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<blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 6780072" data-attributes="member: 1457"><p>I've had a lot of fun with a Rogue 3 (arcane trickster)/Warlock 5 (Great Old One/chain pact)/Bard 1. He's a thief by any other name. </p><p></p><p>Mask of Many Faces is so useful for a spy/trickster character, it's just silly. Add in Expertise (Deception) and Advantage on Deception checks from the Actor feat, and it slides into absurd. Then throw on a Hex (Wisdom) on whoever you're trying to fool, to give them disadvantage on their check to detect your lying face, and... yeah. You're your own Mission: Impossible movie.</p><p></p><p>If you somehow roll double 1s and they roll double 20s, just Suggest they believe you anyway.</p><p></p><p>Chain Pact is the way to go, because your little Imp can turn invisible. He's the perfect spy. As a Chain pacter your control over your familiar is not impacted by distance. You can see through his eyes, and so can cast spells phrased "target you can see" so long as you (as in, your warlock body) and the target are still within spell range. This also means you can spook people by telepathically talking to them via Awakened Mind while looking through your invisible familiar's eyes, all while you're not even in the same building. Just be sure you're within 30'.</p><p></p><p>The invisible familiar also pairs very well with your invisible Mage Hand. Use Mage Hand to steal something, give it to your familiar, and have the familiar turn invisible and fly away. Or forego Invisibility and just cast Darkness. You and "lil' Impy" can both see perfectly well, thanks to Devil's Sight.</p><p></p><p>Spells:</p><p></p><p>Warlock:</p><p>Hex, Find Familiar (free with Chain Pact), Suggestion, Misty Step, Darkness</p><p></p><p>Arcane Trickster:</p><p>Chromatic Orb, Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Sleep</p><p></p><p>Bard:</p><p>Cure Wounds, Charm Person, Dissonant Whispers, Silent Image</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zaruthustran, post: 6780072, member: 1457"] I've had a lot of fun with a Rogue 3 (arcane trickster)/Warlock 5 (Great Old One/chain pact)/Bard 1. He's a thief by any other name. Mask of Many Faces is so useful for a spy/trickster character, it's just silly. Add in Expertise (Deception) and Advantage on Deception checks from the Actor feat, and it slides into absurd. Then throw on a Hex (Wisdom) on whoever you're trying to fool, to give them disadvantage on their check to detect your lying face, and... yeah. You're your own Mission: Impossible movie. If you somehow roll double 1s and they roll double 20s, just Suggest they believe you anyway. Chain Pact is the way to go, because your little Imp can turn invisible. He's the perfect spy. As a Chain pacter your control over your familiar is not impacted by distance. You can see through his eyes, and so can cast spells phrased "target you can see" so long as you (as in, your warlock body) and the target are still within spell range. This also means you can spook people by telepathically talking to them via Awakened Mind while looking through your invisible familiar's eyes, all while you're not even in the same building. Just be sure you're within 30'. The invisible familiar also pairs very well with your invisible Mage Hand. Use Mage Hand to steal something, give it to your familiar, and have the familiar turn invisible and fly away. Or forego Invisibility and just cast Darkness. You and "lil' Impy" can both see perfectly well, thanks to Devil's Sight. Spells: Warlock: Hex, Find Familiar (free with Chain Pact), Suggestion, Misty Step, Darkness Arcane Trickster: Chromatic Orb, Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Sleep Bard: Cure Wounds, Charm Person, Dissonant Whispers, Silent Image [/QUOTE]
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