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Balancing a social media-themed warlock subclass in D&D5e?
For an upcoming Strixhaven campaign, I have attempted to homebrew a Warlock subclass which is centered around a social media/influencer theme. The idea is to use the social medium itself a magical ...
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Balancing help for homebrew warlock subclass
I have created a 5e warlock subclass heavily inspired by the leshen (specifically, an ancient leshen described in the Book of beautiful horrors).
While overall I am very happy with the outcome, I ...
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Is this reflavouring of the Dao Genie warlock patron balanced?
I am intending on reflavouring the Genie, so that each type of Genie patron is instead a Fey Court themed around the seasons. All but one of the Genies work without changing.
Here is how I'm ...
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Is my homebrew Eldritch Invocation that emulates the sleep spell balanced?
I've been inspired to make an Eldritch Invocation for warlocks that allows you to use the damage from eldritch blast, and make use of it like the dice rolled for sleep:
Eldritch Slumber
Prerequisites:...
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Is this homebrew Druid-themed Warlock patron balanced?
I would like to play a "green witch"- or "hedge witch"-type character in an upcoming D&D 5e campaign, so my DM is letting me homebrew a Druid-themed Warlock patron (similar to ...
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Is this homebrew "Elemental Air patron" warlock subclass balanced?
I have created a new subclass for warlocks that is designed to be an option for those who would like to make a pact with a djinn or other mighty creature of Elemental Air.
Is this balanced as compared ...
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Is my Murderous Celestial homebrew warlock patron (Version 2) balanced?
I posted this homebrew subclass earlier via this post. After feedback I've made some sweeping changes to reduce its' powerlevel.
With these below changes, would this be considered a balanced and ...
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Is this Murderous Celestial homebrew warlock patron balanced?
I'm hoping to get some feedback in order to keep this warlock subclass in balance - The Murderous Celestial.
Context
I'm the DM of a 5e D&D game. One of my players' characters is a Neutral-Good ...
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Is this homebrew Eldritch Invocation, Eyes of the Ooze, balanced?
I've been trying to homebrew an Eldritch Invocation that grants the Warlock blindsight, but I'm not sure how far this blindsight should extend. I initially thought to compare it to the pre-existing ...
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Is this homebrew Genie patron for warlocks balanced?
This is another Warlock Homebrew I've been working on at my table for a player in an upcoming game. We'll be starting at 5th level in a puzzle heavy dungeon.
I'm fairly sure that at 5th level this is ...
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Is this Magister homebrew warlock patron balanced?
In D&D 5e's Warlock flavor, it would make sense that incredibly powerful (i.e. > level 20) spellcasters could become the patrons. So, in preparation for a new campaign (with my DM's permission),...
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After playtesting: Is this homebrew Planescape-inspired Lady of Pain warlock patron (v3) balanced?
A couple of weeks ago I made an attempt at a Planescape inspired subclass for the Warlock.
Since then I have been able to incorporate feedback offered by the community as well as play test with the ...
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Warlock homebrew Supernatural patron version 3! Is it balanced?
This is what I hope to be the last revision of my homebrew otherworldly patron, the Supernatural. (My previous two revisions can be found here: version 1, and version 2.)
The Supernatural
You ...
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Is this homebrew Supernatural warlock patron (v2) balanced?
A bit ago I asked if this Warlock patron was balanced.
I was told to explain this patron a bit more, so here we go:
The idea of this patron is that you have made a pact with some Lord of the Undead. ...
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Take 2! Is this homebrew Lady of Pain warlock patron balanced?
A little while ago I posted this homebrew Patron option here. I got some great feedback and have returned not only with an update but also with some homebrew Invocations that support the overall ...
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