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 Can I Play a Fighter Dual-Wielding Shields?
I'm rolling my very first D&D character. I'm trying to play a tank-type role in my group as a Dwarf Fighter. While looking through some forums I came across an image of an African warrior wielding ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of dual wielding in 13th Age?
Our normal 4e encounters group is running a 13th Age playtest session, and I'm creating a Level 1 fighter character based on Adam Jensen from Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I'm skimming the rules and the ...
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Can I multi-class between a class and an archetype of that class?
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I am playing Pathfinder with a character who is a Fighter with the Polearm Master archetype. There is an ability that the Fighter (sans archetype) earns at third level called "Armor ...
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How to keep my mount alive/relevant as a fighter
I am relatively new to DnD, and the one or two games i've played before have ended at around level 4-5.
I am about to start up a campaign, and I am rolling a Gnome Fighter that is going to focus on ...
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Do Defender Auras require activation?
I'm asking here because I've gotten different responses from different DMs. My home campaign DM said I had to activate my Knight's defender aura during my first round of an encounter before it was ...
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In 3.5e, does one have to be a martial adept class to use maneuvers?
I'm preparing for a 3.5e game, and I wanted to be a fighter or a marshal, but I also want to be able to use the maneuvers for martial classes. It does not say that one must be a swordsage, warblade, ...
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Is a Fighter/Wizard/Thief viable in Pathfinder?
I'm looking for a decent build for a Fighter/Wizard/Thief in Pathfinder. The goal is to have a "jack of all trades" PC.
I'd like to enhance these aspect if possible:
Fighter: melee dps
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Can a Fighter use their Mark feature with a Grenade?
If a Fighter player character attacks with a grenade-like weapons, e.g. Acidic Fire [ddi], can they still Mark the target(s)?
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Can I use Cleave even if there's only one enemy?
The target for Cleave [ddi] says "One creature", but the effect states that another enemy adjacent to you that isn't the target takes damage.
Does this mean I ...
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How do I Cleave as a Melee Basic Attack?
Numerous powers, and other game actions grant melee basic attacks, or trigger on MBAs. My fighter is going to primarily use Cleave (combined with ...
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If you force an enemy to attack, do they trigger a Fighter's Combat Challenge?
If you force an enemy to attack through one of your powers, do they trigger an ally's Combat Challenge fighter class feature ? ... assuming they were marked by the ...
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Would a Spiked Shield magically enhanced as a shield and a Magic Ki Focus work together?
As the title, I want to know if its technically possible to use a Magic Ki Focus with a Spiked Shield.
I know that if you had a magical weapon and a Ki focus, at the time of attacking, you choose ...
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How can I make a fighter/sorcerer that contributes to the party?
I want a fighter/sorcerer class that won't bog down my team-mates. Any ideas what to do?
I'd like him to be able to have his spells as his main line of attack/defence, but [a certain amount of ...
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Is there a Crit Fighter class?
I had a friend tell me about a DnD 3.5 specialization for a fighter class, the crit fighter. Somehow, using the int score, this class would lower the die needed for a crit, and could, for instance, ...
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When does marking occur?
When a fighter attacks a creature, that creature is marked. When does the marking happen in the sequence of events? If the creature does an interrupt, is the creature marked during that interrupt ...
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