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Daviot
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 23 Apr 2008 : 02:07:04
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Originally posted by Aravine
Let's ressurect another old scroll.
CA is a decent book, as they go, But the warlock is slightly overpowered. Eldrich blast...4d6, over and over again. beyond that, they can wear light armor, and they have a d6 HD
Consider it resurrected!
Actually, Aravine, in my group's playtesting, we've found the warlock to be fairly balanced. A d6 is the same as a bard, and there are several ways to get a wizard or sorcerer to be able to wear (and cast) in light armor. And the main thing about their eldritch blast (and the exactly 12 other invocations they get by 20th level) having no limit per day offsets their dramatically narrow powers.
At low levels, 1d6 or 2d6 isn't much worse than a sword or crossbow, and high levels, a 9d6 eldritch blast (with the right modifying invocation) is no worse than a fireball per round, which can be easily matched from a mage's staff of evocation. Likewise, a sorcerer with a reserve feat (Complete Mage) will be hitting about the same, but with more variety. Most in-game days simply don't have enough encounters for it to really be an issue. If there's a sliding scale between seldom-per-day utility and all-the-time narrowness, the specialist wizard and warlock can occupy two opposite ends of the spectrum.
Is the class for everyone? Probably not. (I'm one of those 'generalist' wizard types who tries to plan for everything). If you want a simple to play "blaster"-type mage with its own dash of flavor, a warlock might be up your alley. |
One usually has far more to fear from the soft-spoken wizard with a blade and well-worn boots than from the boisterous one in the ivory tower.
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