D&D 5E How to Build Indiana Jones

[williamqwerty123]

I think Champion would work better because Indy doesn't use melee weapons which Battle Master abilities require melee weapon attacks, and it help out his combat and athleticism.

For Expertise: take History, Athletics, Acrobatics, and Investigation
For Fighting Style: take unarmed fighting, defense, or archer

9 Champion
-3 ASI
11 inquisitive
-3 ASI

Custom Lineage: Variable Human w/ second language

Feats:
Crossbow expert
Tavern Brawler
Piercer:+1 Dex
Dungeon Delver
Lucky
Athlete:+1 Dex
ASI:+2 Dex

_________Human______ASI
Str:12
Dex:11____+1______+1+1+2
Con:14
Int:15_____+1
Wis:12
Cha:8

 

[Eltab]

Update: Tomb of Annihilation has a Background with Indy's capabilities written all over it.

 

[Shades of Eternity]

let's point out the elephant in the room.

Indy's a Gnome.

He looks good now, but in a few years, he'll look like a short bearded Scotsman not unlike Sean Connery.

Also every Indy build I've seen seems to default to Gnome.

 

[darkwillow]

Who doesn't love Indie Indy?

Well seeing how my childhood was recently ruined on tiktok with this info, I'm going to just leave this right here:

Indiana Jones was an abusive creep (but he was almost much worse)

Watching movies you loved as a child is a fascinating way to learn about what you cared about back then, versus what catches your attention now. I recently re-watched Raiders of the Lost Ark,...

www.polygon.com

 

[TheSword]

Yeah. There is an archeologist background in Tomb of Anihilation.

 

[TheSword]

Well seeing how my childhood was recently ruined on tiktok with this info, I'm going to just leave this right here:

Indiana Jones was an abusive creep (but he was almost much worse)

Watching movies you loved as a child is a fascinating way to learn about what you cared about back then, versus what catches your attention now. I recently re-watched Raiders of the Lost Ark,...

www.polygon.com

I wouldn’t sweat it. You can watch the films without the cross referencing and calculation and never need to know about a tasteless conversation between creatives. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think it ever comes across on the screen. As the article says, the actress was 30 when she played the part. It’s probably why it doesn’t come across as creepy.