Warlock with Rapid Fire feat? More eldritch blasts?

[Emirikol]

Does it matter? You seem to want there to be, and you're the DM. If you've got no problem with him using Rapid Shot for multiple eldritch blasts, just let him. I'd reccomend that if you do that, sticking to the whole -5 per iterative attack thing, though.

Yes, I'd have posted it in the house rule boards otherwise I let him run it last night and it didn't seem right, but the other players weren't sure either so we let it slide. I promised I'd re-evaluate it.

So thanks to y'all, the official rule in the SRD states that "Quicken Spell Like Ability" would allow the warlock to cast his massive eldritch blast twice per round then? What spell level would it be?

SRD states:
Quicken Spell-Like Ability [General]
Prerequisite

Spell-like ability at caster level 10th or higher.
Benefit

Choose one of the creature’s spell-like abilities, subject to the restrictions described below. The creature can use that ability as a quickened spell-like ability three times per day (or less, if the ability is normally usable only once or twice per day).

Using a quickened spell-like ability is a free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. The creature can perform another action—including the use of another spell-like ability—in the same round that it uses a quickened spell-like ability. The creature may use only one quickened spell-like ability per round.

The creature can only select a spell-like ability duplicating a spell with a level less than or equal to half its caster level (round down) -4. For a summary, see the associated table.

In addition, a spell-like ability that duplicates a spell with a casting time greater than 1 full round cannot be quickened.
Normal

Normally the use of a spell-like ability requires a standard action and provokes an attack of opportunity unless noted otherwise.
Special

This feat can be taken multiple times. Each time it is taken, the creature can apply it to a different one of its spell-like abilities.

Quicken Spell-Like Ability to Quicken
Spell Level Caster Level
0 8th
1st 10th
2nd 12th
3rd 14th
4th 16th
5th 18th
6th 20th
7th —
8th —
9th —
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsterFeats.htm

jh

 

[MarkB]

So the official rule in the SRD states that "Quicken Spell Like Ability" would allow the warlock to cast his massive eldritch blast twice per round then? I'll take a look.

Yes, but only three times per day.

Quicken Spell-Like Ability [General]
Prerequisite

Spell-like ability at caster level 10th or higher.
Benefit

Choose one of the creature’s spell-like abilities, subject to the restrictions described below. The creature can use that ability as a quickened spell-like ability three times per day (or less, if the ability is normally usable only once or twice per day).

Using a quickened spell-like ability is a free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. The creature can perform another action—including the use of another spell-like ability—in the same round that it uses a quickened spell-like ability. The creature may use only one quickened spell-like ability per round.

The creature can only select a spell-like ability duplicating a spell with a level less than or equal to half its caster level (round down) -4. For a summary, see the associated table.

In addition, a spell-like ability that duplicates a spell with a casting time greater than 1 full round cannot be quickened.
Normal

Normally the use of a spell-like ability requires a standard action and provokes an attack of opportunity unless noted otherwise.
Special

This feat can be taken multiple times. Each time it is taken, the creature can apply it to a different one of its spell-like abilities.

Make sure you take the Complete Arcane errata into account. They change the effective spell level of Eldritch Blast to 1st level. Before the errata, it was impossible to ever qualify for the feat with Eldritch Blast. After the errata, you can qualify for it at 10th level. However, adding blast shape or eldritch essence invocations to the blast raise its effective level, so you generally can't combine those with a Quickened blast until higher level.

EDIT: I made my post before you edited yours above, but I think mine answers the questions you had.

 

[Emirikol]

Yes, but only three times per day.EDIT: I made my post before you edited yours above, but I think mine answers the questions you had.

Thanks. That's exactly the explanation I was looking for This helps me explain it to him without having to be a tyrant

The biggest DM's ally is, "The SRD/Errata says..."

Thanks again,

jh