Wow , I didn ' t see that as competitive at all . And I ' m a relative newbie to DC . Typical overdefensive suburbanite ? My advice stands , especially when actually living in or near DC . Layers make it much easier to adjust to that trainuberbike as needed . Breathable is key . Scarf and gloves are super key ! Ain ' t nothing wrong with any of that , especially if someone is tempted to get that huge expensive 20 F coat , which is unnecessary and cumbersome . This city is great in that it is bikeable all winter outside of occasional real snow or stupid plows dumping it all on bike lanespaths . <| sep |> Arcane casters , like Warlocks ~~ Druids ~~, do not lose their power , they lose the ability to gain further power . The warlock pacts are deals with entities that provide Arcane shortcuts to obtaining power that would normally take a Wizard or Sorcerer much longer to obtain , if at all . A warlock patron cannot take away a Warlock ' s power , as the pacts have already been made and the knowledge bequeathed . Only Divine power can be taken away , and in those circumstances it ' s up to the DM to decide what that means . A reduction in spell slots , a removal of class features , a replacement like Oathbreaker , etc .