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  1. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    Then I would actively 👎 the lore they DO have, if they are separate lines along elemental divisions. That makes them even less cohesive as a defined species
  2. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) The Battle Master Paradigm

    Awesome! I hadn't read this yet and had posted about the Warlord... yes warlord lite that can only do it again few times a day :( ... also, as cool as commanders strike is, you do still give up an attack
  3. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) The Battle Master Paradigm

    I dislike the fact that they cannot fulfill my ideal of the fighter that can just "go all day"... fortunately the new Champion can. Plus, I agree that Lv 15 is past the mark a lot of players will even reach to really start stirring the pot. They should probably make Lv 10 a more universal...
  4. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    I li I like this. Might be fun to take a page from 'Cuckoo's Nest' and have a chief-like dude who thinks he's "small" compared to some of the big-personality characters. Now if I can find an HVAC unit to throw through the windows in DnD...
  5. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    I don't know about how common racial special traits vs PC specials should be in the world, something tells me the answer is somewhere in the middle. In my game magic is rare, so that probably skews that answer. I think there are some alright ways to unify goliaths as one despite the whole...
  6. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    So, one is a failed supersoldier. The other stems from prehistoric humans that consumed the blood/magic GMO of ancient and powerful Giant overlords. From those ancient foundations, to newer developments, to the micro/character level focus it has been easy to figure character tropes
  7. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    My 🌩 Goliath is a product of a dark cult nation attempting to breed a "new man" but they have had many, many failures until the project is scrapped.
  8. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    Hill giants, in my campaign, used their connection to the Earth to cultivate the land and to paraphrase; pissed off Gods. Basically, they were cursed to become the fat inbred DnD walking fart-joke we know and love. But they left behind "pets" in one last garden who eventually consumed plums and...
  9. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) How's the adoption of the new Goliath types going?

    Played a 🔥 Goliath barbarian. GWM, charger. Use his extra D10, brutal strike, and charge to great effect. Outside of combat, I have no shortage of slave race/ demonic cult masters/Acheron wizard empire let their "trained apes" learn too much arcane craft to the point of overthrowing the...
  10. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    Haha, my players figured out at level 4 why the clansmen of the Steppes wanted so much gold for their battlebooze, to "make one drink and fight forever". The wizard finally bothered an Arcana check to figure out that they were actually healing potions (with a strong alcoholic component) My way...
  11. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    I see, you are saying every turn because of concentration. Pretty comparable to a basic champ like the one I mentioned (of course his attributes play into this more) decreased to level 5, so take away the def fighting style. He is still running with 20.4 DPR (after 60% miss). Still has polearm...
  12. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    But, when speaking of consistency, how is the same level druid upcasting moonbeam "every turn"? (also moonbeam has no flat attribute modifier). If you are eating up spell slot repeatedly on shield for your "tanky caster" then you are making sortof a nova tank. Where eventually you will be babies...
  13. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    Well, at least now I know the "magnetic" attribute would be a reasonable attribute to tack onto a magic 🛡 . Then you can change the action economy of shields with a flavorful and not overpowered magic attribute in regard to the speed of donning and doffing
  14. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    Yeah, I am still figuring out '24 a bit... but you'll get no argument out of me on the initiative topic or solidness of 'alert' background
  15. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    I guess it depends on your interpretation of "doffing". I have the feeling it is more intended as "sheathing" or holstering your shield back onto its' pin. To carry it around on your person. What my player does is loosen the band and toss aside the 🛡 (that has its downsides), But seems more...
  16. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    I honestly thought it took the same amount of action as "dropping an item from in-hand" color me surprised 😮
  17. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    Wah! Looks like RAW is utilize action to don OR doff... So that is a bit painful. I've always just let the player take action to don... but unstrap and drop on the ground rapidly, because that makes sense to me. But RAW is RAW when discussing these things. Dropping a 🛡 is a <6 second task IMO if...
  18. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    Those non-flashy fighting style examples can be very effective without taking up a spell slot/resource... just a reaction. You also have sap on the spear guy. Meaning they are just imposing disadvantage easily and repeatedly, all day long, except when I betray them with terrain (usually)
  19. TorgoTheWhite

    D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently?

    Fair enough, it is an interesting post because there is alot of room for interpretation. I also opened Pandora's box with "rest and survivability". I just sortof latched onto that "consistency" bit. To me, the all-or-nothing nature of most full casters (one big attack, expended reactions, etc..)...
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