Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: Sorcerer and Warlock

There's a new Unearthed Arcana from WotC today, hot on the heels of the recent one for barbarian and monk. "Two classes, the sorcerer and the warlock, discover new playtest possibilities this week. The sorcerer receives a new Sorcerous Origin feature: the Aberrant Mind. Meanwhile, the warlock gains a new Otherworldly Patron feature: the Lurker in the Deep. We’ve also included a new cantrip: mind sliver."

 

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[Raunalyn]

The Aberrant Mind sorcerer...meh. Flavorful? Maybe, but meh. It is almost exactly like the Dragon sorc, but with slime and psionics. It's capstone is...different?

The Lurker warlock...

I like it. It is different enough from the other patrons that it makes it interesting. Very flavorful, but I would possibly tweak the spell selection.

 

[Raunalyn]

Interesting.

Very Cthulhu vibe to both of them. Warlock reminds me of Shadow Over Innsmouth.

And the Sorcerer reminds me of ... um ... a GOO Warlock. So, there's that.


Definitely pushing the psionic / Lovecraftian angle. IMO.

I noticed that too! This makes me wonder what the next adventure path or book could be (after Eberron, of course).

 

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The Sorcerer one is too much like a Great Old One warlock to feel like something "new".

The Warlock sounds fun. And the new Cantrip is nifty.

 

[Raunalyn]

The Sorcerer one is too much like a Great Old One warlock to feel like something "new".

The Warlock sounds fun. And the new Cantrip is nifty.

Yes! I do like that cantrip.

 

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[Parmandur]

It's about time that the Sorcerer gets freed up to enter the design space the Warlock was squating on in the PHB: give us Fey and Fiendish Sorcerers, too!

 

[Raunalyn]

I mean, psionics makes me think Dark Sun, but this is too Lovecraftian for that.

Have to admit, this is a real head-scratcher in terms of settings. Perhaps something Planescape-y?

Or a new adventure path that features Mind Flayers/Aboleths/The Far Realm?

 

[Parmandur]

I mean, psionics makes me think Dark Sun, but this is too Lovecraftian for that.

Have to admit, this is a real head-scratcher in terms of settings. Perhaps something Planescape-y?

Two possibilities:

1.) Planescape: Anything Goes

2.) Xanathar's Guide 2: This Time It's Personal