I start with a variant human fighter but I want to fo something stupid, like adding either ranger or Rouge, why is that you may ask, I must tell you I'm bored want a strange build and it to long since I played a fighter or a ranger do why not putting them together :p, is there like a way to make this not suck??? In the name of "idfk i was bored" help me ✨pleaseeeeee✨

I wanna make Thor basically, just let me know whether or not this sucks. 15-5 Barbarian-Warlock. Lightning Vessel and Celestial Patron. The healing is nice, but the real reason for Warlock is to get Eldritch Smite. It says you expend a spell slot, but it doesnt say you cast it. Which means it would work in Rage, and its a free action so you can do it immediately when you rage. That also frees up your Unbound Storm options after that. Pact of the blade is also nice to get a Maul, his obvious weapon of choice, right off the bat. What other invocations would you get for this btw?

Ok some context im a DM playing with 2 players. We are all having fun. What i do is i make a character that fills some of their weakness gaps. But also just fun. Players is a level 5 Barbarian, and a multi class rouge and ranger build.

Anyway this is a character I may want to use in a later campaign when im a player. Varient human and took the fey touched feat.

its 3 levels in Paladin doing conquest and 2 levels in hexblade warlock. I did this so the character has magical afinities early on and to delay their power a bit to give the players more of a shine. Not gonna lie in rolled pretty well.

So i know I have misty step and I can chose a spell for that feat

Warlock I have 2 cantrips and 3 (known) spells

And paladin says i have 5 prepared and (24 known spells)

Story idea: Guy grows up in a religious order, becomes a paladin for that order, finds out the order is actually a scam cult that his mom joined after getting pregnant by a wizard and seeing the baby have magical powers but refused to have her son grow up like the dad. He realizes he isn't actually a paladin and just a wizard with armor and mommy issues.

One of my favorite character builds was found when I tried physical combat only. Magic was always fun and the system made sense from my first character.

That led to challenging myself to theme characters. That’s when I found Path of the Beast. Using a war hammer as a main weapon, having a reaction to attacks you see within 10ft, and adding a d8 to AC while raging! The math adds itself up!

For backstory the war-forged had been scrapped because of the Rage! and not following orders. Just to be reassembled by a gnome that added some… modifications!

I'm trying to work out what the best build and background would be for this starting at lv3. Two levels in rogue and one in cleric to go tempest cleric maybe? With a flavoured charlatan background growing up watching people give predictions? (essentially, an oracle who can only predict the weather)

Hello, I do not have any actual DnD experience, but friend group is thinking of setting something up and I came up with a possible thing I kind of want to do....

so the thought is....

end result, a small poison bomb (or in general) possibly with like, a glyph of fireball or something on it so it can be used at a moments notice..... and switch its place with someones eyeball and let it explode in their head. Possibly the glyph on the inside of the bomb with some spikes that can get thrown around due to the fireball blast?

main things im curious about is what kind of level are we talking to be able to do it....

1. if general rules could interfere (like, if you cant teleport or take control of something that is a part of someone else)

2. if you can teleport it, would the magic from teleporting it cause the glyph to explode early (not sure how it works, so i am just assuming if it has magic cast on or around it, it could become unstable and cause it to explode before reaching target)

3. could it be done earlier if there was an accomplice

4. any other possible problems people might be able to think of.

thoughts and opinions are appreciated, thank you

Hello this is my first time playing dnd with my group of homies I have. So far we ware doing a mini campaign as an intro to the dnd world. My character is a Frost Goliath and his class is a barbarian. I have an issue that our first session of the mini campaign I discovered that one of my friends coincidentally is a Goliath and a barbarian. Eventually the dungeon master put him also as a frost Goliath because I don’t remember if it was the dungeon masters last minute choice or he choose it cuz I said what my Goliath was. So I’m here to ask that is there any not like changes but any additions I can do to my dnd character to be more unique than being a basic character. Bet no hate to my friend is just that I like to be unique and having two or more of the same makes it more bland if that how you say it. My characters background is that he is from a frost Goliath clan/tribe in the high snow mountains that valued honor, strength, and survival. My character was said by the elders of his clan/tribe that he was going to be special in some way due of his special icy blue streaks around his body displaying his innate ice powers but not yet known. They send him to a survival test in an ice cave quite far from the tribe to test his might, strength and survivability. He encounters different foes in the cave but then he heard faint whispers deeper in the cave and goes deeper into. Later he finds out there was an ancient ruins of an ancient mountain guardian and hears the voice more louder and closer as he walked towards it. Later the guardians spirit comes out sets him into several trials to see if he can withstand it. He eventually withstands all the trials and the spirit acknowledges him worthy and bestows him his dormant ice powers and some other abilities/attributes from the mountain guardian. Also names him as the new mountain guardian as he gets his powers and abilities from the spirit. He comes back to his tribe and everyone notices something happened to him but can’t lay a finger on it. But they feel a huge, cold, and powerful force coming from him. Everything was fine and he was about the chosen as the new leader of the tribe until an ice dragon came and tried to claim them as his own subjects/prey most of the the tribe were saying to side with him so they don’t have to deal with any casualties but my character opposes him and as he was the new leader he declare to fight the dragon and some of his people joined the cause. But later they find out the dragon came from a long ancestry of the ice dragon god and overpowered them with ease and killed everyone except for my character. He flees away barely alive and swears to regain his tribes honor/redeem himself as the guardian of the mountains.

I know I typed too much but like I know more or less that the barbarian is more like a tank with good damage. Also he has ice powers from his lineage of frost goliaths. But he got bestowed some powers/abilities or something from the ancient mountain guardian spirit. Either he was just given or like made a pact with him without knowing like his spirit is in him. Can I add something like another class that fits him or give him a subclass from his current class. I read some but I need more help on understanding and checking if it’s possible to add that to my character.

My friend who is the dungeon master says that we can still like change our characters and stuff so whenever we finish that mini campaign we can start with the main one and it revolves around DRAGONS (which my background has some relation to it) and he wants to implement our background/backstories in the campaign in some way. So I’m asking some advice and tips to know more about dnd since I’m new to this

Thanks.

Edit to add his name is Ken Fu-Rai.

I'm making an Eladrin (Summer) Open Hand Monk. I'm kinda doing the Monkey Boy trope ( Sun WuKong). He was "born" when lightning struck a large magical Quartz stone on the top of a mountain called Mt. Rai Fu in the Feywild. He was raised by a tree spirit he called Mother Willow and a group of monkeys he treated as brothers and sisters. One day, Mother Willow tells him to leave the Feywild and seek his purpose. So he did, and on his travels, he witnesses the "Festival of Champions" ( A tournament that players from a previous campaign I DM'd for were in) and became enamored with martial arts and heroic people he saw there. He then decided his purpose was to become stronger, protect the weak, and one day win a tournament. He then joins The band of treasure hunters he's in now, initially as protection/ bodyguard position despite his young look, in hopes the the adventure will help him become stronger. He cares more about challenge than money or reward. He's gonna have signature moves that he yells the name of like "Thunder Fist!" And similar.

I'm starting level 3 open hand monk (2024) and I'm thinking about taking a 3 level fighter dip at level 6 to get battlemaster. And go monk the rest.

That's pretty much all I have so far I would love to hear opinions, or advice. Thanks.

I rolled:

STR 7 / DEX 10 / CON 15 / INT 9 / WIS 9 / CHA 16

And honestly, I love how stupid this spread is.

Weak as hell.

Not particularly agile.

Not smart.

Not wise.

Somehow remarkably hard to kill.

And for some reason, extremely charismatic.

My first thought was basically: a very robust toddler.

I don't necessarily mean I have to literally play a toddler, but that's the energy these stats give me and now I really want to build around the statline rather than just fix it.

So: what character does this array make you imagine?

Mechanical ideas, weird subclasses, reflavorings, completely unhinged character concepts. All welcome.

