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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6270833" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>Very interesting stuff! In both 3E and 4E, the warlock class was cursed with lousy execution of some very neat ideas. I'm hopeful that 5E will finally get it right. The mix of limited spellcasting with invocations is an excellent idea.</p><p></p><p>And I also really like the chain warlock concept. While the 3E druid and dread necromancer came close, we've never really had a dedicated "pet" class in D&D that I can recall.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Mearls does say the warlock can "</span>match any of these three pacts [chain, tome, or blade] to any type of patron." That implies there will be defined "patron types," though we don't know how much of an impact they will have.</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">After thinking about it, my guess is that your pact choice is mostly about choosing your default attack mode. If you choose blade, then you get a melee attack. If you choose tome, then you get the traditional eldritch blast. If you choose chain, then you get a pet to do your attacking for you. Patron choice determines your access to spells (Mearls specifically stated this) and possibly invocations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 6270833, member: 58197"] Very interesting stuff! In both 3E and 4E, the warlock class was cursed with lousy execution of some very neat ideas. I'm hopeful that 5E will finally get it right. The mix of limited spellcasting with invocations is an excellent idea. And I also really like the chain warlock concept. While the 3E druid and dread necromancer came close, we've never really had a dedicated "pet" class in D&D that I can recall. [FONT=Verdana] Mearls does say the warlock can "[/FONT]match any of these three pacts [chain, tome, or blade] to any type of patron." That implies there will be defined "patron types," though we don't know how much of an impact they will have. [FONT=Verdana] After thinking about it, my guess is that your pact choice is mostly about choosing your default attack mode. If you choose blade, then you get a melee attack. If you choose tome, then you get the traditional eldritch blast. If you choose chain, then you get a pet to do your attacking for you. Patron choice determines your access to spells (Mearls specifically stated this) and possibly invocations. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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