The Great Old One

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Warlocks bound to eldritch beings in the Far Realms work toward inscrutable goals, gaining strange powers over entropy and the mind.

Warlocks bound to eldritch beings in the Far Realms work toward inscrutable goals, gaining strange powers over entropy and the mind.

The Great Old One is one of the Subclasses of Warlock. These Warlocks are acolytes of eldritch entities that are incomprehensible to regular mortals. They are given the ability to channel magic through pacts with these ancient beings in order to control the fabric of reality itself.

Subclass Features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Warlock, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 1

 Mortal Reminder

• When you land a Critical Hit against a creature, that creature and any nearby enemies must succeed a Wisdom saving throw or become  Frightened until the end of their next turn.

Expanded Spell List (1st Level Spells):

•  Dissonant Whispers
•  Tasha's Hideous Laughter

Level 3

Expanded Spell List (2nd Level Spells):

•  Detect Thoughts
•  Phantasmal Force

Level 5

Expanded Spell List (3rd Level Spells):

•  Bestow Curse
•  Slow

Level 6

 Entropic Ward

• Impose Disadvantage on an Attack roll against you. If the attack misses, you gain Advantage on your next Attack roll against the attacker for 1 turn. Recharge: Short rest

Level 7

Expanded Spell List (4th Level Spells):

•  Dominate Beast
•  Evard's Black Tentacles

Level 9

Expanded Spell List (5th Level Spells):

•  Dominate Person
•  Telekinesis

Level 10

 Thought Shield: Psychic Resistance

• An elder being shields your brain. You gain Resistance to Psychic damage.

 Thought Shield: Psychic Reflection

• Your patron doesn't appreciate attempts to attack your mind. When you take Psychic damage, your attacker takes the same damage.