According to Jeremy Crawford, "Barovia is where the DMG (p. 51) says it is: in a demiplane of shadow and dread." So we don't need to imply anything, we KNOW Barovia is a demiplane.
A lot of product announcements this week from Catalyst Game Labs. We've had
New Novels Announced
Interstellar Operations Beta released
Combat Manuals announced
Several new e-pub product lines announced
The redesign of several of the Unseen mechs was revealed
New mechs for the Alph Strike...
Hardcover. Saw it at my FLGS today, but can't pick up my copy until Friday. It looks pretty sweet, but since I'm playing it before running it I didn't want to dig to deep into it.
Are you reading the "Finally" thread? Because there's a whole lot in there that makes a Pact Blade Warlock anything other than what you're implying.
Specifically look around page 49 or so for some damage numbers. The whole thread has lots of amplifying info.