Revised Pact of the Blade and The Cursesmith Released!

Melee warlocks have always had a problem, Pact of the Blade doesn't actually make warlocks much better, requiring them to be more multi ability dependant if they want the melee side of things to work. Since Xanathar's Guide to Everything, there has been an option to make melee warlocks less MAD, but with that coming online at level 1, it's far too good of a dip for paladins, means that warlocks who want to play melee are shooting themselves in the foot by not going for it, and also is better with eldritch blast anyway.

So here's my fix.

I've made Pact of the Blade a better option for all warlocks, one that can at least keep up with not only the warlock baseline, but also fighter baseline. And then I've also taken the previously existing hex based subclass, and changed it mechancially to rely more on those cuses, becoming The Cursesmith.

I've also included an NPC and cursed magic item in the download as well for any DMs that want to use these new toys.

I hope you'll all enjoy playing with them as much as I enjoyed making them