[RPG] Do the Hexblade warlock’s Hex Warrior feature and the warlock’s Pact of the Blade feature refer to 2 different weapons, or the same weapon

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The Hexblade Warlock has me in a bind. The Hex Warrior feature says:

[…] Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed property. When you attack with that weapon, you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls […]

The Pact of the Blade feature says:

You can use your action to create a pact weapon in your empty hand. You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it (see chapter 5 for weapon options). You are proficient with it while you wield it. This weapon counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Are these two different weapons you can use, or just one? If they are 2 different weapons, can I use my Improved Pact Weapon eldritch invocation on both?

Best Answer

Yes, they can be two separate weapons

Based on your question, I'm assuming you are pulling your Hexblade class out of Unearthed Arcana, instead of Xanathar's Guide.

XGTE adds this clarification:

If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type.

This raised a further question in someone (same question as yours, actually), which was volleyed up to Jeremy Crawford (Official Voice of Rulings for WotC)

Q: So Hex Warrior, the way it is worded has perked up a question for me. Can you have both a bonded regular/magic weapon and a pact weapon gaining the Cha bonus benefit at the same time?

A: The Hex Warrior feature is intentionally worded to extend its benefit to two potential weapons: the weapon you touch and a pact weapon you conjure.

https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/930235396792786944

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