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<blockquote data-quote="hastur_nz" data-source="post: 7138769" data-attributes="member: 40592">Well, the UA Hexblade is modelled of Elric, with the Patron being Blackrazor aka Stormbringer or similar, tied to the Raven Queen instead of Arioch.&nbsp; Bear that in mind, in relation to being an Aasimar.&nbsp; For example, Elric wasn't especially Evil, but with Swordbringer in is hands, more often than not it made him do Evil things.&nbsp; So your Hexblade may not be evil, but isn't he tied to a sword that's most likely not Lawful or Good?&nbsp; And the Haunted One sounds very much like an opportunity to link into the Raven Queen; she's from 4e, but the Shadowfell is in 5e somewhere, so for example maybe the PC is haunted by a brush with Death that the Raven Queen saved them from, at the price of becoming a Hexblade and wielding powers of Chaos (in 4e, the Raven Queen was unaligned, but for me I figure she's just as likely CN in 5e terms).Personally I actually just created a Scourge Aasimar Hexblade myself last week (background: Urban Bounty Hunter; setting = Planescape), and gave him a first run.&nbsp; My take on my PC is along the lines of &quot;touched by an angel&quot;, not so much &quot;angelic&quot;; I made mine CN, mainly because he's not religious but because his Patron is a sword of CE and he calls to the Raven Queen as he Hexes and generally chops things to pieces with his sword.&nbsp; It's a fairly powerful combo, not broken but a decent 'gish', as you can stack a fair number of things onto your weapon attack(s).&nbsp; So for me, being an Aasimar is a good mechanical synergy, but it's also what keeps him from spilling completely into CE territory (my original thought was to be a Tiefling, ala Hellboy).&nbsp; I dunno, I just made it up myself, my DM plays a different type of Aasimar in the game I run; there, I really just use the Deva thing to give him a vision here and there that vaguely hints at some future plot.Anyway, in my world the player decides all this stuff, the DM might just help tie it into the future plot points.&nbsp; Have a think about those...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hastur_nz, post: 7138769, member: 40592"] Well, the UA Hexblade is modelled of Elric, with the Patron being Blackrazor aka Stormbringer or similar, tied to the Raven Queen instead of Arioch. Bear that in mind, in relation to being an Aasimar. For example, Elric wasn't especially Evil, but with Swordbringer in is hands, more often than not it made him do Evil things. So your Hexblade may not be evil, but isn't he tied to a sword that's most likely not Lawful or Good? And the Haunted One sounds very much like an opportunity to link into the Raven Queen; she's from 4e, but the Shadowfell is in 5e somewhere, so for example maybe the PC is haunted by a brush with Death that the Raven Queen saved them from, at the price of becoming a Hexblade and wielding powers of Chaos (in 4e, the Raven Queen was unaligned, but for me I figure she's just as likely CN in 5e terms). Personally I actually just created a Scourge Aasimar Hexblade myself last week (background: Urban Bounty Hunter; setting = Planescape), and gave him a first run. My take on my PC is along the lines of "touched by an angel", not so much "angelic"; I made mine CN, mainly because he's not religious but because his Patron is a sword of CE and he calls to the Raven Queen as he Hexes and generally chops things to pieces with his sword. It's a fairly powerful combo, not broken but a decent 'gish', as you can stack a fair number of things onto your weapon attack(s). So for me, being an Aasimar is a good mechanical synergy, but it's also what keeps him from spilling completely into CE territory (my original thought was to be a Tiefling, ala Hellboy). I dunno, I just made it up myself, my DM plays a different type of Aasimar in the game I run; there, I really just use the Deva thing to give him a vision here and there that vaguely hints at some future plot. Anyway, in my world the player decides all this stuff, the DM might just help tie it into the future plot points. Have a think about those... [/QUOTE]

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