Questions tagged [fighter]
For questions about a fighter class or character archetype that commonly appears in RPGs. The fighter is typically a skilled martial warrior.
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How do these Champion Subclass Changes Look?
After thinking over the feedback I got from Champion Subclass Alteration, I went over and rejiggered a few thing of the alterations I was planning with the Champion subclass to streamline and address ...
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Does an Arcane Archer fighter's Piercing or Seeking Arrow pass through a Wind Wall spell?
The spell Wind Wall is pretty handy for deflecting projectiles:
Arrows, bolts, and other ordinary projectiles launched at targets behind the wall are deflected upward and automatically miss.
But the ...
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Champion Subclass Alteration
I'm here today because I was wanting to get feedback on a few adjustments I've done to the Fighter subclass: Champion.
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The motivation behind these alterations is to streamline some clunky text ...
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Extra attack timing: can it be interrupted?
I am trying to figure out if an extra attack can be interrupted by another effect and terminate the attack action before all attacks are completed.
The specific example I'm dealing with is thus:
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Can you attack while using Echo Avatar?
Using Echo Avatar, you:
can temporarily transfer your consciousness to your echo. As an
action, you can see through your echo's eyes and hear through its
ears. During this time, you are deafened and ...
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Can an echo knight's echo interact with objects?
The echo is apparently tangible and occupies a space, but is it capable of doing something as simple as opening a door? Can it pick up and carry anything?
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Does the Blind Fighting fighting style mitigate the disadvantage on attacks caused by Sunlight Sensitivity?
I'm making a Duergar fighter character and am wondering if the Blind Fighting fighting style could cancel out Sunlight Sensitivity. The Duergar's Sunlight Sensitivity states
You have disadvantage on ...
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Slowed Action Surge
When affected by the Slow spell:
An affected target’s speed is halved, it takes a -2 penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it can’t use reactions. On its turn, it can use either an action or ...
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Would giving the Arcane Archer the Spellcasting feature (from the Eldritch Knight) be overpowered?
The Arcane Archer is generally acknowledged to be underpowered or unfun (Would these changes to the Arcane Archer be imbalanced?). Suggested improvements usually focus on increasing the number of uses ...
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Is this "Ronin" Fighter Subclass balanced
I'm here again to look for opinions on a subclass that I have made and one of my players wants to use it. It's a fun and versatile subclass, but I want to check if it's not too overpowered, in order ...
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Can a Dhampir echo knight's echo use vampiric bite to restore hit points to the echo knight?
The Vampiric Bite ability of the Dhampir race can be used as an attack, so RAW the Dhampir Echo Knight's Echo can bite. But would this be able to Empower the Echo Knight?
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If the target of Brutish Shove dies, can I still shove (and follow) it?
If a fighter with the Feat Brutish Shove uses an action to use Brutish Shove and hits, but the target dies from the hit, can the fighter still shove the (now dead) target for the purpose of following ...
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Can a Quick Toss also be a Trip Attack? [duplicate]
The Battle Master has two maneuvers that appear to work synergistically. Supposing a player has two superiority dice, may they perform both the the Quick Toss maneuver (TCoE) and Trip Attack (PHB)?
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Can the superiority die from ‘Superior Technique’ be used for newly learned combat maneuvers?
A fighter receives a superiority die for choosing Superior Technique fighting style, then reaches level 3 and chooses Martial Archetype; Battle Master.
Can the superiority die from Superior Technique ...
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How does the Battle Master fighter's Sweeping Attack maneuver interact with additional damage dealt on a "hit"?
How does the Battle Master fighter's Sweeping Attack maneuver work with extra damage, both rolled and static?
The description of the Battle Master fighter's Sweeping Attack maneuver states (PHB, p. 74;...
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Does the Brace maneuver work with Unarmed Strikes
The brace maneuver from Tasha's reads:
When a creature you can see moves into the reach
you have with the melee weapon you're wielding,
you can use your reaction to expend one superiority
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Does Know Your Enemy provide all class levels or just fighter levels?
