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[v0.1] Warlock Mod

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This mod adds my version of the Warlock as a kit/pseudo-unique class.

Download link: https://github.com/ArtemiusI/Warlock/releases/latest

Description:
WARLOCK: Born of a supernatural bloodline, a warlock seeks to master the perilous magic that suffuses hus soul. Unlike sorcerers and wizards, who approach arcane magic through the medium of spells, a warlock invokes powerful magic through nothing more than an effort of will. The font of dark magic burning in their souls makes them resistant to many forms of attack and arms them with dangerous power. Warlocks learn to harness their power to perform a small number of specific attacks and tricks called invocations. Warlocks make up for their lack of versatility by being tougher and more resilient than sorcerers or wizards. By harnessing his innate magical gift through fearsome determination and willpower, a warlock can perform feats of supernatural stealth, beguile the weak-minded, or scour his foes with blasts of Eldritch power.

CLASS FEATURES:

– May not wear armor heavier than chain mail.
– May not equip shields larger than bucklers.
– May only become Proficient (one slot) in any weapon class.
– May only become Proficient (one slot) in any fighting style.
– Thieving abilities: Pick Pockets.
– Eldritch Lore: The warlock gains 10 base Lore per level.
– May cast Invocations.
– May use the Eldritch Blast ability at will.

ELDRITCH BLAST: A warlock attacks his foes with Eldritch power, using baleful magical energy to deal damage and sometimes impart other debilitating effects. An Eldritch Blast deals 1d6 points of magical damage at 1st level and increases by 1d6 in power for every three levels gained (up to 14d6 at 40th level). There is no Saving Throw against this attack, but Magic Resistance can negate it.

As the warlock gains in levels, he is able to shape his Eldritch Blast into different forms.
3rd level: HIDEOUS BLOW: Next melee attack channels an Eldritch Blast.
7th level: ELDRITCH SPEAR: Eldritch Blast penetrates through all enemies in its path.
11th level: ELDRITCH CHAIN: Eldritch Blast chains to nearby enemies.
15th level: ELDRITCH CONE: Eldritch Blast takes the shape of a cone. Save vs. Spell for half damage.
19th level: ELDRITCH DOOM: Eldritch Blast affects all enemies within a 20 ft. radius. Save vs. Spell for half damage.

– 5th level: Gains 10% resistance to crushing, slashing, piercing, and missile damage. An additional 5% is gained at levels 15, 25 and 35.
– 8th level: The warlock regenerates one hit point per three rounds.
– 10th level: Gains 10% resistance to acid, cold, electrical, fire and magical damage. An additional 10% is gained at levels 20, 30 and 40.
– 16th level: Regeneration rate increased to one hit point per two rounds.
– 22nd level: Becomes immune to non-magical weapons.
– 24th level: Regeneration rate increased to one hit point per round.

– Alignment restricted to chaotic good, chaotic neutral, lawful evil, neutral evil and chaotic evil.
– Hit Die: d6

Invocations:
LEAST
Beguiling Influence
Dark One's Own Luck
Draining Blast
Frightful Blast
Darkness
Entropic Warding
Leaps and Bounds
See the Unseen

LESSER
Eldritch Chain
Beshadowed Blast
Brimstone Blast
Hellrime Blast
Charm
Curse of Despair
Dread Seizure
Flee the Scene - pnp version (teleport + 1 round mislead)
The Dead Walk
Voracious Dispelling
Walk Unseen

GREATER
Bewitching Blast
Electrifying Blast - replaces Hindering Blast
Noxious Blast
Vitriolic Blast
Chilling Tentacles
Devour Magic
Tenacious Plague
Wall of Perilous Flame

DARK
Binding Blast
Utterdark Blast
Dark Foresight
Retributive Invisibility
Word of Changing

HLAs:

Eldritch Pact (non-evil only) - permanent 20% MR, +50% spell duration, +1 casting time
Eldritch Focus (requires Eldritch Pact) - +20 Luck and immunity to weapons for 3 rounds
Eldritch Paragon (requires Eldritch Focus) - permanent +20% magical damage and +50% magical damage resistance
Hellfire Pact (non-good only) - permanent +50% fire/cold resistance, +20% elemental damage
Hellfire Shield (requires Hellfire Pact) - 125% fire resistance, immunity to +2 weapons, damages enemies in melee. Drains 1 constitution per cast for 24 hours.
Hellfire Blast (requires Hellfire Shield) - unmitigated fire damage, drains 1 constitution per cast for 24 hours.
Extra Invocation I
Extra Invocation II (requires Extra Invocation I)
Extra Invocation III (requires Extra Invocation II)
Extra Invocation IV (requires Extra Invocation III)
Call Fiend - summons a nabassu, glabrezu or pit fiend under the warlock's control for 1 hour.

Notes:
  • The warlock is a 'bard kit' but obviously shares little resemblance with the bard. Invocations are added to the arcane spellbook but you do not have spell slots. Instead, you gain an 'Invocations' ability which essentially functions as a version of Nahal's Reckless Dweomer without the wild magic.
  • You gain blast shapes innately rather than through spell selection. This is sort of a limitation I made in order to make the essences work with blast shape. I'm sure it's possible to implement it another way, but this was the easier path.
  • The warlock can use invocations while wearing armor.
  • The warlock gets the Planar Sphere as a stronghold instead of the playhouse.
  • You may exchange one of your invocations for another of the same tier, once per level up. I felt this provides some interesting balance as invocations that become less useful later can be exchanged for better ones.
  • The quick spell button doesn't work. Believe me, I wish it did. I tried and tried, but the game does not recognize it when innates are refreshed via "remove/add" and your ability will remain at '0 casts' even though it is refreshed. As great as it would be to key your Eldritch Blast or Invocations there, it's sadly not possible.
  • Several spells (e.g. Voracious Dispelling) are not great representations of their original incarnations due to either balance reasons or engine limitations.
  • The Eldritch Pact (non-evil) and Hellfire Pact (non-good) HLAs and their branch abilities are mutually exclusive.
  • The warlock cannot use vanilla bard-exclusive items. Mod items are still allowed due to limitations... for the moment.
  • Word of Changing uses the slayer avatar (for inventory paperdoll and coolness) but is not nearly as powerful.
  • I can't give too many thoughts regarding balance yet, but so far, trying to balance infinite casting is extremely difficult and the kit will probably swing between underpowered and overpowered depending on the stage of the game. This was mostly done for fun, as well as an experiment for certain mechanics and coding.

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