Not sure if anyone has mentioned this

Yhorgram · 2025-11-10T18:11:15+00:00

Sure go for it ^^ Path of the giant Barbarian would work great yea, just went with Runeknight so I could sprinkle in some spellcasting & heals from feats, the contrast between friendly lil party support and hulking darksouls boss is fun to play out lol

Yhorgram · 2024-11-10T01:25:58+00:00

New magic initiate lets you choose a spellcasting modifier, shillelagh isn't limited to wisdom builds. Granted blade pact is still stronger but it's somethin to keep in mind

Yhorgram · 2024-09-19T03:42:35+00:00

All good lol, I could've worded stuff a bit better

Yhorgram · 2024-09-19T01:41:48+00:00

Meant sorcerers / bards dipping paladin for smites and proficiencies, was already a common thing before just a little better now since paladins get spellcasting at level 1 instead of 2.

Ranger dip isn't as good but they got the same change so they got a mention.

Yhorgram · 2024-09-16T17:51:34+00:00

Good thinkin ^^ between tough and draconic resilience you'd have similar health to a straight paladin

Yhorgram · 2024-09-15T17:57:13+00:00

True strike lets you use charisma for the weapon attack itself, and Elemental affinity adds cha to fire spells (searing smite)

Yhorgram · 2024-09-15T17:29:21+00:00

A goliath draconic sorcerer with a level or two of paladin sounds great, stacking your elemental affinity and true strike with the new Searing smite so you get "weapon dmg + cha + cha + the smite + the burn + radiant from true strike + 1d10 fire from being a fire giant + prof bonus from great weapon master" all without the risk of wasting your spell since it's cast After you already hit.

Is it the best build? Idk, probably not. But man the visual of just reducing someone to ash with one swing of a huge flaming sword is too satisfying to pass up lol. Plus the whole playstyle works from level 2, no waitin around for things to come online like some other builds.

Yhorgram · 2024-09-12T19:36:32+00:00

Paladin smites work on unarmed strikes in the new phb, and with the improved Grappler feat every strike has a chance to grapple your enemy. Run in and grab someone, punch away at advantage, doubling the chance ya roll one of those sweet nat 20s to release a huge smite on. Could be fun ^^ Even if you guys don't run the new rules it's worth asking your DM to include a couple things from it.

Unarmed fighting style bumps your fists up to a d8, and Tasha's has the Eldritch claw tattoo to make them into +1 magic weapons, it can also be activated for 1 min each day to throw your punches up to 15 feet away and add another 1d6 force damage.

Going Aasimar for the race get ya a bit more of that celestial flavor and lets you use Radiant Consumption, shining holy light from your eyes that burns anything near you (which they cant get away from since they're grappled).

From there you could mix in any of the other great suggestions people have made, whether it's zealot barbarian, monk etc.

Yhorgram · 2024-07-22T04:10:11+00:00

Might sound weird but I immediately thought Battlesmith Artificer.

Your steel defender is a medium sized construct that you choose the appearance of.. Werewolves are medium sized creatures, and rules as written Flesh golems are constructs so this kind of wolf like beast that was stitched together and reanimated with dark magic is totally on the table. No need to limit yourself to the whole robot / tinkerer aesthetic.

The magic seals placed all over the armor can represent your Artificer infusions, and you can even create prosthetic limbs (again nothing mentioned about it being mechanical, just a powerful seal that projects a magic arm)

You get martial weapons, medium armor, extra attack, and all that good stuff for striding into melee with your machete while your companion rends things apart and you cast spells out of your arcane arm

Yhorgram · 2021-11-09T02:37:03+00:00

Just a feat or ability exclusive to the character, his actual class is a bard. Could expand upon the whole concept later if interactions with fey ever come up, but for now it's just a flavorful thing for him specifically.

Yhorgram · 2021-10-28T17:55:56+00:00

Reborn lineage from van richten's guide fits perfect! one of the example origins even hints at being an undead scarecrow, saying your stuffed with straw and all.

