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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7346322" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>The resolution to this conflict lies in your answer to the question of why warlock magic is considered arcane rather than divine. For one reason or another, Warlocks’ powers, which they receive from an extraplanar entity, are treated differently by the setting than the powers that clerics receive from extraplanar entities. Is it because Clerics receive their powers as a reward for devotion while Warlocks receive theirs as payment for services? Is it because Clerics receive their powers from Gods and Warlocks receive theirs from lesser entities? Is it because of something else? How you think about the nature of warlock magic vs. Divine magic will affect how you think about the conflict of a divine caster also receiving warlock powers from another, potentially opposing entity.</p><p></p><p>In my games, it’s because Warlocks don’t serve their “patrons.” They use knowledge of arcane laws and mystical binding techniques to force these entities into patronage. It’s arcane magic because it relies on an understanding of the cosmic rules that govern interactions between planar entities, rather than in exchange of service. A Cleric is in an agreement with his God, he serves faithfully and follows his god’s commandments and in exchange he can perform miracles. A Warlock finds the true name of a powerful Fiend, or devises a particularly effective sigil of binding, or learns that a certain Archfey must grant a boon to a mortal who performs a particular ritual, and leverages this knowledge to make her “patron” grant her power. There is no internal conflict of faith for a Paladin who serves Pelor to bind Asmodeus into involuntary Patronage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7346322, member: 6779196"] The resolution to this conflict lies in your answer to the question of why warlock magic is considered arcane rather than divine. For one reason or another, Warlocks’ powers, which they receive from an extraplanar entity, are treated differently by the setting than the powers that clerics receive from extraplanar entities. Is it because Clerics receive their powers as a reward for devotion while Warlocks receive theirs as payment for services? Is it because Clerics receive their powers from Gods and Warlocks receive theirs from lesser entities? Is it because of something else? How you think about the nature of warlock magic vs. Divine magic will affect how you think about the conflict of a divine caster also receiving warlock powers from another, potentially opposing entity. In my games, it’s because Warlocks don’t serve their “patrons.” They use knowledge of arcane laws and mystical binding techniques to force these entities into patronage. It’s arcane magic because it relies on an understanding of the cosmic rules that govern interactions between planar entities, rather than in exchange of service. A Cleric is in an agreement with his God, he serves faithfully and follows his god’s commandments and in exchange he can perform miracles. A Warlock finds the true name of a powerful Fiend, or devises a particularly effective sigil of binding, or learns that a certain Archfey must grant a boon to a mortal who performs a particular ritual, and leverages this knowledge to make her “patron” grant her power. There is no internal conflict of faith for a Paladin who serves Pelor to bind Asmodeus into involuntary Patronage. [/QUOTE]
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