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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7275359" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>My one concern is that you need STR for your longsword and DEX for your bow. Would you consider a rapier and longbow? Then you can focus on just DEX. Half elf is +2 CHR and two +1s - that way they could go DEX and CON. Might even get to the point where you go for light armor, which is just dandy with Stealth. Rapier is still PHB.</p><p></p><p>Battlemaster fighter is just fine, don't worry about it. Half elf is a great race, though if you are worried about all of your party all trying to optimize, have you looked at the Wood Elf? Still close, but gets a +2 DEX instead, an have a higher movement. But I wouldn't worry.</p><p></p><p>The other worry if everyone is trying to optimize is that polearms, two handed weapons, and ranged attacks all have feats that directly add to their damage output, but longsword doesn't. </p><p></p><p>Now, longsword and shield (which is still fine for the Duelist fighting style) can take Shield Mastery feat (still from PHB) to be able to shove people prone as a bonus action and then get your attacks with advantage. But that would take STR as well., which was your original plan. At higher levels if you felt you weren't keeping up you could take an UA feat, Elven Accuracy. It turns all those attacks with advantage into effectively three dice instead of two. But that's not required, just a flavorful UA option if you want to go that route.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Have some welcome XP. Glad to see you here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7275359, member: 20564"] My one concern is that you need STR for your longsword and DEX for your bow. Would you consider a rapier and longbow? Then you can focus on just DEX. Half elf is +2 CHR and two +1s - that way they could go DEX and CON. Might even get to the point where you go for light armor, which is just dandy with Stealth. Rapier is still PHB. Battlemaster fighter is just fine, don't worry about it. Half elf is a great race, though if you are worried about all of your party all trying to optimize, have you looked at the Wood Elf? Still close, but gets a +2 DEX instead, an have a higher movement. But I wouldn't worry. The other worry if everyone is trying to optimize is that polearms, two handed weapons, and ranged attacks all have feats that directly add to their damage output, but longsword doesn't. Now, longsword and shield (which is still fine for the Duelist fighting style) can take Shield Mastery feat (still from PHB) to be able to shove people prone as a bonus action and then get your attacks with advantage. But that would take STR as well., which was your original plan. At higher levels if you felt you weren't keeping up you could take an UA feat, Elven Accuracy. It turns all those attacks with advantage into effectively three dice instead of two. But that's not required, just a flavorful UA option if you want to go that route. EDIT: Have some welcome XP. Glad to see you here. [/QUOTE]
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