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#1 yrtalien Aug 17, 2014 20:04:08	My player (a 7th level Warlock) is thinking of getting Crossbow Expert for the ability to attack with his Eldritch Blast while w/i 5' of a combatant w/o disadvantage.   I don't blame him because so far, in almost every combat, he has ended up with an enemy in melee (its a group of three and keeping enemies off is hard).  Being in melee forces him to revert to Shocking Grasp which is sub optimal and cuts down on his fun.   I want him to be able to do what he intends and frankly I see no problem with it, but one of the things I like about this game so far is feats mean something (something big) they change the character in some big ways usually.  I therefore have a problem with a charater who has never used a crossbow and never intends to use one again to train, train, train in the use for an ability, it feels contrary the the theme of the game...   To the end of making it fit more with what is happening I am considering trying to create a more warlock centered feat that accomplishes the same thing.  Obviously the big thing would be the ability to attack w/o disad but I would need two other things that might be interesting can anyone think of something I could offer?   Is this just a stupid idea that will throw off the balance of the game... he will get the ability any way...   Thanks
#2 silentdante Aug 17, 2014 20:30:02	yrtalien wrote: