WARLOCK Base Attack Fort Ref Will Invocations Level Bonus Save Save Save Special Known 1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Eldritch blast 1d6, invocations, pact 1 2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Damage Reduction, detect magic 2 3rd +2 +1 +1 +3 Eldritch blast 2d6, pact power 2 4th +3 +1 +1 +4 Deceive item, pact power, 3 5th +3 +1 +1 +4 Eldritch Blast 3d6 3 6th +4 +2 +2 +5 Lesser invocations 4 7th +5 +2 +2 +5 Eldritch blast 4d6 4 8th +6/+1 +2 +2 +6 Fiendish Resilience 5 9th +6/+1 +3 +3 +6 Eldritch blast 5d6, pact power 5 10th +7/+2 +3 +3 +7 6 11th +8/+3 +3 +3 +7 Eldritch blast 6d6, greater invocations 7 12th +9/+4 +4 +4 +8 Imbue Item 7 13th +9/+4 +4 +4 +8 Eldritch blast 7d6 8 14th +10/+5 +4 +4 +9 8 15th +11/+6/+1 +5 +5 +9 Eldritch blast 8d8, pact power 9 16th +12/+7/+2 +5 +5 +10 Grand invocations, improved eldritch volley 10 17th +12/+7/+2 +5 +5 +10 Eldritch blast 9d6 10 18th +13/+8/+3 +6 +6 +11 11 19th +14/+9/+4 +6 +6 +11 Eldritch blast 10d6 11 20th +15/+10/+5 +6 +6 +12 Pact power 12 Born of a supernatural heritage, a warlock seeks to master the perilous magic that suffuses his soul. Unlike wizards, who approach arcane magic through a medium of study and spells, a warlock invokes powerful magic through nothing more than an effort of will. By harnessing his innate magical gift through fearsome determination and force of will, a warlock can perform feats of supernatural stealth, beguile the weak-minded, or scour his foes with blasts of eldritch power. Often mistaken for sorcerers, warlocks do not gain their power through a mixing of bloodlines, but rather through a dark heritage of ancestors who made wicked and evil pacts with fiends of the lower realms. While a warlock may not worship or follow these dark creatures, the influence of their ancestry still suffuses their soul, tainting it with dark power that often leaves the warlock vulnerable to its influence. Role: A warlock servers much the same role in an adventuring party as a sorcerer or wizard would. He is much more limited in his abilities compared to the spell selection of spellcasters, and he must rely on his eldritch blast in place of the spell power of an arcane caster. Like a bard, he often fits best in a party that already has another spellcaster or two, since his unique abilities provide him with little magic to use for his companions benefit. Alignment: any chaotic or any evil Hit Dice: d8 CLASS SKILLS The warlocks class skills are Bluff (Cha), Craft (Int), Disguise (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (planes) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Use Magic Device (Int). Skill Ranks per Level: 2 + Int modifier. CLASS FEATURES All of the following are class features of the warlock. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Warlocks are proficient with all simple weapons and light armor, but not medium or heavy armor or shields. A warlock wearing light armor does not suffer the normal arcane spell failure chance when casting warlock invocations. A warlock who wears medium armor, heavy armor, or a shield suffers the normal arcane spell failure chance when casting warlock invocations. A multiclass warlock still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes. Eldritch Blast (Sp): The first ability a warlock learns is eldritch blast. A warlock attacks his foes with eldritch power, using baleful magical energy to deal damage and sometimes impart other debilitating effects. An eldritch blast is a ray with a range of 60 feet. It is a ranged touch attack that affects a single target, allowing no saving throw. An eldritch blast is the equivalent of a spell whose level is equal to one-half the warlock s class level (rounded down), with a minimum spell level of 1st and a maximum of 9th when a warlock reaches 18th level or higher. An eldritch blast is subject to spell resistance, although the Spell Penetration feat and other effects that improve caster level checks to overcome spell resistance also apply to eldritch blast. An eldritch blast deals half damage to objects. Metamagic feats cannot improve a warlock s eldritch blast (because it is a spell-like ability, not a spell). However, the feat Ability Focus (eldritch blast) increases the DC for all saving throws (if any) associated with a warlock s eldritch blast by 2 (see page 314 of the Bestiary). Invocations: A warlock does not prepare of cast spells as other wielders of arcane magic do. Instead, he possesses a repertoire of attacks, defenses, and abilities known as invocations that require him to focus the wild energy that
