A warlock can use any invocations he knows at will, with the following qualifications: The invocations are spell-like abilities; using an invocation is therefore a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity. An invocation can be disrupted, just as a spell can be ruined during casting. A warlocks invocations are subject to spell resistance. They are also subject to arcane spell failure. I believe there only damaging ability is eldritch blast, which does a d6 every other level. As for the actual invocations, you can know one for around every other level. They don't have many powerful abilities, but like you said, they can use them once a round. The warlock seems to get alot of it's power from versatility. Go to page 131 of complete arcane to see the list of powers that can be chosen.
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ender_wiggin
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Alright, since you have made an excellent description of the class's limitations, I'll tentatively allow it. However, I'll be modifying it in terms of flavor. First, the "creating spell-like abilities by sheer will" is horseshit on Arius. Warlocks are extremely rare and typically only develop when a youngster with sorcerous talent undergoes some kind of traumatic experience, warping the way their souls are connected with their body. Typically, this is some sort of near death experience.
Furthermore, warlocks draw their abilities from their souls (read blanket setting info for details). This may lead to some unexpected consequences of the spell-like abilities. A warlock may find difficulty getting raised, for example.
Any thoughts?
Furthermore, warlocks draw their abilities from their souls (read blanket setting info for details). This may lead to some unexpected consequences of the spell-like abilities. A warlock may find difficulty getting raised, for example.
Any thoughts?
ender_wiggin
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Raigon said:
It's hotmail though. You have to check it at least once every forty days.
mps42
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Character Concept:
Name: Mel "brick" Wellsley
Occupation: Bouncer and sometimes-enforcer
A man of small but solid build, Mel is the bouncer at certain seedy locations as needed and occasionally will pull in some extra coin as a enforcer for local moneylenders, etc.
*** I was thingking of a Dwarven rogue or maybe fighter with emphasis on grappling and handfighting but capable of using a club, sap, man-catcher or other weapons as needed.
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Character Concept:
Name: Devin Potter
Occupation: Bounty hunter
A tal of tall, whiplike build, Devin travels the length and breadth of the land tracking those whou think they are above the law or think they can escape it.
*** This would be a ranger variant with emphasis on tracking men and less on the "woodland guide" idea.
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If there is an obvious need in the party (E.G. cleric or whatever) I would be more than willing to build something. (yes, as a matter of a fact, I AM jonesing for a game...)
Name: Mel "brick" Wellsley
Occupation: Bouncer and sometimes-enforcer
A man of small but solid build, Mel is the bouncer at certain seedy locations as needed and occasionally will pull in some extra coin as a enforcer for local moneylenders, etc.
*** I was thingking of a Dwarven rogue or maybe fighter with emphasis on grappling and handfighting but capable of using a club, sap, man-catcher or other weapons as needed.
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Character Concept:
Name: Devin Potter
Occupation: Bounty hunter
A tal of tall, whiplike build, Devin travels the length and breadth of the land tracking those whou think they are above the law or think they can escape it.
*** This would be a ranger variant with emphasis on tracking men and less on the "woodland guide" idea.
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If there is an obvious need in the party (E.G. cleric or whatever) I would be more than willing to build something. (yes, as a matter of a fact, I AM jonesing for a game...)
ender_wiggin
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Very interesting. Try grounding your concepts more in the setting, and perhaps the other characters as well.
Raigon
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History of lalamil Emorure(pre Rogan)
Born in the Year 1104 lalamil was raised in the elven traditions in one of the towns on the island of Krondalay (a smallish island off the southern coast of mainland). The arts had always been her strong point. She seemed especially talented, even for an elf, in the use of instruments. While almost every true elf is expected to be familiar with singing, poetry, drama, painting, and instruments by the time they reach there second decade it is rare that an elf would choose one of these as there profession. Lalamil is an exception to this rule. Her career first started in the elven corp. the elven military organization on the island designed to defend even cities against the many raids from the orcish tribes that still held strongholds on the island. In the thick of battle even the most controlled warrior has been know to loose his sense of direction and objective. Enter the corp. sounders. There job was twofold first to inspire courage into the troops. The second job was to issue orders to the troops through bugle calls. After several fights lalamil became a regular in the corp. She was respected by the warriors and learned tricks of the trade from almost everyone in the barracks. It looked as if she would have a career in the military if the massacre of 1198 did not occur. The entire fort was raised, and the majority of troops killed in there sleep. lalamil managed to survive after she was able to fast talk on of the Orc commanders. She was taken to the Orc camps as a prisoner of war. Once again luck was on her side and she managed to escape with a few other prisoners a few months later.
