Can someone please tell me about Warlocks?

[Ranes]

I don't have the book in which the class appeared but a player in my regular game is using one and I am curious about it.

Could someone tell me what use limitations there are with eldritch blast (if that's the correct name)? The PC in question is 5th level, if that makes any difference.

 

[shilsen]

The big limitation is that it is a standard action to use. So a warlock never gets to use it multiple times in the round, short of the Quicken Spell-Like Ability feat, and even that's only usable 3/day.

The benefits are that it's a ranged touch attack and usable any number of times per day.

IMO, it's a well-balanced class and ability.

 

[rgard]

I don't have the book in which the class appeared but a player in my regular game is using one and I am curious about it.

Could someone tell me what use limitations there are with eldritch blast (if that's the correct name)? The PC in question is 5th level, if that makes any difference.

Some things about the eldritch blast (eb) off the top of my head:

1. A 5th level warlocks eb is 3d6 in damage. It's a ranged touch attack, but you can only do it once a round (even if the warlock has two attacks due to bab)...it's a standard action.

2. The attack has a range of 60'. There is no save against the damage.

3. The warlock can do one eb every round all day long.

4. The warlock can add invocations to the eb to add effects to it, ie, will saves or become shaken or fort save to become blinded.

5. The eb is subject to spell resistance.

That's what I remember at the moment.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[rgard]

The big limitation is that it is a standard action to use. So a warlock never gets to use it multiple times in the round, short of the Quicken Spell-Like Ability feat, and even that's only usable 3/day.

The benefits are that it's a ranged touch attack and usable any number of times per day.

IMO, it's a well-balanced class and ability.

I agree on the well-balanced class. My son plays one and he enjoys it.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Ranes]

I'm very grateful to you all for your feedback. I'm sure the player in my group has been saying the range on his eb is 230 feet. Anyway thanks for the information.

 

[frankthedm]

First thing you do is demandto borrow the book. Take no excuses. Then read the class.

I'm very grateful to you all for your feedback. I'm sure the player in my group has been saying the range on his eb is 230 feet. Anyway thanks for the information.

I think "Eldrich spear" lets one increase the range a large amount.

 

[Dracomeander]

I'm very grateful to you all for your feedback. I'm sure the player in my group has been saying the range on his eb is 230 feet. Anyway thanks for the information.

Then he's taken the blast shape invocation 'Eldritch Spear' which extends the range of the eldritch blast to 250 ft. Just remember that that takes up one of his least invocations.

Also, when the warlock gets higher in level, he may only apply one blast shape and one essence invocation to any eldritch blast he makes. No 250 ft Eldritch Chains.

 

[Particle_Man]

Also they can detect magic at will by 2nd level, although it is more "yes/no" rather than giving one any ability to determine the exact school of magic.

It makes looting *much* more efficient.

 

[Ranes]

That's interesting. He's been doing a lot of the detect magic but he's been treating it like the spell and asking for info on the schools.

Thanks for enlightening me with respect to eldritch spear.

 

[Ranes]

First thing you do is demandto borrow the book. Take no excuses. Then read the class.

Well our DM has the rules and I trust him (although his knowledge of the core rules isn't that great). But I get to play the warlock for a session while the player's away (he asked me to run the pc for him). I have the character sheet and looking at it - and seeing the way the player has played the character - has just raised these questions in my head.

Thanks again to all of you for your help.