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<blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 6609446" data-attributes="member: 6750235">I agree with pukunui.I think warlocks are a blast and you can focus on control, and 2 short rest slots is great at low levels... but... in general it's one spell per encounter for a warlock and a lot of spamming eldritch blast or other at will abilities. Hex isn't as big a deal as some think because concentration mechanics remove it from play often so an easier encounter from controlling effects is completely viable as an alternative provided you pick up controlling spells with duration. No matter how you look at it, you are likely casting a controlling spell first round followed by cantrips for the reminder of the encounter. Some like it and some don't. A bard won't have the spell slots for one per encounter for several levels. Warlocks short rest recover is amazing at low levels. What you will find is that a bard knows more spells, particularly a lore bard, at lower levels for more choices in spell options plus has bardic inspiration. By 7th level or so the better skill options, broader spell selection options, and bardic inspiration there is more variety of choices than the warlock.The bard won't be casting at the highest level available or have the at will options the warlock has. The bard also doesn't have slot recovery options like renewal, sorcery points, or short rest slots like other arcane casters have so rations spells a bit more. Damage is low for bard spellcasting.Your decision should be based on variety vs spam and what you will enjoy.Hope that helps. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ashrym, post: 6609446, member: 6750235"] I agree with pukunui. I think warlocks are a blast and you can focus on control, and 2 short rest slots is great at low levels... but... in general it's one spell per encounter for a warlock and a lot of spamming eldritch blast or other at will abilities. Hex isn't as big a deal as some think because concentration mechanics remove it from play often so an easier encounter from controlling effects is completely viable as an alternative provided you pick up controlling spells with duration. No matter how you look at it, you are likely casting a controlling spell first round followed by cantrips for the reminder of the encounter. Some like it and some don't. A bard won't have the spell slots for one per encounter for several levels. Warlocks short rest recover is amazing at low levels. What you will find is that a bard knows more spells, particularly a lore bard, at lower levels for more choices in spell options plus has bardic inspiration. By 7th level or so the better skill options, broader spell selection options, and bardic inspiration there is more variety of choices than the warlock. The bard won't be casting at the highest level available or have the at will options the warlock has. The bard also doesn't have slot recovery options like renewal, sorcery points, or short rest slots like other arcane casters have so rations spells a bit more. Damage is low for bard spellcasting. Your decision should be based on variety vs spam and what you will enjoy. Hope that helps. :) [/QUOTE]

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