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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 9010968" data-attributes="member: 6704184"><p>I am a bit frustrated that I’ve seen no one clarify this already. </p><p></p><p>The video talks about your pact boon coming from a different being than your subclass, and other class features potentially representing other little “pacts” as well. </p><p></p><p>That…doesn’t imply that you can have multiple pact boon class features, any more than it implies that you can have two subclasses. It only means that you can define the sources of your various class features however you want. </p><p></p><p>Also, natural language doesn’t mean common reading. It means that when you have trouble parsing the rules, you apply the rules of standard American English grammar as a first step to figuring out what the RAW says. </p><p></p><p>I think what some folks are running into here is that from a perspective different from yours, it really is crystal clear and as obvious as how to calculate your attack bonus or any other basic rule. The feature says you can learn arcane cantrips. Anything that isn’t an arcane cantrip doesn’t fit the requirement. The end. </p><p></p><p>But, because it is logical to think that a warlock cantrip is available to warlocks, a lot of people aren’t having an easy time accepting “that doesn’t matter you do what the rules text says” as an answer. </p><p></p><p>And that’s very fair. It should make sense, one way or another. </p><p></p><p>This one is easy. It says you can choose a cantrip from the three main spell lists, those being arcane, primal, and divine. The pact boon cantrips aren’t on those lists. </p><p></p><p>Oof. That sucks. </p><p></p><p>I do think that they need to change the presentation so that a thing that makes logical sense isn’t against the rules when that needn’t be the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 9010968, member: 6704184"] I am a bit frustrated that I’ve seen no one clarify this already. The video talks about your pact boon coming from a different being than your subclass, and other class features potentially representing other little “pacts” as well. That…doesn’t imply that you can have multiple pact boon class features, any more than it implies that you can have two subclasses. It only means that you can define the sources of your various class features however you want. Also, natural language doesn’t mean common reading. It means that when you have trouble parsing the rules, you apply the rules of standard American English grammar as a first step to figuring out what the RAW says. I think what some folks are running into here is that from a perspective different from yours, it really is crystal clear and as obvious as how to calculate your attack bonus or any other basic rule. The feature says you can learn arcane cantrips. Anything that isn’t an arcane cantrip doesn’t fit the requirement. The end. But, because it is logical to think that a warlock cantrip is available to warlocks, a lot of people aren’t having an easy time accepting “that doesn’t matter you do what the rules text says” as an answer. And that’s very fair. It should make sense, one way or another. This one is easy. It says you can choose a cantrip from the three main spell lists, those being arcane, primal, and divine. The pact boon cantrips aren’t on those lists. Oof. That sucks. I do think that they need to change the presentation so that a thing that makes logical sense isn’t against the rules when that needn’t be the case. [/QUOTE]
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