15/03: Raven Queen Invocations Reworked and Added
Hello everyone,
Today I'm revisiting a classic from Unearthed Arcana that never made it into the game: The Raven Queen Patron for warlock.
This is a fan favorite subclass, which was killed before seeing the light of day.
My guess is because it was weak and there are already many other death themed warlocks out there.
But I won't let that stop me.
So instead, I grabbed the UA and reworked the core features.
I tried buffing them while keeping true to the theme.
The main changes are:
The raven is now part of the Find Familiar spell, which can cast at will, as an Action, as long as you summon a Raven
Since Passive Perception is (maybe) not a thing anymore in 2024, I changed the buff to apply to Perception and History checks, as the raven queen is the goddess of knowledge and death
Add mechanics to perch the raven to your shoulder
Added a new mechanic: Familiar Swap, to shore up the defensive capabilities of this warlock
Gave your raven the ability to curse enemy saving throws.
The only feature I'm considering improving is the level 14 one. A single cast of Finger of Death feels underwhelming, but it is very on theme, which is why it feels hard to change.
Enjoy!
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