suffuses his soul. A warlock can use any invocation he knows at will, with the following qualifications: A warlock s invocations are spell-like abilities; using an invocation is therefore a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity. An invocation can be disrupted, just as a spell can be ruined during casting. A warlock is entitled to a Concentration check to successfully use an invocation if he is hit by an attack while invoking, just as a spellcaster would be. A warlock can choose to use an invocation defensively, by making a successful Concentration check, to avoid provoking attacks of opportunity. A warlock s invocations are subject to spell resistance unless an invocation s description specifically states otherwise. A warlock s caster level with his invocations is equal to his warlock level. The save DC for an invocation (if it allows a save) is 10 + equivalent spell level + the warlock s key ability modifier based on his chosen pact. Since spell-like abilities are not actually spells, a warlock cannot benefit from the Spell Focus feat. He can, however, benefit from the Ability Focus feat (see the Bestiary), as well as from feats that emulate metamagic effects for spell-like abilities, such as Quicken Spell-Like Ability and Empower Spell-Like Ability (see the Bestiary). At first level, whenever the warlock gains a new invocation he may choose those listed as least invocation. At 6th level he gains access to the invocations listed as Advanced Invocations. At 11th level he gains access to those listed as Greater Invocations. Finally, at 16th level he gains access to those listed as Grand Invocations. At any level when a warlock learns a new invocation, he can also replace an invocation he already knows with another invocation of the same or a lower grade. Finally, unlike other spell-like abilities, invocations are subject to arcane spell failure chance as described under Weapon and Armor Proficiency above. Warlocks can qualify for some prestige classes usually intended for spellcasters. Pact: At first level the warlock must choose a pact. This pact represents the dark dealings that his ancestors may have made long ago with fiends from the lower planes. Or it can represent a new pact made by the warlock with such fiends in order to gain power. While the warlock may not feel obligated to uphold such a pact, the dark beings who have tainted his heritage with dark energy may come looking for him if he himself made the pact, or they may come looking for him to fulfill a debt not paid by his ancestors, or perhaps they may come in the hopes that the warlock will once again serve as his ancestors did. The warlock may choose from the daemon, demon, devil, elemental, or fey pact, which grants him special powers, called pact powers, at 1st, 3rd, 9th, 15th, and 20th levels. Each pact and their powers are described at the end of this class description. Damage Reduction (Ex): Starting at 2nd level, the warlock gains damage reduction. This damage reductions starts off reducing all damage by 1 point. This damage reduction can be bypassed by certain materials and effects which are dependent on the pact the warlock has chosen. At every four levels beyond 2nd (6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th) the warlocks damage reduction increases by 1 point. Detect Magic (Sp): Beginning at 2nd level, a warlock can use detect magic as the spell at will. His caster level equals his class level. Deceive Item (Ex): At 4th level and higher, a warlock has the ability to more easily commandeer magic items made for the use of other characters. When making a Use Magic Device check, a warlock can take 10 even if distracted or threatened. Fiendish Resilience (Su): Beginning at 8th level, a warlock knows the trick of fiendish resilience. Once per day, as a free action, he can enter a state that lasts for 2 minutes. While in this state, the warlock gains fast healing 1. At 13th level, a warlock s fiendish resilience improves. When in his fiendish resilience state, he gains fast healing 3 instead. At 18th level, a warlock s fiendish resilience improves to fast healing 5. Imbue Item (Su): A warlock of 12th level or higher can use his supernatural power to create magic items, even if he does not know the spells required to make an item (although he must know the appropriate item creation feat). He can substitute a Use Magic Device check (DC = 15 + spell level for arcane spells or 25 + spell level for divine spells) in place of a required spell he doesn t know or can t cast. If the check succeeds, the warlock can create the item as if he had cast the required spell. If it fails, he cannot complete the item. He does not expend the gp cost for making the item; his progress is simply arrested. He cannot retry this Use Magic Device check for that spell until he gains a new level. Warlock Pacts Whether it was his ancestors who sold their souls to fiends of the lower planes, or it was he himself who made such a dark deal, the warlock is infused with dark magical energies. He may not feel obligated to uphold his ancestor s obligations, or he might serve the dark entities that grant him power willingly. There are innumerable ways that a warlock may have gained his power, the important thing is that he has it and it was granted to him from some entity or group of entities. Below are the pacts available to a warlock at first level. Once chosen, the pact cannot be changed and the warlock s path is set. Key Ability: Each pact uses a unique key ability to power his invocations and some pact powers. Damage Reduction: Each pact provides a unique form of damage reduction as described in the damage reduction class feature above. This entry indicates the material able to bypass the warlock s damage reduction, while the amount of damage reduction gained is described in the damage reduction class feature. Pact Powers: At 1st, 3rd, 9th, 15th, and 20th level, the warlock gains a pact power. Each pact has its own set of pact powers that the warlock gains as he levels. The effect of each pact power is described within its entry.
Daemon Pact Dealing with the denizens of Abbadon, you or your ancestors have formed a pact with a daemon to gain some of its power. Worse yet, it may be one of the horsemen of the apocalypse that is granting such power. Key Ability: Intelligence Damage Reduction: Silver Resist Death (Ex): The warlock gains a +1 resistance bonus on saving throws against death effects and negative energy. This bonus increases by an additional +1 at 5th level and every 5 warlock levels thereafter to a maximum of +5 at 20th level. Daemonic Resistance (Ex): At 3rd level, the warlock gains resistance to acid 2. At every 5 warlock levels after 3rd, this resistance increases by 1 points (to a maximum of 5 points at 18th level). Soul Siphon (Su): At 9th level, the warlock learns to draw the life energy from recently slain creatures and use it to fuel his own power. Whenever the warlock kills a creature with his eldritch blast, he may choose to siphon a portion of that creature s soul as a standard action on his next turn. He must be within 60 feet of the slain creature to use this ability. The creature gains no saving throw against this soul siphon, but outsiders and undead are immune to this effect (or any other creature that is not considered to have a soul). Once the warlock has siphoned a soul, he may hold onto it for a maximum of 10 minutes before the creature s soul escapes his power. During this time, the creature cannot be raised from the dead by any means short of a wish or miracle spell. As a swift action during this 10 minute duration, the warlock can choose to use the siphoned soul in one of three ways: The warlock may add to the damage of his next eldritch blast. The amount of extra damage equals the number of hit dice the creature possessed in life. He must use this eldritch blast within 1 minute of siphoning the soul. The warlock may gain extra hit points. He gains a number of temporary hit points equal to half the number of hit dice the creature possessed, for 1 minute after siphoning the soul. The warlock may fuel his own defenses with the soul he siphons. He immediately gains a bonus to his acid resistance equal to the creature s hit dice for 1 minute. The warlock may only siphon one soul at a time in this manner, and any attempt to siphon another soul while either holding another soul or during the duration of any of the three benefits automatically fails. The warlock may release a captured and unused soul at any time as a free action, but once he chooses to use the soul, he must wait for the duration of the effect to end before attempting another soul siphon. The warlock may use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + his Intelligence modifier. Soul Consumption (Su): Starting at 15th level, the warlock leans to consume the soul of a creature he has slain and incorporates that energy into his own soul. When the warlock slays a creature with his eldritch blast, he may immediately gain one of the following abilities that the creature possessed: blindsight, channel resistance, fast healing, immunity, resistance, spell resistance, or telepathy. The warlock gains this ability for a number of hours equal to the creature s hit dice. The warlock cannot use this ability in conjunction with his soul siphon pact power. The warlock may use this ability a number of times per day equal to his Intelligence modifier. Death Blast (Su): Upon reaching 20th level, the warlock learns to channel the raw energy of Abbadon into his eldritch blast. Once per day, when the warlock hits a creature with his eldritch blast, he may force that creature to make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 his warlock level + his Intelligence modifier). If the creature fails this save, it is slain and the warlock may use his soul siphon or soul consumption ability as an immediate reaction on the target. This is a death effect. This ability may not be used in conjunction with blast shape invocations or eldritch essence invocations. Demon Pact The demons of the Abyss are not in the habit of making deals with mortals, preferring instead to seduce, bully, or destroy an unwitting petitioner. For some reason, a powerful demon has chosen to hold its passions at bay long enough to grant you or your ancestors a portion of its power. Key Ability: Strength Damage Reduction: Cold iron Chaos Blast (Su): At 1st level, the warlock learns to channel the raw chaos of the abyss into his eldritch blast. Whenever his eldritch blast damages a lawful creature, it does additional damage equal to his warlock level. Demon Resistance (Ex): Starting at 3rd level, the warlock gains resistance to electricity 2. At every 5 levels after 3rd, this resistance increases by 1 points (to a maximum of 5 at 18th level). Demonic Wings (Su): At 9th level, the warlock gains the ability to manifest a pair of fiery wings. As a standard action, the warlock grows these wings and gains a fly speed equal to his base land speed +10 feet and poor maneuverability. He may use these wings for a total number of rounds per day equal to his warlock level. These rounds do not need to be consecutive. In addition, while his wings are being manifested, he can use them to make melee attacks. The wings count as a light weapon and deal 1d6 points of damage + the warlock s strength and 1d6 points of fire damage. Abyssal Strength (Ex): When the warlock reaches 15th level, he adds a permanent +4 bonus to his Strength score. Balor s Visage (Su): At 20th level, the warlock learns to take on the appearance of a balor. His size doubles (increasing his size by one category) and his body becomes wrapped in fire, doing 1d6 points of fire damage to any creature adjacent to him. He also gains the use of his demonic wings ability for the duration of this ability which does not count against the normal duration of that ability. Finally, he gains a +10 circumstance bonus to all Intimidate
checks. This ability lasts for a number of rounds equal to the warlock s Strength modifier and can be used once per day. Devil Pact Of all the beings willing to make a pact with mortals, the devils of Baator are the most eager to do so. Such deals usually come with a length contract, often with loop holes that favor the devil. Warlocks who break such contracts will not have long to wait before their patron devil comes looking to take what is owed. Key Ability: Wisdom Damage Reduction: Silver Lawful Blast (Su): Starting at 1st level, the warlock s eldritch blast becomes infused with the lawful energies of the nine hells. Whenever his eldritch blast damages a chaotic creature, it deals additional damage equal to his warlock level. Hellish Resistance (Ex): At 3rd level, the warlock gains resistance to fire 2. At every 5 levels after 3rd, this resistance increases by 1 point (to a maximum of 5 at 18th level). Beguiling Blast (Su): Beginning at 9th level, the warlock learns to turn the mind of his enemies using his eldritch blast. When the warlock uses this ability and strikes a creature with his eldritch blast, the target takes no damage. Instead it must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 his warlock level + the warlock s Wisdom modifier) or be charmed (as the spell charm monster) for a number of rounds equal to 1/2 the warlock s class level. This ability may be used in conjunction with blast shape invocations, but not eldritch essence invocation. Devil s Dance (Ex): At 15th level, the warlock becomes more mobile around the battlefield. A number of times per day equal to his Wisdom modifier, the warlock may take an extra move action during his turn and may divide his total movement as he sees fit (for example, when he uses this ability, he can take a full attack action and move 10 feet between each attack). Movement taken using this ability does not provoke attacks of opportunity. Hellfire Burst (Su): At 20th level, the fire of the Nine Hells runs strongly through the veins of the warlock. Once per day, he may channel his eldritch blast into a 30-foot radius burst centered on himself. All creatures caught in the burst must make a Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 the warlock s class level + the warlock s Wisdom modifier) or take 10d6 points of fire damage + divine damage equal to the warlock s class level. Divine damage is non-elemental and therefore not subject to resistance. Creatures who make the save take half damage. The warlock may choose a number of creatures caught in the burst equal to his Wisdom modifier who are not subject to the effects of this ability, but all creatures in the burst area are considered targets. This ability may not be used in conjunction with blast shape invocations or eldritch essence invocations. Elemental Pact While not inherently evil, most elementals that choose to make a pact with mortals do so to further their own cause. Key Ability: Dexterity (air, fire), Constitution (earth, water); when this pact is chosen, the warlock must choose which elemental type represents the pact. His key ability is tied to his choice of elemental. Damage Reduction: Adamantine Elemental Blast (Su): At 1st level, the warlock can channel the energy type of his elemental patron through his eldritch blast, changing the damage type at will according to the table below. He must choose to change the elemental type before he makes the actual eldritch blast attack. Elemental Type Air Earth Fire Water Element electricity acid fire cold Elemental Resistance (Ex): At 3rd level, the warlock gains resistance 2 to the same element associated with the elemental type chosen at first level. At every 5 levels after 3 rd, this resistance increases by 1 point (to a maximum of 5 at 18th level). Elemental Ability: At 9th level, the warlock gains an ability based on his chosen elemental type. Flight (Su) (Air): The warlock gains a fly speed equal to his base land speed, with good maneuverability. His fly speed doubles at 20th level. Stoney Flesh (Su) (Earth): The warlock gains a +2 natural armor bonus. This bonus increase to +4 at 20th level. Fire Aura (Su) (Fire): The warlock gains a 5 foot aura of fire which deals 1d4 points of fire damage to any creature that begins its turn in the aura. He may use this ability as a standard action and may suppress it as a free action. The warlock may use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + 1/2 his warlock level. At 20th level, the damage from the fire aura increases to 1d8. Ice Shield (Su) (Water): The warlock may summon a heavy shield made of magical ice (equivalent to a heavy steel shield) which he may wield. He is considered proficient with his ice shield and suffers no penalties or arcane spell failure while wielding it. When the warlock attempts a shield bash with his ice shield, he uses his warlock level in place of his base attack bonus (which may grant him additional attacks) and deals an additional 1d6 points of cold damage on a successful hit. At 20th level, the warlock s ice shield is considered a spiked heavy steel shield. Elemental Body (Sp): At 15th level, the warlock gains the ability to use elemental body II, as the spell, a number of times per day equal to his key ability (either Dexterity or Constitution) modifier. He may only take on the form of his elemental type. Elemental Slave (Su): At 20th level, the warlock gains the service of an elemental slave which he may summon to aid him in his adventures. Once per day, as a standard action, the warlock may summon an elder elemental of his chosen elemental type. The elder elemental appears in any space within 30 feet of the warlock. If the elemental can t fit in the space chosen, it instead appears in the closest space that it can fit into. If no space is available in which the elder
elemental can fit within 30 feet of the warlock, this ability is unavailable until sufficient room is available to summon it. Once summoned, the elder elemental acts on the warlock s turn and follows the warlock s commands. The elder elemental only remains for 10 minutes or until dismissed by the warlock. In addition, the warlock s elemental slave gains Spell Resistance equal to the 10 +1/2 the warlock s class level + the warlock s key ability modifier (Dexterity or Constitution), and gains a +4 bonus to saving throws to resist being sent back to its home plane against its will (such as with a banishment spell). Fey Pact Not all fey are beautiful and virtuous beings. Some are wicked, cruel, and devious creatures who seek to spread their influence across the mortal world. Such fey are more than willing to allow a portion of their power to corrupt a mortal. Key Ability: Charisma Damage Reduction: Cold iron Charming Smile (Ex): The powers of the fey flow strongly through the warlock. He gains a +2 bonus to his Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimidate skill (warlock s choice). At 5th level and every 5 levels thereafter, the bonus to the chosen skill increase by +1 (to a maximum of +6 at 20th