mathaetaes: Is it just me, or does Wyll kinda suck? I imagine it's down to me not playing him right... but the dude is called the 'blade of frontiers' and he can't seem to hit anything with a sword to (literally) save his life.
He's not great at damage, not great at magic, not great in non-combat dialogues or environmental checks. I'm finding that after recruiting him, I just leave him in camp unless I'm specifically advancing his questline, and when he's in party I feel like I'm playing with one hand tied behind my back.
What am I missing here? I have to assume that I'm just playing him wrong. I'm half tempted to reclass him as something more useful, but I'd rather learn to play him correctly.
I guess my question is, do you all feel the same way? If not, what role is he filling in your party?
I main Warlock. First, if you're having trouble hitting things in melee, make sure you have chosen Pact of the Blade, and each day after you rest, you have to cast the Bind Weapon or whatever its called to make your weapon become your Pact Weapon - then they will use Charisma for the attack rolls and damage rolls. So a Warlock with 8 STR and 20 CHA has the same chance to hit with a Pact Weapon greatsword as a fighter with 20 STR.
Also, the pact weapon feature gives the Warlock proficiency with that weapon, so you don't need to take any levels or feats for weapon proficiency to use any melee weapon.
If you really want to make a cheesy build, give them the Agonizing Blast + Repelling Blast, and Devil's Sight. Cast Darkness centered on yourself. Now you can perfectly see through magical darkness, and any melee enemies that wander in will be blinded and have a horrible chance to hit you, while you stand there almost completely unharassed while blasting away.
Your party can also stand in the darkness and just step out of the edge, use an attack, and step back in, if you feel inclined to play that way.
You can also just be completely silly with it, by giving everyone a couple Warlock levels and Devil's Sight... or make them all Warlocks all the way, use Darkness and Hunger of Hadar to cover the battlefield, and if they somehow try to get into your darkness circle, blast them back into the HoH circle instead.