The power of a maelstrom at your fingertips, conjured hurricanes throwing goblins left and right, devastating shockwaves tearing up the ground around you. That’s Tempest Cleric. Thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening, all that stuff. Thanks to their devotion, Tempest Cleric’s are empowered with the ferocity of a storm. They’re an area-of-effect specialist, employing some…
Rather than serving the darkness, the Twilight Domain is dedicated to standing against it, protecting those asleep in their beds from the monsters of the night. And yet, the best way to do this is to harness some of that darkness to better overcome it—think more Batman than Superman. Twilight Clerics are a powerful support…
Everything in its proper place—that’s the mantra of an Order Cleric. Every person should fill their appointed role in society; laws should be followed, and stability should be maintained above all else. It can be a bit stifling, but following the rules all the time can keep people safe and prosperous. Originating from the “Guildmaster’s…
Few adventurers are saddled with a responsibility like Grave Clerics are. It’s their duty to keep the natural cycle of birth and death, ensuring none live beyond their appointed lifespan while also saving chosen heroes from dying before their time. Whether your backstory leads you to try and forestall death or drives you to end…
The fastest way to make friends in D&D is through healing. You may be essentially bribing your friends with heals, but you can guarantee your party will be devoted to keeping you alive. And no subclass beats the Life Domain for sheer healing prowess. Life Cleric might seem like you’re healing 24/7, but your subclass…
To be blunt: D&D has a lot of deities. So it should be no surprise that there are lots of options for Clerics. Depending on what deity you devote yourself to, you could end up projecting domes of magical twilight or spend your days forging armor out of your own sweat and tears. With a…
Come child, come see if the divine life of a Cleric is the right path for you. All that is needed is a willingness to help others, devotion to one of the many deities of our world, and the strength of will to crush a few kobold skulls when the situation calls for it. Sorry,…
The Warlock knew her patron was somewhere in the murky waters before her. There was a loud splash from far away, and a sword came whirling towards the Warlock, sticking in the sand at her feet. “Oh… thank you! I love presents.” Spellcasters are usually pigeonholed into one party role: maybe they focus on damage…
Picking a class can be hard. So why pick? Multiclassing lets you play as two classes, and Warlock is one of the most potent options for one of your two picks. If you are tired of slinging spells and want to start cleaving orcs in half, multiclassing is the way to go! Many Warlock quirks…
Names have power, and Warlocks know this best. Signing a pact with a patron means they know you on an uncomfortably intimate level. Rest assured, your name will always be kicking around somewhere in the back of their head as they sit, ready to pull on your leash whenever they need something. Warlocks tend to…
Ahoy! Today we’re exploring the Fathomless, a Warlock subclass known for lurking in coral beds, sleeping with the fishes, and occasionally siphoning power off of underwater nightmare creatures. Fathomless is a defensive class, stacking tricks up their sleeves until the perfect opportunity pops up to unleash magic harsher than a tropical storm. Your power comes…
Fair warning: with the right build, the Undying subclass might make your DM tear their hair out. Undying Warlocks tap into the necromantic power of liches and death gods to ensure they never take a trip to the undiscovered country. You can stack defensive spells and Invocations on top of your subclass features to create…
Straight out of “A Thousand and One Arabian Nights” comes the Genie! Complete with magic lamp and wish-granting magic, your patron is a member of this mystical race of elementals. Depending on which type of genie you align yourself with, you can tap into one of the four elements to become a menace on the…
Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery. Fiend Warlock knows this best, specializing in fire spells that turn battalions of enemies into mass-barbeques. The fire of the Lower Planes runs hot in the blood of Fiend Warlocks, and they are more than happy to share. For sheer damage output, not many classes can compete with…
There’s this stupid idea that healers aren’t allowed to spill blood. Celestial Warlock heard about this and decided to prove the world wrong, becoming an excellent support class that can also liquefy your brain from across the battlefield. Celestial Warlock has a reputation of being a weird hybrid, mixing Warlock and Cleric abilities but doing…
Many characters (mostly with big swords) are adept at fighting. Few characters are as well-prepared to negotiate, infiltrate, or humiliate their way into power. One of the most flavorful of these is the Archfey Warlock subclass, a master manipulator acting on the orders of an even more manipulative faerie. Archfey uses magic to cloud the…
When you offer yourself up to an eldritch horror, you can expect your brain to melt a little. Some madness might seep in. But the joy of such a pact is you get to pass that trauma onto your enemies by holding their hopes, dreams, and deepest fears in a vice grip you use to…
In this world, some spellcasters spend years locked away in ancient libraries, weaving delicate strands of arcane lore into the extraordinary tapestry of magical abilities and knowledge known as a spellbook. That’s Wizard. Some go to their local cult and with a quick blood sacrifice buy into the magical equivalent of a Happy Meal: cheap…
If you spot your party’s Warlock whispering sweet nothings to their sword when they were supposed to be keeping watch, don’t worry! That just means you’ve found yourself a Hexblade Warlock. These martially-minded spellslingers swear their souls over to a sentient weapon forged of pure shadow. While that may sound horrifying, the sheer power of…
Anyone who says all Warlocks look the same clearly haven’t met enough Warlocks. I’ve seen Warlocks who glow like a shooting star, Warlocks who carry more battleaxes than even the toughest Barbarians. I know at least two Warlocks with horns, and they’d melt your mind until it poured out your ears if you said they…
It’s been said before, but Warlocks are weird. They act like spellcasters but never cast as many spells as Sorcerer. Then once in a while they’ll conjure an interdimensional void and attack enemies with a swarm of tentacles. Weird. Warlocks are quality-over-quantity made flesh. All their spells hit hard and are perfect for debilitating whole…