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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5904581" data-attributes="member: 92511"><p>lol. Why don't YOU do warlocks?! Noone wants to dare step into the forbidden cowpie! lol.</p><p></p><p>Well, ok...just for you Savage Wombat.</p><p></p><p>[Note: Do keep in mind I have absolutely no experience or knowledge with the class other than what I've read about it here and other places. But interested to hear what people think, of course.]</p><p></p><p><strong>The warlock is tainted...</strong></p><p>Whether they signed a deal with a devil, a fey or the spaces between the stars [a damn stupid concept imho], the warlock has sold something, something very dear to them if not their actual soul, to their patron in exchange for their magical talents. Even done with the best of intentions, they receive their eldritch powers at the expense of being their own person...and as time passes and their power increases, they become more and more their patron's pawn and thrall than their own self. "Good" entities of power do not dole out bits and pieces of their power...other than to their clerics if they are godly enough to have such. </p><p></p><p><strong>The warlock is "pact bound"/contracted...</strong></p><p>Whether to avenge a slain loved one, saving their realm or for their own personal gain, the warlock gains their magic through the power "given" them by their patron...and can be taken away just as easily. If the warlock does not carry out their "end of the bargain" they will find their powers limited, decreasing, or flat out gone. If we're talking about MY personal design goals in this arena, then I would limit them to devils (who are much more reliable and bargain/debt/law oriented than demons). But I doubt that would be the case.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The warlock is knowledgeable...about certain things...</strong></p><p>This is not the arcane knowledge of the mage, but they definitely have some experience with the occult and some knowledge of same. If they are pacted with a devil or demon, their knowledge of those might rival that of the (non-demon summoning) mage. If pacted with a dark fey lord/lady, their knowledge of the fey realms and creatures, tricks and types of magic might be greater than a fey-friendly druid. They are able to Read Magic (as the mage) and are able to utilize Arcane scrolls and rituals they might come across. Hexes, curses, the magical manipulation of others are their realms of purview. But their mastery of the variety of arcane topics will never rival the full mage.</p><p></p><p><strong>The warlock is a "magic user" moreso than a "spell caster"...</strong></p><p>While not privy to the length and breadth of variety of a <em>real</em> wizard, they can certainly pass themselves off as one...and likely believe themselves to be one. The first and last line of action for a warlock is using magic...much like the mage, but without the mage's diverse array of possibility. In lieu of that diversity, the warlock possesses various innate magical conjurations (eldritch bolts) and unsavory curses that will invoke the fear (from others) and power (they so crave for their own ends).</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The warlock is conniving...</strong></p><p>Whether to his fellow allies or against/around his own patron, the warlock is ever-mindful of their powers, their actions, their pact and how any of those effect any others. There is ever the impulse to somehow "get out of" their pact...to possess power of their own, without being beholden to their patron. They will lie, cheat, "work the -extraplanar- system", to get themselves out of the pact they've hastily or mistakenly entered into...OR, for those more wickedly inclined or selfish, they will lie, cheat and connive to bring about whatever their patron desires and maintain their own power. This rather consistent attitude makes them extremely aware of their surroundings and any changes therein. The presence of something being "amiss", magical or mundane rarely escapes their notice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5904581, member: 92511"] lol. Why don't YOU do warlocks?! Noone wants to dare step into the forbidden cowpie! lol. Well, ok...just for you Savage Wombat. [Note: Do keep in mind I have absolutely no experience or knowledge with the class other than what I've read about it here and other places. But interested to hear what people think, of course.] [B]The warlock is tainted...[/B] Whether they signed a deal with a devil, a fey or the spaces between the stars [a damn stupid concept imho], the warlock has sold something, something very dear to them if not their actual soul, to their patron in exchange for their magical talents. Even done with the best of intentions, they receive their eldritch powers at the expense of being their own person...and as time passes and their power increases, they become more and more their patron's pawn and thrall than their own self. "Good" entities of power do not dole out bits and pieces of their power...other than to their clerics if they are godly enough to have such. [B]The warlock is "pact bound"/contracted...[/B] Whether to avenge a slain loved one, saving their realm or for their own personal gain, the warlock gains their magic through the power "given" them by their patron...and can be taken away just as easily. If the warlock does not carry out their "end of the bargain" they will find their powers limited, decreasing, or flat out gone. If we're talking about MY personal design goals in this arena, then I would limit them to devils (who are much more reliable and bargain/debt/law oriented than demons). But I doubt that would be the case. [B] The warlock is knowledgeable...about certain things...[/B] This is not the arcane knowledge of the mage, but they definitely have some experience with the occult and some knowledge of same. If they are pacted with a devil or demon, their knowledge of those might rival that of the (non-demon summoning) mage. If pacted with a dark fey lord/lady, their knowledge of the fey realms and creatures, tricks and types of magic might be greater than a fey-friendly druid. They are able to Read Magic (as the mage) and are able to utilize Arcane scrolls and rituals they might come across. Hexes, curses, the magical manipulation of others are their realms of purview. But their mastery of the variety of arcane topics will never rival the full mage. [B]The warlock is a "magic user" moreso than a "spell caster"...[/B] While not privy to the length and breadth of variety of a [I]real[/I] wizard, they can certainly pass themselves off as one...and likely believe themselves to be one. The first and last line of action for a warlock is using magic...much like the mage, but without the mage's diverse array of possibility. In lieu of that diversity, the warlock possesses various innate magical conjurations (eldritch bolts) and unsavory curses that will invoke the fear (from others) and power (they so crave for their own ends). [B] The warlock is conniving...[/B] Whether to his fellow allies or against/around his own patron, the warlock is ever-mindful of their powers, their actions, their pact and how any of those effect any others. There is ever the impulse to somehow "get out of" their pact...to possess power of their own, without being beholden to their patron. They will lie, cheat, "work the -extraplanar- system", to get themselves out of the pact they've hastily or mistakenly entered into...OR, for those more wickedly inclined or selfish, they will lie, cheat and connive to bring about whatever their patron desires and maintain their own power. This rather consistent attitude makes them extremely aware of their surroundings and any changes therein. The presence of something being "amiss", magical or mundane rarely escapes their notice. [/QUOTE]
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