D&D 5E (2014) Annoying warlock invocation names

[Uller]

I know I'm just being a crumudgeon here...its probably the engineer in me...but the 4e-esque invocation names for warlocks annoy me. Ethereal stride makes sense....but how about names that just tell me what the power does with a word or two. Visage of the summer court? How just mass charm or circle of enchantment?

 

[RangerWickett]

Flavor is good. Removing flavor is easy; just write it on your sheet as "mass charm."

 

[Zaukrie]

I am an old guy, and I love the fluffy names. Frankly, I would include multiple names for most spells in 5e....

 

[GX.Sigma]

But Visage of the Summer Court does describe what it does. It grants you the visage of the summer court. The charm effect is just a way of mechanically representing that.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I rename 'em all on my character sheet anyway.

 

[Mattachine]

For warlocks, these names aren't a 4e-motif. The original warlock invocations had plenty of flavorful names, too.

 

[ZombieRoboNinja]

Mass Charm isn't what Visage would be anyway. Mass Charm is a daily wizard spell that auto-hits weak enemies. It probably had a different range and possibly duration.

As others have said, I love the warlock power names and fluff. Easy to chop out, but cool for those who enjoy it.

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

Flavorful names are great, but only so long as they're in-setting flavor. Otherwise, I'd prefer plain, descriptive names for reference.

 

[Howndawg]

I like the flavorful names from 4e. Not to mention the ones from the Conan RPG, my favorite "Awful Rite of the Werebeast". The make the warlock feel more S&S and less high fantasy.