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<blockquote data-quote="Esker" data-source="post: 7647079" data-attributes="member: 6966824"><p>If the group doesn't like short rests, then I definitely think going primarily bard is going to work out better for you. Warlocks just fall way behind if you're not getting regular short rests. Since you want to be able to do some decent damage, I'd keep two levels of warlock for agonizing blast and Mask of Many Faces, and you may as well keep Hex too, since I don't really see three worthwhile 1st level Warlock spells, unless you want to grab Tasha's Hideous Laughter and/or Dissonant Whispers from the GOO list on the Warlock side to make room on the Bard side, which, thinking for the future, might be a good idea, since both of those scale well so you're unlikely to want to trade them out as you level Bard. Otherwise, Armor of Agathys, Charm Person, Hex (though come to think of it, Charm Person is kind of redundant if you have Friends and Mask of Many Faces).</p><p></p><p>In the end, between the two classes I'd want to have:</p><p></p><p>Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Friends, Minor Illusion, <misc utility or Toll the Dead></p><p>1st: Armor of Agathys, Dissonant Whispers, Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Detect Magic, Silent Image, Bane, <one more based on the party's needs, such as a heal, Feather Fall, or another ritual></p><p>2nd: Suggestion, <something else that complements your party></p><p></p><p>Can anyone in the party get Fireball or any other 3rd level AoE since you're level 5 now? If so, you don't need Shatter; it's going to be pretty weak relative to the monsters you'll be facing by now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Esker, post: 7647079, member: 6966824"] If the group doesn't like short rests, then I definitely think going primarily bard is going to work out better for you. Warlocks just fall way behind if you're not getting regular short rests. Since you want to be able to do some decent damage, I'd keep two levels of warlock for agonizing blast and Mask of Many Faces, and you may as well keep Hex too, since I don't really see three worthwhile 1st level Warlock spells, unless you want to grab Tasha's Hideous Laughter and/or Dissonant Whispers from the GOO list on the Warlock side to make room on the Bard side, which, thinking for the future, might be a good idea, since both of those scale well so you're unlikely to want to trade them out as you level Bard. Otherwise, Armor of Agathys, Charm Person, Hex (though come to think of it, Charm Person is kind of redundant if you have Friends and Mask of Many Faces). In the end, between the two classes I'd want to have: Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Friends, Minor Illusion, <misc utility or Toll the Dead> 1st: Armor of Agathys, Dissonant Whispers, Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Detect Magic, Silent Image, Bane, <one more based on the party's needs, such as a heal, Feather Fall, or another ritual> 2nd: Suggestion, <something else that complements your party> Can anyone in the party get Fireball or any other 3rd level AoE since you're level 5 now? If so, you don't need Shatter; it's going to be pretty weak relative to the monsters you'll be facing by now. [/QUOTE]
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