A dwarf, the manservant/butler to a wealthy merchant family with a vast trading fleet. Tasked with looking after the youngest son during his voyages, he grows more and more weary of his stupidity. The son being very dim but full of his own importance makes a string of foolhardy decisions until the butler is contacted by (patron), offering to help him with his problem.
Butler agrees and the son is permanently polymorphed into some thing small, pathetic and quite unappealing. Keeping the nautical theme, something like a jellyfish, or a small octopus?
Keeping it loose for DM to play with, the merchant House believes the butler murdered the son. So now he's on the run but has to look after the transformed son, despite hating him.
I like the idea of keeping this secret from the party while having to look after this creature that he clearly finds revolting.
I like the background - it's different, and Dwarves are definitely not your usual choice. Those Dwarves that do are typically mountain dwarves who opt for pact of the blade.
This seems to be either a Great Old One or an ArchFey, owing to the Polymorph. Hrysam, Prince of Fools, is known to use Polymorph as a lesson. Cthulhu, under the seas, is another one. But if you want to get really odd, perhaps Inpesca, a near formless Great old One that lives on coasts - the formlessness might lend towards a Jellyfish. As a less well known Great Old One, you can build the relationship on your own a lot more.
As for pact, blade would be cool if you plan on using the blade as a form of protection. Your sworn oath as it were. Pact of the chain would give you some clear advantages by having a magical scout when you're on the lam. I don't really see much use for pact of the tome, here.
As for not taking EB, I think that's an error. I'm not saying you need to be an EB spammer, but you gimp yourself, especially in defensive combat casting, without it. If you're protecting someone, you want the best available spells that scale. For a warlock, that's EB. Thunderclap, Minor Illusion and Friends are also useful for someone on the run. If you do go pact of the blade, Green Flame blade is nice.
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Warlock PC idea.
A dwarf, the manservant/butler to a wealthy merchant family with a vast trading fleet. Tasked with looking after the youngest son during his voyages, he grows more and more weary of his stupidity. The son being very dim but full of his own importance makes a string of foolhardy decisions until the butler is contacted by (patron), offering to help him with his problem.
Butler agrees and the son is permanently polymorphed into some thing small, pathetic and quite unappealing. Keeping the nautical theme, something like a jellyfish, or a small octopus?
Keeping it loose for DM to play with, the merchant House believes the butler murdered the son. So now he's on the run but has to look after the transformed son, despite hating him.
I like the idea of keeping this secret from the party while having to look after this creature that he clearly finds revolting.
Maybe a bit dumb but I think it could be fun.
Just not sure which patron on or pact would fit.
Oh and I have no interest in eldritch blast.
I like the background - it's different, and Dwarves are definitely not your usual choice. Those Dwarves that do are typically mountain dwarves who opt for pact of the blade.
This seems to be either a Great Old One or an ArchFey, owing to the Polymorph. Hrysam, Prince of Fools, is known to use Polymorph as a lesson. Cthulhu, under the seas, is another one. But if you want to get really odd, perhaps Inpesca, a near formless Great old One that lives on coasts - the formlessness might lend towards a Jellyfish. As a less well known Great Old One, you can build the relationship on your own a lot more.
As for pact, blade would be cool if you plan on using the blade as a form of protection. Your sworn oath as it were. Pact of the chain would give you some clear advantages by having a magical scout when you're on the lam. I don't really see much use for pact of the tome, here.
As for not taking EB, I think that's an error. I'm not saying you need to be an EB spammer, but you gimp yourself, especially in defensive combat casting, without it. If you're protecting someone, you want the best available spells that scale. For a warlock, that's EB. Thunderclap, Minor Illusion and Friends are also useful for someone on the run. If you do go pact of the blade, Green Flame blade is nice.
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As already said, goo or archfey is a good idea. Maybe lurker in the deep.
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