Eldrich Blast is available to all Warlocks, so why then is it called "Eldrich" Blast?
The name suggests that it should only be available to GOO Warlocks, or Warlocks that have some "Eldrich" affinity, so why then is it available to all Warlocks?
I must be missing something really simple, because I am struggling to understand this.
Can anybody clarify this for me?
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I just apply it as an adjective based on the definition "weird and sinister or ghostly." as the umbrella to which all pact patrons could fall under.
EDIT: Curious about this myself a long time ago I looked up the deifnition and it helped clarify it for me in this regard, "Eldritch is an English word used to describe something as otherworldly, weird, ghostly, or uncanny. " So I feel like it serves less as a noun, pro-noun, proper noun, etc. and more as a device to help describe what it looks like or how one could interpret its presence.
The definition and etymology of Eldritch means foreign, otherworldly, or of elves. It was later used by H.P. Lovecraft to relate to aberrations. So really it is perfect for any non-material plane patron.
Eldrich Blast is available to all Warlocks, so why then is it called "Eldrich" Blast?
The name suggests that it should only be available to GOO Warlocks, or Warlocks that have some "Eldrich" affinity, so why then is it available to all Warlocks?
I must be missing something really simple, because I am struggling to understand this.
Can anybody clarify this for me?
A caffeinated nerd who has played TTRPGs or a number of years and is very much a fantasy adventure geek.
I just apply it as an adjective based on the definition "weird and sinister or ghostly." as the umbrella to which all pact patrons could fall under.
EDIT: Curious about this myself a long time ago I looked up the deifnition and it helped clarify it for me in this regard, "Eldritch is an English word used to describe something as otherworldly, weird, ghostly, or uncanny. " So I feel like it serves less as a noun, pro-noun, proper noun, etc. and more as a device to help describe what it looks like or how one could interpret its presence.
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The definition and etymology of Eldritch means foreign, otherworldly, or of elves. It was later used by H.P. Lovecraft to relate to aberrations. So really it is perfect for any non-material plane patron.
It's the same reason that eldritch knights are eldritch knights. The word just means "magical."
Because...Warlocks use magic?
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