Questions tagged [eldritch-invocations]
For questions about eldritch invocations, a feature specific to the warlock class in Dungeons & Dragons that grants the character access to additional spellcasting options and other magical abilities. (See also the [warlock] tag.)
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Eldritch Smite using other slots? [closed]
Can Invocations (like Eldritch Smite) use spell slots from the other classes’ spell slot table? They do say distinctly “Warlock spell slot”, but paladins at one point had the similar language.
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Does the target of Gaze of Two Minds have to remain willing?
So, I've figured out a possible way to use Gaze of Two Minds as a kind of scrying. So, my plan is to find a goon of some enemy, use Suggestion or just convince them to let me activate Gaze of Two ...
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Can my warlock benefit both from the Mage Armor spell and leather armor?
Currently making a 5E Warlock for an upcoming session, and I'm wondering how this particular interaction works:
I, as a Warlock, start with leather armor. I'm considering having Armor of Shadows as ...
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Should I just assume that a Warlock with the Fiendish Vigor invocation starts every combat with 8 temporary hp?
Warlocks have access to this invocation:
Fiendish Vigor
You can cast false life on yourself at will as a
1st-level spell, without expending a spell slot or
material components.
False Life is a 1 ...
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Does Green Lord's Gift effectively make all heal spells roll max on the Warlock?
Unearthed Arcana: Warlock & Wizard includes the eldritch invocation Green Lord's Gift for warlocks, which reads:
Green Lord’s Gift
Prerequisite: The Archfey patron
The Green Lord oversees a ...
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Can a warlock with the UA Moon Bow invocation use the created bow to fire magic ammunition?
The Moon Bow eldritch invocation for warlocks (from Unearthed Arcana: Warlock & Wizard) allows you to go around without ever carrying a weapon or ammunition. You can summon your bow as an action, ...
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If a warlock with the Repelling Blast invocation casts Eldritch Blast, is the 2nd attack resolved before or after the target is pushed by the 1st hit?
My question is inspired by this other question:
Does Repelling Blast work once per spell or once per beam?
A 5th-level Warlock with the Repelling Blast eldritch invocation casts eldritch blast, ...
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How does the warlock's Devil's Sight eldritch invocation work?
The Warlock Invocation Devil's Sight (PHB p108) is described like this:
You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.
How should this be interpreted, ...
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What exactly are the sources from which you can copy spells into a Book of Shadows?
The Book of Ancient Secrets invocation says (PHB p. 110):
On your adventures, you can add other ritual spells to your Book of Shadows. When you find such a spell, you can add it to the book if the ...
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Should I have to roll to copy a spell into my Book of Ancient Secrets?
The Book of Ancient Secrets invocation says (PH p. 110):
On your adventures, you can add other ritual spells to
your Book of Shadows. When you find such a spell, you
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Does the invisibility from the warlock's "One with Shadows" Eldritch Invocation end if the area of darkness you're in becomes lit?
Warlocks get access to the following Eldritch Invocation at 5th level:
When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you can use your
action to become invisible until you move or take an ...
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What does it mean to be able to cast a spell "at will"?
Throughout the D&D 5e Player's Handbook, particularly in the warlock's Eldritch Invocations, there are abilities that allow the player to cast specific spells "at will, without consuming a spell ...
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Does the Voice of the Chain Master eldritch invocation let me cast a purely verbal spell through my familiar?
In D&D 5e, as a Pact of the Chain Warlock, I can choose an eldritch invocation that lets me speak in my own voice through my familiar called Voice of the Chain Master (PHB 111):
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When a Warlock Invocation lets me cast a spell, do I also have to make it one of my Spells Known?
My friends and I are going to be starting another campaign in the near future. I've going to be playing as a Warlock and I was hoping to get some clarification on the use of the Eldritch Invocation ...
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Does the level prerequisite for Invocations refer to class or character level?
The level requirements for Warlock invocations stated in the PHB are refering to which level, character or Warlock class?
Example: If I multiclassed into Warlock, Monk6/Warlock2, would I be able to ...
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When a Book of Shadows is replaced due to loss, are rituals that were inscribed in it lost?
While reading through Player's Handbook 5-th edition Warlock class, I found this paragraph:
If you lose your Book of Shadows, you can perform
a 1-hour ceremony to receive a replacement from your
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