Patron ideas- you can always make one up. Maybe choose a theme, such as Stars, Dreams, an animal, a weather effect etc.
(4th Edition- had Morissa Lady of Swords, Zelubiel Lord of Lightning, and a Lord of Bats).
My first 5th edition Warlock Erizel the Librarian, forged a pact with a mysterious Archfey. She didn't discover until 10th level that her patron , was actually her true self- Lezire Archfey of Fate.
@Chosen1, your Rogue might have been haunted by dreams, or felt drawn to go to, or end up at a specific location at a certain time. The Old Crossroads at Midnight trope, works pretty well (the veils between the worlds are thin at liminal places and times). The Archfey might be there in person, or have a proxy.
The Patron might have been watching your character or their family- perhaps due to some agreement between it and an ancestor of your characters.
Perhaps there is something which your character seeks, a particular trifle, or to marry a certain individual- who may already be promised to another. Starcrossed lovers often need the help of the Fey.
It would seem that asking a general question is not effective in finding a solution for a specific problem...
My rogue is my little brother who would sooner think video games than tabletop upon hearing the term RPG. When I asked him to make a character for my campaign, he askedme to recreate Persona Joker forhim, whom we both only know through Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nevertheless, I searched up Joker character builds, and came across two variations, one of them involving an Archfey Warlock multiclass, hence me coming to this forum.
As for what you've already suggested @spanglemaker, I did have the idea of a Crossroads-at-Midnight dream sequence for my bro. I think being pulled aside for a secret encounter after a level up being announced will effectively capture his interest. What I'm still stuck on is how to produce an archfey that would properly play the role of Joker's persona(should he choose that path). What should Joker see looking down the path of the eldritch pact?
As has been said before: it's all about how you use the kit. My Archfey warlock is an illusionist. Lean into that and become Mysterio. You want to confuse creatures on the battle field, have three warriors suddenly show up (Misty visions Major illusion 15 cuFt illusion w/ Minor illusion to give it sound) And have them charge the enemy. See how long you can get them to attack the fake fighting force, peeling them off your allies.
Archfey Warlocks are fine, they are not underpowered so if think you will enjoy playing one then go for it. They have great flavour and spell selection. Tomb or Chain play as fine spellslingers and Archfey Warlocks are even fine as blade pact if that's your vision. Treat them like a hit and run melee fighter in that case. The level 6 Misty Escape, which effectively lets you cast a double-range misty step as a reaction to damage without costing a spell slot. And you are Invisible after. Combine this with Armor of Agathys or Shadow of Moil, and you can vanish in a puff of ouch. Blade Pact Warlocks are slightly masochistic and like to get hit. Warlocks get a bunch of abilities that key off of them being attacked or taking damage (Hellish Rebuke, Armor of Agathys, Fire Shield, Shadow of Moil, Misty Escape, Entropic Ward, etc).
Archfey are easy enough to find reference for. Folk Tails, Legends, Classic Fairy Tales, Comic Books, Nursery Rhymes, Disney Villains, even Shakespear all are great resources for inspiration and to learn more. If you play in forgotten realms they provide a good list of Archfey to start you off.
Baba Yaga, Mother of All Witches
Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools
Neifion, the Lord of Bats - check out Bruce R. Cordell's book City of Torment.
Oberon, the Green Lord
The Prince of Frost
Queen of Air and Darkness
Titania, the Queen of the Summer Court
Verenestra the Oak Princess
Lurue, the Unicorn Queen
The Lady of the White Well - I have a writeup of this one on DnDBeyond
Some Ancient Hags can even become like Archfey if they are old enough and powerful enough
Fey are odd. Archfey even more so. Their motivations to a humanoid might seem crazy, but to a fey it's completely normal. Like being in Alice in Wonderland. They behave like they use dream logic. If something would make complete sense in a dream or to a child or to someone who is drunk, then it would make sense to a fey. They are like an ID without an Ego to balance them. How they behave doesn't need to make any logical real world sense, but it should always have an internal logic and personal connection to the fey. Check out info on the Seelie and Unseelie Courts as well for inspiration. Basically Seelie are more helpful to humanoids and Unseelie are less helpful to humanoids. But neither court is all Good nor all Bad.
And you can just make up one if you feel like it. I used Santa Clause as an Archfey Patron. You could have an archfey Hag as your Parton who lives in a giant gingerbread house. Whatever you like. Critical Role world of Taldorai has Artagan (The Traveler), Naviask, Vesh and Xalicas as archfey partons. Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher also have some information and I think they have a wiki. Look up the book "Summer Knight" in that series for a start. Shadowhunters books covers Fey a bit as well.
