D&D 5E [5e] Please, help me choose a feat

[TwoSix]

Od two lvlsof barbarian to get danger sensei, than shild master And get in middle And your casters send few fireballs arond you... You'll have +7 + Dex + advantage...

I know this is a typo, but I really wish there was a class feature called "danger sensei".

 

[GaledMORE]

Yeah, as I said -barring a sudden death- I'll take four levels of Barbarian
Danger sensei it's fitting for a Monk, but they're already proficient in DEX saves. :' )

 

[Esker]

"Danger" is my middle name. I'm named after my sensei.

 

[FrogReaver]

I think self-survival is a tad more important, for now. So yeah, taking a Barbarian level first and choosing a feat second seems like a good idea. I don't know, maybe monsters will disengage more often in attempt to stop my rage, making Sentinel a more appealing choice. If they mob me even more, well... Tough its good enough.

A few thoughts,
1. Keep a couple of thrown weapons on you for disengaging enemies

2. I recommend Con or even inspiring leader over tough if you decide to ho this route. Con also helps against some paralazation effects and some of the enemies harder attacks can be Con save based. With rage you won't have any issue surviving attacks especially if there's a healer in the party (it also helps your unarmored defense and by the time you max it, you will have as much ac without armor as medium armor gives you). Inspiring leader gives you and your allies more effective hp in the day than tough does.

3. Reskless attack is also a great ability to punish enemies when they don't focus on you.

4. Given that you are the only tank and getting focused and downed a lot I would suggest bear totem. Higher level enemies are more likely to have elemental attacks.

5. Shield Master isn't good for you because prone makes ranged attacks be at disadvantage and your party is mostly ranged. Avoid this feat unless you just want the defensive aspects (i'd take more con before I would this).

6. I also recomed to strongly take a look at the resilient wisdom feat. It's only a matter of time before something debilates you with a save or suck wisdom saving through spell.

 

[delph]

Can I add my Feats question?
I have an idea about Halfling Battle Master 12/Arcane Trickster 8. It gives me 6 ASi (thinking about BM8/AT12 give 7 ASi, but it have worse dmg ber battle). Rapier + shield. I have chosen some feats, but don't know when taking them.

Resilient Dex (started as fighter, but have odd stat od dex)
Shield Master
Magic initiate (warlock - hex)
Dex +2
Defensive duelant (when I can't do riposte, I'll have really high AC)
Medium Armor Master (not sure, I could cast Mage armor with AC 13 +5 dex + shield. That's good as best medium armor with this feat)

and a pool of others - lucky, bountiful luck, observant (going to the deep dungeon), savage attacker, Resilient Wis, Alert, sentinel, ...

The Idea of character is "hard to hit me" (High AC, High Dex saves)

 

[S'mon]

Barbarian is the best way to not die.
However against the minion hordes Heavy Armour Master's -3 damage per hit vs mundane BPS can be very effective too. Worth considering if you don't (edit: didn't) already have STR 20, or if the GM lets you move a stat point.

Edit: Obviously, if you are going Barb, then no point in HAM as you say.

 

[delph]

Can I add my Feats question?
I have an idea about Halfling Battle Master 12/Arcane Trickster 8. It gives me 6 ASi (thinking about BM8/AT12 give 7 ASi, but it have worse dmg ber battle). Rapier + shield. I have chosen some feats, but don't know when taking them.

Resilient Dex (started as fighter, but have odd stat od dex)
Shield Master
Magic initiate (warlock - hex)
Dex +2
Defensive duelant (when I can't do riposte, I'll have really high AC)
Medium Armor Master (not sure, I could cast Mage armor with AC 13 +5 dex + shield. That's good as best medium armor with this feat)

and a pool of others - lucky, bountiful luck, observant (going to the deep dungeon), savage attacker, Resilient Wis, Alert, sentinel, ...

The Idea of character is "hard to hit me" (High AC, High Dex saves)

answer to myself - first feat will be for 50% Dex Resilient -> +1 Attack, +1 Dmg, +1 AC, +4 Dex saves + 1 dex Skill checks
after it, it's blurry... thinking about magic inititate - 2 attacks + riposte/opportunity attack * hex = 3k6 dmg per round + some cantrips...

 

[Esker]

answer to myself - first feat will be for 50% Dex Resilient -> +1 Attack, +1 Dmg, +1 AC, +4 Dex saves + 1 dex Skill checks
after it, it's blurry... thinking about magic inititate - 2 attacks + riposte/opportunity attack * hex = 3k6 dmg per round + some cantrips...

What order are you planning to take your levels?

 

[delph]

Now I'm 1/1 started as fighter, and plan to go Fig 6 (7)/ Rog 4 (10)/ Fig 12 (16)/ Rog 8 (20)
Dex 17

 

[Esker]

Now I'm 1/1 started as fighter, and plan to go Fig 6 (7)/ Rog 4 (10)/ Fig 12 (16)/ Rog 8 (20)
Dex 17

I think Resilient (DEX) at 5th is reasonable, since it boosts your DEX while giving you something else too, though I might rather have the Halfling feat Second Chance for that --- would give you a way to cancel crits, which AC can't do. On the other hand you will eventually have a lot of things competing for your reaction.

Something to think about: When you are Fighter 5 / Rogue 1 and leveling up to 7th, is there a feat that's worth more to you than cunning action? If not, just take Rogue 2 instead. And then, if you're Fighter 5 / Rogue 2, is there a feat worth more to you than three cantrips and three spells known? If not, just take Rogue 3.

If your really focused on being hard to kill, you might even want to consider going to Fighter 1 / Rogue 8, for all of the great defensive benefits arcane tricksters get at those levels: Shield at Rogue 3, Uncanny Dodge at 5, Evasion and Mirror Image at 7.

Note that magic initiate warlock will only allow you to cast your spell once a day, even if you later gain spell slots from arcane trickster, since you won't be a warlock. So you can potentially get 3d6 damage for a few rounds (if you get a reaction attack every round). It may be worth it; cantrips are nice to have, and it would give you a little bit of "burstiness" for the big fight of the day, as opposed to slightly higher damage all the time, as from maxing DEX.

You could consider Magic Initiate (Wizard), which would give the cantrips plus a spell that, once you get to Rogue 3 you can cast with your regular spell slots. You could take Find Familiar, which you would rarely need to cast more than once a day anyway, or take Shield, which frees up your "any school" pick at Rogue 3 (although RAW you can't cast it with your hands full without war caster). No point in taking Mage Armor before your DEX is maxed, but you could take that with an AT pick later if you wanted.

I'm not sure I'd take either of those at 7th over just the +2 DEX, though.

If you are playing the tank and staying next to enemies on purpose (as opposed to using cunning action disengage), then you should probably take Sentinel at some point. It complements riposte, since you use it when they attack somebody else, and gives you another way to get an off-turn sneak attack.

Lucky is always good, and fits well with a Halfling.

I think what I'd probably do if going to Fighter 5 first is take Second Chance at 5th, then go Fighter 5 / Rogue 3 (take Shield), then grab +2 DEX at 9th and your favorite feat at 10th: maybe Magic Initiate (Wizard) for Find Familiar or Mage Armor, maybe Medium Armor Master, maybe Lucky.

Then I'd be Fighter 6 / Rogue 4. If I'm leaning hard into tanking, I'd probably go Rogue 5-7 next for Uncanny Dodge and Evasion, as well as Mirror Image (and trade up a spell for Shadow Blade too; it's just too good not to grab, especially since you have two attacks). Then get to Fighter 8 / Rogue 8 for two more feats.