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Message: <blockquote data-quote="noddybock" data-source="post: 7488820" data-attributes="member: 6862943">This is a terrific resource for new players, Treantmonk. Thank you for putting forth the effort. I was a bit surprised that you held off until level 16 before picking up any sort of Invisibility, and that Greater Invisibility did not make the cut for you at all.  I'd love to hear your reasoning for this.  You also mentioned your Hexblade / College of Swords build. I would love to see this build get the same treatment as the God Wizard build.  In particular, I would love to see how you deal with the following sets of problems, assuming that you want to use a shield:Quick Summary of Sword and Board Headaches for Hexblade / College of Swords Build:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Without Improved Pact Weapon at Warlock 3, you cannot cast warlock spells that require a material component without first sheathing/dropping your main hand weapon and drawing an arcane focus (e.g. Hex).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Even with Improved Pact Weapon at Warlock 3, you still cannot cast warlock spells that require a somatic component but which do NOT require a material component without first sheathing/dropping your main hand weapon and drawing an arcane focus (e.g. Eldritch Blast). To get around this problem, you will also need the War Caster feat.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The same sets of problems apply to your bard spells, until you reach level 3 as a bard and pick up the College of Swords, as well as the War Caster feat.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The earliest level you can obviate all of these problems is level 6, and only if you go Hexblade 3 / College of Swords 3 and pick up the War Caster feat. Since you will likely want to race towards Extra Attack as early as possible, you probably won't be able to mitigate until level 8 or 9, except through judicious spell selections at each level.</li> </ol>You also mention using a bow as your pact weapon.  Switching to the bow if you are using a shield can be tough since it requires a full action to doff/don the shield.  You really need to know before the combat starts whether you'll be fighting with your bow, or whether you'll be fighting sword and board, unless you plan to waste actions mid-combat.  These are the nuances of the Hexblade / College of Swords build that I would love to see you address.</blockquote>

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