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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7271618" data-attributes="member: 6689161">All good points!&nbsp; Historically I have taken blade pact...however I was thinking about taking something with a different flavor.Yes, no double duty CHA.&nbsp; I would go with strength.&nbsp; IF and I say IF I was to take a greataxe, coupled with booming blade or greenflame blade, I would be OK with the drop in power.As to smiting...I am less worried about routinely smiting but rather having fun at pivotal times.&nbsp; Your point is well taken.&nbsp; Using one of the spells would be OK.I took pact of the blade with my last character at the last minute.&nbsp; I had alternatively toyed with pact of the tome.&nbsp; At first level I took moderately armored and at 4th would have (gasp!) taken weapon master for a greatsword.&nbsp; Not optimized...not a problem really.In the current case was thinking about taking a rebellious duergar criminal who chanced upon a blade of power (my own interpretation of the pact I realize).&nbsp; So I would go for breastplate and a greataxe.&nbsp; Sneak when feasible.&nbsp; Throw a few eldritch blasts and then wade in with greenflame blade etc.I thought pact of the tome would be fun flavor...i would take some sort of reskinned familiar perhaps sort of under-darky.&nbsp; The last piece would be finding something redeeming about the character and how he could reasonably fit in an adventuring party.&nbsp; But I would as you say lack two attacks.&nbsp; I would want a way to bolster melee if I did the flavor route with pact of the tome hence considering booming blade etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet, post: 7271618, member: 6689161"] All good points! Historically I have taken blade pact...however I was thinking about taking something with a different flavor. Yes, no double duty CHA. I would go with strength. IF and I say IF I was to take a greataxe, coupled with booming blade or greenflame blade, I would be OK with the drop in power. As to smiting...I am less worried about routinely smiting but rather having fun at pivotal times. Your point is well taken. Using one of the spells would be OK. I took pact of the blade with my last character at the last minute. I had alternatively toyed with pact of the tome. At first level I took moderately armored and at 4th would have (gasp!) taken weapon master for a greatsword. Not optimized...not a problem really. In the current case was thinking about taking a rebellious duergar criminal who chanced upon a blade of power (my own interpretation of the pact I realize). So I would go for breastplate and a greataxe. Sneak when feasible. Throw a few eldritch blasts and then wade in with greenflame blade etc. I thought pact of the tome would be fun flavor...i would take some sort of reskinned familiar perhaps sort of under-darky. The last piece would be finding something redeeming about the character and how he could reasonably fit in an adventuring party. But I would as you say lack two attacks. I would want a way to bolster melee if I did the flavor route with pact of the tome hence considering booming blade etc. [/QUOTE]

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