Help with Archfey Warlock Build (2024)

Hello everyone. I am panicking.

I am preparing for a new campaign and I worked hard for the backstory of my character but when it comes to actually building it i feel shit. I am scared I am too weak and made some bad choices. I wasn't that scared until I heard about our barbarian and all his weapon mastery shenanigans that if someone like him were to attack me I would die immediately. Currently our group consists of a World Tree Barbarian, a Twilight Cleric, a Scribe Wizard and me. (obviously we are level 1 but that's their path forward)

So I want to share my build and some ideas on progression and get some feedback.

I play hexblood from ravenloft to get hex and disguise self as always prepared spells.

My standard array is : 8 Str, 13+1 Dex, 14 Con, 10 Int, 12 Wis, 15+2 Cha

as a feat I have Magic Initiate Druid and I got Druidcraft (Nature's Prestidigitation), Message (I'm reconsidering this cause I have the hexblood lite sending feature) and as a 1st level spell Fog Cloud (I know there are better but it really fits my vibe cause I'm all about the mists, and it is used like a smoke bomb to escape or level the playing field of Adv/Dis.)

My 1st level Invocation is Pact of the Chain for an Imp that has 21 hp and can attack for +5 and 3d6 if i forgo my attack and I am planning to use it for the first 2 levels while i am as far as i can cause I have 13 AC (Leather +2 Dex) and 10 HP.

For warlock spells I chose:

Eldritch Blast
Minor Illusion
Charm Person
Arms of Hadar (I am unsure about it. thematically it fits and it is a way for me to escape a sticky situation but I'm thinking maybe Armor of Agathys might be better since I have 2 companions who will be granting Temp HP at level 3 and they can keep topping up my Armor of Agathys, but the issue is AoA deals dmg to melees and I don't want to be anywhere near melee).

Currently I feel super weak and that I will die if someone sneezes on me.

On the long term, at level 10 I would like my build to be like this:

Invocations:

1)Pact of the Chain, 2)Agonizing Blast, 3)Misty Visions, 4)One with Shadows, 5)Master of Myriad Forms, 6) Gaze of Two Minds, 7)Eldritch Mind

Spells: (apart from Archfey Spells)

Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Minor Illusion, Mind Sliver, Friends

1st: Charm Person (I hate that spell but I feel like when you need it you really need it), Armor of Agathys????

2nd: Hold Person, Suggestion

3rd: Hunger of Hadar, Hypnotic Pattern

4th: None

5th: Dream, Hold Monster, Mislead, Synaptic Static

I will get Fey Touched at level 4 for 1 extra misty step and Dissonant Whispers? or Spell Sniper? and ASI at 8th

I don't know I feel like the 14 dex and 14 con will be my undoing, even if I have the Scribe put mage armor on me (which he won't. there is no way a wizard will start their day with -2 first level spell slots. 1 MA for me 1 for him) i would be 15 AC and 73 HP

I am also thinking of making my Int 8 and getting my Con at 15 and then getting resilient Con feat (for better Concentration Saves), but that would make me dumb as the face of the party. or even 8 Str, 14 Dex, 15+1 Con, 8 Int, 10 wis, 15+2 Cha. But that leaves me too exposed to mind altering magic and the feylock can't get frightened or charmed, it would be embarrassing. Overall though I don't want to go bellow 10 on any ability score other than Strength.

I don't know I'm spiraling and I don't want my character to die. I want to be a little fey witch that makes it to the end of the campaign.

Any ideas/feedback?