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[5E Build] The Arcane Juggernaut
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<blockquote data-quote="WarpedAcorn" data-source="post: 6904621" data-attributes="member: 6819400"><p>We've got a Bladesinger in our group now, and the player has been very excited about playing him (previously he was playing a Druid, but decided he wanted to try a different character so is coming in at 5th level). One of the things that had him so excited was the crazy high AC he was going to have. His rolled stats (which I find extremely questionable since 12 was his lowest in Str) put him at a 20 Dex, 18 Int, and 17 Con, so he's pretty beefy. He also has multi-classed with Sorcerer to get the Draconic Bloodline. I *think* he said he could get AC up to 25 or 27 with Shield activated. But basically, his AC can be really high.</p><p></p><p>So what happens the first fight this character is in? He bumps into an invisible clockwork Wyvern to initiate a fight. He actually rolls poorly and the Wyvern goes first and gets a hit in before all the defenses you up, he then fails a Con save and takes extra poison damage. In all, the opening attack dropped him to a handful of HP because, afterall, he is still just a Wizard/Sorc.</p><p></p><p>The short of it is...I think you're being smart about using the Bladesong to make a high AC Gish, but also you're devoting most of the class levels in this build to Fighter or Rogue so that you have the HP to stand up in the front. Its like Mike Tyson said, "all the strategy goes out the window when you get punched in the mouth".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WarpedAcorn, post: 6904621, member: 6819400"] We've got a Bladesinger in our group now, and the player has been very excited about playing him (previously he was playing a Druid, but decided he wanted to try a different character so is coming in at 5th level). One of the things that had him so excited was the crazy high AC he was going to have. His rolled stats (which I find extremely questionable since 12 was his lowest in Str) put him at a 20 Dex, 18 Int, and 17 Con, so he's pretty beefy. He also has multi-classed with Sorcerer to get the Draconic Bloodline. I *think* he said he could get AC up to 25 or 27 with Shield activated. But basically, his AC can be really high. So what happens the first fight this character is in? He bumps into an invisible clockwork Wyvern to initiate a fight. He actually rolls poorly and the Wyvern goes first and gets a hit in before all the defenses you up, he then fails a Con save and takes extra poison damage. In all, the opening attack dropped him to a handful of HP because, afterall, he is still just a Wizard/Sorc. The short of it is...I think you're being smart about using the Bladesong to make a high AC Gish, but also you're devoting most of the class levels in this build to Fighter or Rogue so that you have the HP to stand up in the front. Its like Mike Tyson said, "all the strategy goes out the window when you get punched in the mouth". [/QUOTE]
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