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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7037019" data-attributes="member: 53980">I would say that your Pact Boon is a fairly defining feature as well. I would expect a fairly distinct play style from a warlock who chooses Pact of the Chain, compared to one who chooses Pact of the Blade.I offer a counterexample - if you swapped out the Warlock's Pack of the Chain for the Battlemaster's Combat Superiority, do you think that the resulting Pact Boon would be picked by as many people. I don't. I don't think it's that these abilities are dramatically out of line with each other, but rather that they complement the class they are found in. Sure, PotC doesn't give the combat boost granted by Combat Superiority, but it's hard to argue that having a flying, invisible scout isn't a useful advantage in the exploration pillar (which Combat Superiority doesn't support at all).That's a good list of questions, but it's nonetheless very situational. If someone plays a variant human mage who wants a pseudodragon familiar (like I did back in the 2nd edition days) then I can't see that person not taking this feat. If, on the other hand, that person is all about maximizing their DPR then my Improved Familiar feat is not going to be their first choice. IMO, however, if it were the optimal choice for a DPR optimizer, then the feat would almost certainly be broken since familiars bring a lot of functionality to the exploration pillar already (and an improved familiar is only going to add to that).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 7037019, member: 53980"] I would say that your Pact Boon is a fairly defining feature as well. I would expect a fairly distinct play style from a warlock who chooses Pact of the Chain, compared to one who chooses Pact of the Blade. I offer a counterexample - if you swapped out the Warlock's Pack of the Chain for the Battlemaster's Combat Superiority, do you think that the resulting Pact Boon would be picked by as many people. I don't. I don't think it's that these abilities are dramatically out of line with each other, but rather that they complement the class they are found in. Sure, PotC doesn't give the combat boost granted by Combat Superiority, but it's hard to argue that having a flying, invisible scout isn't a useful advantage in the exploration pillar (which Combat Superiority doesn't support at all). That's a good list of questions, but it's nonetheless very situational. If someone plays a variant human mage who [I]wants[/I] a pseudodragon familiar (like I did back in the 2nd edition days) then I can't see that person not taking this feat. If, on the other hand, that person is all about maximizing their DPR then my Improved Familiar feat is not going to be their first choice. IMO, however, if it were the optimal choice for a DPR optimizer, then the feat would almost certainly be broken since familiars bring a lot of functionality to the exploration pillar already (and an improved familiar is only going to add to that). [/QUOTE]

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