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The video discusses the Great Old One subclass for Warlocks in Dungeons & Dragons, focusing on spellcasting abilities, pact boons, and progression through levels. It covers key spells, invocations, pact options like Pact of the Chain, Pact of the Blade, and Pact of the Tome. The video explains how warlocks can benefit from features like Mortal Reminder, summoning Pact weapons, and gaining Mystic Arcanum at higher levels. Important terms include Eldritch Blast, Charisma, Eldritch invocations, and subclass features like Tropic Ward. The video emphasizes the importance of health increases, spell advancements, and the selection of spells and invocations based on individual playstyle and character build.
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In this part of the video, the presenter discusses the Great Old One subclass for the Warlock in D&D. Warlocks have a pack with a Patron and receive supernatural abilities. They gain proficiency in simple weapons and light armor. The Warlock’s spell slots are limited but recharge on rests. The Warlock’s spell slots level up uniformly. Eldritch Blast is a key spell for Warlocks. The Great Old One subclass focuses on psychic attacks and critical strikes, with features like Mortal Reminder causing fear on critical hits. Two subclass spells can be chosen.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the spellcasting ability of a warlock in Dungeons & Dragons, emphasizing that Charisma is crucial for spell save DC and spell attack bonus. Level two brings a health increase, a second spell slot, the choice of a third spell, and two Eldritch invocations. Examples of passive features include Agonizing Blast, Armor of Shadows, Beast Speech, Beguiling Influence, Devil’s Sight, and more. Level three introduces another health increase, improved warlock spells, the addition of level two spells, and the selection of a fourth spell like Daggers Crown of Madness.
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In this segment of the video, the topic is about choosing the pact boon offered by your patron in D&D. There are three options: Pact of the Chain, Pact of the Blade, and Pact of the Tome. Pact of the Chain allows you to gain the service of a familiar creature such as a spider, raven, rat, frog, crab, or cat, each with unique abilities. Pact of the Blade lets you summon a magical weapon that uses your charisma as the spellcasting ability modifier. Pact of the Tome grants you a book of shadows with additional spells like guidance, vicious mockery, and thorn whip. Each pact comes with different actions and abilities tailored to your playstyle and character build.
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In this segment of the video, it is explained that Pact weapons return to their previous state if the wielder is more than five feet away for more than 10 rounds. The Packed Blade action summons a weapon to the hand, using the wielder’s spellcasting ability modifier. Each player can only have one weapon at a time and can use this action once per battle. Different weapon options are presented, each with unique abilities and damage ranges. Upon reaching Level 4 and Level 5, players receive health increases, new cantrips and spells, along with additional class features like Deep Impact for attacking with the Packed Blade. Warlocks choosing the Pact of the Chain gain extra attacks for their familiar, while Pact of the Tome warlocks can cast certain spells once per long rest. Level 5 brings access to level three spells and another Eldritch invocation choice.
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In this segment of the video, the Warlock character gains access to level three spells, a Health increase at level six, and the subclass feature Tropic Ward allowing the Warlock to impose disadvantage on an attacker’s roll and gain advantage on their next attack. At level seven, another Health increase occurs, and the Warlock gains access to level four spells. Level eight introduces another Health increase, a ninth spell, and the option to replace a spell. By level nine, there’s a Health increase, a tenth spell accessing level five spells, and upgrading all spells to level five. Additionally, Eldritch invocations like Minions of Chaos, Otherworldly Leap, and Whispers of the Grave become available. Health increases, spell advancements, and new features like Thought Shield and Psychic Resistance are gained at higher levels.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the Mystic Arcanum feature for Warlocks, allowing them to choose a level six spell to cast once per long rest without using a spell slot. The options include Circle of Death, Arcane Gate, Eyebite, Flesh to Stone, and Create Undead. The speaker also mentions a Health increase at level 12, the ability to replace spells at 13th level, and the choice of a final Eldritch invocation, specifically highlighting the Life Drinker invocation that adds necrotic damage to melee attacks. Additionally, the speaker mentions the opportunity to pick a third and final feat for the character.