The Warlock

Names
Elf:
blah
Human:
Kamrooz,Shirana

Look
FarawayEyes,IntenseEyes,orGlowingEyes
StyledHair,ShavenTonsure,orWildHair
BuckledLeathers,RevealingLeathers,SuggestiveRobes
GauntBody,LitheBody,TattooedBody

Stats
YourmaximumHPis4+Constitution.
Yourbasedamageisd8.

StartingMoves
Choosearaceandgainthecorrespondingmove:
Elf
Youarenaturallyofthefey.Ifyouchooseafeypatron,chooseanattunementfromanyotherlist
toaddtoyourmagic.Ifyouchooseadifferentpatron,chooseafeyattunementtoaddtoyour
magic.

Human
Yoursoulisopentomagic.Whenyouweaveaspellonyourselfalone,get+1.

Youstartwiththesemoves:
EldritchPact
Youhavemadeabargainwithotherworldlyentitiestoobtainyourpower.
Whenyoufirstlearn
magic,
selectapatronfromthelistandrecorditbelow.Yourpatronsuppliesyouwitha
sorcerousweapon,thepowertobindcreaturesofitskind,andattunementtoaparticularstyleof
magic.Youandyourpatroncanspeakmindtomind.Atthebeginningofthegame,youhave0
debtwithyourpatron.
Atthestartofasession,roll+debt.
Ona10+,yourpatronholds3.Ona79,yourpatronholds1.
Duringthesession,theGMcanspendyourpatronshold1for1tohavethemdemandtributeper
theirparticularlist.Atnocost,youcannameatributeyouofferupwillingly;theGMwillsayif
yourpatronwillacceptitandtheylose1holdiftheydo.Youcanoffertributewhenyourpatron
holds0.
Whenyoumakegoodonatribute,
markexperienceandget1debt.

Ifyourpatronhasanyholdleftattheendofthesession,get+1debt,uptoamaximumofdebt+4.
Aslongasyouhavedebt+4,
take1ongoingtoyourmagic.Youcanteverchooseanyoptionon
anymovethatwouldmakeyourdebtgoabove4.

FeyPatron
Yourpatronisakingorqueenofthefey.Feypatronsdemandtributeintheformofdeception,
mayhem,andrevelry.Youhavethepowertobindfairiesandelementalspiritsoftheland.Your
patronsvoiceisoddlysoothing,afloodoftangledimages.
Attuned:
CreateIllusions,InflamePassions,ShapeNature
Tribute:
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustdeceiveordismaythem.
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustcarousewiththem.
TheGMnamesathingpresent.Youmustdestroyorfundamentallytransformit.

StarPatron
Yourpatronisanunknowablehorrorofthestars.Starpatronsdemandtributeintheformof
secretstakenandmortalsdrivenmad.Youhavethepowertobindspiritsoftheskyandnight.
Yourpatronsvoicefeelslikeflashesofintuitionilluminatinganimmense,incomprehensible
puzzle.
Attuned:
KnowtheFlowofTime,InciteTerrororPanic,RevealHiddenThings
Tribute:
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustlearnasecretfromthem.
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustrevealoneoftheirsecretstoall.
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustcausethemtodoubttheirsanity.

InfernalPatron
YourpatronisadukeofHell.Infernalpatronsdemandtributeintheformofsufferingand
betrayal.Youhavethepowertobinddemonsandspiritsoffire.Yourpatronsvoiceisscreaming.
Attuned:
ShapeEarthandFire,TakeOnTerribleForm,InfernalContracts
Tribute:
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustharm,debilitate,ordeprivethem.
TheGMnamestwopeoplepresent.Youmustundermineordestroytheirtrustineach
other.
TheGMnamesathingpresentthatisasourceofcomfort.Youmustdestroyit.

DarkPatron
YourpatronisaspiritfrombeyondtheBlackGatesofDeath.Darkpatronsdemandtributeinthe
formofsacrifice,silence,andfear.Youhavethepowertobindghostsandspiritsofshadow.Your
patronsvoiceisattenuatedandsometimesdifficulttohear.
Attuned:
MasterofShadows,SpeakWiththeSilent,ChilloftheGrave
Tribute:
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustofferthemup,bodyorsoul,toyourpatron.
Atthisverymomentyoumustremainsilent,donotsaywhatyouwanttosay.
TheGMnamesapersonpresent.Youmustcausethemsuspicionordread.

