to the class (see below).
As always, let me know what you think in the comments below!
~laserllama
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ALTERNATE WARLOCK CLASS v3.0.0
Pact Modifier:
We’re trying this one out to see how it goes! You can now PICK which ability score to use for your Pact - Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma. One of my goals with this class was to make it more then “multi class bait”, but I think that making a Pact with an Eldritch Entity should be available to any class, not just those with a certain ability score.
Pact Focus (Blade/Familiar/Tome):
These have all had small QoL changes. Blade now deals your Eldritch Blast damage, Familiar has been rewritten for clarity, and Tome now grants you a flexible Eldritch Invocation.
Otherworldly Patrons:
A lot of small, but important changes here. The big one that has affected them all is you can no longer swap out your Patron Magic spells. Most Patrons will play almost exactly the same, but the Undying has seen a large rework to revolve around the Frightened Condition.
Eldritch Invocations:
Lots of small changes here. Armor of Shadows is now an improved version of Mage Armor, all of the forced movement Eldritch Blast options have been reworded to work better, and Enspelled Blade (formerly known as Eldritch Smite) has been reworked.
Elder Arcanum:
Occult Scholar is much more flexible, and the Eldritch Blade options have been reworked around my “half-caster Gish” design, with its capstone option (Awakened Blade) being reworked with a burst “Destructive Wave” option.
Patron-Exclusive Options:
I've updated the Patreon-exclusive options for my Alternate Warlock Class. The Legendary Hero Otherworldly Patron (updated), Eldritch Warrior Invocations (NEW), and Squire Familiar Eldritch Familiar (NEW). Check the new options out here!
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CHANGE LOG v2.2.0 -> 3.0.0
Alternate Warlock Class
Eldritch Invocations // Split this feature up into headings so its easier to grok.
Eldrtich Spellcasting // You can now pick INT/WIS/CHA as your spellcasting ability for the Warlock (trying this one out - no guarantees it stays around). All mentions of INT modifier are now “Pact modifier”.
Otherworldly Patron // Patron Magic // Removed the ability to swap out spells.
Pact Focus // Eldritch Blade // Now deals damage of your Eldritch Blast type.
Pact Focus // Eldritch Familiar // Rewritten for clarity.
Pact Focus // Eldrtich Tome // Now Grants you a floating Invocation.
Ancient Wyrm
Draconic Spark // Rewritten for clarity
Draconic Blast // NEW 6th level feature - breath weapon Eldritch Blast!
Elemental Potency // Combined with Draconic Blast.
Regal Presence // Reworked around the Beguiling Influence Invocation.
Ancient Blast // NEW 14th level enhancement for the breath weapon.
The Fiend
Dark Vitality // Renamed (Dark Blessing). Can use this as a reaction when a creature dies within 10 feet of you (no more kill stealing).
The GOO
Mental Lance // Limited this effect to once per turn.
Thought Shield // Reworked second part to deal damage.
Eldritch Invocations
Armor of Shadows // AC now equals 13 + your Pact modifier.
Beguiling Influence // Reworked in light of the new floating Pact modifier.
Infernal Sight // Renamed (Devil’s Sight).
Cloak of Decay // Removed concentration, switched to piercing damage.
Grasp of Hadar // Reworded.
Lance of Lethargy // Now a 1/turn halving of speed.
Repelling Blast // Reworded.
Thief of Five Fates // Now requires your concentration.
Tome of Ancient Secrets // Rewritten.
Thirsting Blade // Reworked to be in-line with my half-caster Extra Attack.
Tomb of Frost // Rewritten (now it has an Armor Class and actually works RAW)!
Vitality of the Ageless // Renamed (Gift of the Ever-Living Ones).
Enspelled Blade // Renamed (Eldritch Smite). Reworked.
Favored Servant // Renamed (Occult Servant). Can learn multiple times.
Whispers of the Grave // Moved down to 7th level.
Spell List
Spells // Removed from doc, added link to the laserllama Spell Compendium.
Added // Tempestuous Blade (Cantrip), Jump (1st), Mystic Spear (2nd), Spectral Passage (3rd), Accursed Touch (4th)
Elder Arcanum
Occult Scholar // Reworked to increase its flexibility.
Occult Warrior // Reworked to be more in-line with other half-casters.
Chains of the Abyss // Reworded for clarity.
Awakened Blade // Reworked to have a burst “Destructive Wave” option.
Eldritch Domination // Reworded for clarity.
Eldritch Familiars
Aberrant // You now add PB to the damage of Aberrant Whispers.
Deep One
Deep Magic // Torrent replaced Thunderwave.
Grasp of the Deep // Rewritten for clarity.
Oceanic Grasp // Now halves the creature’s speed.
Unleash the Depths // Rewritten for clarity.
Darklord
Darklord Magic // Blur replaced Silence.
Fell Curse // Streamlined. Free 1/day casting equals your Pact Slot level.
Living Shadow // Explicitly references the Monster Manual. Limited to 1 minute.
Right Hand of Dread // Now buffs your Shadow with Hex effects.
Exalted
Radiant Conduit // Removed the “Smite” option (overpowered). Now buffs Celestial Light, and you can expend Pact Slots to recover Celestial Light uses.
Blinding Defiance // Can expend Pact Slots to use this again.
Noble Genie
Genie’s Vessel // Reworded for clarity (IMO this should be a Pact Focus option).
Noble Magic // Reformatted for ease of reading.
Mystical Sanctuary // Reworded for clarity.
Limited Wish // Reworded. Recharge is set at 3 long rests.
Undying
Undying Magic // EB is back to being an attack roll (1d10 + Pact mod necrotic).
Undying Magic // Cause Fear replaced False Life, Fear replaced Vampiric Touch, Antilife Shell replaced Insect Plague.
Necrotic Husk // Reworked around the Frightened Condition.
Lifedrinker // Clarified how temp HP stacking with this would work.
Unnatural Resilience // Reworked around new Necrotic Husk.
Unending Life // Rewritten for clarity. No longer works around Death Ward.
Comments
laserllama
Correct - it's an at-will effect you can turn on and off.
Leaps
Could be that i'm comparing this to version 1.0 but is armor of shadows not supposed to have a duration anymore?
PotatoGolem
Really like the choice of spellcasting modifiers! Warlock covers a lot of conceptual ground, so this way it covers anything from charismatic cultist to occult researcher to witch in the woods. Great idea. Suggestion for another invocation- I like how Beguiling Influence gives you face skills and lets you use your spellcasting mod, because making a deal for more influence and (social) power is a common trope. Maybe an equivalent for knowledge skills, to represent a bargain for forbidden knowledge? Get three of History, Arcana, Religion, or Nature and use your spellcasting mod for them (seems like it should be three instead of two because those skills are generally less used each than social skills).
