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Tagged with fighter character-creation
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Does this low-Str/low-Dex idea for a Fighter work out?
I've been playing around with the idea for a new character, but I'm curious whether I'm going to run into unforeseen problems at later levels. The idea is to take a Variant Human Fighter and pick up ...
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What low-level arcane spells are directly relevant to combat where my spellcasting ability score doesn't matter?
I'm building a tough front-line Fighter maxed on CON and STR who is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I'm going with no higher than INT 13 (which I intend never to increase, and would love to let ...
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How can I build a tank out of the fighter class?
I need to build a tank for a party limited to the classic four: cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard. He should have following abilities:
Prevent other party members from harm in direct martial ...
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Very generally, what is the difference between an Eldritch Knight and a Sorcerer with a dip into Fighter?
I'm starting a new character in a D&D 5th game soon. The only D&D I've played is before 2nd edition, plus one session playing a sorcerer in (IIRC) D&D 3.5.
We're starting at 3rd level, to ...
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How can I make fighters and monks better in 3.5e D&D?
So I'm planning to DM a 3.5e D&D game for casual non-optimizing people in a setting I'm creating. In this setting, the base classes I've retained are Fighter, Monk, Wizard, Sorcerer, Cleric, ...
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At what level can a fighter gain damage reduction?
Being new to D&D, I'm very intrigued with damage reduction. Creating a new level 1 fighter, I'm trying to acquire damage reduction, but have been unable to find a way to do it at first level, or ...
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4e Essentials and mounted combat
I'm creating a fighter for a 4e D&D Essentials game. I'd like to model him after a European medieval knight, but a knight is less than complete without a good horse. What are the rules for a ...
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Are Eldritch Knight cantrip choices limited?
An Eldritch Knight is limited to the schools of Abjuration and Evocation with the exception of certain levels in 5E. Does that limitation carry over to my choice in cantrips?
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How many weapons should I have and how many attacks should I list on my character sheet?
Fairly new to D&D and my question relates to what should be listed on my character sheet for weapons in equipment and what attacks should be listed.
Given a Fighter's Equipment listing under ...
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Dual Shield Build [closed]
Really badly want to do either a Dwarven dual shield paladin or fighter.
I would basically want to be a wall that can push, taunt and just be an undying shield carrier all around. Is there ANY form ...
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How can I make a Dex-based one-handed duelist fighter build? [closed]
I am currently about to start a campaign in D&D 5e. We are playing Descent into Avernus and my party needs a tank. I settled on fighter as my top choice for a variety of reasons.
Stat ...
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Slayer Weapon Specialization with More Weapon Groups
I made a half-orc slayer to use in a DnD 4E Neverwinter campaign. I got him all set up to use a longspear. The Spear Expertise feat adds damage on a charge, half-orcs' Swift Charge feature gives them +...
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How can I optimize my Fighter Samurai for my next campaign?
I'm about to finish LMOP 5E and move onto a homebrew campaign. With that said our DM allowed us to either keep or reroll new characters.
Currently, I'm playing a Dual-Wielding Eladrin Fighter Samurai ...
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Is there a Monk or Fighter subclass similar to the Black Butler character? [closed]
The Black Butler anime series centers around a bodyguard / butler with, shall we say, a demonic flair. I would love to play a similar class in our upcoming Avernus campaign (say a subclass of fighter ...
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Is this grappling/wrestler build viable in mid-high level combat?
Preface
I'm relatively new to dnd and this is my second character build so I'm still trying to understand the mechanics for different classes and how to efficiently stack them.
Character Inspiration
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