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Versatile Fighter Abilities - D&D 5e Powergamer's Tactics Room - Showdown Series I created a chart to compare the power and # of uses of the Fighter Archetype abilities that offer limited uses of a menu of versatile options - the Psi Warrior, Battle Master, Rune Knight, and Arcane Archer. What...

Bilbron Rune Knight - D&D 5e Powergamer'sTactics Room - Character Build Series It’s Bilbron Rune Knight! The final of 3 videos which started with a Review & Ratings Series overview, a Deep Dive Series optimization, and now ends with a Character Build Series putting it all together! Tomorrow, we...

I don't see why you couldn't, though it'd be weird with the Grappling/Shoving mechanics integrated into the RK. Archers seem more appropriate for Battle Master, Samurai, or even Arcane Archer.

Ha ha, nice!

Sorry, meant to put this in the right place, but messed it up and now can't delete this? Mods help a bro out?

Optimized Rune Knight - D&D 5e Powergamer's Tactics Room - Deep Dive Series What are the leverage points at which you can optimize the Rune Knight? Watch this Deep Dive to find out! This is the 2nd of 3 videos on the Rune Knight - a Review & Ratings Series to get an overview, a Deep Dive Series...

What are the leverage points at which you can optimize the Rune Knight? Watch this Deep Dive to find out! This is the 2nd of 3 videos on the Rune Knight - a Review & Ratings Series to get an overview, a Deep Dive Series for optimization analysis, and tomorrow a Character Build Series where I put...

The Rune Knight - D&D 5e Powergamer's Tactics Room - Review and Rating Series So is the Rune Knight any good? Let’s find out! This is the first of a 28-part Fighter series where we’ll be doing 3 videos for each of the 9 viable Fighter subdomains… a Review & Rating Series as an overview, a Deep...

Polymorph - D&D 5e Powergamer's Tactics Room - Deep Dive Series Polymorph is another one of those spells that is really powerful but hard to optimize properly! Join us for our Deep Dive into this fantastic spell to see how to get the most out of it! Show Notes so you don’t have to watch if you...

Races Post-Tashas Cauldron of Everything - D&D 5e Powergamer's Tactics Room - Review & Rating Series Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has had a massive impact on character creation. Join us as we take a fresh look at all of the available races and look for powergaming synergies, in light of the...

New Tasha's Caster Bump Items - D&D 5e Powergamer's Tactics Room - Review and Rating Series The new Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything magic items which confer bumps to caster Attack Rolls and Save DCs are great at first glance, and game-breakingly powerful upon close examination. Watch for some...

My thought was that separate threads for each video was a better format for fostering discussion, and that people are perfectly capable of ignoring uninteresting threads, so the fact that I was offering value at no cost made it acceptable. Clearly I underestimated people's distaste for "spam"...

That's why I don't like invoking the Stormwind Fallacy so off-handedly, as so many do. It deserves a bit of analysis. Ultimately, I don't care if I'm hobbled for party harmony, it's all in good fun.

Thanks for the reply! We more or less agree, I think. I honestly believe it has to do with the modern ideologies creeping into this game. These modern ideologies are not built around humble cooperation amongst equals pulling towards the same goal necessary to succeed in the field where facts...

Summon Greater Demon - D&D 5e Powergamer'sTactics Room - Deep Dive Series Wrecking your enemies with pet Demons never gets old, but Summon Greater Demon is one of the most difficult spells to understand and leverage in D&D 5e! Join us for this Deep Dive to learn how to get the most out of your...

A defense of powergaming and optimization, in response to Roll4Initiative's video titled "Why I don't 'optimize' characters", a 12-minute video that you can view here: Show Notes so you don’t have to watch if you don’t want to: Copy of Response Series: “Why I Don't ‘Optimize’ Characters” 11:20

Heavy Obscurement is a pretty confusing mechanic in D&D 5e, but if you can leverage it properly, it can also be absolutely devastating! Join us for a Deep Dive into the powerful game mechanic. Show Notes: Copy of Heavy Obscurement Notes including lists of Sight and non-Sight Spells 16:22

Great Weapon Master & Sharpshooter are among the most popular Feats in the game! But they do require some sense as to when to deploy the Power Attack. Watch for a comprehensive breakdown of when to use this devastating ability! Notes: Copy of Great Weapon Master / Sharpshooter Notes 8:19

Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers get one Fighting Style to choose from... better make it count! Which ones are the best? Watch to find out! Notes: Copy of Fighting Styles 9:53

I whipped up a level 5 Martial for a Christmas one-shot, & use subclasses from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. It didn't work! OMFG, now what? Here's the revamp. How'd I do? 12:23