First Look: Pact of the Tempest - A warlock who heralds the storm...
Added 2020-01-08 16:55:43 +0000 UTCA patreon request subclass, it's still in its early days, but wanted to share it out with you all you.
- It's a crowded space with Storm Sorcerer, Storm Clerics, etc, so I wanted to ensure the mechanics were unique from those while still being clearly thematic of the tempest/storm powers.
- I wanted to make it like most Warlocks where how deeply you went into the subclass always felt like it had some value; the a first level feature that is definitely better with the higher level features, but at the same time has some value it's own.
- I wanted to fiddle with Eldritch Blast a little, not quite sure if I wanted to modify or replace it, I settled on a bit of both in the Invocation.
Anyway, as always, let me know any thoughts and feedback :)
Comments
Gust is a cantrip, so it doesn't take a spell slot. The main thing it's allowing you to do is (a) cast the spell (as you don't normally know it) and (b) cast it as a bonus action. As it's a cantrip, it wouldn't prolong the storm. the storm is not supposed to be a fully sustained feature at low levels; but is intended to mean you get a lot more more mileage out of your limited spells.
KibblesTasty
2020-01-08 19:30:39 +0000 UTCSo at storm level 1. You can cast Gust as a BA - two questions: (Edit: nevermind) Does this increase your storm level by one, negating the drop at the end of your turn? If so thats a neat way to regulate the storm levels. Does it use a pact/spell slot? If so that's not good at all. Anyways I love the theme and execution overall, good job!
2020-01-08 19:22:27 +0000 UTCCame here to make more or less the same comment. It seems strange to me to build a Warlock feature around continuous use of spell slots when the class itself is designed to give them limited but short-rest-refreshing slots. One solution I can think of might be to have the storm be maintained by cantrips - but I suspect that'd end up wildly overpowered.
Aerrol
2020-01-08 19:04:35 +0000 UTCI absolutely ADORE the flavor of this Subclass. My biggest criticism is the lack of reliability in the Building Storm until level 14. At the absolute most, a Warlock will get 3 turns of it at level 11 and only 2 turns before then. That being said, I'm not sure how to remedy that and keep the rest of the Sublcass the same. Maybe you could concentrate on it like a spell to prevent it from fading? Maybe you could split the level 14 feature into 1 large feature and a slightly smaller one at an earlier level? Like, give just the ability to raise the level as an action at level 6, but the rest stays at level 14?
John Davis
2020-01-08 17:57:25 +0000 UTC