I have a battle master fighter in my group who would like to use this ability while spending time at a party where a lot of my NPCs are attending. He would like to know the class levels of each one. ...
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Do the attacks from Polearm Master and the Brace Maneuver stack?
Polearm Master allows a PC to make an opportunity attack when an enemy enters within reach.
With the Brace manoeuvre, you can use a reaction to make an attack, expending a superiority die.
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Fighter with Aggressive Block & Flinging Shove & Powerful Shove
I would like to use these three feats, but I'm not sure how they work together.
Aggressive Block
You push back as you block the attack, knocking your foe away or off balance. You use your shield to ...
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If an Echo Knight fighter turns invisible, do their echoes also turn invisible?
My question is inspired by this question: How can I make an Echo (or any Object) invisible?
I was about to answer it by saying that the invisibility spell would work. However, on second thought, it's ...
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How can I make an Echo (or any Object) invisible? [duplicate]
An Echo knight's echo is an object, which makes it hard to turn invisible, as invisibility and greater invisibility only affect creatures. What options, from any non-homebrew source, allow you to ...
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If an Echo Knight fighter makes an attack from their echo's space and hits a paralyzed enemy, is it automatically a critical hit?
The Manifest Echo feature lets the Echo Knight fighter create an echo, and attack from the echo's space (EGtW, p. 183):
When you take the Attack action on your turn, any attack you make with that ...
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What counts as damage by an ammunition when using Arcane Shot in regards to poison?
I am currently building DnD-5e Arcane Archer (from Xanathar's Guide to Everything) character and considering how beneficial it is to take the Poisoner feat (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything ).
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Understanding the Rune Knight Fighter's 15th level feature
In the description for this feature, it says
Master of Runes:
You can invoke each rune you know from your Rune Carver feature twice, rather than once, and you regain all expended uses when you finish ...
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How does range interact with the Arcane Archer's Curving Shot?
One of the features of the Arcane Archer fighter subclass is Curving Shot:
At 7th level, you learn how to direct an errant arrow toward a new target. When you make an attack roll with a magic arrow ...
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How does cover interact with the Arcane Archer's Curving Shot?
One of the features of the Arcane Archer fighter subclass is Curving Shot:
At 7th level, you learn how to direct an errant arrow toward a new target. When you make an attack roll with a magic arrow ...
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Arcane Archer - Piercing Arrow Half Damage
For Arcane Archer, when a creature is hit by piercing arrow but passes their save do they take arrow damage (1d8,1d10,etc) + half of 1d6 + modifiers or does it take half of arrow damage + 1d6 + ...
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How does a Ranger/Fighter multiclass having Extra Attack (2) interact with their Beastmaster companion?
At levels 5, 11, and 20, the Fighter Class gains extra attacks. Can I dedicate a number of attacks to my companion(s) if I had them use one of my attacks?
Example: At level 11 Fighter and Level 5 ...
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Do the levels at which Battle Master fighters gain more maneuvers refer to class level, or character level?
The Battle Master subclass for fighters says that you can get more maneuvers at different levels:
You learn two additional maneuvers of your choice at 7th, 10th, and 15th level. Each time you learn ...
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When was the Action Surge feature description changed to remove mention of "a possible bonus action"?
The fighter's Action Surge originally stated:
Starting at 2nd level, you can push yourself beyond your normal limits for a moment. On your turn, you can take one additional action on top of your ...
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Do I have to attack to use Extra Attack?
Do I have to attack to use Extra Attack? Or can I do something different with my action on my turn and use this feature to attack?
So for example, say I use Dash, Disengage, or Cast a Spell; can I ...
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Can an Echo Knight fighter's Manifest Echo move through another creature's space?
I would like to know if an Echo, created by the Manifest Echo ability of an Echo Knight, can move through the space of another creatures (hostile or not)?
I know characters cannot normally move ...
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Can a Rune Knight fighter use the Giant's Might feature to become Large in a 5-foot-wide passage (by "squeezing" as soon as they become Large)?
Rune Knight fighters can grow in size using the Giant's Might feature, whose description states (Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, p. 45; emphasis mine):
If you are smaller than Large, you become Large,...
