I've been pulling together some ideas for a Warlock to play as my first major character, but I'm a bit of an indecisive person and can't decide which one to play. Was wondering what folks here think sounds the most interesting.
-a Hexblade Warlock who acts as a sort of voodoo priest. His desire to learn about what happens to souls in the Shadowfell led to him discovering an artifact of the Raven Queen, a Skull Lord making him a proxy on the material plane, or an ancient Shadow Dragon charging him with releasing the old wyrm from its imprisonment.
-a Lurker in the Deep Warlock with recurring visions of a dark oceanic abyss since his childhood. He is either a cultist for a Leviathan wanting to expand the influence of the Plane of Water, or he's been reached out to by one of the last few Krakens who remain loyal to the good-aligned Upper Planes (though it's thalassic grandeur may wear on his psyche).
-an Undead Warlock with a genocidal grudge against a race or civilization that he blames for wiping out his entire town. He seeks to release a Nightwalker from the Negative Energy Plane and set it loose in order to even the score (but he may or may not have a change of heart, or a "what have I done" moment if shit actually manages to hit the fan).
All of these, of course, will be cleared first with the DM and dropped/revised as needed for the setting of the campaign, but I'd like to at least get some group feedback on these current ideas.
I prefer lurker of the deep because i love sea creatures and lovecraftian/monstrous creatures but i don't suggest you play it now as well as the undying because both are going to have new versions somewhat soon, lurker with Tasha i believe and Undying with the upcoming ravenloft book somewhere next year.
Bare in mind in the end you should always prioritize what YOU want. So if any one of them speaks out to you more than the rest then go for it.
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Born under the watch of something from the furthest corners of the far realms.... It knows all.... it sees all... and it asks: "What is it that you want to see?"... and my answer is... ALL"
Of the 3, I'd go with the Undead Warlock if your DM accepts UA with the caveat that you can revise the character when and if the Undead becomes official.
My vote goes towards Lurker of the Deep as well. I love both the Undead and Lurker mechanically but your write up for the Lurker seems more interesting. Also I always like seeing something that's not a Hexblade.
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I've never encountered a forum where I got this many "talking to a wall" impressions as this one...
I've been pulling together some ideas for a Warlock to play as my first major character, but I'm a bit of an indecisive person and can't decide which one to play. Was wondering what folks here think sounds the most interesting.
-a Hexblade Warlock who acts as a sort of voodoo priest. His desire to learn about what happens to souls in the Shadowfell led to him discovering an artifact of the Raven Queen, a Skull Lord making him a proxy on the material plane, or an ancient Shadow Dragon charging him with releasing the old wyrm from its imprisonment.
-a Lurker in the Deep Warlock with recurring visions of a dark oceanic abyss since his childhood. He is either a cultist for a Leviathan wanting to expand the influence of the Plane of Water, or he's been reached out to by one of the last few Krakens who remain loyal to the good-aligned Upper Planes (though it's thalassic grandeur may wear on his psyche).
-an Undead Warlock with a genocidal grudge against a race or civilization that he blames for wiping out his entire town. He seeks to release a Nightwalker from the Negative Energy Plane and set it loose in order to even the score (but he may or may not have a change of heart, or a "what have I done" moment if shit actually manages to hit the fan).
All of these, of course, will be cleared first with the DM and dropped/revised as needed for the setting of the campaign, but I'd like to at least get some group feedback on these current ideas.
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I prefer lurker of the deep because i love sea creatures and lovecraftian/monstrous creatures but i don't suggest you play it now as well as the undying because both are going to have new versions somewhat soon, lurker with Tasha i believe and Undying with the upcoming ravenloft book somewhere next year.
Bare in mind in the end you should always prioritize what YOU want. So if any one of them speaks out to you more than the rest then go for it.
Born under the watch of something from the furthest corners of the far realms.... It knows all.... it sees all... and it asks: "What is it that you want to see?"... and my answer is... ALL"
Of the 3, I'd go with the Undead Warlock if your DM accepts UA with the caveat that you can revise the character when and if the Undead becomes official.
My vote goes towards Lurker of the Deep as well. I love both the Undead and Lurker mechanically but your write up for the Lurker seems more interesting. Also I always like seeing something that's not a Hexblade.
I've never encountered a forum where I got this many "talking to a wall" impressions as this one...
Lurker in the deep sounds the best out of here
Just to muddy the waters, I love the Raven Queen and Shadowfell.