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That's a valid concern. One solution is to use a dex weapon instead, like a rapier, but of course that reduces your damage output without the right feat support. My preferred solution is to start with a level of fighter, which gives you more starting hp, con save proficiency, a fighting style...

It was in here somewhere. 1. Advantage on Con saves to prevent damage from interrupting concentration . 2. You can cast somatic component spells holding a weapon (without a free hand). 3. You can use a single-target spell in place of an opportunity attack. Edit: ninja'd

Holy crap. Between hex, witch bolt, and armor of Agathys, any lingering doubts about the effectiveness of this class are pretty much banished. Plenty of spells that stick around for multiple turns, so you can really milk those limited slots per encounter. I can't even decide which spells my...

Without a full spell write up, what do arms of hafar and armor of agathys do? Do they scale with spell level?

You could always take the initiate feat to get some cleric cantrips and a spell! Or even take a single level of cleric, which would give you higher level spell slots for your arcane trickster stuff too...

To answer the OP: at level 5 you can get an invocation that gives you Extra Attack, and at level 12 or so yo get another invocation that lets you add charisma to damage. Here's a simple damage breakdown at level 15, assuming +4 str and +4 Cha: Greatsword blade lock: (2d6+8)x2=30 average damage...

Here's my first try. Anything not from the previews and tidbits people have leaked is assumed unchanged from the leaked Alpha (which I know is dubious). Vorn, human fighter1/warlock5 HP: 22+5d8 (or 47) Stats: Str 16, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 16 Saving Throw Proficiencies: Con and Str...

I started another thread for specific attempts at character builds, but I think your idea works quite well mechanically; a greatsword warlock would probably require a level of fighter or barbarian for extra armor anyway, but the description of the pact blade reminded me of Nightmare from Soul...

So now that we've gotten some hot EXCLUSIVE peeks into the PHB, with numerous and heartfelt thanks to Palladion and everyone else braving the forums to answer questions with their shiny new before-street-date PHBs in hand, who else is interested in using all the various (legitimate) leaks and...

Also, since there are now two blade invocations, it seems like it'll keep up a bit better. At level 5 you get Thirsting Blade, which is basically Extra Attack, and at level 14ish you get Blood-drinking Blade (or something like that, it's in this thread somewhere) that lets you add Cha bonus to...

Wait, what? Polymorph is a level 4 spell on the Warlock list, isn't it? Couldn't you already do that at level 7 as many times as you want (as long as you had the spell slots)? Did they actually take Polymorph off the warlock spell list, require an invocation to get it back, AND put an arbitrary...

Yeah, you'd need a decent Strength (or Dex) too. Just like a cleric or paladin or eldritch knight. You have to be a little MAD to play a gish in 5e. ;)

The coolest is definitely a blade-pact warlock with the war caster feat, using his opportunity attack to zap anyone who tries to get away. Yesssss.

I think it was confirmed somewhere that divine strike is like in the alpha: the melee-friendly domains get +1d8 damage of a domain-appropriate type, like poison for trickery, and the spell-heavy domains get Wisdom bonus added to spell damage instead. In the alpha, the monk got a Martial Arts...

... Shut up, that's why!

Hrm. That is probably the least elegant way they could design that ability. It almost begs for the player to cheese it by "entering combat" with various insects, walls, bags of rats, etc.

Hey look, it's something else awesome for blade-pact warlocks! (And clerics, eldritch knights, etc.) I kind of dig how some feats (this, great weapon master, sentinel) are really key to making certain archetypes really kick ass. It adds a remarkable amount of modularity: any spellcaster with...

So a blade-pact warlock can summon his melee weapon out of mid-air, gains automatic proficiency in it, and with the right incantations he gets two attack and adds his charisma bonus to damage? Plus a couple times per encounter you can lay the smack down with powerful spells? Even assuming...

Woo! That makes the class MUCH more appealing.

Here's a quick question (if you're game): do warlock spells recharge on a short rest or long?