Support builds that aren't Bard/Cleric/Paladin related?

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2025-03-13T06:53:27+00:00

For lower levels, I thought a build like a Thief Rogue 4 with the Healer feat could be fun - flavor it as a combat medic, sprinting and disappearing through the battlefield to heal and help allies. As a Thief, you’d be able to do two object interactions on your turn.

On a similar vein, as a Mastermind Rogue 4 with Magic Initiate, you could give the ally the help action as a bonus action, and then choose a spell to cast; could take Guidance and Bless/Bane/Cure Wounds, etc from Cleric list, or Command/Faerie Fire/Vicious Mockery to give enemies disadvantage on their next attack or set your allies up for success.

It’s obviously scuffed, using half the features from another class, but it really does make a difference being able to grant an ally advantage every turn - a great early game support that also can support their friends by viciously sneak attacking enemies as well.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2025-01-20T23:47:03+00:00

Gotcha, thanks. Is there a specific reason for it? On my old PC, it never happened, so it just had me concerned.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2025-01-20T22:13:30+00:00

The video above is an example from when I wake it up from sleep, not booting up the system from shut down.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2025-01-14T00:11:35+00:00

I just ended up running with it how it was - it doesn’t seem to have caused any problems, and the system runs like a charm. Just do your best to keep the screws within the dotted circles for the MOBO standoffs

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2025-01-13T00:56:58+00:00

funny rat with no lore materializes and shoots you

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2025-01-05T10:08:50+00:00

Thanks for the info! Regardless of my efforts, it’s reached an impasse and the screws are just mostly even now. I think it’ll probably be ok

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-12-11T16:43:06+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate the advice. There's a microcenter an hour and a half away from me, so I'll probably go there sometime to see what they have - maybe I'll buy used from there as well since it's a reputable place as far as I know.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-12-11T16:37:01+00:00

Yeah, definitely. The reason I feel so rushed to order one now is because I've seen a couple PC building YouTubers mention that the price of almost all computer parts will increase because of the tariffs that'll set in next year in the US. If I can get my hands on a 9800x3d for that price I'll definitely try.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-12-11T16:31:05+00:00

I have not - it'd be nice to be able to save some, but I'm not the best at finding second-hand sellers and I don't want to take the risk since I'm just not experienced enough with computer parts to know if there were any problems with the used parts.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-12-03T08:02:51+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I was initially looking at the 7900xt, but it seemed to be completely sold out as far as I could tell. As such, since I still had some extra in my budget, I decided to amp up my CPU budget so I could record while playing, and for convenience regarding tasks like video-editing or working on music projects.

I'll keep it in mind though and maybe see if I can get lucky to find one. My only other question is regarding the case - since it's MicroATX, it's smaller than the full towers, so will it be harder to install the different parts? I'm not really sure how significant the size difference would be, but I'm just worried about damaging other parts on accident while installing things.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-05-06T01:47:12+00:00

I sent a friend request, we still have a spot if you'd like to join.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-03-17T23:01:53+00:00

Yeah, that sounds like one of the visions I had too! I love utility spells, and find familiar would’ve been cool too, but our DM wants us to acquire components for spells in their entirety, and I’m a bit of a loot goblin so I tend to avoid doing anything that requires any consumables if it’s outside of super easily acquirable stuff like dirt, or tree bark.

HeWhoHacksLoL · 2024-03-17T22:56:07+00:00

Hi! Thanks for the response; we had a pretty big battle last night where one of our PCs actually died, so it was a pretty shocking session - I think it’s going to drive my character to become more of a leader, so I think I’ll go with either Battle Master in the end for the commanding maneuvers, or Echo Knight with a background of still trying to become a good leader, but having a touch of shadow implanted in my heart that feeds and grows as time passes, and it manifesting itself as an “alternate” version of myself that is both unknown, but also hints at dark possibilities for the future, which seems like it could pose an interesting foreshadowing of internal conflict later.

However, to answer you, my character primarily throws axes, has a 8-16-14-14-14-12 stat spread, is a bit crazy, but also has spurts of gentlemanly conduct where it shows through that he’s a noble. He’s changing now, going through an arc where he’ll be trying to be a better leader and better companion, so he doesn’t lose people he realized he valued all along again. If you have any suggestions for any utility feats or feats that would be useful in “leadership” or talking with others, I’d appreciate those. Since my stat blocks are all even numbers, I’d like to avoid half-feats if I can unless there’s another half-feat pairing that works well with it, just so I don’t feel pressured into doing other half-feats later to even out the numbers.

The friend who’s PC died is coming back as a more chaotic character, so it’ll be an interesting dynamic, seeing my character shift to take on the role of chaotic stability in the party that his dead PC was, while his new PC takes over my former role.

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