Warlock - Ratmind Patron (Patreon)

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August's subclass winner was the Ratmind Patron! Have you ever wanted to swear an unholy pact with a nest of thousands of psionically-active rats? Get those ratty thoughts beamed straight into your brain? Now's the time!

Our theming here is pretty straightforward, to be honest. Our spells are mostly an assortment of psionic things, and our features are basically all rat stuff. The Expanded Spell List on this one is hard as heck, because WotC put most psionic-y spells on the warlock list by default, but we pick up a few more and a few off homebrew spell lists. Psionic Link comes in at 1st level, letting you create a mini-Telepathic Bond. (This is quite strong as a 1st-level feature, but any weaker and it would be too weak). Projected Vermin lets you create psi-ghost rats, which behave like familiars but are able to project your spells. At 6th, you get Scurry and Scuttle, which grants advantage against poison and some extra combat mobility. Multiplicative Mind also comes online at 6, giving you additional spell slots (at lower levels) based on how many creatures are in your link. Rat Swarm at 10 lets you summon swarms with your Projected Vermin, which can deal significant damage. And at 14th, Hive Mind shows up, letting you boost your spells based on the creatures in your link.

As always, you're invited to come discuss and offer feedback in the comments or on Discord!

Art: Stronghold Rats, by Brandon Kitkouski © Wizards of the Coast LLC