New warlock...race?

[werk]

I'm pretty much decided to play a warlock with a group that I am joining. It's in the Forgotten Realms and the DM says that I can get creative if I'd like...so I'm overwhelmed with possibilities.
I'm even considering taking one LA hit if the race is cool enough.


We're around a bunch of elves, so star elf jumps immediately to mind.
Also considering little-folk, gnome or halfling...but then I see the chaos gnome and the water halfling...and the da'hin'ni (halfling djinni bastard from dragon mag).
Aasimar?
Fire mephling?
Lizardfolk/catfolk/goatfolk?

I'd like a little synergy with warlock, but I'm open to anything not disadvantageous. I get to start at level three, one level behind the rest of the party...but not for long.

 

[Pinotage]

It really depends on what flavor of warlock you're going for. If you want the warlock to be a good blaster without bothering with DC invocations, something that boosts dexterity and AC like a halfling is a good idea. On the other hand, if you're relying on the DCs of various invocations, something that boosts Charisma (Tiefling, I think) is a very good bet.

Pinotage

 

[Hammerhead]

It really depends on what flavor of warlock you're going for. If you want the warlock to be a good blaster without bothering with DC invocations, something that boosts dexterity and AC like a halfling is a good idea. On the other hand, if you're relying on the DCs of various invocations, something that boosts Charisma (Tiefling, I think) is a very good bet.

Pinotage

Tiefling penalizes Charisma, it doesn't add a bonus to it.

If you really want to specialize in blasting, Xeph might be cool. And in FR, Strongheart Halfling is always an amazing choice.

 

[irdeggman]

What level?

Generally LA races make for bad choices for a class that depends on CL or level based abilities like a warlock.

Also the extra feat that being human grants is extremely tempting for a feat starved class like a warlock.

The Fey Heritage feats could make a good choice (and fit in with fey-like elves to boot).

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Have you thought about an Aasimar?

For a +1 LA you get:

• +2 Wisdom, +2 Charisma.
• Darkvision: Aasimars can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
• Racial Skills: Aasimars have a +2 racial bonus on Spot and Listen checks.
• Special Attacks: Daylight.
  • (Sp): An aasimar can use daylight once per day as a 1st-level caster or a caster of his class levels, whichever is higher.
• Special Qualities: Resistance to acid 5, cold 5, and electricity 5.

 

[Klaus]

Human.

You'll be starving for feats as it is.

 

[Hammerhead]

Also, unless you really like invocations with save DCs (and let's face it, most of them aren't very good), the most important stat for a Warlock is probably Constitution.

 

[blargney the second]

Races of the Dragon has a couple of good options: Spellscale has a Charisma bonus, and Dragonborn has a Constitution bonus. Magic of Incarnum also has the Azurin, which is basically an interesting variant human.

 

[irdeggman]

Have you thought about an Aasimar?
[*]Special Qualities: Resistance to acid 5, cold 5, and electricity 5.[/list]

Which do not stack with the warlock's class (10th level +) resistances. There is at least one prestige class that does have the resistances stack, but unless specifically stated otherwise resistance (like DR) only "layers".

 

[szilard]

Chaos Gnome (Races of Stone) would work well - it is +1 LA, but gets +2 to Dex/Con/Cha, entropic shield as a spell-like ability, and a free reroll 1/day (+ most typical gnomish things).

-Stuart