What is a warlock?

[Mollerz]

why is it different than a sorcerer?>

[Kyutaru]

Warlocks make pacts with fell things to gain powers. They're like witches' counterpart in other mythologies, usually making deals with the devil.

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

It's a melee sorcerer with less spells.

[Yojo0o]

A warlock is a person who makes a deal with an otherworldly entity, usually not a deity but some sort of devil, great old one, archfey, or other powerful magical creature. In exchange for some sort of payment, such as their soul or service, they get magical powers.

A sorcerer channels the innate power of their bloodline. They're descended from something like a dragon or celestial, or their bloodline was otherwise injected with magic.

[Yojo0o]

Originally posted by Tech-Priest:

It's a melee sorcerer with less spells.

No, not even slightly.

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

Originally posted by Tech-Priest:

It's a melee sorcerer with less spells.

No, not even slightly.

If this was 3.5e I might agree, but since this is the 5e rule system. Well I beg to differ.

[Ihateeverybody]

Originally posted by Kyutaru:

Warlocks make pacts with fell things to gain powers. They're like witches' counterpart in other mythologies, usually making deals with the devil.

That explains why we rarely saw Samantha's Father on Bewitched. I wonder what he got out of marrying Endora.

"You can't just softball it in there like that. You know I am going to dog it" - Xander Crews, Frisky Dingo.

[A Disembodied Intelligence]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijAAnfP_Og

Jury's still out on Warlocks though.

[Mollerz]

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

Originally posted by Tech-Priest:

It's a melee sorcerer with less spells.

No, not even slightly.

How do you two have such different takes on warlocks?

[Yojo0o]

Originally posted by Mollerz:

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

No, not even slightly.

How do you two have such different takes on warlocks?

I'm right, they're wrong.

Warlocks do have a lot of modularity, so you can specifically build yours to be a weapon-based gish if you want, but that's not something you'd define the class by. Both classes have a similar number of spells, but mechanically, warlocks cast fewer spells in the adventuring day, but of higher level than other classes due to the Pact Casting mechanic.

[Runic Tunic]

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Warlock

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcerer

Links for your perusal.

Warlocks are *usually* the average person who made a deal with a powerful being for power. Their powers are given to them in exchange for whatever the being wants, as per the pact.

Sorcerers are all about their bloodline and being born magical. This can come from someone in their ancestry ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ something magical, or made some kind of deal with something, or the person was just exposed to something magical that altered them. It's usually related to ancestry though.

[Mollerz]

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

warlocks cast fewer spells in the adventuring day, but of higher level than other classes due to the Pact Casting mechanic.

Higher level.. like if I have a level 123 warlock I will be bale to cast spells of the highest level in the game?

[omegazeda]

Originally posted by Tech-Priest:

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

No, not even slightly.

If this was 3.5e I might agree, but since this is the 5e rule system. Well I beg to differ.

I am running warlock pact of blade in Solasta, it's viable.

[hoot hoot]

https://pdfroom.com/books/dnd-5e-players-handbook/kLg8pGm7gZB

"A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Some times the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity—beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though, the arrangement is similar to that between a master and an apprentice. The warlock learns and grows in power, at the cost of occasional services performed on the patron’s behalf.

The magic bestowed on a warlock ranges from minor but lasting alterations to the warlock's being (such as the ability to see in darkness or to read any language) to access to powerful spells. Unlike bookish wizards, warlocks supplement their magic with som e facility at hand-to-hand combat. They are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons."

They're casters in light armor. The key difference is they make a pact with a powerful entity for their powers (not necessarily a demon). I think you can build a warlock to be a melee fighter (idk if you can do it in BG3), they are casters overall, though. They can use simple weapons.

Wizard study scrolls and learn spells the hard way.
Sorcs are born with the powers, though they learn fewer spells.
Warlocks take their power by making a deal with a powerful entity/tapping a powerful entity.

Specific gameplay details are in the handbook.

[Mollerz]

Originally posted by Runic Tunic:

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Warlock

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcerer

Links for your perusal.

Warlocks are *usually* the average person who made a deal with a powerful being for power. Their powers are given to them in exchange for whatever the being wants, as per the pact.

Sorcerers are all about their bloodline and being born magical. This can come from someone in their ancestry ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ something magical, or made some kind of deal with something, or the person was just exposed to something magical that altered them. It's usually related to ancestry though.

I had seen someone post about doing a dual class ... Sor-Lock I believe they called it due to the cohesion with charisma.. Any thoughts on how to arrange those levels?

[Cruddy]

Warlocks make deals with powerful beings(often demons) to gain magic powers

Sorcerers are the trust fund babies of magic and inherited it from a magical ancestor.