Mearls played a Warlock on the twitch game today
Feb 28, 2014 17:04:59 GMT -8
Post by argoyle on Feb 28, 2014 17:04:59 GMT -8
A couple days ago they revealed some details on the Sorcerer class; spellpoints, metamagic and flavor abilities based on heritage. All in all an interesting alternative to the Mage.
Now we have the opportunity to see the Warlock in action
www.twitch.tv/wotc_dnd/b/507095197
Here is a summary on the forums from poster Mistwell-
Here is what I got from the playtest:
Warlocks have spellcasting, and invocations.
Spells: At higher levels, the highest level spell they have is level 5, and they don't get many spells. At 2nd level he has two spells. BUT, he has spells per Short Rest rather than spells per day. So each time they take a short rest, they get all their spells back. The spells they get don't scale much, though a few do like burning hands. He used burning hands. He also had, hellish rubuke, command, and charm person (so he seems to know four spells at 2nd level). He has cantrips too, and one includes eldritch blast while the other was Thaumaturgy (so he has at least two cantrips). In sum, he can use stuff more frequently than other casters, but less potent.
Invocations: Unclear if they start with them or get them at 2nd level, but at 2nd level the sample character has two invocations: One lets him cast disguise self at-will, and the other helps him improve his eldritch blast. Invocations are always based on abilities or traits.
He is a diabolic (or infernal) warlock, which means he gets temporary hit points when he drops someone to 0 hp with an attack.
At level 3 the class chooses one of: blade (warrior-like), chain (pet), or tome (caster-like).
It's a little bit of a fusion of the 3e and 4e Warlock, with some elements of the 3e Binder class and the Pacts from 4e.
Supposedly next Mondays LnL article will feature the Warlock.
A bit concerned by the limit to 5th level and lower spells. Level 6+ spells allow for some pretty amazing feats, and I'm not sure simply allowing a Warlock to refresh is spellpool on a rest, necessarily balances a high level Warlock vs a Mage or Sorcerer. I suppose it depends on how the blade/chain/tone choice weighs out.
Now we have the opportunity to see the Warlock in action
www.twitch.tv/wotc_dnd/b/507095197
Here is a summary on the forums from poster Mistwell-
Here is what I got from the playtest:
Warlocks have spellcasting, and invocations.
Spells: At higher levels, the highest level spell they have is level 5, and they don't get many spells. At 2nd level he has two spells. BUT, he has spells per Short Rest rather than spells per day. So each time they take a short rest, they get all their spells back. The spells they get don't scale much, though a few do like burning hands. He used burning hands. He also had, hellish rubuke, command, and charm person (so he seems to know four spells at 2nd level). He has cantrips too, and one includes eldritch blast while the other was Thaumaturgy (so he has at least two cantrips). In sum, he can use stuff more frequently than other casters, but less potent.
Invocations: Unclear if they start with them or get them at 2nd level, but at 2nd level the sample character has two invocations: One lets him cast disguise self at-will, and the other helps him improve his eldritch blast. Invocations are always based on abilities or traits.
He is a diabolic (or infernal) warlock, which means he gets temporary hit points when he drops someone to 0 hp with an attack.
At level 3 the class chooses one of: blade (warrior-like), chain (pet), or tome (caster-like).
It's a little bit of a fusion of the 3e and 4e Warlock, with some elements of the 3e Binder class and the Pacts from 4e.
Supposedly next Mondays LnL article will feature the Warlock.
A bit concerned by the limit to 5th level and lower spells. Level 6+ spells allow for some pretty amazing feats, and I'm not sure simply allowing a Warlock to refresh is spellpool on a rest, necessarily balances a high level Warlock vs a Mage or Sorcerer. I suppose it depends on how the blade/chain/tone choice weighs out.