Come on Warlock... It's ok to admit that you love Eldritch Blast. You're aware of cool melee builds and cool social builds, but you love being the laser rifle.
I'm about to start a new game where I'll be playing an Eldritch Blasting warlock (Tome/Raven Queen from Unearthed Arcana). At first I was afraid it would be boring because I'd be doing the same thing over and over. After thinking about it though, that's no different than most melee classes - swinging that sword over and over. Your battle master is going to do the same thing over an over aside from limited use of maneuvers - same with a Warlock, blast blast blast and limited use of spells and invocations.
Hold person is a must for Eldritch Blast warlocks. Pew pew pew, the crits don't stop. My only issue with the warlock is the vast gap between the second and third spell slots.
I also enjoy Repelling Blast as an invocation. Being able to push creatures back 10 feet, regardless of size and per beam can be very valuable in the right circumstances.
I'm also very eager for my Warlock to get his third beam.
If Repelling Blast pushes an enemy into a wall, should that add damage as though the enemy had fallen 10 feet? It would seem to make sense from a logic standpoint, and also add a little 'teeth' to EB.
Who doesn't love being the Eldritch Sniper: popping heads from 600 feet and sending the bodies flying back? I don't care if I have to cheese the feats system and use half of my invocations to do something this situational, it's still awesome as all get out.
Nah, completely the opposite. I know I should be Eldritch Blasting for maximum damage, but I just love being Bladelock and pulling a rapier out muh butt.
Honestly for me it was a really nice ease-in to casters as a newer player. Going full caster like Wizard or Sorcerer made each turn take forever as I didn't yet have the experience or the confidence to just pick a spell and cast it. Starting with some of the flexibility of spells but for the most part just EB EB EB EB EB until everything explodes was a fantastic middle point. I will always love it.
I originally saw my Warlock as more of a magic using spy. I quite enjoy the tie in to illusions and fairy magic with the Archfey patron. But as discussed here all of the Invocations and Spell Sniper shenanigans I don't mind being the first volley in a fight! Putting the war into warlock. I do like that UA Hexblade Warlock is a thing as well. I think it'll make the mix of ranged vs melee warlock at tables a little more varied. There were times over the last couple of years where I felt that maybe it's just too easy, but then it became a guilty pleasure. Rolling my beams and adding that CHA makes me think that Kith, my half-elf warlock, just slyly grins hoping a 20 rolls up on that die of fate.
My first Warlock was a Spy (Travelling Librarian actually an agent for the New Rashemi Secret Service). Illusions and fey power were definitely fun, but it's pretty cool to scare folk with a bit of Eldritch Blast sniping.
I always recommend playing a Warlock to players if they have never played a caster character, as it's efficient and flavourful and enables you to focus on playing your character.
My group gets together so infrequently I haven't had the opportunity to EB anything yet :( Looking forward to it though! I took The Wild Hunt homebrew patron and will be EBing from a rocking hand crossbow. Pew pew indeed, sir
I've heard some people complain that warlocks are a one-trick pony. Maybe. But so is my archer ranger. Don't let the one trick be one trick. You can flavor the EB any way you want. Maybe it changes color or form based on your mood, or your enemy, or the environment. Actually kind of jealous, as there's not as many ways to spice up a bowshot. ;)
Come on Warlock... It's ok to admit that you love Eldritch Blast. You're aware of cool melee builds and cool social builds, but you love being the laser rifle.
I mean I do too.
I'm about to start a new game where I'll be playing an Eldritch Blasting warlock (Tome/Raven Queen from Unearthed Arcana). At first I was afraid it would be boring because I'd be doing the same thing over and over. After thinking about it though, that's no different than most melee classes - swinging that sword over and over. Your battle master is going to do the same thing over an over aside from limited use of maneuvers - same with a Warlock, blast blast blast and limited use of spells and invocations.
Hold person is a must for Eldritch Blast warlocks. Pew pew pew, the crits don't stop. My only issue with the warlock is the vast gap between the second and third spell slots.
I also enjoy Repelling Blast as an invocation. Being able to push creatures back 10 feet, regardless of size and per beam can be very valuable in the right circumstances.
I'm also very eager for my Warlock to get his third beam.
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If Repelling Blast pushes an enemy into a wall, should that add damage as though the enemy had fallen 10 feet? It would seem to make sense from a logic standpoint, and also add a little 'teeth' to EB.
My DM has provided some sort of additional damage or effect if an enemy was being repelled into a wall from EB, so it's not completely unheard of :).
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Who doesn't love being the Eldritch Sniper: popping heads from 600 feet and sending the bodies flying back? I don't care if I have to cheese the feats system and use half of my invocations to do something this situational, it's still awesome as all get out.
Nah, completely the opposite. I know I should be Eldritch Blasting for maximum damage, but I just love being Bladelock and pulling a rapier out muh butt.
Honestly for me it was a really nice ease-in to casters as a newer player. Going full caster like Wizard or Sorcerer made each turn take forever as I didn't yet have the experience or the confidence to just pick a spell and cast it. Starting with some of the flexibility of spells but for the most part just EB EB EB EB EB until everything explodes was a fantastic middle point. I will always love it.
I originally saw my Warlock as more of a magic using spy. I quite enjoy the tie in to illusions and fairy magic with the Archfey patron. But as discussed here all of the Invocations and Spell Sniper shenanigans I don't mind being the first volley in a fight! Putting the war into warlock.
I do like that UA Hexblade Warlock is a thing as well. I think it'll make the mix of ranged vs melee warlock at tables a little more varied.
There were times over the last couple of years where I felt that maybe it's just too easy, but then it became a guilty pleasure. Rolling my beams and adding that CHA makes me think that Kith, my half-elf warlock, just slyly grins hoping a 20 rolls up on that die of fate.
My first Warlock was a Spy (Travelling Librarian actually an agent for the New Rashemi Secret Service). Illusions and fey power were definitely fun, but it's pretty cool to scare folk with a bit of Eldritch Blast sniping.
I always recommend playing a Warlock to players if they have never played a caster character, as it's efficient and flavourful and enables you to focus on playing your character.
My group gets together so infrequently I haven't had the opportunity to EB anything yet :( Looking forward to it though! I took The Wild Hunt homebrew patron and will be EBing from a rocking hand crossbow. Pew pew indeed, sir
I've heard some people complain that warlocks are a one-trick pony. Maybe. But so is my archer ranger. Don't let the one trick be one trick. You can flavor the EB any way you want. Maybe it changes color or form based on your mood, or your enemy, or the environment. Actually kind of jealous, as there's not as many ways to spice up a bowshot. ;)
I love Eldritch Blast! Regardless of whatever warlock build I make, EB ties the character together.
"Your character, he died" - The Hateful DM
Kind of how I imagine my "slightly mad" Great Old One - Tome - Warlock looks when firing off the Eldritch Blast...
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I like to flavor it more laser eye. Gotta make people uncomfortable with a lock'screen gaze for flavor.