1. the character isn't quite legal - you don't have enough ability boosts as you level (though i assume that's just because you're ignoring the other two) and when i replicated the build in pathbuilder i couldn't find a way to pick up survival at level 1. i did manage to pick it up at level 15...
...ok? is this supposed to be clever? they otherwise have different stats. games abstract things. this doesn't mean anything.
pretty clever...compared to most animals. as for the squirrels, yeah, instinct is a hell of a thing.
we'll get back to that.
that's an incredibly arbitrary figure with...
starting from the top...
A. Armsmaster (for lack of a better name): proficient in all weapons and armor, able to swap weapons easily, more attunement slots for weapons and armor...just generally a highly versatile combatant.
B. Savant: kind of a broader rogue? lots of skills, combat tricks...
maybe? but mike seemed to be convinced that porting the protomancer to level up was relatively simple, so i'm not sure they'd bother. i certainly wouldn't complain if it was the protomancer (or even a non-full-caster gish, at that, i just find the gish unlikely).
i mean this in the most...
sure, technically there's nothing FORCING you to act a 3 int in a specific way...but like...cats in dnd have 3 int. as do foxes, elephants, tigers, sperm whales, walruses...
so it's perfectly accurate to say a 3 intelligence is "animal level reasoning" when multiple animals literally have that...
hm yes, today i will shill for zeitgeist and its adventure path in a manner that's actually relevant to the thread (the only thing i'd watch out for here is the firearm tech level is much more napoleonic then you might expect or, imo, it really should be - something like victoriana 5e might help...
horwath. my guy. do you even realize what you're doing here?
action surge is one of the biggest features fighters get. and one of the best things you can do with them (especially given how the magic action is excluded now) is make additional attacks. you're effectively giving rangers multiple...