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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tersival" data-source="post: 7102876" data-attributes="member: 6792135">This thread has been exceptionally interesting. I've always been in the camp thinking pact blades were relatively gimped or at least lacking compared to other pacts. Especially if one is contemplating anything other than fiend pact."Warlock" feels like it should be associated with dangerous, scary powers but compared to other pacts, seeing a RAW pact blade warlock summon their pact weapon seems like it would be more reassuring than intimidating.For what its worth I favor the following house rules:All warlocks receive one “Pact Invocation” for free. This invocation must have a prerequisite matching their subclass, and the warlock must meet any other listed prerequisotes.  E.g.  A tome pact warlock may choose Book of Ancient Secrets and receive the benefits immediately as it has no other prerequisites, but if a blade pact warlock chooses Lifedrinker, they will gain no benefit until level 12 as this level is also a prerequisite.Pact of the Blade: (1)    the Warlock’s pact weapon can be stowed or retrieved from its extra dimensional space as a bonus action and the Warlock may draw on their pact to wield the weapon using their Charisma bonus instead of the typical ability for that weapon type, such as Strength or Dexterity.(2)    Eldritch Blade cantrip – the warlock can transform their pact weapon into a manifestation of the same energy as Eldritch Blasts, receiving the same damage dice and number of attacks as Eldritch Blasts, replacing the pact weapon’s normal damage dice, and magical effects if any, but using the pact weapon’s reach.  </blockquote>

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