The next few months went by on an empty stomach and cold nights sleeping outside. Finally lalamil secured a job working as a cook, from there she worked a variety of odd jobs traveling across the world. This went on until she managed to secure a job playing as a indenture minstrel for a local noble. It was then that her musical ability came to the surface again. After a few years in the service of the noble she paid off her debt and decided to travel the world as a singer and performer. Her first possession of any real worth was a wonderfully crafted lute that she managed to acquire off a gnome craftsman in the city of Crucipolis. It used a rather innovative 18 string design to produce a wonderfully rich sound. For about two decades she saw the world paying for passage on ships by either performing or by earning money in towns that she decided to stop at. This lasted until luck decided to take a bad turn on her and all of Arius. She found herself in the fort town of Rogan. Her third stay in the town she started hearing rumors of undead. A week later the entire countryside was engaged in constant combat against a gruesome, tiresome, and fearsome enemy. Seeing that even the old, young and disabled were doing all that they could for the town she lalamil trained by the elven corp. of Krondalay should do her part to save the living. First it was just as a medic or a jack of all trades, and performer then when she was more accustom to the group she donned armor, long bow, and sounding horn and went out to join the fight.
Harvey: lalamil will have been in Rogan throughout the war and its aftermath functioning both as a defender and performer. Being a rather open person she would have know the majority of the veterans on a first name basis. I assume that you would like the connection between the characters to be more substantial that this. I was thinking that lalamil could be the “sounder” for your squad semi fighting alongside you in the war. Perhaps they were neighbors in the town itself, or they could have another connection all together. Any of this sound interesting to you?
Born in the Year 1104 lalamil was raised in the elven traditions in one of the towns on the island of Krondalay (a smallish island off the southern coast of mainland). The arts had always been her strong point. She seemed especially talented, even for an elf, in the use of instruments. While almost every true elf is expected to be familiar with singing, poetry, drama, painting, and instruments by the time they reach there second decade it is rare that an elf would choose one of these as there profession. Lalamil is an exception to this rule. Her career first started in the elven corp. the elven military organization on the island designed to defend even cities against the many raids from the orcish tribes that still held strongholds on the island. In the thick of battle even the most controlled warrior has been know to loose his sense of direction and objective. Enter the corp. sounders. There job was twofold first to inspire courage into the troops. The second job was to issue orders to the troops through bugle calls. After several fights lalamil became a regular in the corp. She was respected by the warriors and learned tricks of the trade from almost everyone in the barracks. It looked as if she would have a career in the military if the massacre of 1198 did not occur. The entire fort was raised, and the majority of troops killed in there sleep. lalamil managed to survive after she was able to fast talk on of the Orc commanders. She was taken to the Orc camps as a prisoner of war. Once again luck was on her side and she managed to escape with a few other prisoners a few months later.