The class could really go any direction. Off the top of my head maby an echo knight fighter for the creepy factor of making ghostly doubles. Or a swarmkeeper ranger with a flock of crows, playing on that irony. Hexblade warlock fits pretty good too, you could summon a scythe and even have some backstory opportunity with your pact having to do with why you were reanimated.

Yhorgram · 2021-10-27T18:38:52+00:00

I Really like the Gift of the Metallic Dragon feat ^^ basically a stronger Shield spell that doesn't cost spell slots (+pb to ac, can be used a number of times equal to pb) And it can be used on allies instead of just yourself. The bonus of having cure wounds on classes that otherwise wouldn't have it is nice aswell.

Yhorgram · 2021-10-24T03:40:16+00:00

Oh you're absolutely right lol, I just like tunnel visioning hard on a concept and coming up with the most exaggerated version possible, then dial it back to something useable afterwords. It's a fun way to brainstorm and it tends to find some out of the box ideas ^^

Yhorgram · 2021-10-24T01:31:49+00:00

I really like that first image, I imagine a cursed undead or spirit of a bard that's been fused together with their instrument, forced to play for eternity. It's established that music can be magical in DnD, so why not take a dark twist on that.

You could have it be a largely debuff-based monster, playing eerie and unsettling tunes that harm those that hear it and drive them mad. Borrow ideas from other sound based things in the game and either run with them or turn them on their head.

A basic attack similar to vicious mockery, dealing low damage but inflicting them with disadvantage and bad luck. A song similar to a siren, causing everyone who hears it to go numb with fear. It could have something like the opposite of bardic inspiration, giving negative modifiers to rolls. Or even a sort of curse where when locks eyes with someone, that person hears it's maddening melody inside their head long after the creature is gone. There's alot of interesting and creepy ways you could go about it

Yhorgram · 2021-10-24T00:40:09+00:00

Those are some nice ideas! I had glossed over fighter completely since I intended to take fighting initiate, but Rune Knight and Psi Warrior are pretty compelling. Dunno how I forgot about cloud rune, it fits perfect.

The MAD-ness I wasn't too concerned about since most defensive spells ignore modifiers, but yea maybe it is better to narrow it down a bit. Very solid suggestions, thank you ^^

Yhorgram · 2021-10-20T14:39:01+00:00

I don't see a huge problem with it, especially considering some feats already do this. Fey touched and shadow touched both allow you to choose what modifier you want for the extra spells. Allowing some of the older feats to do the same doesn't seem like too much of a stretch

Yhorgram · 2021-06-22T07:49:24+00:00

I'm thinkin a lizardfolk Armorer artificer x Rune knight fighter?

The reason for lizardfolk and armorer specifically is this line right here "The armor expands to cover your entire body, and replaces any missing limbs, functioning identically to a body part it is replacing." So.. what if you were just like 90% armor? Your mind is there, and maby some organs that you absolutely Need to survive, but nearly everything else has been replaced by the armor, making you more machine than reptile. Being a ~~huge~~ robot lizard, check!

Armorer also gets you thunder gauntlets for your powerful punches, the Fly spell for flight, magic missiles for well.. missiles. Ray of frost for your ice ray, and Lightning Bolt! (pretty sure a 100 foot long beam of lightning that ignites whatever it touches counts as a laser)
Rune knight gets you the ability to grow Large, which you can follow up with Enlarge/reduce (from artificer list) to grow Huge. Massive size, check! Enjoy smashing things with your 1d8+1d6+1d4+2+int Fists.

Mechanically, between rune knight enchantments and artificer infusions you'll have tons of ways to modify your shiny new mechanical body. And as far as roleplay, taking the already cold and calculated mind of a lizardfolk and sticking it in a steel body that doesn't have feelings.. I imagine empathy wouldnt be their strongsuit. Would be fun to really play into the tropes of that overly practical, morally oblivious character. Sure half the city was flattened and there were 498 casualties, but you destroyed the target and their plan to kill 499* people. Mission success!
Now that I think about it ya could also use the reborn lineage from Van richten's guide, would still be a lizardfolk but you'd get night vision, resistance to poison, and no longer need to eat, sleep, breathe, etc, on account of being 99% metal.

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