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Can a Battle Master Fighter use a shield to parry?
A Battle Master Fighter was disarmed of their weapon and had only a shield. On the next attack they wanted to use a superiority dice to parry:
Parry: When another creature damages you with a melee ...
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Would these changes to the Arcane Archer be imbalanced?
The Arcane Archer seems to be pretty underwhelming, mostly because of its limited uses of the Arcane Shot feature. Would it be imbalanced to increase its number of uses per rest to match the number of ...
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Where can you find Swords Secret online?
I was reading the Lore Warden (PRG:AG) archetype (careful, there is another Lore Warden archetype for fighter) and one of its features is the swords secret, but I cant find any of them online.
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How exactly Power Attack and critical hit works together for 2-hand fighter?
I tried to follow the rules and check FAQs but now I need a help:
I got a 13° liv THF (two-hand fighter) and 6° liv Aegis (BAB=19) and 5° Mithic tier, with Power Attack and Mithic Power Attack (but ...
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Can the Rune Knight's runes only be placed on materials that can be carved?
TCoE's Rune Knight fighter subclass gains proficiency in smith's tools (i.e. metalworking), and its first major feature is called Rune Carver, which says:
...you can touch a number of objects equal ...
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Greater Power Attack
I'm using a 14th liv two-hand fighter with 5 Mythic tiers that allow him to add the Mythic Feat: Power Attack (Mythic) to Power Attack.
When a two-handed fighter makes a full-attack with a two-handed ...
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In D&D 5e, does the superiority dice from the new superior technique fighting style become a d8 if you are a battlemaster? [duplicate]
I was just wondering if it functions the same as the martial adept feat's dice, which do become d8s as confirmed by Jeremy Crawford.
https://twitter.com/jeremyecrawford/status/1250815333331382274?lang=...
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With Blind Fighting style from Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything, can you cast spells that require a target you can see?
Blind Fighting, as phrased in Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything, contains additional wording beyond the description of mere Blindsight. The entry for Blind Fighting reads:
You have blindsight with a ...
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How can I optimize my dual wield fighter for damage?
Ok so I'll be concise with this but tl;dr I'm starting a new campaign at level 5 as a fighter, would like to duel wield and want to optimize myself so I deal damage and don't fall off late game. Also ...
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Is the grappling strike maneuver a part of an attack or used after the hit?
Battlemaster says
Maneuvers. You learn three maneuvers of your choice, which are listed under "Maneuvers" below. Many maneuvers enhance an attack in some way. You can use only one maneuver ...
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Can a rune knight give runes to allies?
It doesn't disallow the rune knight from putting runes on ally's equipment, or giving inscribed equipment to allies, but there's also the difference of language from Artificer infusions, with ...
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Does either ability of the thrown weapon fighting style affect boomerangs?
The thrown weapon fighting style says:
You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon.
In addition, when you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown ...
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Does Brace trigger when an enemy enters my echo's reach?
The subclass feature Manifest Echo explicitly covers attacking from the Echo's location when taking the Attack action or when taking a specific reaction:
When you take the Attack action on your turn, ...
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Fighter - Two Weapon Fighting/Hex/Booming Blade
So I’m in a campaign and the DM is helping out one of our players. He helped them build their character and at lvl 5 he has him doing something insane. Now I’m relatively new myself so I can’t ...
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Can an Eldritch Knight Attack Twice With Green Flame Blade and War Magic? [duplicate]
An 8th-level Eldritch Knight has a sword.
The War Magic class ability says:
When you use your action to cast a cantrip, you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action
And the cantrip Green Flame ...
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When I'm mounted, can I use the Bait and Switch maneuver exchanging the mount and my ally's position?
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything added one of my favourite maneuvers Bait and Switch. In my game as a player I used it while mounted and the DM was like "Nice, like in chess [The king and rook ...
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Does turning around count as moving for triggering Brace?
My fighter took Superior Technique as Fighting Style. This gives me the the Combat Maneuver Brace, which says (emphasis mine):
When a creature you can see moves into the reach you have with the melee ...
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