The next few months went by on an empty stomach and cold nights sleeping outside. Finally lalamil secured a job working as a cook, from there she worked a variety of odd jobs traveling across the world. This went on until she managed to secure a job playing as a indenture minstrel for a local noble. It was then that her musical ability came to the surface again. After a few years in the service of the noble she paid off her debt and decided to travel the world as a singer and performer. Her first possession of any real worth was a wonderfully crafted lute that she managed to acquire off a gnome craftsman in the city of Crucipolis. It used a rather innovative 18 string design to produce a wonderfully rich sound. For about two decades she saw the world paying for passage on ships by either performing or by earning money in towns that she decided to stop at. This lasted until luck decided to take a bad turn on her and all of Arius. She found herself in the fort town of Rogan. Her third stay in the town she started hearing rumors of undead. A week later the entire countryside was engaged in constant combat against a gruesome, tiresome, and fearsome enemy. Seeing that even the old, young and disabled were doing all that they could for the town she lalamil trained by the elven corp. of Krondalay should do her part to save the living. First it was just as a medic or a jack of all trades, and performer then when she was more accustom to the group she donned armor, long bow, and sounding horn and went out to join the fight.
Harvey: lalamil will have been in Rogan throughout the war and its aftermath functioning both as a defender and performer. Being a rather open person she would have know the majority of the veterans on a first name basis. I assume that you would like the connection between the characters to be more substantial that this. I was thinking that lalamil could be the “sounder” for your squad semi fighting alongside you in the war. Perhaps they were neighbors in the town itself, or they could have another connection all together. Any of this sound interesting to you?
It says under the description that his invocations "require him to focus the wild energy that suffuses his soul." Also under the background section it says that warlocks are born, not made and then describes various reasons for warlocks to have this power. (such as through ancestors, dark powers, ect) It seems that what you are suggesting has already been touched upon. I'm sure it wouldn't be too much trouble to flesh out these ideas and develope specifics.
ender_wiggin
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Excellent. I'd love to see how connect your unique character to Fort Rogan.
Background
Thanos has no memory of his life before he arrived at Fort Rogan, the night the undead hordes were pushed back and it seemed the entire world was celebrating. A group of soldiers coming home found him being attacked by a straggling group of skeletons. They came upon the thirteen-year-old hurling bolts of raw magic at the monsters. They fought off the undead creatures and began questioning the boy. When they found that he had no memory, they decided to take him back to Sister Maria. Right away Maria could sense the great evil lurking inside the boy, but also the good and pureness inside his heart. Intrigued by the conflict warring in his soul, she decided to take him in and help him.
Sister Maria taught Thanos the rights and wrongs of the world, but left her religious beliefs to herself, giving him the opportunity to choose where his spirituality lies. She taught him of magic, religion in general, and had him trained in basic combat. She tried to answer any questions he had about his unique abilities, but otherwise never brought them up. This lead Thanos to believe that his talents should not be exposed to everyone he meets. At first some were suspicious of his mysterious origins, but soon his charm and knack for interacting with others won most people over.
Thanos now works for Samuel Esterdark, acting as a representative when Samuel is away or helping him smooth out business deals with his social graces. Thanos has a home of his own now, but he still visits Sister Maria everyday and talks about philosophy, the rest of the world, and anything else that comes up.
Thanos has no memory of his life before he arrived at Fort Rogan, the night the undead hordes were pushed back and it seemed the entire world was celebrating. A group of soldiers coming home found him being attacked by a straggling group of skeletons. They came upon the thirteen-year-old hurling bolts of raw magic at the monsters. They fought off the undead creatures and began questioning the boy. When they found that he had no memory, they decided to take him back to Sister Maria. Right away Maria could sense the great evil lurking inside the boy, but also the good and pureness inside his heart. Intrigued by the conflict warring in his soul, she decided to take him in and help him.
Sister Maria taught Thanos the rights and wrongs of the world, but left her religious beliefs to herself, giving him the opportunity to choose where his spirituality lies. She taught him of magic, religion in general, and had him trained in basic combat. She tried to answer any questions he had about his unique abilities, but otherwise never brought them up. This lead Thanos to believe that his talents should not be exposed to everyone he meets. At first some were suspicious of his mysterious origins, but soon his charm and knack for interacting with others won most people over.
Thanos now works for Samuel Esterdark, acting as a representative when Samuel is away or helping him smooth out business deals with his social graces. Thanos has a home of his own now, but he still visits Sister Maria everyday and talks about philosophy, the rest of the world, and anything else that comes up.
