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WWanderingMystic reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with
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I mean, I think it's trivially obviously correct. 3e proved that GMs were ready, willing, and able to screw over players or their PCs... -
WWanderingMystic reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
In very simple terms: Because they know that that is a foot-in-the-door attack. Because players aren't stupid. They can quite easily see...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
I always prefer it when a player goes all-in on their character design, as those are some of the most fertile strands of narrative one...
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WWanderingMystic replied to the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts.I feel that most of the disagreement is that it can feel like the player is being penalized for a class choice and not a back story. If...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Here's the thing: it is 2025. We have reached the point where we understand, even when playing a traditional RPG like D&D, that the GM...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
I believe very strongly in reflavoring things. So a player that loves the mechanics of a Warlock should be able to reflavor the whole...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
All characters learned their skills from someone. They all have backstories and ties to setting elements outside themselves. The rogues...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
I’ve never seen a player object to the patron becoming a bother or even the bbeg. Just to their character getting nerfed as a dumb...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Wolfram stout's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
I think a lot of player concern/pushback comes from online people seemingly licking their chops at playing "gotcha"with the warlock...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
This is true for most players, and not just about Warlock Pacts. Players hate the idea that the DM can force their character to do...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Right but people are advocating for here is the idea that anyone who chose to play a Warlock signed up for an intrusive boss, which is...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
That actually varies in fiction. In some tales, sure, no problem. In others, the witches or warlocks are “marked” in some way...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Again, why? It isn't supported by the mechanics or even the inspirational fiction. "Historical" witches and warlocks got their powers...
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Why. Clerics gods don't get directly involved.
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WWanderingMystic reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Eh, barbarians, bards, fighters (meaning the magic subclasses) monks, rangers, rogues (magic subclasses), sorcerers, and wizards, etc...