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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6677957" data-attributes="member: 2011">On the other hand, you could run a Warlock PC as the guy who always uses up his spells quickly. Any time he sees what he thinks is a lieutenant, he casts a spell. That way, regardless of short rests, he is always using his spells on what appears to be semi-tough foes.The REST of the party is there to take out the bosses in those cases where the Warlock does not have any spells available. In those cases, the Warlock's job is to cast cantrips.In other words, you are worrying about the wrong thing (i.e. saving resources). The very fact that the Warlock is using a spell when he does means that he is saving the resources of the rest of the party. Those other saved party resources are the ones then being used to take out bosses.Yes, a lot of players want to play a PC who has the perfect spell available to &quot;save the day&quot; at the appropriate time, but if 5E has taught me anything, it's that there are dozens of ways to skin a cat. If the Warlock uses his spells in the first encounter to more quickly take out the foes, then in the second encounter, the Cleric still has his Spirit Guardians spell to help take out the boss because the Cleric did not cast that spell in the first encounter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 6677957, member: 2011"] On the other hand, you could run a Warlock PC as the guy who always uses up his spells quickly. Any time he sees what he thinks is a lieutenant, he casts a spell. That way, regardless of short rests, he is always using his spells on what appears to be semi-tough foes. The REST of the party is there to take out the bosses in those cases where the Warlock does not have any spells available. In those cases, the Warlock's job is to cast cantrips. In other words, you are worrying about the wrong thing (i.e. saving resources). The very fact that the Warlock is using a spell when he does means that he is saving the resources of the rest of the party. Those other saved party resources are the ones then being used to take out bosses. Yes, a lot of players want to play a PC who has the perfect spell available to "save the day" at the appropriate time, but if 5E has taught me anything, it's that there are dozens of ways to skin a cat. If the Warlock uses his spells in the first encounter to more quickly take out the foes, then in the second encounter, the Cleric still has his Spirit Guardians spell to help take out the boss because the Cleric did not cast that spell in the first encounter. [/QUOTE]

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