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    D&D 5E [5e] Relatively new to 5e; advice on charcter build

    Just looking at damage numbers, it looks like the Monk/Swashbuckler gives a somewhat higher return but much less in-combat utility to assist other players, and with lower AC, whereas both the full Monk and the Monk/Fighter are about the same in terms of damage range but with much better utility...
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    D&D 5E [5e] Relatively new to 5e; advice on charcter build

    Doesn't a fighter need a 13 Strength or a 13 Dexterity for multiclass, not both?
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    D&D 5E [5e] Relatively new to 5e; advice on charcter build

    Thanks for all the feedback and advice, everyone. I think the consensus is correct that monk best-fulfills the RP aspect, and I like the Kensei. I'll toy with a straight monk and also the fighter and rogue multiclass ideas.
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    D&D 5E [5e] Relatively new to 5e; advice on charcter build

    Hi Blue, thanks for replying. The group I am subbing in for is level 8. Now that you mention rogue, I am wondering if TWF fighter with a 3-level dip into rogue for swashbuckler might work. Having not run a martial character — and only about three sessions as a spell caster — my newbie eyes...
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    D&D 5E [5e] Relatively new to 5e; advice on charcter build

    Hi All, First-time poster, long-time reader, as they say. My brother-in-law has asked me to drop in on his new campaign as a filler character while someone else is away caring for their new baby. I did the same for him once before, running a few sessions as a warlock character I came up with...
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