Neverwinter’s Tyranny of Dragons module is coming this August, and it’s bringing a new character option with it - the slightly creepy Scourge Warlock.
Rather than being all heroic with shiny armour or wizardy robes, the Scourge Warlock prefers to curse her enemies and summon ‘Soul Puppets’ to devour them. Very much the angry, lip-pierced goth teenager of the D&D world.
“Scourge Warlocks are powerful spellcasters who have made bargains with Dark Patrons to fuel their infernal powers,” writes developer Christopher Meyer in a blog post. ”They specialize in decimating and destroying foes with eldritch power. In the world of Neverwinter this translates into a powerful damage dealer who focuses on particular foes and uses his Curses to deal decimating blows to the target.”
And when they’re all grown up and have buckets of experience points? ”Scourge Warlocks also have access to the Hellbringer paragon path,” says Meyer, ”which summons fiery horrors and opening Gates to the Nine Hells to destroy and consume all who stand before them.” Now you’re talking.
The new class is free to everyone who’s downloaded the Neverwinter client, and will debut when Tyranny of Dragons hits next month.
Released to tie in with the upcoming 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game, the module sees players face off against the Cult of the Dragon. These guys love dragons. Specifically they love dead dragons, or dracoliches. This is clearly bad news for the Forgotten Realms, and it’s your job to foil their evil plans.
Tyranny of Dragons and the Scourge Warlock make their debut this August 14. Developer Cryptic also promises ”new races and new regions” before the end of the year.