level). Fey Resistance (Ex): At 3rd level, the warlock gains a +2 bonus to Will saves against mind-affecting spells and effects. At every 5 levels after 3rd, this bonus increases by an additional +1 (to a maximum of +5 at 18th level). Dark Companion (Ex): At 9th level, the warlock gains the service of a dark animal companion. He gains an animal companion as a druid of his level -8 (meaning a 9th level warlock with this ability has an effective druid level of 1 when determining the animal companion he can choose). In addition, the warlock s dark companion gains the fiendish template. Dazzling Burst (Su): At 15th level, the warlock learns to stun his enemies with the magnificence of his eldritch blast. A number of times per day equal to 3 + his Charisma modifier, the warlock can convert his eldritch blast into a 20-foot radius burst centered on himself. Any creature caught in the burst must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the warlock s class level + the warlock s Charisma modifier) or take 2d8 points of damage and be dazzled for 1d4 rounds. The warlock may choose a number of creatures within the burst area to ignore the effects of this power equal to his Charisma modifier. Fey Form (Su): At 20th level, the warlock s connection to the fey reaches its apex. He immediately gains a permanent +2 bonus to his Charisma score and he gains immunity to all enchantment spells. His type changes to Fey and he gains low-light vision if he didn t have it already. In addition, the warlock s countenance becomes so overwhelming that it can blind his enemies. Once per day as a standard action, he can force one creature that has line of sight to the warlock to make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the warlock s class level + the warlock s Charisma modifier) or become permanently blinded. This condition can only be removed with a remove curse spell, or a spell which can duplicate that spell s effects (such as miracle or wish). Warlock Invocations Warlocks choose the invocations they learn as they gain levels, much like bards or sorcerers choose which spells to learn. However, a warlock s arcane repertoire is even more limited than that of a sorcerer, and his invocations are spelllike abilities, not spells. In addition to its grade (least, lesser, greater, grand), every invocation has a spell level equivalent, which is used in the calculation of save DCs and for other purposes. A least invocation has a spell level equivalent of 1st or 2nd; a lesser, 3rd or 4th; a greater, 5th or 6th; and a grand invocation has a level equivalent of 6th or higher (maximum 9th). The DC for a warlock invocation is equal to 10 + the invocation s equivalent level + the warlock s key ability. The level equivalent for each invocation is given in its description below. A warlock can dismiss any invocation as a standard action, just as a wizard can dismiss a spell. Invocations and Eldritch Blast: Eldritch blast is not an invocation, but some invocations provide a warlock with the ability to modify his eldritch blast or add new eldritch attacks. ELDRITCH ESSENCE INVOCATIONS Some of a warlock s invocations, such as frightful blast, modify the damage or other effects of the warlock s eldritch blast. These are called eldritch essence invocations. Unless noted otherwise, eldritch blasts modified by eldritch essence invocations deal damage normally in addition to imparting the effects described in the invocation description. A warlock can apply only one eldritch essence invocation to a single eldritch blast, choosing from any of the eldritch essence invocations that he knows. When a warlock applies an eldritch essence invocation to his eldritch blast, the spell level equivalent of the modified blast is equal to the spelllevel of the eldritch blast or of the eldritch essence invocation, whichever is higher. If a warlock targets a creature with an eldritch essence blast that has immunity to the invocation s effect, it still takes the damage from the blast normally (provided it isn t also immune to the eldritch blast). A warlock can apply an eldritch essence invocation and a blast shape invocation (see below) to the same blast. When a warlock uses both kinds of invocations to alter an eldritch blast, the spell level equivalent is equal to the spell level of the eldritch blast, the level of the eldritch essence invocation, or the level of the blast shape invocation, whichever is higher. BLAST SHAPE INVOCATIONS Some of a warlock s invocations, such as eldritch spear, modify the range, target(s), or area of a warlock s eldritch blast. These are called blast shape invocations. Unless noted otherwise, eldritch blasts subject to blast shape invocations deal damage normally in addition to imparting the effects described in the invocation description. A warlock can apply only one blast shape invocation at a time to an eldritch blast, and he can choose from any of the blast shape invocations
that he knows. When a warlock applies a blast shape invocation to his eldritch blast, the spell-level equivalent is equal to the spell level of the eldritch blast or of the blast shape invocation, whichever is higher. A warlock can apply a blast shape invocation and an eldritch essence invocation (see Eldritch Essence Invocations above) to the same blast. When a warlock uses an eldritch essence and a blast shape to alter an eldritch blast, the spelllevel equivalent is equal to the spell level of the eldritch blast, the eldritch essence invocation, or the blast shape invocation, whichever is higher. OTHER INVOCATIONS In addition to the potent blast shape and eldritch essence invocations, warlocks learn a number of others that enable them to perform many tricks and attacks. These invocations are briefly described below, and their full descriptions can be found at the end of this entry. Least Invocations Baleful Utterance: Speak word of the Dark Speech and shatter objects as the shatter spell. Beguiling Influence: Gain bonus of Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks. Breath of the Night: Create a fog cloud as the spell. Dark One s Own Luck: Gain a luck bonus on one type of save. Darkness: Use darkness as the spell. Devil s Sight: See normally in darkness and magical darkness. Eldritch Spear: Blast range increases to 250 feet. Entropic Warding: Deflect incoming ranged attacks, leave no trail, and prevent begin tracked by scent. Frightful Blast: Target must make Will save or become shaken. Hideous