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	[[Pathfinder]] didn't give the warlock a conversion due to the non OGL status of the 3rd edition version. ''Occult Adventures'', however, introduced the [[Kineticist]] class, which follows Warlock mechanically a bit more closely than [[Magus]] to [[Duskblade]], but thematically you are an element bender instead of having made vague deals with evil outsiders or fey. Unfortunately, the Kineticist is also considered one of the most difficult classes to build in Pathfinder, and the hardest to understand. The [[witch]] takes up the flavor portion of the warlock while having its own mechanics.		[[Pathfinder]] didn't give the warlock a conversion due to the non OGL status of the 3rd edition version. ''Occult Adventures'', however, introduced the [[Kineticist]] class, which follows Warlock mechanically a bit more closely than [[Magus]] to [[Duskblade]], but thematically you are an element bender instead of having made vague deals with evil outsiders or fey. Unfortunately, the Kineticist is also considered one of the most difficult classes to build in Pathfinder, and the hardest to understand. The [[witch]] takes up the flavor portion of the warlock while having its own mechanics.

	Then ''Ultimate Intrigue'' came along and made warlock an archetype of the Vigilante. In this context, they are more Vigilante Arcane spellcasters. While they have some Magus spellcasting, they also can sling magical bolts, and still use almost all the vigilante tricks of misdirection, masked combat, and walking straight past the guards after making a quick change of outfits. Sadly the mystic bolts thing is utterly non-supported and falls apart by mid-levels without third party materials, but you're still proficient in martial weapons and have pretty decent casting. About the only thing beyond general ranged attacks they can qualify for and make use of is the ability to change bolts to bludgeoning, piercing or slashing with the Weapon Versatility feat, but this just means they're subject to damage reduction. With third party material however, the mystic bolts become a potent weapon in their own right, albeit at the cost of your already limited talents.		Then ''Ultimate Intrigue'' came along and made warlock an archetype of the Vigilante. In this context, they are more Vigilante Arcane spellcasters. While they have some [[Magus]] spellcasting, they also can sling magical bolts, and still use almost all the vigilante tricks of misdirection, masked combat, and walking straight past the guards after making a quick change of outfits. Sadly the mystic bolts thing is utterly non-supported and falls apart by mid-levels without third party materials, but you're still proficient in martial weapons and have pretty decent casting. About the only thing beyond general ranged attacks they can qualify for and make use of is the ability to change bolts to bludgeoning, piercing or slashing with the Weapon Versatility feat, but this just means they're subject to damage reduction. With third party material however, the mystic bolts become a potent weapon in their own right, albeit at the cost of your already limited talents.

			Ultimate Intrigue also features the ''Cabalist'' archetype, which puts its own spin on the warlock "theme" by letting you play a shadowy practitioner of dark and secretive magic. Like the Warlock archetype, this is a Vigilante turned [[Half Caster]], with access to [[Magus]] spells up to 6th level. Its mandatory class features give it advantage to casting spells on bleeding targets, the ability to make a free Intimidate check if casting an AoE spell that'll hit a bleeding target, and a permanent Blur effect when in vigilante identity from 17th level. Its unique talents it can take are Bond of Blood (gain temp HP when you deal bleed damage or 5+ piercing/slashing damage), [[Familiar]], [[Necromancer\|Necromantic Focus]], Shadow Jump (you can teleport between shadows) and Tattoo Chamber (you have a magical tattoo that acts like a [[Bag of Holding]]).

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How to build a warlock that the Paladin won't try to kill

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	* You're a Purified and your pact is with the [[Church_of_the_Silver_Flame\|Silver Flame]] itself. It's just influenced by Bel Shalor.		* You're a Purified and your pact is with the [[Church_of_the_Silver_Flame\|Silver Flame]] itself. It's just influenced by Bel Shalor.
	* Your job isn't to to tempt Good people into being Evil, it's to tempt Chaotic people into being Lawful (or vice versa). If they decide to be Lawful/Chaotic Good or Neutral instead of evil? That's somebody else's problem.		* Your job isn't to to tempt Good people into being Evil, it's to tempt Chaotic people into being Lawful (or vice versa). If they decide to be Lawful/Chaotic Good or Neutral instead of evil? That's somebody else's problem.
			* You made a deal with a powerful Night Hag; you get the powers, she gets the souls of any evil creature you kill.
	* You woke up in bed one day with a hangover next to an incubus/succubus named Dick Plumpus/Bewbs E. Normos. [Note: realistically an incubus/succubus wouldn't be powerful enough to grant a pact (see The Elder Brain Rule below), but some DMs will allow it anyway for the lulz].		* You woke up in bed one day with a hangover next to an incubus/succubus named Dick Plumpus/Bewbs E. Normos. [Note: realistically an incubus/succubus wouldn't be powerful enough to grant a pact (see The Elder Brain Rule below), but some DMs will allow it anyway for the lulz].

