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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tessarael" data-source="post: 8964631" data-attributes="member: 12909">Hi timespike,A few suggestions/comments if I may regarding Warlock in MoAR Battlemages v1.2:Armor and shield proficiency:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm surprised that the Martialist Archetype doesn't have medium armor proficiency, was that intentional?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For the Knight of Ancient Mysteries eldritch invocation, I would suggest to change the prerequisite on this to "medium armor proficiency and martial weapon proficiency" to make it a bit more generic.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There's also the broader issue of weapon + shield Warlocks spellcasting. For that, I'd suggest having an eldritch invocation along these lines: Patron's Shield: You gain proficiency in shields and can emblazon the symbol of your patron on your shield to use it as a spellcasting focus. (An emblem costs 5gp per p.327 of the Adventurer's Guide.) The latter permits you to cast spells with V,M and V,S,M components while wielding weapon and an emblazoned shield. A DC 15 Arcana check can be used to identify the emblem displayed for a patron, unless they are particularly rare, in which case a DC 15 check would indicate the type of patron at least (e.g., Aberration, Diabolic, or Fey).</li> </ul>Exertion pool for maneuvers:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Dread Knight archetype for Warlock uses spell points for exertion pool. That's consistent with how it is done for Herald. I think that makes sense for the Martialist Archetype too, otherwise you can do a one level dip into Warlock and get that exertion pool equal to twice your proficiency bonus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Secrets of the Sword eldritch invocation granting one free use per long rest of the two 1st degree maneuvers learned seems a bit weak. I suggest instead to increase the exertion pool by 2, recovered whenever you finish a short or long rest. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In particular, adding to the exertion pool allows the character to activate some other maneuver instead, and exertion generally is recovered on a short rest from what I've read.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And note that this suggested alternative is similar but weaker than the Martial Scholar feat in two key ways: (1) Martial Scholar increases the exertion pool by 3, and (2) Martial Scholar allows learning maneuvers above 1st degree, if you already know some maneuvers.</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote>

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