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<blockquote data-quote="Snapdragyn" data-source="post: 6376257" data-attributes="member: 12432"><p>Depends a lot on what role he wants to play.</p><p></p><p>Battlefield Control? Misty Visions invocation, make use of the Fey Presence ability, Darkness, Hold Person (scales decently with additional targets at higher slots), Hunger of Hadar, Hypnotic Pattern - lots of choices.</p><p></p><p>Sniper? Misty Visions again to shroud yourself in heavy 'fog' (& thus gain advantage on EBs), Agonizing Blast, Repelling Blast, take the Spell Sniper &/or War Caster feat(s) (makes going human especially appealing, as well as burning the variant feat on Medium Armor so Dex can be largely ignored). Spells Hex (obviously), & maybe Armor of Agathys &/or Hellish Rebuke for when things get close - make them PAY for hitting you.</p><p></p><p>Buffer/Debuffer? Not an easy role for a 'lock due to low # of spell slots, but it could be used a bit in the right campaign. Protection from Evil & Good (but very limited on targets w/ low spell slots), Invisibility (better, since it scales # of targets), Dispel Magic, Fly, etc. Really, the slot limits are going to kill you here, though. I'd only recommend as a secondary role to Sniper, where you're most likely to have spells available since your main schtick is done with 1 cantrip + invocations.</p><p></p><p>Does he want a 'face' role? Take the invocation to gain Deception & Persuasion. Consider the Enthrall spell.</p><p></p><p>Does he want a 'stealth'/scout role? Plenty of ways he could do that himself, or just have the pet go look around. Maybe the Voice of the Master invocation for delivering messages to people that are hard to get to.</p><p></p><p>Remember that invocations and spells can both be switched out whenever new ones are gained, so think about what works NOW and reassess as the character levels. Perfect example: Armor of Agathys is pretty weak in comparison to Hellish Rebuke at level 1, IMO. By level 3, however, it's pulled ahead - & it just keeps getting better. If you want an 'oh no you DIDN'T!' spell, start off with Hellish, then swap out around 3rd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapdragyn, post: 6376257, member: 12432"] Depends a lot on what role he wants to play. Battlefield Control? Misty Visions invocation, make use of the Fey Presence ability, Darkness, Hold Person (scales decently with additional targets at higher slots), Hunger of Hadar, Hypnotic Pattern - lots of choices. Sniper? Misty Visions again to shroud yourself in heavy 'fog' (& thus gain advantage on EBs), Agonizing Blast, Repelling Blast, take the Spell Sniper &/or War Caster feat(s) (makes going human especially appealing, as well as burning the variant feat on Medium Armor so Dex can be largely ignored). Spells Hex (obviously), & maybe Armor of Agathys &/or Hellish Rebuke for when things get close - make them PAY for hitting you. Buffer/Debuffer? Not an easy role for a 'lock due to low # of spell slots, but it could be used a bit in the right campaign. Protection from Evil & Good (but very limited on targets w/ low spell slots), Invisibility (better, since it scales # of targets), Dispel Magic, Fly, etc. Really, the slot limits are going to kill you here, though. I'd only recommend as a secondary role to Sniper, where you're most likely to have spells available since your main schtick is done with 1 cantrip + invocations. Does he want a 'face' role? Take the invocation to gain Deception & Persuasion. Consider the Enthrall spell. Does he want a 'stealth'/scout role? Plenty of ways he could do that himself, or just have the pet go look around. Maybe the Voice of the Master invocation for delivering messages to people that are hard to get to. Remember that invocations and spells can both be switched out whenever new ones are gained, so think about what works NOW and reassess as the character levels. Perfect example: Armor of Agathys is pretty weak in comparison to Hellish Rebuke at level 1, IMO. By level 3, however, it's pulled ahead - & it just keeps getting better. If you want an 'oh no you DIDN'T!' spell, start off with Hellish, then swap out around 3rd. [/QUOTE]
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