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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 8820418" data-attributes="member: 25818"><p>I don't use warlocks in my homebrew campaign. I wanted witches, and people were like, "Those should be warlocks!"</p><p></p><p>Listen, if you stumble into and knock down a witch in a tavern, you should expect to get home and your cows will all be dry, or your wheat fields will be full of rust, or you'll have nightmares of being ridden like a horse.</p><p></p><p>You stumble into and knock down a warlock in a tavern, and you should expect to be incinerated by <em>eldritch blasts</em> before the warlock even gets up off the floor. There's no subtlety built into the mechanics of the class.</p><p></p><p>So, no warlocks. I use <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/248189/WH-The-Witch-a-character-class-of-natural-arcana-and-the-old-ways-of-magic" target="_blank">Walrock Homebrew's Witch class </a>instead.</p><p></p><p>That said, I have seen some warlock homebrew I thought was excellent and I'd use if I <em>did</em> use warlocks.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Patron:</strong> Eiti3, <em><a href="https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LFjrWp3l9ZOxGnp2JsH" target="_blank">Otherworldy Patron: The Friends</a></em><a href="https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LFjrWp3l9ZOxGnp2JsH" target="_blank"> </a>(I almost regret excluding warlocks due to this amazing patron idea)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Patron:</strong> Brandes Stoddard, <em><a href="https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2015/07/dd-5e-three-new-spells-one-new-pact-one-new-patron/" target="_blank">D&D 5e: Three New Spells, One New Pact, One New Patron</a> </em>(the Death patron, different flavor from others; includes his Malediction Pact which isn't too flavorful, but is mechanically interesting)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Patron:</strong> samhaine, <em><a href="https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-elder-blood/" target="_blank">D&D 5e Warlock Patron: The Elder Blood</a></em><a href="https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-elder-blood/" target="_blank"> </a>(a primordial vampire patron)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Patron:</strong> samhaine, <em><a href="https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-wyrm/" target="_blank">D&D 5e Warlock Patron: The Wyrm</a></em><a href="https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-wyrm/" target="_blank"> </a>(an ancient dragon patron)</li> </ul><p>I also think these homebrew pacts are pretty awesome:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">saequis' <em><a href="https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/rJgkUC0rN" target="_blank">Pact of the Deck Mk IV, a Cardcasting Warlock Pact</a></em> (really, really intriguing concept!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">SitkaPad's <em><a href="https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-Lj_DD2p0WIjPfiTofbH" target="_blank">Warlock Pact Boon - Coin</a></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ascended_Bebop's <em><a href="https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/HdfKKmzR5uPo" target="_blank">Pact of the Claw</a></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rex_Gunn's <em><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u6h_pznMfjByO_GF76iKi3m2Wj7EeOwx/view" target="_blank">Pact of the Cauldron, a new witchy pact boon!</a></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ItsADnDMonsterNow's <em><a href="https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L_P-XkkYEfyIsiRnAHt" target="_blank">Warlock Pact: Pact of Blood</a></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PeanutJaygee's <em><a href="https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L2gby7ppDHJr-ZOuMKg" target="_blank">Pact of the Talisman</a></em> (which came out before the official one and is IMO more flavorful)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">FrostBladestorm's <em><a href="https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-MCbRVu3clbGiaF76pfl" target="_blank">Pact of the Key v1.3</a></em> with the modification suggested in billFoldDog's <em><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/hs18sn/pact_of_the_key_a_new_pact_boon_option_for_a/fy8qcpp/" target="_blank">comment</a></em></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 8820418, member: 25818"] I don't use warlocks in my homebrew campaign. I wanted witches, and people were like, "Those should be warlocks!" Listen, if you stumble into and knock down a witch in a tavern, you should expect to get home and your cows will all be dry, or your wheat fields will be full of rust, or you'll have nightmares of being ridden like a horse. You stumble into and knock down a warlock in a tavern, and you should expect to be incinerated by [I]eldritch blasts[/I] before the warlock even gets up off the floor. There's no subtlety built into the mechanics of the class. So, no warlocks. I use [URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/248189/WH-The-Witch-a-character-class-of-natural-arcana-and-the-old-ways-of-magic']Walrock Homebrew's Witch class [/URL]instead. That said, I have seen some warlock homebrew I thought was excellent and I'd use if I [I]did[/I] use warlocks. [LIST] [*][B]Patron:[/B] Eiti3, [I][URL='https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LFjrWp3l9ZOxGnp2JsH']Otherworldy Patron: The Friends[/URL][/I][URL='https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LFjrWp3l9ZOxGnp2JsH'] [/URL](I almost regret excluding warlocks due to this amazing patron idea) [*][B]Patron:[/B] Brandes Stoddard, [I][URL='https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2015/07/dd-5e-three-new-spells-one-new-pact-one-new-patron/']D&D 5e: Three New Spells, One New Pact, One New Patron[/URL] [/I](the Death patron, different flavor from others; includes his Malediction Pact which isn't too flavorful, but is mechanically interesting) [*][B]Patron:[/B] samhaine, [I][URL='https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-elder-blood/']D&D 5e Warlock Patron: The Elder Blood[/URL][/I][URL='https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-elder-blood/'] [/URL](a primordial vampire patron) [*][B]Patron:[/B] samhaine, [I][URL='https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-wyrm/']D&D 5e Warlock Patron: The Wyrm[/URL][/I][URL='https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/dd-5e-warlock-patron-the-wyrm/'] [/URL](an ancient dragon patron) [/LIST] I also think these homebrew pacts are pretty awesome: [LIST] [*]saequis' [I][URL='https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/rJgkUC0rN']Pact of the Deck Mk IV, a Cardcasting Warlock Pact[/URL][/I] (really, really intriguing concept!) [*]SitkaPad's [I][URL='https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-Lj_DD2p0WIjPfiTofbH']Warlock Pact Boon - Coin[/URL][/I] [*]Ascended_Bebop's [I][URL='https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/HdfKKmzR5uPo']Pact of the Claw[/URL][/I] [*]Rex_Gunn's [I][URL='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u6h_pznMfjByO_GF76iKi3m2Wj7EeOwx/view']Pact of the Cauldron, a new witchy pact boon![/URL][/I] [*]ItsADnDMonsterNow's [I][URL='https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L_P-XkkYEfyIsiRnAHt']Warlock Pact: Pact of Blood[/URL][/I] [*]PeanutJaygee's [I][URL='https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-L2gby7ppDHJr-ZOuMKg']Pact of the Talisman[/URL][/I] (which came out before the official one and is IMO more flavorful) [*]FrostBladestorm's [I][URL='https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-MCbRVu3clbGiaF76pfl']Pact of the Key v1.3[/URL][/I] with the modification suggested in billFoldDog's [I][URL='https://old.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/hs18sn/pact_of_the_key_a_new_pact_boon_option_for_a/fy8qcpp/']comment[/URL][/I] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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