Warlock (One)

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UA 2023 Player's Handbook Playtest 5

Unearthed Arcana

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Noncanon

Warlock is a class in One D&D.

Unofficial Description: Warlocks draw power from pacts and bargains with powerful entities.

Creating a Warlock

 Class Group: Mage
Primary Ability: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma
To create a Warlock, consult the following lists, which provide Hit Points, Proficiencies, and Armor Training. If you’re making a 1st-level character, also consult the “Starting Equipment” section, and if you’re using the multiclassing rules, see the “Multiclassing and the Warlock” section.

Then look at the Warlock table to see the Class Features you get at each level in this Class. The descriptions of those features appear in the “Warlock Class Features” section.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 1d8 per Warlock level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points per Level after 1st: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier

Proficiencies

Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma.
Skills: Choose 2 from Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Nature, Religion.
Weapons: Simple Weapons
Tools: None

Armor Training

Light Armor, Medium Armor

Starting Equipment

As a 1st-level character, you start with the following equipment, or you can forgo it and spend 100 GP on equipment of your choice. Arcane Focus (Orb), Book (Occult Lore), Dagger (2), Leather Armor, Scholar's Pack, Sickle, 15 GP

Multiclassing and the Warlock

If your group uses the multiclassing rules in the Player's Handbook, here’s what you need to know if you choose Warlock as one of your Classes.
  Ability Score Minimum. 13+ in your Pact Boon spellcasting ability score.
  Proficiencies.
  Armor Training. Light Armor and Medium Armor
  Spell Slots. Half your Warlock levels (round up).

"or Charisma" is not in the list (Prepared Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Arcane Spellcasting, Prepared Divine Spellcasting, Spontaneous Divine Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Divine Spellcasting, Prepared Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting, Alternate Magic, Psionics, ...) of allowed values for the "Class Ability" property.

Warlock Overview Table

The Warlock

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Class Features	Invocations	Cantrips	Prepared Spells	—Prepared Spells per Spell Level—
						1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1st	+2	Pact Boon, Spellcasting	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—
2nd	+2	Eldritch Invocations	2	2	3	2	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	Warlock Subclass	2	2	4	3	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	Feat	2	3	5	3	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	Eldritch Invocation	3	3	6	4	2	—	—	—
6th	+3	Subclass Feature	3	3	6	4	2	—	—	—
7th	+3	Eldritch Invocation	4	3	7	4	3	—	—	—
8th	+3	Feat	4	3	7	4	3	—	—	—
9th	+4	Eldritch Invocation	5	3	9	4	3	2	—	—
10th	+4	Subclass Feature	5	4	9	4	3	2	—	—
11th	+4	Contract Patron, Eldritch Invcation	6	4	10	4	3	3	—	—
12th	+4	Feat	6	4	10	4	3	3	—	—
13th	+5	Eldritch Invocation	7	4	11	4	3	3	1	—
14th	+5	Subclass Feature	7	4	11	4	3	3	1	—
15th	+5	Eldritch Invocation	8	4	12	4	3	3	2	—
16th	+5	Feat	8	4	12	4	3	3	2	—
17th	+6	Eldritch Invocation	9	4	14	4	3	3	3	1
18th	+6	Hex Master	9	4	14	4	3	3	3	1
19th	+6	Feat	9	4	15	4	3	3	3	2
20th	+6	Epic Boon	9	4	15	4	3	3	3	2

Class Features

Pact Boon

1st level warlock feature
Summary: You borrow power from an otherworldly entity, gaining the Eldritch Blast and Hex spells. You also make a pact that provides additional benefits:

Pact of the Blade

Spellcasting Ability: Wisdom or Charisma
Pact Spell: Pact Weapon

Pact of the Chain

Spellcasting Ability: Intelligence or Charisma
Pact Spell: Pact Familiar

Pact of the Tome

Spellcasting Ability: Intelligence or Wisdom
Pact Spell: Book of Shadows

Spellcasting

Also see: Warlock (One)/Spell

1st level warlock feature
Summary: As you gain arcane knowledge, you gain access to Arcane spells.

• Cantrips. You know 2 arcane cantrips.
• Spell Slots. Spell slots represent the amount of magical power you may direct into casting spells (See Warlock Overview Table).
• Prepared Spells of 1st+ Level. You have access to a list of spells (See Warlock Overview Table). You may alter this list each time you gain a Warlock level.
• Spellcasting Ability. Your Pact Boon feature determines the spellcasting ability your Arcane and Warlock spells.
• Spellcasting Focus. You can use an Arcane Focus as a Spellcasting Focus.

Eldritch Invocations

Also see: Eldritch Invocation List (One)

2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th level warlock feature
Summary: You can access 2 Eldritch Invocations from the Eldritch Invocation List. As you gain Warlock levels, you will gain additional invocations (and/or replace one invocation with another).

Warlock Subclass

3rd level warlock feature, subclass features at 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 14th warlock levels
Summary: Your pact or bargain becomes stronger (and more binding) or you choose a more powerful patron. This patron will provide you with greater power but is more likely to require something of you in return.

1 official and unofficial Warlock subclasses.

Subclass	Summary	Canon	Source
Fiend Patron	These Warlocks have powerful Fiend as a patron.	false	UA 2023 Player's Handbook Playtest 5, "Varied"

Feat

4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level warlock feature
Summary: You gain a Feat (Ability Score Improvement or another).

Contact Patron

11th level warlock feature
Summary: You gain the ability to contact your patron through the Template:RefstartIn the past, you have usually contacted your patron through the Contact Other Plane spell.

Hex Master

18th level warlock feature
Summary: You can innately cast the Hex spell (that is without spending a Spell Slot).

Epic Boon

20th level warlock feature
Summary: Boost to your Pact Boon spellcasting ability (max. 30) and gain an Epic Boon (Epic Boon of the Night Spirit or another).

Sources and Notes

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