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The warlock's biggest problem as a class (and it has numerous problems) is apathy. Take Eyebite. It targets will which ends up being +3 to hit (monster defenses average will to be 3 lower then AC) which is the same as taking a +3 weapon. It makes you invivible to the monster until the end of...

Why is it physically improbable? That is a very humanocentirc view of the world. Racist. :) I play a dragonborn with two huge swords. He is huge himself and processed of an enormous strength. I think it would be weird if he wielded two skinny swords. Also I like cheese. it tastes good.

And RAW a rogue can use a double sword for all the rogue-y goodness.

I don't think it will be as bad as you think. I played a minotaur fighter and the 1d12 on bastard sword was nice but not that nice. Predatory Eye sucks honestly. It is a d6 damage that takes a minor action to trigger and if you whiff it did nothing for the encounter. That means their...

It is a lot of fun to crit with fiery bolt just make sure your target is not next to an ally.

What about parties without a rogue? The idea in 4th was that you weren't supposed to be forced to take any one class. There were to be alternatives for each role. Warlock is the only other class that has thievery as a class skill but I don't know any Warlocks with a Dex of 18. Does that mean...

See I don't agree. The rogue is better then the warlock in his assigned role. Since 4th is a game about playing as part of a team performing your role is paramount. Combat advantage is most often granted by flanking. It's that simple. There are other ways to get it but most often you get it...

Actually you can only use the curse damage on a damage roll not on something that does auto damage like the fire from the flames. So on a miss you do 5 damage period. Countering that the warlock can up his defense with the feats he doesn't use on upping his offense doesn't have much to do with...

I agree I thought flames of Phlegethos would be good as it is the most damaging warlock power and I was supposed to be a striker right? Wrong. When you miss you often get a measly 5 damage through. Whoopty do. You can't even get the curse damage in as there is no roll. Armor of Agathys...

Remember though that you can hold an item in the light shield hand. Just hold one implement and wield the other. Then swap when you want to use the other power type. Light shield is +1 AC and +1 Ref. That's a pretty nice bump. And if you are a warlock who went paladin multi-class you...

Think of it this way: some of the minions used the corpses of their pals as living shields and came away with minor burns. The smoking corpses were of course not so lucky.

Plus divine challenge plus hellish rebuke is a "damned if you do damned if you don't" situation for a DM and that's always fun to inflict as a player. It's not as reliable as I'd like 'cause you can miss with the hellish rebuke and then the decision is easy, but you can't have everything. The...

Your at-will powers as a warlock are set for you. You can't pick them unless you are a human (who get an extra at-will) and then two of your at-will powers are selected for you and you may pick the third one from the remaining at-will powers. After that the field is wide open. You may select...

Ok the eyebite cheese for those who don't know is this: You use your divine challenge on a target and then eyebite him. If you hit you are invisible to him until the beginning of your next turn. He now has trouble attacking you and will likely choose to attack another target or no target at...

Tactics are good. I have been doing the divine challenge hellish rebuke trick since day one. There are a few problems with it as a combo though it can be a very good one. It takes a minor action to challenge an enemy. That is an action you are not using to curse. You have to keep attacking...

Look I am not trying to offend anyone. I said "... by the numbers Warlock is the worst striker..." I don't see how that is anything but an objective opinion. The same things that everyone posts here. I am not saying "Warlock's suck" they can help the party (sometimes) and they are certainly...

I can't argue with your feelings. I can say I feel differently as I am currently playing one. I agree with you that the warlock is a controller-ish striker. So what? That doesn't help him be a striker. Controller is also the role most parties don't need two of and wizard is a pretty popular...

Ok I posted a lot of this on RPG.net if you want to read the detailed discussion. If not here are the salient points. Though I will probably miss some. Good things about Warlocks You have the best defense of any striker. (Shadow Walk, Temp HP, Teleport, At-Wills discouraging further enemy...

Combat challenge is a burst. You can hit invisible opponents with it. The gnome can't avoid being the target. He can though move his invisible self to a point where you are not adjacent to him or attacking him and have the effect end. The damage from Divine Challenge is not a burst though...

Teleporting into the air has not been addressed to my knowledge. The designers in general seem to have a blind spot when it comes to the 3rd dimension. The problem with not allowing 3 dimensional movement comes with stairs, ledges, hills, cliffs and any other piece of stuff that happens to...