SorcerousWeapon
Youhaveaweaponthatdrawsonyourrelationshipwithyourpatron.
Whenyouattackwith
yoursorcerousweapon,
yougetthesetags.Sorcerousweaponsdonthaveammo.

FeyWeapon:RowanWand
reach,near,blinding
Therowanwand(orstave)emitsbeamsofpurelight.Itcanalsobeusedasabludgeon.

StarWeapon:DaggerofWhiteFire
close,reach,2piercing
Thedaggerofwhitefireisfulloftwinklinglightwhichissuesforthfromitingreatspiraling
gouts.Itcanalsobeusedasacuttingweapon.

InfernalWeapon:BurningOrb
reach,near,burning
Theburningorbisasmokedglassspheresurroundedbyoilyflames.

DarkWeapon:HolyBloodChalice
reach,near,entangling
Theholybloodchaliceboilswithtendrilsofinkysmokethatcangraspandchoke.

Spellcraft
Whenyouweavemagicattunedtoyou,
roll+Cha.Onahitthecastingissuccessful,butits
imperfect.Ona10+chooseone,ona79choosetwo.Youcandealdamageasestablishedbyyour
sorcerousweaponthisway.
Yourpatronisdispleased;gain1debt.
Yourspellwontlastlongyouneedtohurrytotakeadvantageofit.
Yourspelldrawsunwantedattention.
Yourspellrequiresyouractiveeffortandconcentrationtomaintain.
Yourspellhassomeunforeseensideeffect.TheGMwilltellyouwhatthatis.
Onamiss,somethinggoesterriblywrong.
Aslongasyourdebtis3orless,youmay
weaveunattunedmagic
inthesameway,butyougain
1debtwhenyouroll.

SpiritBinding
Whenyouuseasymbolofpowertobindanentity,
roll+Cha.Ona10+,thebindingisstrong
andwillholdtheentitystill,shornofitsmagics,andunabletoaggressagainstyouandyours,as
longasyoumaintainit.Itremainsabletospeak.Maintainingabindingrequiresyourpresence,
attention,andactiveexerciseofyourmagic.Youcanonlymaintainonebindingatatime,andyou
cantmaintainabindingwhileperformingspellcraftorusingyoursorcerousweapon.Ona79,
thebindingisflawed.Choose1:
Yourpatronisdispleased;gain1debt.
Youareboundaswell,aslongasyoumaintainthebinding.
Theentitycanmoveaslongasitstaysinshoutingdistanceofyou.

 Thebindingneedsnomaintenance,butitcrumblesinstantlyifthesymbolofpoweris
movedordestroyed.
Theritualofbindingattractsunwantedattention.
Onamiss,thebindingdoesnttake.
Whenyoureleasethebinding,
thespiritwillgenerallygobacktowhenceitcame,butitmay
extractsomevengeancefromyouifithasbeenmistreated.
Whenyouhavetimeandsafety,youcancreateasymbolofpower
aseasilyasdrawingit
withchalkorcharcoal,whateversconvenient,butyoucanalsousemorepermanentmethodsto
createmoredurablesymbols.

ShadowWalk
Whenyourushthroughdanger,
yourpatroncloaksyouinshadow.Youareinvisibleaslongas
youdonothingbutkeepmoving.Whenyoumoveinsafety,youmayinvokethispower,butgain1
debtwhenyoudo.

Alignment
Lawful
Makegoodonapromise.

Chaotic
Surpriseorconfuseyourenemies.

Evil
Spreadsuspicionandfear.

Gear
YourLoadis7+Str.Youstartwithyoursorcerousweapon(1weight),chalkfordrawingsymbols,
anddungeonrations(5uses,1weight).Chooseyourdefenses:
Leatherarmor(1armor,1weight)
Lightrobes(0armor,0weight)and3healingpotions
Chooseyourweapon:
Dagger(hand,1weight)
Staff(close,twohanded,1weight)
Chooseone:
Healingpotion(0weight)
3antitoxins(0weight)

Bonds
____________doesnttrustme,andforgoodreason.
Mypatrondesires____________ssoul.
Iowe____________abigfavor.

AdvancedMoves
When you gain a level from 25, choose from these moves.
Enchanter
WhenyouhavetimeandsafetywithamagicitemyoumayasktheGMwhatitdoes.TheGMwill
answeryoutruthfully.

FellWeapon
Whenyoustrikeafoewithyoursorcerousweapon,itsradianceclingstothembalefully.Thenext
timetheyapproachyouoractagainstyou,theytake1d4damage.