Hope some of this helps and have fun.
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Patron ideas- you can always make one up. Maybe choose a theme, such as Stars, Dreams, an animal, a weather effect etc.
(4th Edition- had Morissa Lady of Swords, Zelubiel Lord of Lightning, and a Lord of Bats).
My first 5th edition Warlock Erizel the Librarian, forged a pact with a mysterious Archfey. She didn't discover until 10th level that her patron , was actually her true self- Lezire Archfey of Fate.
@Chosen1, your Rogue might have been haunted by dreams, or felt drawn to go to, or end up at a specific location at a certain time. The Old Crossroads at Midnight trope, works pretty well (the veils between the worlds are thin at liminal places and times). The Archfey might be there in person, or have a proxy.
The Patron might have been watching your character or their family- perhaps due to some agreement between it and an ancestor of your characters.
Perhaps there is something which your character seeks, a particular trifle, or to marry a certain individual- who may already be promised to another. Starcrossed lovers often need the help of the Fey.
It would seem that asking a general question is not effective in finding a solution for a specific problem...
My rogue is my little brother who would sooner think video games than tabletop upon hearing the term RPG. When I asked him to make a character for my campaign, he asked me to recreate Persona Joker for him, whom we both only know through Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nevertheless, I searched up Joker character builds, and came across two variations, one of them involving an Archfey Warlock multiclass, hence me coming to this forum.
As for what you've already suggested @spanglemaker, I did have the idea of a Crossroads-at-Midnight dream sequence for my bro. I think being pulled aside for a secret encounter after a level up being announced will effectively capture his interest. What I'm still stuck on is how to produce an archfey that would properly play the role of Joker's persona(should he choose that path). What should Joker see looking down the path of the eldritch pact?
As has been said before: it's all about how you use the kit. My Archfey warlock is an illusionist. Lean into that and become Mysterio. You want to confuse creatures on the battle field, have three warriors suddenly show up (Misty visions Major illusion 15 cuFt illusion w/ Minor illusion to give it sound) And have them charge the enemy. See how long you can get them to attack the fake fighting force, peeling them off your allies.
Archfey Warlocks are fine, they are not underpowered so if think you will enjoy playing one then go for it. They have great flavour and spell selection. Tomb or Chain play as fine spellslingers and Archfey Warlocks are even fine as blade pact if that's your vision. Treat them like a hit and run melee fighter in that case. The level 6 Misty Escape, which effectively lets you cast a double-range misty step as a reaction to damage without costing a spell slot. And you are Invisible after. Combine this with Armor of Agathys or Shadow of Moil, and you can vanish in a puff of ouch. Blade Pact Warlocks are slightly masochistic and like to get hit. Warlocks get a bunch of abilities that key off of them being attacked or taking damage (Hellish Rebuke, Armor of Agathys, Fire Shield, Shadow of Moil, Misty Escape, Entropic Ward, etc).
Archfey are easy enough to find reference for. Folk Tails, Legends, Classic Fairy Tales, Comic Books, Nursery Rhymes, Disney Villains, even Shakespear all are great resources for inspiration and to learn more. If you play in forgotten realms they provide a good list of Archfey to start you off.
Fey are odd. Archfey even more so. Their motivations to a humanoid might seem crazy, but to a fey it's completely normal. Like being in Alice in Wonderland. They behave like they use dream logic. If something would make complete sense in a dream or to a child or to someone who is drunk, then it would make sense to a fey. They are like an ID without an Ego to balance them. How they behave doesn't need to make any logical real world sense, but it should always have an internal logic and personal connection to the fey. Check out info on the Seelie and Unseelie Courts as well for inspiration. Basically Seelie are more helpful to humanoids and Unseelie are less helpful to humanoids. But neither court is all Good nor all Bad.
And you can just make up one if you feel like it. I used Santa Clause as an Archfey Patron. You could have an archfey Hag as your Parton who lives in a giant gingerbread house. Whatever you like. Critical Role world of Taldorai has Artagan (The Traveler), Naviask, Vesh and Xalicas as archfey partons. Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher also have some information and I think they have a wiki. Look up the book "Summer Knight" in that series for a start. Shadowhunters books covers Fey a bit as well.
Hope some of this helps and have fun.
Check out my Disabled & Dragons Youtube Channel for 5e Monster and Player Tactics. Helping the Disabled Community and Players and DM’s (both new and experienced) get into D&D. Plus there is a talking Dragon named Quill.
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