D&D 5E Xanathar's Guide to Everything: Hexblade Subclass

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gyor

Legend

• Oct 17, 2017

• #1

https://youtu.be/VgIqCr-FpOo

It appears that the Hexblade replaced it hound feature with some kind of Spectre of those you killed feature. And they get their power from the Shadowfell.

 

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chunkosauruswrex

First Post

• Oct 17, 2017

• #2

I knew it was coming and I'm still disappointed

 

Xaelvaen

Stuck in the 90s

• Oct 17, 2017

• #3

I'll ignore the spectre change - I like the shadow hounds far too much (in appearance and theme) hehe.

 

TwoSix

Dirty, realism-hating munchkin powergamer

• Oct 17, 2017

• #4

I need to know the fate of the +Cha to one-handed weapons before I know if I'm happy with Hexblade's inclusion. Already sad about losing the stone sorcerer and its 13+Con AC.

 

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thethain

First Post

• Oct 17, 2017

• #5

The fluff is dumb. BUT I will just refluff it as being empowered to be a knight for my patron, and getting a different set of gifts as appropriate to my position.

 

G

gyor

Legend

• Oct 17, 2017

• #6

Honestly I'd just make any Hexblade Pact I do with one of the Dark Lords of Ravenloft.

 

Chaosmancer

Legend

• Oct 17, 2017

• #7

I'm interested in seeing how this one plays out, there is some good potential here for interesting characters

 

AmerginLiath

Adventurer

• Oct 17, 2017

• #8

What do you have against mustache-twirling, Mike Mearls?

When the DM gives you a railroad, pause to tie a maiden to it and twirl your mustache...

 

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UngeheuerLich

Legend

• Oct 17, 2017

• #9

TwoSix said:

I need to know the fate of the +Cha to one-handed weapons before I know if I'm happy with Hexblade's inclusion. Already sad about losing the stone sorcerer and its 13+Con AC.

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He mentioned that a physically weak character can be a hexblade. I do hate it. Really much. Except when it is somehow implemented more elegantly than in the playtest. Just allowing weak characters to wield any one handed weapon with charisma is wrong.
If however you have to do a special ritual to bond with your special weapon, I could live with that.
Otherwise it just screems powergamer pala/hexblade... and I would hate that.

 

Kobold Avenger

Legend

• Oct 17, 2017

• #10

UngeheuerLich said:

Otherwise it just screems powergamer pala/hexblade... and I would hate that.

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They probably wouldn't even need to multi-class into Paladin if the Eldritch Smite Invocation made it in.