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	:''For Eldar Warlock, see [[Warlock (Eldar)\|here]].''		:''For Eldar Warlock, see [[Warlock (Eldar)\|here]].''

	{{Topquote\|Your lifestyle to me seemed so tragic~~, with~~ the thrill of it all. You fooled all the people with magic~~, yeah~~, you waited on Satan's call.\|Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. Crowley}}		{{Topquote\|Your lifestyle to me seemed so tragic<br>With the thrill of it all<br>You fooled all the people with magic<br>Yeah, you waited on Satan's call\|Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. Crowley}}

	'''Warlocks''' are a type of magic spellcaster in fantasy settings. Also, in settings where "witch" is a gendered term (such as Charmed or the average Halloween store), they are the male counterpart of witches (because imagining a dude in one of those Leg Avenue witch costumes would be too [[gay]]). In other settings, it simply denotes a different school of magic user. Compared to others, warlocks are usually dedicated completely to offensive magic and in a few cases, dabbling in the forbidden arts like black magic and daemonology to achieve more power, although this is not always the case. The name comes from old English "wǣrloga", meaning "traitor or deceiver" ("wǣr", meaning "covenant, truce, or pact" and "loga", meaning "liar").		'''Warlocks''' are a type of magic spellcaster in fantasy settings. Also, in settings where "witch" is a gendered term (such as Charmed or the average Halloween store), they are the male counterpart of witches (because imagining a dude in one of those Leg Avenue witch costumes would be too [[gay]]). In other settings, it simply denotes a different school of magic user. Compared to others, warlocks are usually dedicated completely to offensive magic and in a few cases, dabbling in the forbidden arts like black magic and daemonology to achieve more power, although this is not always the case. The name comes from old English "wǣrloga", meaning "traitor or deceiver" ("wǣr", meaning "covenant, truce, or pact" and "loga", meaning "liar").

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	In 2nd ed AD&D, a character could take a class kit, which was essentially a set of alternate class features that you could take to add a different play style to a class. Such kits required you to meet certain requirements to take them though. In the [[~~Splatbook~~\| The Complete Wizard's Handbook]], there was a Wizard kit called the Witch. In the description of the Witch kit, it is mentioned that most Witches are female, but male Witches are possible, being commonly referred to as Warlocks. The Witch kit states that the power the Witch gains, is taught to them by extraplanar entities, for a variety of reasons. In exchange for this magical knowledge though, Witches constantly had to struggle with the extraplanar entities to maintain their free will. Unlike traditional Wizards, a Witch needed to be more than just Intelligent, requiring decent Wisdom and Constitution scores as well. While this kit is not an official Warlock class, it was the first time the themes of the Warlock made it into a player class.		In 2nd ed AD&D, a character could take a class kit, which was essentially a set of alternate class features that you could take to add a different play style to a class. Such kits required you to meet certain requirements to take them though. In the [[Complete Book Series\|The Complete Wizard's Handbook]], there was a [[Wizard]] kit called the [[Witch]]. In the description of the Witch kit, it is mentioned that most Witches are female, but male Witches are possible, being commonly referred to as Warlocks. The Witch kit states that the power the Witch gains, is taught to them by extraplanar entities, for a variety of reasons. In exchange for this magical knowledge though, Witches constantly had to struggle with the extraplanar entities to maintain their free will. Unlike traditional Wizards, a Witch needed to be more than just Intelligent, requiring decent Wisdom and Constitution scores as well. While this kit is not an official Warlock class, it was the first time the themes of the Warlock made it into a player class.

