Warlock Class Changes in D&D 2024

TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Intro
02:49 - Overview
05:00 - First Level invocations
05:37 - Pacts
10:14 - Contact Patron
10:49 - Feats
14:27 - Spells
15:51 - Subclasses
18:32 - Final Thoughts
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[adaggie]

Levels 1-2 are the trial subscription period. When you make it to level 3, the trial period is over and the subscription term is life.

[ronin]

Now I can fully realize my Jedi fantasy. Radiant damage Pact blade = lightsaber and GOO = the force. Uses Suggestion on guards, "These are not the gnomes you're looking for."

[thatguyfromthequadcities]

I do like the idea of a someone beseeching otherworldly powers for the strength to right a wrong or avenge their loved ones, being given arcane arts to fulfill that request, and only realizing too late the true source of their power when their patron reveals themself. The weight of "consequences delayed" is narratively intriguing to me.

[MrSkillcap]

One underrated change is that "one with shadows" invocation doesn't have any limitations on your invisibility anymore. You can just find an area of dim light or darkness and cast it and then move around wherever you want.

Also the buff to the jump spell makes otherworldly leap really good.

[matthewmuir]

If you want a reach weapon with pact of the blade warlock without having to worry about the requirements for heavy weapons, I can think of a very thematic option: an Archfey Warlock that makes a pact with a Dullahan and uses a whip, as, in Irish Mythology, the main weapon of a Dullahan was a whip made from a spine.

[AureusAurelius]

"How do you get your powers?"

Your boss doesn't recognize you until you have a few years of XP

[CivilWarMan]

DM: This is Pact of the Blade Celestial Warlock. He's a holy melee fighter, wielding weapons and magic fueled by his Charisma. He has an expanded spell list based on his subclass, can spend spell slots to imbue his strikes with extra magical damage, and can use his bonus action to heal allies using a pool of health based on his Warlock level.
Paladin: Are you having a laugh? He does exactly what I do.
Warlock (with a 1 level Paladin dip): But better.

[SatansWerewolf]

10:45 warlock to patron: "Brad is being a total buzzkill yoday-"
Patron: "YOU CALLED ME FOR THIS?!?"

[Marb]

i like the idea of getting subclass at level 3 being explained as "well you have your starter pacts that are easier to back out of but once you're fully in you're in"

[fullmetalpoitato]

Shadar Kai / Arch Fey Warlock: How much would you like to teleport? Yes.

[ALDO_GOODENS]

After seeing all the changes, I’m 100% playing an Archfey Warlock for my first 5.24e character.
I’m definitely going for that swashbuckling, Nightcrawler archetype.

[ElocNodnarb]

One thing that I’m excited about is that all the Invocations that used to buff Eldritch Blast specifically can now apply to any 1 other cantrip that you choose. This just feels like it has SO MANY more flavorful options.

[jeremybooth]

So a thought on no subclass until 3rd is that the patron is still "tempting" the player with gifts and boons (especially the fiend patron) until they "seal the deal" at third level. Opening up a world of options for when the patron's "real" face or agenda is revealed and now the player is "trapped" in the deal etc. A lot of roleplaying options and story hooks can be made.

[Jasta]

Really fun that we can take any combination of Pact of the Tome, Blade and Chains we want.  I doubt I'd ever take all 3 but could definitely see myself taking 2 of them.  Only complaint there is that Pact of the Blade gets 4 invocations that improve it but Chains and Tome only get 1 each.  Wish they had some more love.

[edwardcrow]

I think I’ll be adding a couple homebrew invocations. One that grants you medium armor prof with shield prof and one that lets you have two pact weapons. Name them like “gift of the guard’s man” and “hands of the forgotten one”

[EpicRandomness]

3:40 Yes!!!! Someone gets it! It’s so easy! It applies with all the other previously 1st level subclass classes. You don’t get specific abilities until you’re stronger. Or you can role play is however other way you like.

[kittengoddess]

Tomb also adds spells to your “warlock spell list” this also allows you to pick those same cantrips from any class list as your Agonazing blast or Eldritch spear options, like acid splash that add you charisma is pretty neat

[ancientgammoner]

With pact of the blade, you can only *summon* a melee weapon but if you're making an existing magic weapon your pact weapon it can be anything, so you could have a pact +1 longbow.

[XNTRK]

That interpretation of the "pactless" warlck levels is close to my own take. I also think it's good for playing the "mysterious powers" trope where the warlock doesn't have a single clue why they suddenly have powers.

It's good for creating warlocks whose origins are based on presworn bloodlines, cursed items, signing half-read contracts, plot convenient amnesia, plot inconvenient amnesia, surprise cthulus, forbidden pyramid schemes, REALLY bad lawyers, and all manner of fey shenanigans.

[daniapate]

Warlock patrons in 2024: The first two hits are free