The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In my wife's campaign, we had a player who wanted his warlock to be his own patron. Basically, he wanted to play a warlock without any of the warlock flavor...essentially a short-rest sorcerer that can cast Eldritch Blast. They really tried to accommodate his request, but it wasn't working...he went with Fiend.

It would be interesting to do a poll and see how many warlock players think the flavor is integral to the class. Based on very passionate threads in the past, it seems like quite a few of them would rather it was just a generic magic-user with its unique mechanics.

 

[overgeeked]

It would be interesting to do a poll and see how many warlock players think the flavor is integral to the class. Based on very passionate threads in the past, it seems like quite a few of them would rather it was just a generic magic-user with its unique mechanics.

Most likely down to the idea of owing anyone a favor to get power and the thought of the referee bringing in their patron as an NPC.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Most likely down to the idea of owing anyone a favor to get power and the thought of the referee bringing in their patron as an NPC.

You've read those threads, too.

My biggest takeaway from that thread was that the era of the hostile DM is far from over at some tables. I cannot imagine either doing or sitting still for some of the things people said their DMs did with patrons. I'm slowly ramping up a warlock's as-yet-unseen patron in my campaign, and it's eventually going to be an active participant in things, but it's all with the player's input, support and -- most importantly -- trust.

Maybe the "DM shortage" is actually a shortage of non-jerk DMs.

 

[CleverNickName]

Why wouldn't it work?

I'm not exactly sure, I wasn't involved in the discussion (not my character, and I wasn't the DM.) I'm sure it had something to do with the campaign setting and the lore...I don't think anyone thought it was mechanically wrong.

Sometimes things just don't fit.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Maybe it's because of OneD&D, but it seems like threads about "how can I force people to play how I play?" are becoming more common lately.

 

[Cadence]

Maybe it's because of OneD&D, but it seems like threads about "how can I force people to play how I play?" are becoming more common lately.

What I'd hope was "How can I have the rules still allow the type of game I like to play/run without too much surgery." does seem to turn into either "How can I force everyone to play the type of game I like to play/run as a default." or "Dang your preference is out of touch."

 

[Scribe]

It would be interesting to do a poll and see how many warlock players think the flavor is integral to the class. Based on very passionate threads in the past, it seems like quite a few of them would rather it was just a generic magic-user with its unique mechanics.

That's absolutely the impression I get, but I've had some level of disconnect between how it's described, how it's often played, and how I wish it operated in game for a long time.

 

[trappedslider]

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

What I'd hope was "How can I have the rules still allow the type of game I like to play/run without too much surgery." does seem to turn into either "How can I force everyone to play the type of game I like to play/run as a default." or "Dang your preference is out of touch."

Yeah, if they were "hey, can WotC support my playstyle a bit more", that would be fine. But I have seen a lot of posts that seem to imply "this is the way D&D should be played, and WotC are wrong to not support it".

 

[trappedslider]

The one class i had an interest in playing during the 3 to 4th edition time frame other than a Rogue was a Chronomancer. I'm not sure how possible it was then and I'm not sure if it's possible now.