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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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How well is the Unearthed Arcana Raven Queen warlock subclass balanced as compared to the officially published subclasses?
Unearthed Arcana: Warlock & Wizard introduced a new warlock patron: The Raven Queen. However, it never ended up being published.
How balanced is the UA Raven Queen warlock subclass as compared to ...
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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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What would be the effects of allowing dual Pact Weapons?
I have been considering a Hexblade Warlock with a houserule to allow two Pact Weapons, so that they could dual-wield. What would the effects of such a houserule be? It is an extra option for Pact of ...
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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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Would it be unbalanced to add Geas to the warlock spell list?
On page 287 of the Dungeon Master's Guide, it says, under "Changing Spell Lists":
Be cautious when changing the warlock spell list. Since warlocks regain their spell slots after a short rest, they ...
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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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