D&D (2024) They butchered the warlock in the new packet

[mamba]

Or, much better: 1 per every encounter.

even more swingy, I do not like per encounter, give me per round and per day and leave the rest to me

 

[mamba]

Nah, short tests are approximately a billion times better than long rests as a pacing mechanic.

I do not want a pacing mechanic, let me decide what I do when.

Short rest to heal up, long rest for everything else.

 

[mellored]

Maybe you didn’t. I would argue whatever your DM was doing to prevent you from doing so, they were doing you a disservice.

Sometimes there would just be one big battle in the day. Like an army marching on a castle.

Not sure i would call that a disservice.

 

[Charlaquin]

I like everything except the removal of Pact Magic. When we said we wanted more spell slots, we didn't mean to gut the entire system. We just meant we wanted more spell slots.

Like, literally just give them more. Maybe base it on their casting stat? Or, like was mentioned before, give an easy way to recharge them that doesn't require a short rest. Just an "Arcane Recovery" feature that can be used x/day would work.

I agree with this (although personally I didn’t feel like warlocks had too few spell slots, but I wouldn’t say no to them getting more.)

What about the new recovery mechanic Druids got for channel nature and they said clerics would get for channel divinity in a future packet? The one where you have a number of uses and you regain one use on a short rest and all uses on a long rest? Why not give Walocks that? Maybe have that base number be their spellcasting ability modifier.

 

[Vaalingrade]

even more swingy, I do not like per encounter, give me per round and per day and leave the rest to me

I... don't want nappy-byes to determine if I can keep adventuring.

 

[mellored]

even more swingy, I do not like per encounter, give me per round and per day and leave the rest to me

I also like per encounter, with some dailies.

But having some classes on short and others on long just doesn't work too well.

 

[Charlaquin]

Sometimes there would just be one big battle in the day. Like an army marching on a castle.

Not sure i would call that a disservice.

Those times are no worse for warlocks than they are for fighters, barbarians, monks, or rogues.

 

[Charlaquin]

I do not want a pacing mechanic, let me decide what I do when.

Short rest to heal up, long rest for everything else.

Long rest is also a pacing mechanic, pal.

 

[Charlaquin]

I also like per encounter, with some dailies.

But having some classes on short and others on long just doesn't work too well.

It can, if adventuring says are fairly consistent. Though, I do think a much better solution would be to give every class a mix of at-will, short rest, and long rest abilities.

 

[mellored]

Those times are no worse for warlocks than they are for fighters, barbarians, monks, or rogues.

Do rogues have anything at all on a short rest?

And I expect monks to get anti-short rest treatment as well. Though for them, I hope they get the ability to recharge ki as an action or something.