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Undead Warlock is back in #dnd #unearthedarcana
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May 14, 2025
Undead Warlock is back in #dnd #unearthedarcana and it’s still just kinda okay. #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #characteroptimization #dungeonsanddragons
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the new unearthed arcana gave us the
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updated version of the undead warlock
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for D&D and the changes are actually
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pretty minor on this one The 2014
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version really didn't see a lot of play
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Um form of dread was a cool feature but
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it I only ever really saw it used in
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multiclass builds On its own the
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subclass just wasn't very exciting The
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2024 version really hasn't changed much
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about the theme There's some fiddling
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around the edges quality of life
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improvements but mostly it's the exact
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same thing Like the signature gimmick of
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the subclass is you turn on your form of
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dread and you're scary for a minute In
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addition you can change the damage types
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of your spells to necrotic but now you
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also ignore resistance to necrotic
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damage which means when you cast spells
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just ignore resistance Just resistance
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is not a thing for you Not that it was
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really a thing for the warlock anyway
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because resistance to force damage is
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basically non-existent but very
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important for your other spells that
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were doing other damage types Probably
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my least favorite change in the updated
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version is they nerfed superior dread
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Like the the level 14 capstone for the
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subclass previously would let you walk
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through walls and objects and gave you
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resistance to bludgeoning piercing and
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slashing damage You you effectively
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turned into a ghost So the ability to go
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through walls and the damage resistance
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have both been removed And the automatic
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healing as part of that subclass feature
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also got reduced So you no longer turn
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into like crazy scary tank mode for a
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minute You're much less durable than you
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were before in the 2014 rules I do think
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like if we had gotten this in 2014 it
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would have seemed like a perfectly fine
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feature I still think it's a perfectly
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fine feature but people are going to at
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it compared to the 2014 version and say
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like this was a huge nerf This took away
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the like the coolest selling feature of
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the subclass I don't think I want to
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play this anymore And honestly I can't
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blame them Like the the subclass was
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never super amazing in the 2014 rules
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and it certainly hasn't gotten more
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powerful in the new version So I just
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don't think people are going to get a
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lot of value out of
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