FirstBlood
Whenyougetthedroponyourenemies,andattackwithyoursorcerousweapon,chooseone
additionaltagfortheattack:area,forceful,ormessy(+1d4damage).

GreatBinder
Youcanconvertaboundspiritintoaloyalfamiliarthatworkslikeahireling.TheGMwilldecide
itsloyaltyandskills.Youcanhaveonespiritfamiliaratanygiventime.Ifthefamiliardiesor
quits,gain1debt.Youcanreleaseitatanytimewithoutpenalty.

MistyStep
Whenyouarecloakedinshadows,youcanteleportshortdistances.Thisdoesntletyoumove
anyfaster,butyoucanmovebetweenplaceswithoutcrossingtheinterveningspace.

MulticlassDabbler
Getonemovefromanotherclass.Treatyourlevelasonelowerforchoosingthemove.

ShadowAlly
Whenyoushadowwalk,youcanconcealoneadditionalpersonwithyou.Youarebothconcealed
aslongasneitherofyoudoesnothingbutkeepmoving.

ShootFirst
Yourenevercaughtbysurprise.Whenanenemywouldgetthedroponyou,yougettoactfirst
instead.

SpellDeflection(DEX)
Whenaspelltargetsyouandyoutrytodeflectit,roll+Dex.Ona10+youdeflectitsafely.Ona
79,choose1:
Intheprocessofdeflectingthespell,youdropyourweapon.
Youbreakthespellbutarestunnedbytheimpact;take1forward.
Youdeflectthespellintosomethingorsomeoneelse;theGMwilltellyouwhat.

Summoner
Youcansummonaspiritaspartofabindingritual.Whenyoudothis,gain1debtbeforeyouroll.
Whenyoureleasethebindingofasummonedspirit,itimmediatelyreturnstotheimmaterial
worldsfromwhenceitwassummoned.

MasterMoves
When you gain a level from 610, choose from these moves or the level 25
moves.
DarkWhispering
Yourpatronkeepsyousuppliedwithoccultknowledge.Whenyouspoutloreonanarcane
subject,ona10+youtelltheGMsomethinginsteadoftheGMtellingyou.

DicingWithDeath
Yourpatronwantsyoutokeepworking.WhenyourollyourLastBreath,addyourdebt.

Enforcer
Whensomeonemakesadealwithyouandrenegesontheirpart,take+1ongoingagainstthem
untiltheymakegood.

MasterSpellcraft
Youhaverefinedyourmagicalarts.Whenyouusespellcraft,ona10+,dontchooseanyoptions.
Ona79,chooseonlyone.

MulticlassInitiate
RequiresMulticlassDabbler
Getonemovefromanotherclass.Treatyourlevelasonelowerforchoosingthemove.

PactBoon
Whenyoudefeatanenemywithyoursorcerousweapon,yourpatrongivesyouasurgeofenergy.
Heal1d6damage.

ShadowDancing
Whenyoushadowwalk,youcanclimbandclingtoverticalandinvertedsurfaces.Whenyou
suddenlyrevealyourselffromsuchaposition,yougetthedroponyourenemies.

SpellReflection(DEX)
ReplacesSpellDeflection
Whenaspelltargetsyouandyoutrytoreflectit,roll+Dex.Ona10+youreflectitbackonits
caster.Ona79,choose1:
Intheprocessofreflectingthespell,youdropyourweapon.
Youreflectthespellbutarestunnedbytheimpact;take1forward.
Youdeflectthespellintosomethingorsomeoneelse;theGMwilltellyouwhat.

SpiritShreddingFingers
Yoursorcerousweaponignoresthearmorofspiritsandswornenemiesofyourpatron.

WitchsBinding
Usingthenails,hair,orsomeotherbodypartofalivingcreatureorperson,youcanbinditas
thoughitwereaspirit.

CreditsandInspirations
byShreyasSampat

CoConspirators:
JameyCrook
SeannaMusgrave
DevPurkayastha
JonathanWalton

Sources:
ApocalypseWorld,VincentBaker
DungeonWorld,SageLaTorraandAdamKoebel
TheD&D4eWarlock,various
TheHoarder,VincentBakerandElizabethSampat
HeraldsofHell,JohnstoneMetzger
TheWarlock,DavidGuyll
TheMage,JacobRandolph
TheSpellslinger,AdrianThoen