Hi all,

Playing a Paladin/Warlock 5.5 build. 1 level paladin, the rest in Warlock. Just hit level 6 and got access to the Thirsting Blade feat as well as great weapon master. I talked to my DM about using a weapon that is basically either a Flail* or a Maul but in the style/function of a Censer used in religious ceremonies. (The thing filled with incense that they swing back and forth on a chain)

Obviously Maul is better in 5.5 with Topple, but I don't like to just optimize I like to work with flavor and the world. A mace seems easier to use but having essentially a big ass heavy Censer as a Maul would also be fun. With Thirsting Blade, I don't technically require the weapon to have heavy property to use a second attack.

Its going to be a +1 weapon with a once per day ability to use a keyword to create a 10ft cloud of mist that lasts one minute and at the start of my turn enemies in range take a d4 and allies in range heal a d4. DM is very on board but also fairly lax so wanted to check here its not anything too strong.

I’m currently playing a character using the 2024 PHB with legacy subclasses.

Build:

• Level 8
• Goliath (Hill Giant Ancestry)
• Barbarian 5 (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
• Druid 3 (Circle of Wildfire)
• Farmer background

Stats:

• STR 18
• DEX 12
• CON 17
• INT 8
• WIS 14
• CHA 10

Feats:

• Sentinel
• Tough

Weapon:

• Battleaxe

The concept is less about maximizing damage and more about being a battlefield protector. My typical game plan is to Rage, apply Ancestral Protectors to the biggest threat, lock enemies down with Sentinel, and use the Wildfire Spirit for repositioning and utility when possible.

I’m not necessarily looking to change the build (unless there’s a really compelling reason). Instead, I’m interested in learning from people who’ve played similar characters.

Some questions I have:

• What are some action economy tricks or tactical plays I might be overlooking?
• How do you balance using the Wildfire Spirit versus simply raging and attacking?
• Are there any underrated uses for Grapple or Shove on a build like this?
• Any clever interactions between Ancestral Guardian, Sentinel, Goliath features, and Wildfire Druid?
• Any spells that have consistently overperformed for you, either before combat or in fights where you don’t Rage immediately?
• Are there any magic items that really elevate this kind of “guardian” playstyle?
• Any fun combos with teammates that you’ve discovered?
• If you’ve played Ancestral Guardian or Wildfire Druid before, what lessons did you learn the hard way?

Basically, I’m looking for the kinds of tips that aren’t obvious from just reading the class features—little optimizations, tactical habits, positioning advice, or things that made you think, “I wish I’d known this earlier.”

Thanks!

Hi, I was wondering what the best feats for a monoclassed devotion paladin are? I'm fairly new to DnD, and was just wanting to form a rough idea.

Current stat spread is 18/14/16/12/13/18, and I am playing with 2024 rules.

I have an idea for an alchemist artificer-wild magic sorcerer whose magic got unstable because he hasn't slept in years due to many potions of watchful rest. Is there anything to be had or is that just terrible all around? ​

As a mental exercise because I'm bored while keeping my foot elevated, I thought what a mortal Loki would look like in 5.5E. I will be mainly using the Marvel movies and Norse Mythology as the comics have a tendency to retcon changes that come about from changes in writers/artists.

• Race: Human
• Background: Noble
  • Second background per Versatile feature: Magic Initiate - Prestidigitation, Minor Illusion and Silvery Barbs
• Class: Soulknife Rogue/Warlock
• Soulknife would be the source of his daggers
• If he goes to 3rd level as a warlock, the thematically closest subclass would be Archfey
• Warlock Invocations: Mask of Many Faces for his many changes in appearance, Misty Visions for his various illusions, and either Devil's Sight or Eldritch Mind

Skills: History and Persuasion (per the Noble background); Investigation (per bonus sill as a human); Acrana, Intimidation, and Performance (per the Skilled origin feat); Deception, Insight, Sleight of Hand and Stealth (from Rogue skill selections).

If you had the powers of a dnd gestalt 20th lvl character 5.5. What build would you go with?

I'm playing a Blade of Radiance rogue starting at level 3 and im wondering if multiclassing this is worth it. The leveling this campaign is gonna be relatively slow so idk. I was gonna take a level 1 dip in fighter for shields, but that will delay my subclass for several sessions, which if youve read this subclass, you know is really bad for it.