Blow: Melee attack channels eldritch blast. Leaps and Bounds: Gain bonus on Acrobatics checks. Miasmic Cloud: Create a cloud of mist that grants concealment and fatigues those who enter. See the Unseen: Gain see invisibility as the spell and darkvision. Sickening Blast: Target must make Fortitude saves become sickened. Spiderwalk: Gain spider climb as the spell. Summon Swarm: Use summon swarm as the spell. Lesser Invocations Beshadowed Blast: Target must make Fortitude save or become blinded for 1 round. Brimstone Blast: Blast deals fire damage, and target must make Reflex save or catch fire. Charm: Cause a single creature to regard you as a friend. Curse of Despair: Curse one creature as the bestow curse spell, or hinder its attacks. The Dead Walk: Create undead as the animate dead spell. Eldritch Chain: Blast jumps from initial target to secondary targets. Fell Flight: Gain a fly speed with good maneuverability. Flee the Scene: Use short-range dimension door as the spell, and leave behind a major image. Hellrime Blast: Blast deals cold damage, and target must make Fortitude save or take -2 penalty to Dexterity. Hungry Darkness: Create shadows filled with a swarm of bats. Voidsense: Gain blindsense 30 feet. Voracious Dispelling: Use dispel magic as the spell, causing damage to creatures whose effects are dispelled. Walk Unseen: Use invisibility (self only) as the spell. Greater Invocations Bewitching Blast: Target must make Will save or be confused for 1 round. Chilling Tentacles: Use black tentacles as the spell, and deal extra cold damage to creatures in the area. Devour Magic: Use targeted greater dispel magic with a touch and gain temporary hit points based on the level of spells successfully dispelled. Eldritch Cone: Blast takes the shape of a cone. Enervating Shadow: Gain total concealment in dark areas and impose a Strength penalty on adjacent living creatures. Noxious Blast: Target must make Fortitude save or be nauseated. Repelling Blast: Blast bull rushes target. Tenacious Plague: Use insect plague as the spell, but summoned locust swarm deals damage as a magic weapon. Vitriolic Blast: Blast ignores spell resistance and deals acid damage for several rounds. Wall of Perilous Flame: Create a wall of fire as the spell, but half the damage from the wall results from supernatural power. Warlock s Call: Use sending as the spell, but risk damage from recipient. Grand Invocations Dark Discorporation: Become a swarm of batlike shadows, gaining many benefits of the swarm subtype. Dark Foresight: Use foresight as the spell, and communicate telepathically with a close target of the effect. Eldritch Doom: Blast affects all enemies within 20 feet. Path of Shadow: Use shadow walk as the spell and speed up natural healing. Retributive Invisibility: Use greater invisibility as the spell (self only); deals damage in a burst if dispelled. Utterdark Blast: Target must make Fortitude save or gain two negative levels. Word of Changing: Use baleful polymorph as the spell, but effect could become permanent. INVOCATION DESCRIPTIONS The invocations available to warlocks are described below. While warlocks are as closely linked to the arcane as any wizard or sorcerer, these special powers are spell-like abilities, not spells. A brief description of each invocation is provided above. These include the blast shape invocations and eldritch essence invocations, which allow a warlock to modify his eldritch blast attack, as well as all other
invocations. In this section, invocations are presented in alphabetical order. Name: The first line of every invocation description gives the name by which the invocation is generally known. Grade: Below the name, the grade of invocation is provided. Warlocks can choose invocations from four grades depending on their class level: least, lesser, greater, and grand. See the warlock class ability description above for more details on when warlocks gain access to invocations of a given grade. Level Equivalent: On the same line as the grade, each of the following invocation descriptions contains a spell level equivalent, which affects the save DC for that invocation, Concentration checks made in concert with the invocation, as well as interactions with other spells and abilities, such as globe of invulnerability. The level equivalent of an invocation is provided after its grade. Blast Shape or Eldritch Essence: Some invocations can modify a warlock s eldritch blast attack. These invocations are either blast shape invocations or eldritch essence invocations. They do not produce an effect on their own like regular invocations, but must be used in conjunction with eldritch blast to generate an effect. If an invocation is a blast shape or eldritch essence invocation, this fact is noted after the level equivalent. INVOCATION DESCRIPTIONS Baleful Utterance You speak a single syllable of the Dark Speech, affecting an object or area as if by a shatter spell. If a creature is holding or wearing the target of the spell and the target is destroyed, the creature must make a Fortitude save or be dazed for 1 round and deafened for 1 minute by your terrible word. This is a sonic effect. Beguiling Influence You can invoke this ability to beguile and bewitch your foes. You gain a +6 bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate for a period of 24 hours. Beshadowed Blast ; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a beshadowed blast. Any living creature struck by a beshadowed blast must succeed on a Fortitude save or be blinded for 1 round. Bewitching Blast Greater; 4th; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a bewitching blast. Any creature struck by a bewitching blast must succeed on a Will save or be confused for 1 round in addition to the normal damage from the blast. This is a mind-affecting effect. Breath of the Night Least; 1st A misty cloud of fog spreads in a 20-foot radius around you when you use this invocation, as the spell fog cloud. The fog does not block line of sight, but all creatures in the fog have concealment. A moderate wind or any fire larger than a torch immediately disperses the fog. The fog disperses on its own after 1 minute. Brimstone Blast Lesser; 3rd; Eldritch Essence This eldritch essence invocation allows you to charge your eldritch blast into a brimstone blast. A brimstone blast deals fire damage. Any creature struck by a brimstone blast must succeed on a Reflex save or catch fire, taking 2d6 points