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<blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7444246" data-attributes="member: 6716779"><p>Brainfart on the sorcerer HD thing.</p><p></p><p> I'm saying the Sorlock though at higher levels is very competitive in terms of damge at higher levels it wins and you still have the option of doing other stuff, in practice you are not quickening beams all of the time. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Even at lower levels though with hex 1d10+charisma+ 1d6 is not bad damage and you get an extra beam at 5th level. </p><p></p><p></p><p> Boring? perhaps but you have options and it helps to think of your character as an archer and not as a spellcaster. Eldritch blast spam doesn't seem that much more boring than say being an archer. </p><p></p><p> The Sorlock is decent from level 3 on and becomes very good at higher levels. You can still drop a fireball if needed or a hypnotic pattern. 1d10+4+1d6 twice a round is competitive with a fighters 1d8+4 twice a round with +2 to hit level 5. Its also force and magic damage as well. The fighter can action surge say 3 times a day, the sorcerer can sacrifice a level 1 and 2 slot and quicken 3/day with the option to nova and sometimes you don't get 2 short rests.</p><p></p><p> The Sorlock (3 Sorc/2warlock) is dealing more damage than the fighter and still has 3 1st level spells, a 2nd level spell and 6 1st level warlock spells to use (assuming 2/short rests) and has 5 more cantrips as well. Its another 11 sorcerer points available (lets call it 8 you probably want 3 hexes) so you can quicken EB an extra 4 times.</p><p></p><p> The Sorlock is dealing more damage, has more options. This changes with the sharpshooter feat true but base damage is in the Sorlocks favor . At level 5. And it keeps getting better, your higher level Sorlock can quicken way more than the fighter can action surge, even at level 5 you can easily do it 7 times per day the fighter needs 6 short rests to do that. </p><p></p><p> The main point is we heave a spellcaster who is dealing more damage than the fighter at will and has other options and feats are also optional, sharpshooter is required.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardnaar, post: 7444246, member: 6716779"] Brainfart on the sorcerer HD thing. I'm saying the Sorlock though at higher levels is very competitive in terms of damge at higher levels it wins and you still have the option of doing other stuff, in practice you are not quickening beams all of the time. Even at lower levels though with hex 1d10+charisma+ 1d6 is not bad damage and you get an extra beam at 5th level. Boring? perhaps but you have options and it helps to think of your character as an archer and not as a spellcaster. Eldritch blast spam doesn't seem that much more boring than say being an archer. The Sorlock is decent from level 3 on and becomes very good at higher levels. You can still drop a fireball if needed or a hypnotic pattern. 1d10+4+1d6 twice a round is competitive with a fighters 1d8+4 twice a round with +2 to hit level 5. Its also force and magic damage as well. The fighter can action surge say 3 times a day, the sorcerer can sacrifice a level 1 and 2 slot and quicken 3/day with the option to nova and sometimes you don't get 2 short rests. The Sorlock (3 Sorc/2warlock) is dealing more damage than the fighter and still has 3 1st level spells, a 2nd level spell and 6 1st level warlock spells to use (assuming 2/short rests) and has 5 more cantrips as well. Its another 11 sorcerer points available (lets call it 8 you probably want 3 hexes) so you can quicken EB an extra 4 times. The Sorlock is dealing more damage, has more options. This changes with the sharpshooter feat true but base damage is in the Sorlocks favor . At level 5. And it keeps getting better, your higher level Sorlock can quicken way more than the fighter can action surge, even at level 5 you can easily do it 7 times per day the fighter needs 6 short rests to do that. The main point is we heave a spellcaster who is dealing more damage than the fighter at will and has other options and feats are also optional, sharpshooter is required. [/QUOTE]
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