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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8821805" data-attributes="member: 6704184">So, I have been wondering how close to fully at-will you could get a Warlock in 5e with variant features that hew pretty close to the original. Like, compatible with existing subclasses close.  (+thread because I am not here to argue about whether this is a good goal to pursue, or anything like that. Just the ideas, please. No edition sniping, no complaining about wotc, just a positive thread about an alt take on the warlock)So far, I've got two main ideas. Variable Recharge Spell Slots - Something has to happen in order to get a spell slot back. Two examples are Warlock's Curse and Warp The Weave. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warlock's Curse - Whenever you place a creature under any curse, such as from the Hex or Bane spells or from a class feature such as Hexblade's Curse, that creature is Cursed by you. When an enemy under your curse is reduced to 0HP or otherwise made to be incapacitated, you can regain a spell slot. (also opens up more mechanics to key off cursing enemies)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Murcurial Nature - When you roll initiative, you roll a d6. If it shows a 6, you regain a spell slot.</li> </ul>Spell Slots Are For Wizards - You don't use spell slots at all, you just have at-will abilities, and abilities that recharge along idiosyncratic lines. Hex is replaced with a feature like Warlock's Curse. You curse a target, and you have a single use of this ability, but regain the ability to do so when something happens. Maybe it's when you kill an enemy, maybe it's when you roll a natural 20, maybe it's just the above recharge roll on a d6. But it should come back fairly often, making it just shy of at-will.  Then, you have invocations, and boons. As for spells, I genuinely don't know. maybe drop most spellcasting, or otherwise use neither slots nor spell points, and use something different than the refresh mechanic of your Warlock's Curse. How you handle spell slots and spells would definitely create some work with regard to the patrons and their bonus spells. You'd need to be able to learn some spells, basically, otherwise the existing patrons just don't work. THis is certainly half-baked, so don't take any one element too seriously, I just want to know if anyone else has thought about any of this?</blockquote>

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