Mongrel
2018-07-25, 11:18 PM
I'm a little confused as to what is and isn't actually legal in terms of swapping out Warlock spells and Warlock invocations. For reference, here's what the rulebooks say (from p.107 of the PHB):
For swapping out spells:
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the warlock spells you know and replace it with another spell from the warlock spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
My question here, specifically, is are you allowed to swap out a lower level spell for a higher level one? For instance, at second level I know three first level spells. At third level I know four spells total (learning one more spell) and gain access to second level spells for the first time. Am I able to swap out one of my first level spells for a second level one when I level up from 2 to 3 (ending up with 2 first level spells and 2 second level ones)?
Regarding Invocations, the rules say this:
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the invocations you know and replace it with another invocation that you could learn at that level.
The confusion I have here is "that you could learn at that level." Is "that level" referring to the level I now am, the level I just left, or the level I originally learned the invocation at? For instance, if I went from level 3 to level 4, would "that level" be level 2 (the level the original invocations were learned at), level 3 (the level I just left), or level 4 (the level I am now)?
Here's a specific example for clarity: let's say I have a second level Fey pact Warlock with Grasp of Hadar and Green Lord's Gift as my two invocations I gained at that level. I then gain a level, putting me at level three, and take the Pact of the Chain class feature. Can I swap out Green Lord's Gift for Gift of the Ever-Living Ones (an invocation that requires the Pact of the Chain feature to take) during that level up (e.g. at level 3)? Or, because I just gained my invocations last level and couldn't have any pact features at that level, I can't? What about when I level up again, going to 4? Am I able to make the above mentioned invocation swap then since I have the Pact of the Chain feature at the level I'm leaving? Or no still, because I didn't have that feature at level 2 when the invocations were originally gained?
For swapping out spells:
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the warlock spells you know and replace it with another spell from the warlock spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
My question here, specifically, is are you allowed to swap out a lower level spell for a higher level one? For instance, at second level I know three first level spells. At third level I know four spells total (learning one more spell) and gain access to second level spells for the first time. Am I able to swap out one of my first level spells for a second level one when I level up from 2 to 3 (ending up with 2 first level spells and 2 second level ones)?
Regarding Invocations, the rules say this:
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the invocations you know and replace it with another invocation that you could learn at that level.
The confusion I have here is "that you could learn at that level." Is "that level" referring to the level I now am, the level I just left, or the level I originally learned the invocation at? For instance, if I went from level 3 to level 4, would "that level" be level 2 (the level the original invocations were learned at), level 3 (the level I just left), or level 4 (the level I am now)?
Here's a specific example for clarity: let's say I have a second level Fey pact Warlock with Grasp of Hadar and Green Lord's Gift as my two invocations I gained at that level. I then gain a level, putting me at level three, and take the Pact of the Chain class feature. Can I swap out Green Lord's Gift for Gift of the Ever-Living Ones (an invocation that requires the Pact of the Chain feature to take) during that level up (e.g. at level 3)? Or, because I just gained my invocations last level and couldn't have any pact features at that level, I can't? What about when I level up again, going to 4? Am I able to make the above mentioned invocation swap then since I have the Pact of the Chain feature at the level I'm leaving? Or no still, because I didn't have that feature at level 2 when the invocations were originally gained?