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How to build a warlock that the Paladin won't try to kill

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	*Or more believably, your patron could be an evil Empyrean.		*Or more believably, your patron could be an evil Empyrean.
	*A fallen angel could also work as an evil Celestial patron, though some DMs may rule them as only being eligible as Fiend patrons.		*A fallen angel could also work as an evil Celestial patron, though some DMs may rule them as only being eligible as Fiend patrons.
	*You didn't bargain with a Celestial being for your powers, you ''stole'' them, whether by draining their lifeforce, eating their heart, or what have you.
	*You have an arrangement with a radical Celestial entity who [[Stupid Good\|gives you the power to go on a magical killing spree, so they can prove that something needs to be done about people going on magical killing sprees.]]		*You have an arrangement with a radical Celestial entity who [[Stupid Good\|gives you the power to go on a magical killing spree, so they can prove that something needs to be done about people going on magical killing sprees.]]

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	:''For Eldar Warlock, see [[Warlock (Eldar)\|here]].''		:''For Eldar Warlock, see [[Warlock (Eldar)\|here]].''

			{{Topquote\|Your lifestyle to me seemed so tragic, with the thrill of it all. You fooled all the people with magic, yeah, you waited on Satan's call.\|Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. Crowley}}

	'''Warlocks''' are a type of magic spellcaster in fantasy settings. Also, in settings where "witch" is a gendered term (such as Charmed or the average Halloween store), they are the male counterpart of witches (because imagining a dude in one of those Leg Avenue witch costumes would be too [[gay]]). In other settings, it simply denotes a different school of magic user. Compared to others, warlocks are usually dedicated completely to offensive magic and in a few cases, dabbling in the forbidden arts like black magic and daemonology to achieve more power, although this is not always the case. The name comes from old English "wǣrloga", meaning "traitor or deceiver" ("wǣr", meaning "covenant, truce, or pact" and "loga", meaning "liar").		'''Warlocks''' are a type of magic spellcaster in fantasy settings. Also, in settings where "witch" is a gendered term (such as Charmed or the average Halloween store), they are the male counterpart of witches (because imagining a dude in one of those Leg Avenue witch costumes would be too [[gay]]). In other settings, it simply denotes a different school of magic user. Compared to others, warlocks are usually dedicated completely to offensive magic and in a few cases, dabbling in the forbidden arts like black magic and daemonology to achieve more power, although this is not always the case. The name comes from old English "wǣrloga", meaning "traitor or deceiver" ("wǣr", meaning "covenant, truce, or pact" and "loga", meaning "liar").

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How to build a warlock that the Paladin won't try to kill

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	*Or more believably, your patron could be an evil Empyrean.		*Or more believably, your patron could be an evil Empyrean.
	*A fallen angel could also work as an evil Celestial patron, though some DMs may rule them as only being eligible as Fiend patrons.		*A fallen angel could also work as an evil Celestial patron, though some DMs may rule them as only being eligible as Fiend patrons.
			*You didn't bargain with a Celestial being for your powers, you ''stole'' them, whether by draining their lifeforce, eating their heart, or what have you.
			*You have an arrangement with a radical Celestial entity who [[Stupid Good\|gives you the power to go on a magical killing spree, so they can prove that something needs to be done about people going on magical killing sprees.]]

	''Any''		''Any''

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	*More on that last ability: specifically, you can use it once per day, and you can opt to activate it instead of rolling a death save. So here's one way for you to exploit it: ''Celestial Warlock Drop Pod Bombing Runs''. It's kinda like the ODST drop pods from Halo, except without the actual pods. You get a bunch of other celestial warlocks, recruit a bunch of griffins or dragons or whatever, ride them over pearl harbor, then deliberately drop off your rides. After you get all your bones broken by the crash, you activate your Searing Vengence, then start shooting eldritch blasts, while topping off your health with your Healing light ability for your bonus actions. (of course the key here is that this ability can only be triggered ''when you would be otherwise forced to roll a death save'', and in 5e, if an attack that downs you has enough remaining overkill damage to equal your maximum possible HP, it will just kill your character outright, no death saves allowed. So if your ride's altitude is high enough for the fall damage to be ridiculous, then instead of looking like clever badasses, [[Modron\|monodrones]] will just teleport in to put Darwin awards on your <s>corpses</s> puddles.)		*More on that last ability: specifically, you can use it once per day, and you can opt to activate it instead of rolling a death save. So here's one way for you to exploit it: ''Celestial Warlock Drop Pod Bombing Runs''. It's kinda like the ODST drop pods from Halo, except without the actual pods. You get a bunch of other celestial warlocks, recruit a bunch of griffins or dragons or whatever, ride them over pearl harbor, then deliberately drop off your rides. After you get all your bones broken by the crash, you activate your Searing Vengence, then start shooting eldritch blasts, while topping off your health with your Healing light ability for your bonus actions. (of course the key here is that this ability can only be triggered ''when you would be otherwise forced to roll a death save'', and in 5e, if an attack that downs you has enough remaining overkill damage to equal your maximum possible HP, it will just kill your character outright, no death saves allowed. So if your ride's altitude is high enough for the fall damage to be ridiculous, then instead of looking like clever badasses, [[Modron\|monodrones]] will just teleport in to put Darwin awards on your <s>corpses</s> puddles.)

