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Hi, That's fair, and I apologize if I sounded snarky. The most annoying build, in the sense of being annoyingly good (as opposed to being annoying because I'm playing the character :)/2) is annoying because of what he does. A well-optimized character, in general, is great because of what he...

The only person likely to be annoyed by attempting this build is the player who tries it! * You won't get a +3 shield * You won't get +3 armor * You won't be very good at anything other than not getting hit for a few rounds per day On the positive side: * You are even worse than a normal...

Hi, I don't think Blue was commenting about BS as a class, only the combination with Swashbuckler, which wants Dex, Int, Cha and a little bit of Con. BS is perfectly fine as a class. BS20 is very, very good. BS in combination with other classes that only demand Dex can also be very good. A...

Hi, He's as absolutely right as you want him to be. If you think it's wrong to read the MM, then it's wrong. Me, I think it's great that you looked through the MM and tried to optimize. Capable characters are usually better characters. Players who know the rules are better players...

Hi, I wasn't trying to suggest that the Warlock was especially good or bad, right or wrong, just another point of reference. FWIW, Fighter sharpshooter crossbow archery style under these conditions does 1110 damage at level 12, before Action Surge or any subclass effects, which is quite a bit...

Hi, Mage Armor is necessary for a W20 in some games but not in others. Worth trying to cower behind the other PCs and not get hit so you can cast something that makes you actually useful. Resilient Dex is usually best taken *never*. Your first two ASIs are almost certainly +2 Int and +2 Int...

Interesting. A Warlock at level 17 running Hex and Foresight continually does 49.14 round with EB+AB under these conditions, or 1474.2. At level 11 (no Foresight :) ), 819.

BTW, illusions are also worthwhile. If the giants suck (relatively) at Int, they are generally susceptible to your illusions too. Remember: Your party has damage covered! Fireball@level8 isn't all that, and the other damage spells aren't much better. Ask your GM how he deals with Conjure...

Both BigHouse and TreantMonk have great guides.

Hi, Optimization is always an excellent choice, especially in an optimization forum! The group has damage covered, so the usual advice for wizards applies maximally to you: Buff, debuff, battlefield control and utility. Phantasmal Force is vs Int, so it's good; only one target so choose the...

Hi, The idea isn't to keep up with a full-caster, but to blend Bladesinger with Rogue to be a better rogue. Bladesinger 2 and 6 features are even better for a rogue with good Int than for a Wizard. Second attack means a second chance to land a sneak attack, leaving your bonus action free...

Well, It also kind of depends on the extent to which the number of expected encounters over time also scales back. As the number of encounters per short/long rest increases, always-on and at-will abilities become better. Champions become better relative to other Fighters. Smite becomes kind...

W20 is a great option. You get the best spells in the game fastest. Abjurer will make you less squishy, but it's not the only great subclass choice. Bladesinger provides extra defenses too, also awesome. Cl1/W19 is another great choice, adding medium or even heavy armor, some other benefits...

Hi, Well, that's pretty important to the concept, even if the victory condition is to survive with maximal loot.... It *can* be, but there are other campaign structures and other kinds of scenarios. Most campaigns consist of linked scenarios, with "the campaign" being a quality that emerges...

Hi, If you dislike dungeons, it makes sense for you to megadislike megadungeons. That said, the features that make a dungeon 'good', by any particular subjective goodness, can make a megadungeon completely awesome. There are many different kinds of dungeons. The classic dungeon involves a...

Paladin single-target damage *should* be higher than a wizard's. Wizards get the best spell list in the game. No one gets spells faster. D&D5 wizards have more flexibility than ever with their daily spell choices. They usually have much better things to do with their action than mere...

Yes, that's one of the very good UA sorcerers for this. Dragon, not so much.

Dragon Sorcerer doesn't really work for Str-based warriors. I was thinking more along the lines of some of the UA variants, if you can use them. Otherwise, sorcerer isn't a great path.

*lol* I concede. It's so badly designed that I forgot all about it!