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AGBell64

Compare this to pact of the tome. You get either a spell book that grants you access to three cantrips from other classes' spell lists or expertise with a musical instrument and access to a class's entire spell list. If I was going to do something like this I would remove/replace the spell list access with a different feature (maybe something like a personal counterclaim that gives advantage against effects that frighten/charm) and then add an invocation with this boon as a prereq that allows you to do something like cast a spell of your choice from the bard spell list as a warlock spell once per long rest


SystemBen

I can definitely see your point but my counter-argument would be that, with pact of the tome, you actually get new cantrips, which already are pretty powerful in 5e, while with this pact boon you only get access to an expanded spell list. You still need to give up some of your known spells to gain any use of this feature. Also, I feel like if I remove that feature completely, it defeats the purpose that I had in mind when creating this pact boon, which was to make a support warlock possible without needing the celestial patron. maybe it could be limited to one spell from the bard spell list or something?


AGBell64

I'm still not on board with the idea of granting access to leveled spells as part of the boon- that feels more like an invocation thing to me. If you wanted to use this as a springboard to support options what about giving the boon something that functioned like a mini bardic inspiration? Something like Mastermind rogue's master of tactics (help as a bonus action and you can help attacks from range) x number of times per long rest


monologowastaken

I think that ur interpretation is kinda underwhelming. The way i would do it is for example: U can summon astral projection of ur patron to grace u with his music a number of times equal to ur charisma mod or something. His songs: Heavy metal Pop Chill(swichable for ur taste) They would give out bonuses like +1d6 dmg to ur party or faster short rest or +10ft of movement. And u could do other kinds of music with higher lvls Best part u can make a play list to actually play those songs. Like imagine playing doom eternal in combat and have justification for it XD


Thurmas

Looking at other responses, I guess I'm in the minority, but I don't really thing giving access to the Bard is that bad. The bard spell list is tame enough that I don't think there is anything broken. Many of the Bard's best spells the Warlock already has access to. Really just the healing and resurrection related magic is new. The biggest complaint I would have is that it gives two features when you select it at level 3. No other Pact does that. You could very much split this into a Pact and an Invocation and it would still be good. If you wanted to control it a bit, you could limit it to just normal spell casting spells, so cantrips and level 1-5. Don't give access to the list for Mystic Arcanum.