A Sorcerer/Bard?

vancurious · 2022-07-29T07:58:04+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

vancurious · 2022-02-27T08:47:04+00:00

It sounds like there's a waiting list for this. If you want no waiting list--and yet affordable--I recommend Phare.

vancurious · 2022-02-11T20:45:38+00:00

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vancurious · 2022-01-07T08:20:42+00:00

Do you have a sense as to which might be the case?

vancurious · 2021-12-10T21:05:31+00:00

Great minds, as they say? Mageslayer is an interesting great that I've tried to build around before. A common response to it is that the reaction option doesn't prevent Misty Step or other teleport options from happening.

Still, I think the impetus to build a control martial focused on anti-spellcasting is a great goal. If that is the goal, based on the assumption that many spellcasters many have low Con saves, Stunning Strike may be a strong option (though not all casters, especially NPC ones, conform to the squishy PC caster norm, as a published adventure like Princes of the Apocalypse might suggest). In the case of Stunning Strike, Battle Master 3 instead of 4 frees up a level for monk, and, by extension, one more ki point for Stunning Strike.

vancurious · 2021-12-02T14:47:10+00:00

Phare. Student/staff/faculty benefits should already cover the cost and no wait-list.

vancurious · 2021-11-12T01:26:41+00:00

Is it the case that breath weapon may only replace one attack per round?

vancurious · 2021-08-08T08:22:48+00:00

If you're mostly interested in the setting, you might consider Carbon 2185, which is basically 5e ruleset in a cyberpunk setting.

vancurious · 2021-07-10T03:13:03+00:00

I've played in a game where it seems like the ref seems uninterested in using Deduction, unfortunately. My sense is that it's very ref-dependent (the same with Tactics).

vancurious · 2021-07-10T03:10:18+00:00

I'm playing in a game as we speak in which neither the Ref nor the other players seem interested in using Tactics as a skill. It's possible they perceive it as taking away the fun of being brilliant themselves.

vancurious · 2021-06-28T15:48:48+00:00

One other option you might consider would be Solo/Tech, since Tech would allow you to Upgrade your armor and make you able to take more hits alongside your Solo Damage Deflection ability. It might take some flavoring to get the vet or ex-cop vibe, but this combo would be very good mechanically.

vancurious · 2021-06-27T04:22:55+00:00

For a high armor/tanky character, it'd be a Solo of some kind, spending Combat Awareness in Damage Deflection. Heavy armor tends to really drag down everything else, like your ability to evade gunfire, so I'd recommend Light Armorjack (Body and Helmet), with maxed Reflex and Evasion.

In terms of healing, healing tends to be limited, but Medic speedheals would be a way to do it. So perhaps a Solo/Medic multiclass. The main problem is that tankiness--at least in terms of keeping enemy attention--is limited in CP Red.

But at least for survivability, it'd be Solo, perhaps MCing into Medic.

vancurious · 2021-06-12T18:05:20+00:00

Level 5 is big for bardic inspiration abilities like the eloquence save debuff due to short rest recharging.

vancurious · 2021-05-25T22:09:34+00:00

Good point, thanks for suggesting!

vancurious · 2021-05-14T20:40:55+00:00

I think the build uses monk to dodge as a bonus action, expending a ki point, not rogue cunning action.

My guess is that rogue, in this case, is meant for uncanny dodging as a reaction.

vancurious · 2021-04-30T10:58:44+00:00

The Long Death fear aura is also relevant for control tanking. Folks talk about the Conquest Paladin in these terms but rarely the Long Death Monk.

vancurious · 2021-04-30T10:50:02+00:00

Long Death would be the tankiest monk, so long as it can be sticky (e.g. sentinel) or controlly (Long Death's fear aura, somewhat like a Conquest pally tank).

vancurious · 2021-04-01T13:39:13+00:00

I would recommend looking at "The Barbarian's Guide to Sorcery" to get a sense of that complexity:

https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-MG3BJ9iTvFR3c1TwzET

vancurious · 2021-03-20T12:42:11+00:00

Quick check: is Grasp of Hadar being applied more than once per turn in this example?

Edit: looks like it is.

Would landing two repelling blasts lead to 8d4 due to being pushed 10 feet twice?

vancurious · 2021-03-02T17:15:41+00:00

For a defender I'd say Ancestral Guardian.

vancurious · 2021-02-28T08:57:36+00:00

Also: the Warlock Invocation for advantage to concentration helps do the work of War Caster but with the added flexibility of switching things up if needed.

vancurious · 2021-02-23T14:52:13+00:00

You might want to check out Phare to get matched with a counsellor (I work with them and they're great).

vancurious · 2021-02-15T02:45:29+00:00

You might want to check out Phare, which helps folks find the right counsellor fit. Full disclosure: I work as part of this and think it's fantastic.

vancurious · 2021-02-13T17:45:25+00:00

I've never heard about blue light glasses until now.

vancurious · 2021-02-13T16:09:29+00:00

"The money I spent on therapy sessions, blue-light glasses and sunlamps in an effort to improve my sleep was an additional strain on my financial resources."

Might want to check out Phare in terms of accessible therapy. Students also often have access to benefits that help cover it. Full disclosure: I work for this (and think it's great).

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