of fire damage per round until it takes a full-round action to extinguish the flames or the duration expires. The fire damage persists for 1 round per five class levels you have. For example, a 15th-level warlock deals 2d6 points of fire damage for 3 rounds after the initial brimstone blast attack. A creature burning in this way never takes more than 2d6 points of fire damage in a round, even if it has been hit by more than one brimstone blast. Charm You can beguile a creature within 60 feet. The creature must succeed on a Will save or instantly come to regard you as its comrade. This is a language-dependent ability. Other than these differences, this ability works as the charm monster spell. You can never have more than one target charmed at a time with this ability. If a second creature is charmed, you lose your hold on the first creature. Chilling Tentacles Greater; 5th This invocation allows you to conjure forth a field of soulchilling black tentacles that ooze from the ground, groping for victims. This invocation functions identically to the black tentacles spell, except that each creature within the area of the invocation takes 2d6 points of cold damage each round. Creatures in the area take this cold damage whether or not they are grappled by the tentacles. Curse of Despair You can use this invocation to bestow a curse upon a touched opponent (as bestow curse). Even if the save against this ability succeeds, the creature takes a -1 penalty on attack rolls for 1 minute. Dark Discorporation Grand; 8th One with the powers of darkness, you learn to abandon your body. When you use this ability, you become a swarm of Diminutive, batlike shadows that fills two 10-foot squares (or
eight contiguous 5-foot squares, shapeable as you desire). The duration of this ability is 24 hours. In this swarmlike form, you gain the following characteristics and traits. Abilities: Your Strength score drops to 1, but your Dexterity score increases by 6. Armor Class: You lose any natural armor or armor bonus to Armor Class. You gain a +4 size bonus to AC, and a deflection bonus to AC equal to your Charisma modifier. Movement: You gain a fly speed of 40 feet with perfect maneuverability. You can pass through openings a Diminutive creature could pass through. Swarm Traits: You are not subject to critical hits or flanking, and you are immune to weapon damage. You cannot be affected by Combat Maneuvers, and you cannot perform any Combat Maneuvers. You are immune to any spell or effect that targets a specific number of creatures, except for mind-affecting spells and abilities. You take half again as much damage (+50%) from spells or effects that affect an area. Unlike other swarms of Diminutive creatures, you are not vulnerable to wind effects. If reduced to 0 hit points or less, or rendered unconscious by nonlethal damage, you instantly return to your normal form in a square of your choice that was formerly covered by the swarm. Swarm Attack: You gain a swarm attack that deals 4d6 points of damage to any creature whose space you occupy at the end of your turn. Your swarm attack strikes as a magic weapon of your alignment. Distraction: Any living creature vulnerable to your swarm attack that begins its turn in a square occupied by your swarm must make a Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1 round. Spellcasting or concentrating on spells within the area of your swarm requires a Concentration check (DC 20 + spell level). Possession: All of your worn or carried equipment and items become nonfunctional, absorbed into your new form. You can take only move action (so you cannot use other invocations) while under the effect of dark discorporation. Dark Foresight Grand; 9th You can use foresight as the spell with this invocation. If you are within 100 feet of and have line of sight to the target of the ability, you can communicate telepathically with the target. Dark One s Own Luck You are favored by the dark powers if you have this invocation. You gain a luck bonus equal to your key ability modifier on Fortitude saves, Reflex saves, or Will saves (your choice each time you use this ability) for a period of 24 hours. You can t apply this ability to more than one save type at the same time. This bonus can never exceed your class level. Darkness You can use darkness as the spell. The Dead Walk You can turn the bones or bodies of dead creatures into undead skeletons or zombies (as the animate dead spell). Unless you include the normal material component for the spell (an onyx gem worth 25 gp per Hit Die of the undead) as part of the process, undead created by this ability crumble into dust after 1 minute per caster level. Devil s Sight You gain the visual acuity of a devil for 24 hours. You can see normally in darkness and magical darkness out to 30 feet. Devour Magic Greater; 6th This invocation allows you to deliver a targeted greater dispel magic with your touch. You gain 5 temporary hit points for each spell level dispelled by this touch. For example, if you successfully dispel a wall of ice, you gain 20 temporary hit points. These temporary hit points fade after 1 minute and do not stack with other temporary hit points. If you devour a new spell, you can replace the old temporary hit points with the ones gained from the more recent spell, thus resetting the duration. You cannot devour your own invocations. Eldritch Chain ; Blast Shape This blast shape invocation allows you to improve your eldritch blast by turning it into an arc of energy that jumps from the first target to others. An eldritch chain can jump to one or more secondary targets within 30 feet of the first target, allowing you to make additional ranged touch attacks and deal damage to the secondary targets if you hit. You can jump the chain to one secondary target per five warlock levels, so you can strike two additional targets at 10th level, three additional targets at 15th level, and four additional targets at 20th level. Each new target must be within 30 feet of the previous one, and you can t target the same creature more than once with the eldritch chain. If you miss any target in the chain, the eldritch chain attack ends there. Each target struck after the first takes half the damage dealt to the first target. This reduction in damage to secondary targets applies to any effect that increases the damage of your eldritch blast. You must make a separate spell resistance check for each target, if applicable.
