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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9746036" data-attributes="member: 6779196">I prefer to run warlock patrons as working like actual patronage does. A patron gives money to an artist to enable them to keep making art, because the patron likes the art the artist makes, and wants the artist to be able to keep making it. Often, an artist will offer benefits to potential patrons to entice them into offering patronage, or to keep them happy and inclined to continue offering patronage. But, once a patron gives their money to an artist, it is fully up to the artist how to use it. A patron might stop giving money if the artist’s work changes in a way they no longer like, but they can’t take back money they’ve already given.A warlock’s patron, then, grants magical power to a warlock, because they like what the warlock does with that power, and want the warlock to be able to keep doing magic. A warlock might do favors for their patron to keep them happy and inclined to continue granting them power, but it is ultimately up to the warlock how to use that power. If the warlock starts using that power in ways the patron doesn’t like, they don’t have to keep giving the warlock more power, but they can’t take away power they’ve already granted. Accordingly, I wouldn’t have a warlock who displeases their patron lose their class levels or class abilities. But, they might need to find a new patron in order to gain any further levels in the class. I would be willing to work with the player to decide what to do about subclass abilities - if they’d rather change subclasses, or if they want to try to find a patron of the same type, or if they want to house rule the ability to functionally “multi-subclass,” or some other solution.</blockquote>

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