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[GUIDE] Blade, Book, and Chain: the Warlock Guide
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<blockquote data-quote="pdegan2814" data-source="post: 6858935" data-attributes="member: 6801202"><p>I don't believe so, no. They can't be cast like your normal 1st through 5th level spells, they don't use spell slots, etc. "Mystic Arcanum" is basically a different type of ability than the Warlock's normal spellcasting.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's true, the Warlock doesn't have as much in the way of big AoE spells, the class isn't really meant to be the party's blaster. There are a few AoE spells, though several of them are more focused on the area surrounding the Warlock(Arms Of Hadar, Thunderclap, Sword Burst, etc). You can get Circle Of Death as one of your Mystic Arcana. It does less damage than a Fireball, but it has a HUGE radius. The Warlock trades some of those blasty-type spells that the Wizard & Sorcerer can use and has a pretty limited selection of spells in general, in exchange for things like the Invocations & Patron features, not to mention arguably the strongest attack cantrip in the game, Eldtritch Blast. Plus they get proficiency in Light Armor which neither the Sorcerer nor Wizard come with, and their Hit Dice are d8's instead of the d6's for the Sorcerer & Wizard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdegan2814, post: 6858935, member: 6801202"] I don't believe so, no. They can't be cast like your normal 1st through 5th level spells, they don't use spell slots, etc. "Mystic Arcanum" is basically a different type of ability than the Warlock's normal spellcasting. It's true, the Warlock doesn't have as much in the way of big AoE spells, the class isn't really meant to be the party's blaster. There are a few AoE spells, though several of them are more focused on the area surrounding the Warlock(Arms Of Hadar, Thunderclap, Sword Burst, etc). You can get Circle Of Death as one of your Mystic Arcana. It does less damage than a Fireball, but it has a HUGE radius. The Warlock trades some of those blasty-type spells that the Wizard & Sorcerer can use and has a pretty limited selection of spells in general, in exchange for things like the Invocations & Patron features, not to mention arguably the strongest attack cantrip in the game, Eldtritch Blast. Plus they get proficiency in Light Armor which neither the Sorcerer nor Wizard come with, and their Hit Dice are d8's instead of the d6's for the Sorcerer & Wizard. [/QUOTE]
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