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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7108207" data-attributes="member: 6689161">I have a one tracked mind of late.  Apologies.  I am fascinated by the Warlock.  Though some of this might be extended to other classes.I recently made some statements about Blade Pact Warlocks which are up for debate...I stand by my opinions but came across another way of doing something similar.Has anyone played a frequently front line Warlock that is not Blade Pact?I believe it would be very viable particularly for a variant human or mountain dwarf.  The plan would be to wear medium armor and use a shield if possible.  Thereafter, take Crossbow Expert.  From there, you have a good AC, good HP if you prioritize CON and no disadvantage with Eldritch Blast.  I would want to take a cantrip to help survive combat to that point such as greenflame blade or acid splash.  A moderately armored human could point buy: 10, 14, 16, 10, 8, 16 with the bonus from Moderately Armored going into DEX.By level 4, you could blast in melee.  Temporary hit points would help and rather than hex, perhaps Armor of Agathys would be the go to.  I ask about this combination because of the boredom many people complain of when playing EB spammers from the back rank.  Lastly, does anyone else have full casters tricked out for the front?  I suspect Warlock has an advantage starting with some armor.  Nevertheless there have to be other combinations which while not optimized, would work.</blockquote>

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