So, I’ve been making a Hexblade warlock for a character. And it’s come to my attention that the patron itself is the weapon you make a Pact with. Now I’m wondering if you can then make a magic weapon with them, and potentially have a progression system so it can be something you can still use.
follow up thought, can the Patron be a set of weapons. Like two weapons but they contain the same patron.
To be honest I’ve always found the Hexblade lore a bit murky on whether the patron is the sword or a higher being who has gifted you a sword and I’ve created characters with both interpretations. As for a progression system if you take pact of the blade (and why wouldn’t you as a Hexblade?) you get the ability to turn any weapon into a pact weapon so there’s no reason you couldn’t swap out the weapon you start with for more powerful magic weapons as you progress and just flavour it as the weapon evolving with you and growing in power.
Flavor as written, the Hexblade patron is not the sword - it is an entity from Shadowfell that manifests through the sword - the “shadowy force behind these weapons” is the Patron, not the weapon itself. Essentially, if you use the written flavor, your weapon is a telephone which provides you contact with the Patron and allows the Patron to funnel power to you.
That, of course, does not mean you and your DM might come up with something different, such as the patron being trapped inside a sentient weapon. In such a case, one could homebrew a magical weapon that grows with the player - the Theros weapons, Exandria Vestments, and other weapons which grow with the player would be a good place to look for inspiration. However, one should be careful - your class leveling up also reflects your growth in power, so the weapon should not be too overwhelming or level up too quick - the rate of leveling up should track the rate your other party members upgrade their magical items.
I know if is not mentioned until the 2nd Paragraph of the Hexblade description, but as it states that the Raven Queen from the Shadowfell has created some of these Weapons, for my Hexblade Warlock, I made my Patron, The Raven Queen herself.
I know this is not exactly what it states, but it works for the background and color of my character.
Just throwing that out there :)
Cheers!
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Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers; Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas. Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
5e's hexblade class makes me sad; back in 4e you had a plethora of patron types and they gave you access to wildly different native power porgression (The infernal pact hit like a truck, had a fire/necrotic slant for damage and got lots of temp HPs whereas the Fae pact had a cold/psychic damage slant and a focus more on being elusive and mobile then bricky).
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So, I’ve been making a Hexblade warlock for a character. And it’s come to my attention that the patron itself is the weapon you make a Pact with. Now I’m wondering if you can then make a magic weapon with them, and potentially have a progression system so it can be something you can still use.
follow up thought, can the Patron be a set of weapons. Like two weapons but they contain the same patron.
plead let me know if I’m looking to far into this
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To be honest I’ve always found the Hexblade lore a bit murky on whether the patron is the sword or a higher being who has gifted you a sword and I’ve created characters with both interpretations. As for a progression system if you take pact of the blade (and why wouldn’t you as a Hexblade?) you get the ability to turn any weapon into a pact weapon so there’s no reason you couldn’t swap out the weapon you start with for more powerful magic weapons as you progress and just flavour it as the weapon evolving with you and growing in power.
Flavor as written, the Hexblade patron is not the sword - it is an entity from Shadowfell that manifests through the sword - the “shadowy force behind these weapons” is the Patron, not the weapon itself. Essentially, if you use the written flavor, your weapon is a telephone which provides you contact with the Patron and allows the Patron to funnel power to you.
That, of course, does not mean you and your DM might come up with something different, such as the patron being trapped inside a sentient weapon. In such a case, one could homebrew a magical weapon that grows with the player - the Theros weapons, Exandria Vestments, and other weapons which grow with the player would be a good place to look for inspiration. However, one should be careful - your class leveling up also reflects your growth in power, so the weapon should not be too overwhelming or level up too quick - the rate of leveling up should track the rate your other party members upgrade their magical items.
Greetings FallenSlayer651,
I know if is not mentioned until the 2nd Paragraph of the Hexblade description, but as it states that the Raven Queen from the Shadowfell has created some of these Weapons, for my Hexblade Warlock, I made my Patron, The Raven Queen herself.
I know this is not exactly what it states, but it works for the background and color of my character.
Just throwing that out there :)
Cheers!
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
5e's hexblade class makes me sad; back in 4e you had a plethora of patron types and they gave you access to wildly different native power porgression (The infernal pact hit like a truck, had a fire/necrotic slant for damage and got lots of temp HPs whereas the Fae pact had a cold/psychic damage slant and a focus more on being elusive and mobile then bricky).