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<blockquote data-quote="Mandragola" data-source="post: 6369891" data-attributes="member: 6779173"><p>Rage and armour of agathys does seem to work pretty well. Taking barbarian first gives you con saves, which is handy for maintaining hex. Makes you proficient with stuff too.</p><p></p><p>I'd consider combat caster instead of polearm. You're going to get hit and, though you may not take much/any damage, you can expect to lose your hex sometimes. But with a decent con, con save proficiency and advantage on saves, you're a lot more likely to keep it. It's actually really nice to have the option to rage or hex, so that if you're unable to get short rests you can still do something. Maybe you just cast armour of agathys and rage, and forget about hex.</p><p></p><p>I'd argue for having a 2nd level of barbarian - though that might not be an option when converting over. That 2nd level gives you the option of reckless attack, which means more crits. In 5th I think it makes sense to eventually get a 4th level in any multiclass, for the stat boost. All of levels 1-4 give out really solid bonuses. What they don't do though is progress your spellcasting or get you nearer to lifedrinker. But with such a low charisma that isn't really a huge deal, and in fact your casting won't be amazing anyway. Better to focus more on melee, perhaps.</p><p></p><p>Good concept though and fine as it is I think. Warlocks are weird, but that's ok!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mandragola, post: 6369891, member: 6779173"] Rage and armour of agathys does seem to work pretty well. Taking barbarian first gives you con saves, which is handy for maintaining hex. Makes you proficient with stuff too. I'd consider combat caster instead of polearm. You're going to get hit and, though you may not take much/any damage, you can expect to lose your hex sometimes. But with a decent con, con save proficiency and advantage on saves, you're a lot more likely to keep it. It's actually really nice to have the option to rage or hex, so that if you're unable to get short rests you can still do something. Maybe you just cast armour of agathys and rage, and forget about hex. I'd argue for having a 2nd level of barbarian - though that might not be an option when converting over. That 2nd level gives you the option of reckless attack, which means more crits. In 5th I think it makes sense to eventually get a 4th level in any multiclass, for the stat boost. All of levels 1-4 give out really solid bonuses. What they don't do though is progress your spellcasting or get you nearer to lifedrinker. But with such a low charisma that isn't really a huge deal, and in fact your casting won't be amazing anyway. Better to focus more on melee, perhaps. Good concept though and fine as it is I think. Warlocks are weird, but that's ok! [/QUOTE]
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