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Well its always the DMs choice what to allow and not. Id ask how long he cowered though, was he cured of fear the following round? If he was cowering obviously he wasnt able to flee from the thing but Id have to say that unless he was cowering for at least a whole round I dont see why he should lose his rage. If he wasnt imediately fixed the following round though Id have to agree he should lose the rage.
I have one question about the warlock. If a warlock chooses maximize spell-like ability as a feat to maximize his eldritch blast, would it affect all types of his eldritch blast (vitriolic blast, brimstone blast, eldritch cone, etc.) or only the normal form? According to the book I would say yes, it reads that "an eldritch blast is not an invocation but some invocations modify a warlocks eldritch blast". Those invocations only change the shape or targets of the blast nothing else. However I assume a DM could argue the point that the descriptions of some of the essence invocations say they change the blast from an eldritch blast to say a sickening blast. Its really up to the DM in the end however. As for my $.02, after playing two warlocks I dont find them overpowered at all. My first one was a straight warlock and was killed by a swarm, something they have almost no offensive power against until they finally are able to pick an area invocation at 11th. My second one has done better, but of course he took some rogue and relies heavily on hiding. Combining rogue with an otherwise pure warlock has been wonderful though, and combined with feats Weapon Finesse, Exotic weapon: Spiked Chain, and Able Learner plus the invocation Hideous Blow he's done very well more as a stand in for a rogue than a caster. The ability for a warlock to fly and use a short dimensional door isnt so powerful for a class that cant hit more than a single target until after 6th level and about the only defense they have at their disposal. Since my DM mostly runs underdark campaigns I can tell you that fighting with a warlock is hell when everything and its mother has an SR, "Flee the Scene" has saved me many a time and given me enough of a distraction to hide or cast invisiblity on myself. Even a simple goblin group poses some serious problems to a warlock of less than 11th level or without the shaping invocations. Sure he can one shot a goblin or two a round but how many rounds does he get before they are on top of him? A mage of 5th level or a scorcer of 6th can drop a fireball on top of them and be done with the whole encounter. On top of that there are prestiege classes everywhere for wizards and scocerers, but few Ive seen would much benefit a warlocks progression. Even the rare one a warlock could join with a "+level class" increase wouldnt do him any good since his eldritch blast wouldnt increase with it since it isnt a spell but a class ability gained with levels much like a sneak attack. |
