D&D 5E Cantrip nerf (house rule brainstorm)

[Fenris-77]

Engage in witty repartee, of course!

Don't forget things like getting in the way, randomly falling over, and fanning oneself with that large wizard hat.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

A bug doesn't become not a bug just because it's been around a long time.

No, It's not been "around a long time". It was literally the core power of the class.

This is from NWN2, but it is a pretty good summery of how the original warlock worked: Warlock

 

[DnD Warlord]

Firing crossbow bolts, like wizards in the classic stories do.

What classic story is that? I don’t remember Merlin doing so or Harry Potter or even Gandalf? (I guess early Harry Dresden carried a gun)

 

[jmartkdr2]

What classic story is that? I don’t remember Merlin doing so or Harry Potter or even Gandalf? (I guess early Harry Dresden carried a gun)

That was sarcasm.

 

[DnD Warlord]

That was sarcasm.

Oops.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

(I guess early Harry Dresden carried a gun)

Not just early, he uses a gun in the newest book, too. Murph uses a rocket launcher, too, not that it's relevant to wizards. It's just fun. I won't spoil anything more than that, for anyone who might happen to be catching up on the series.

 

[DnD Warlord]

Not just early, he uses a gun in the newest book, too. Murph uses a rocket launcher, too, not that it's relevant to wizards. It's just fun. I won't spoil anything more than that, for anyone who might happen to be catching up on the series.

I just finished peace talks and for a few novels he has been more magical I guess it makes sense for battle front for those to be true.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I just finished peace talks and for a few novels he has been more magical I guess it makes sense for battle front for those to be true.

Fair, yeah, he didn't use a pistol as much for a few books. I reread the whole series before reading Peace Talks and Battle Front, so my perception of things is skewed by that.

 

[DnD Warlord]

Fair, yeah, he didn't use a pistol as much for a few books. I reread the whole series before reading Peace Talks and Battle Front, so my perception of things is skewed by that.

I actually ran a 4e Dresden like game with the white counsel and the vampire courts... just with some sanding down some concepts (like we had a sword mage who was the summer squire, and a paliden that was a”knight errant” under the knights of the cross, and our two wizards (white court) were artificer and warlock)

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I actually ran a 4e Dresden like game with the white counsel and the vampire courts... just with some sanding down some concepts (like we had a sword mage who was the summer squire, and a paliden that was a”knight errant” under the knights of the cross, and our two wizards (white court) were artificer and warlock)

Nice!
I’m currently building a game that has some similar concepts to the Dresden Files, but with a more optimistic view of people, and very different world-building, esp above the “street view” level.