I'm building a Level 4 Hexblade Warlock with Pact of the Blade. My character is going to be built using "Custom Lineage" trait as a small creature.. some type of tiny fiend/gremlin build.. This character will mostly be a backline blaster/support in the early levels, but tier 2 I plan to take it up a notch with melee. Here's what I'm thinking..
1st Lev - Starting Class - Divine Soul Sorcerer (SOR1) Feat: Polearm Master (Quarterstaff)
2nd-4th Lev - Warlock Hexblade - Pact of the blade (SOR1/WAR3)
5th-10th Lev - Bard - Lore (SOR1/WAR3/BAR6) Feat: Great Weapon Master Magical Secrets: Find Stead - Wolf if DM allows or Mastiff if not..
Obviously a small creature has issues with heavy weapons, so a glaive would impose disadvantage.. considering my character is only going to be 2-3' tall, a 6-7' glaive would be absolutely ridiculous.
Here's my question: As a DM would you allow a small PC to create, as a pact weapon (with improved pact weapon invocation) a glaive that was scaled down to the proper size of the character? It would lack the 10' reach property and wouldn't be classified as "Heavy", so it would also be disqualified for GWM.
If so, what would it's appropriate damage be?
If this would be allowed. I'd take my Warlock to LVL 5, take Thirsting Blade and GWM as my feat, then Sorcerer all the way to 20
In combat, riding my wolf along, I'll be burning my spell slots casting "Enlarge/Reduce" on myself. I'd grow to medium, along with my weapon. My wolf, because of the benefits of "Find Stead" would grow to large, becoming a Direwolf (Stats of a wolf, just theatrics) Giving my PC advantage on attacks against any creature 1 size smaller than my mount. I'd get all the Pamlock benefits for the duration, with a very swift mount.. plus the possible additional D4 damage die that comes with Enlarge..although, (based on the scaling of the weapon, that shouldn't apply)
I know this is a lot of feats and multiclassed out of tier 3 benefits, but it sounds fun as hell to play..the early levels would be mostly support/blaster, with the bards jack of all trades, expertise and the ability to Reduce size from small to tiny, offers some fun options.. Going super stealth on the fly. I've strongly considered going Sorcerer Aberrant mind, it would probably fit the theme better with the Warlock and the expanded spell list is hard to pass up, but the Clerics spell list adds so much more in the way of supporting the other players. What do you guys think?
I would see if your DM will let you use a Double Bladed Scimitar. It is two handed, but not heavy and thus can be used by small characters. It offers a bonus action attack as well.
It sounds like mechanically, it's no different from a reflavored Longsword always weilded with both hands. See if your DM will allow a reflavoring like that!
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I'm building a Level 4 Hexblade Warlock with Pact of the Blade. My character is going to be built using "Custom Lineage" trait as a small creature.. some type of tiny fiend/gremlin build.. This character will mostly be a backline blaster/support in the early levels, but tier 2 I plan to take it up a notch with melee. Here's what I'm thinking..
1st Lev - Starting Class - Divine Soul Sorcerer (SOR1)
Feat: Polearm Master (Quarterstaff)
2nd-4th Lev - Warlock Hexblade - Pact of the blade (SOR1/WAR3)
5th-10th Lev - Bard - Lore (SOR1/WAR3/BAR6)
Feat: Great Weapon Master
Magical Secrets: Find Stead - Wolf if DM allows or Mastiff if not..
Obviously a small creature has issues with heavy weapons, so a glaive would impose disadvantage.. considering my character is only going to be 2-3' tall, a 6-7' glaive would be absolutely ridiculous.
Here's my question: As a DM would you allow a small PC to create, as a pact weapon (with improved pact weapon invocation) a glaive that was scaled down to the proper size of the character? It would lack the 10' reach property and wouldn't be classified as "Heavy", so it would also be disqualified for GWM.
If so, what would it's appropriate damage be?
If this would be allowed. I'd take my Warlock to LVL 5, take Thirsting Blade and GWM as my feat, then Sorcerer all the way to 20
In combat, riding my wolf along, I'll be burning my spell slots casting "Enlarge/Reduce" on myself. I'd grow to medium, along with my weapon. My wolf, because of the benefits of "Find Stead" would grow to large, becoming a Direwolf (Stats of a wolf, just theatrics) Giving my PC advantage on attacks against any creature 1 size smaller than my mount. I'd get all the Pamlock benefits for the duration, with a very swift mount.. plus the possible additional D4 damage die that comes with Enlarge..although, (based on the scaling of the weapon, that shouldn't apply)
I know this is a lot of feats and multiclassed out of tier 3 benefits, but it sounds fun as hell to play..the early levels would be mostly support/blaster, with the bards jack of all trades, expertise and the ability to Reduce size from small to tiny, offers some fun options.. Going super stealth on the fly. I've strongly considered going Sorcerer Aberrant mind, it would probably fit the theme better with the Warlock and the expanded spell list is hard to pass up, but the Clerics spell list adds so much more in the way of supporting the other players. What do you guys think?
I would see if your DM will let you use a Double Bladed Scimitar. It is two handed, but not heavy and thus can be used by small characters. It offers a bonus action attack as well.
It sounds like mechanically, it's no different from a reflavored Longsword always weilded with both hands. See if your DM will allow a reflavoring like that!