Eldritch Cone Greater; 5th; Blast Shape This blast shape invocation allows you to invoke your eldritch blast as a 30-foot cone. The eldritch cone deals the normal eldritch blast damage to all targets within the area. This is not a ray attack, so it requires no ranged touch attack. Any creature in the area of the cone can attempt a Reflex save for half damage. Eldritch Doom Grand; 8th; Blast Shape This blast shape invocation allows you to invoke your eldritch blast as the dreaded eldritch doom. This causes bolts of mystical power to lash out and savage nearby targets. An eldritch doom deals eldritch blast damage to any number of targets designated by you and within 20 feet. This is not a ray attack, so it requires no ranged touch attack. Each target can attempt a Reflex save for half damage. Eldritch Spear ; Blast Shape This blast shape invocation extends your eldritch blast attacks to great distance. Eldritch spear increases the range of an eldritch blast attack to 250 feet with no range increment. Enervating Shadow Greater; 5th The dark powers cloak you and shield you from harm while draining vitality from nearby foes. This invocation grants you total concealment in any area that isn t brightly lit (it will not work in daylight or in the radius of a spell with the light descriptor). In addition, any living creature adjacent to you while this ability is active must make a Fortitude save at the beginning of its turn or take a -4 penalty to Strength for 5 rounds. Once a creature is affected by enervating shadow, it cannot be affected again by you enervating shadow for 24 hours. The duration of this ability is 5 rounds, and it can be countered or dispelled by any light spell or effect of equal or higher level. Entropic Warding When this invocation is activated, chaotic energies swirl about you, deflecting incoming arrows, rays, and other ranged attacks (as entropic shield). You leave no trail (as pass without trace) and cannot be tracked by scent. (You can still be detected normally by scent, just not tracked.) Fell Flight Lesser; 3rd When you use this invocation, the powers of darkness bear you aloft as you sprout a streaming, winglike cape of shadows. You can fly at a speed equal to your land speed with good maneuverability for 24 hours. Flee the Scene You can use dimension door as a spell-like ability, although the range is limited to short (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels). When you use this ability, you leave behind a major image of yourself in your place that lasts for 1 round. The image reacts appropriately to attacks as if you were concentrating on it. Frightful Blast ; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a frightful blast. Any creature struck by a frightful blast must succeed on a Will save or be shaken for 1 minute. A shaken creature struck by a frightful blast is not affected by the shaken aspect of the blast but takes damage normally. Creatures with immunity to mind-affecting spells and abilities or fear effects cannot be shaken by a frightful blast. Hellrime Blast ; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a hellrime blast. A hellrime blast deals cold damage. Any creature struck by the attack must make a Fortitude save or take a -4 penalty to Dexterity for 10 minutes. The Dexterity penalties from multiple hellrime blasts do not stack. Hideous Blow Least; 1st; Blast Shape As a standard action, you can make a single melee attack. If you hit, the target is affected as if struck by your eldritch blast (including any eldritch essence applied to the blast). This damage is in addition to any weapon damage that you deal with your attack, although you need not deal damage with this attack to trigger the eldritch blast effect. Hungry Darkness Lesser; 3rd You can create an area of shadow (as the darkness spell) that is filled with bats (as the bat swarm, see the Bestiary, except the swarm fills every square occupied by the darkness). The hungry darkness is stationary. You are immune to the attacks of your own hungry darkness, but you are still subject to the effect of the darkness. The hungry darkness remains as long as you concentrate on it (like concentrating on a spell), plus 2 rounds thereafter. If the bat swarm is destroyed, the darkness disappears as well. Leaps and Bounds You invoke this ability to gain amazing agility. You gain a +6 bonus on Acrobatics checks for 24 hours.
Miasmic Cloud Least; 1st A misty cloud of fog spreads in a 10-foot radius from you when you use this invocation. The fog does not block line of sight, but all creatures in the fog have concealment. Any creature (other than you) that enters the fog must make a Fortitude save or become fatigued. This effect lasts as long as the creature remains within the cloud and for 1 round thereafter. A moderate wind, or any fire larger than a torch, immediately disperses the fog. The fog otherwise lasts for 1 minute. Noxious Blast Greater; 6th; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a noxious blast. Any creature struck by a noxious blast must make a Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1 minute. Path of Shadow Grand; 6th This invocation allows you to use shadow walk as the spell. Each hour that you spend shadow walking within this ability, you regain hit points as if you had rested for a full day. Repelling Blast Greater; 6th; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a repelling blast. Any Medium or smaller creature stuck by a repelling blast must make a Reflex save or be hurled 1d6x5 feet (1d6 squares) directly away from you and knocked prone by the energy of the attack. If the creature strikes a solid object, it stops prematurely, taking 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet hurled, and it is still knocked prone. Movement from this blast does not provoke attacks of opportunity. Retributive Invisibility Grand; 6th You can use greater invisibility as the spell, but you can target only yourself with this invocation. If your retributive invisibility is dispelled, a shock wave releases from your body in a 20-foot-radius burst. This shock wave deals 4d6 points of sonic damage to all creatures in the area and stuns them for 1 round (a Fortitude save halves the damage and negates the stunning effect). See the Unseen When you use this invocation, you can activate great powers of vision, allowing you to see invisible creatures and objects (as see invisibility). You also gain darkvision out to 60 feet for a period of 24 hours. Sickening Blast ; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a sickening blast. Any living creature struck by a sickening blast must make a Fortitude save or become sickened for 1 minute. A sickened creature struck by a second sickening blast is not affected by the sickening aspect of the blast but still takes damage normally. Spiderwalk You can grant yourself the ability to spider climb (as the spell with a duration of 24 hours. While this invocation is in effect, you are unaffected by webs (either mundane or magical). Summon Swarm You can use summon swarm as the spell with this invocation. Unlike the spell, this invocation has a duration of concentration instead of concentration +2 rounds. Tenacious Plague Greater; 6th You can use this invocation to summon a swarm, as the insect plague spell. You add your key ability modifier to the Fortitude save DC to resist the swarm s distraction ability. The attacks of any locust swarm summoned by this ability are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Utterdark Blast Grand; 8th; Eldritch Essence This eldritch essence invocations allows you to change your eldritch blast into an utterdark blast. An utterdark blast deals negative energy damage, which heals undead creatures instead of damaging them (much like inflict spells). Any creature struck by the attack must make a Fortitude save or gain two negative levels. The negative levels fade after 1 hour. If a target ever has as many negative levels as Hit Dice, it dies. Vitriolic Blast Greater; 6th; Eldritch Essence eldritch blast into a vitriolic blast. A vitriolic blast deals acid damage, and it is formed from conjured acid, making it different from other eldritch essence because it ignores spell resistance. Creatures struck by a vitriolic blast automatically take an extra 2d6 points of acid damage on following rounds. This acid damage persists for 1 round per five class levels you have. For example, a 15th-level warlock deals 2d6 points of acid damage per round for 3 rounds after the initial vitriolic blast attack.