	''Fathomless'' - For the warlocks who want tentacle powers, but feel that Great Old One patrons are nothing but landlubbers. This patron basically gives you the ability to summon tentacles and adapts your body to life in the deep, cold ocean. Overall, an excellent choice if you want to have ~~'''''~~Davy Jones~~'''''~~ as your patron.		''Fathomless'' - For the warlocks who want tentacle powers, but feel that Great Old One patrons are nothing but landlubbers. This patron basically gives you the ability to summon tentacles and adapts your body to life in the deep, cold ocean. Overall, an excellent choice if you want to have Davy Jones as your patron.

	''[[Genie]]'' - Your [[Elementalist]] warlock, you have to choose specifically whether your patron is a [[dao]], [[djinn]], [[efreet]] or [[marid]]. You get some generically genie-like spells (detect evil/good, phantasmal force, create food & water, phantasmal killer, creation, wish), plus some elemental spells determined by your patron's elemental alignment. You start off with a "Genie Vessel", which is any kind of trinket that could potentially have held a genie; the traditional lamp, a bottle, an urn, a lantern, a hollow statuette, or a ring with a compartment; this holds an extradimensional lounge room in it that you can teleport into to hide, emulating the "genie in the vessel" yourself - at 10th level, you can bring up to 5 willing creatures along with you when you do. At 1st level, you can do bonus elemental damage on an attack once per turn. At 6th level, you gain elemental resistance and can fly through levitation for a few periods of time per day. Finally, at 14th level, you can gain a Limited Wish that emulates the effects of a 6th level or lower spell once every 1d4 days. Elemental damage granted by your features is determined by your patron; bludgeoning for a dao, Thunder for a djinni, Fire for an efreet, and Cold for a marid. This pact is also your best official option for another kind of elemental patron, such as an [[Archomental]] or the [[Elder Elemental Eye]]. Got added to the game in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. If this version doesn't take your fancy, there's also the [[Scarred Lands]] and [[Midgard]] versions, which ironically aren't as different from the official version or each other as you might initially think, or mix-and-matching with the playtest version that had better mechanics for its spell list and elemental resistance.		''[[Genie]]'' - Your [[Elementalist]] warlock, you have to choose specifically whether your patron is a [[dao]], [[djinn]], [[efreet]] or [[marid]]. You get some generically genie-like spells (detect evil/good, phantasmal force, create food & water, phantasmal killer, creation, wish), plus some elemental spells determined by your patron's elemental alignment. You start off with a "Genie Vessel", which is any kind of trinket that could potentially have held a genie; the traditional lamp, a bottle, an urn, a lantern, a hollow statuette, or a ring with a compartment; this holds an extradimensional lounge room in it that you can teleport into to hide, emulating the "genie in the vessel" yourself - at 10th level, you can bring up to 5 willing creatures along with you when you do. At 1st level, you can do bonus elemental damage on an attack once per turn. At 6th level, you gain elemental resistance and can fly through levitation for a few periods of time per day. Finally, at 14th level, you can gain a Limited Wish that emulates the effects of a 6th level or lower spell once every 1d4 days. Elemental damage granted by your features is determined by your patron; bludgeoning for a dao, Thunder for a djinni, Fire for an efreet, and Cold for a marid. This pact is also your best official option for another kind of elemental patron, such as an [[Archomental]] or the [[Elder Elemental Eye]]. Got added to the game in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. If this version doesn't take your fancy, there's also the [[Scarred Lands]] and [[Midgard]] versions, which ironically aren't as different from the official version or each other as you might initially think, or mix-and-matching with the playtest version that had better mechanics for its spell list and elemental resistance.