D&D 5E 300

[Zardnaar]

I got bored over the weekend and tweaked some bits and pieces I have been working on. I'm thinking of giving the Spartans a shield bash ability that can knock an opponent prone as a bonus action (see shield master feat). Romans have chainmail.

Roman Legionnaire​

Armor Class 16 (chainmail + shield)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.
STR 15 DEX 10 CON 14 INT 11 WIS 11 CHA 10
Skills Athletics +4 Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Latin
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Testudo While adjacent to an ally with a shield a legionnaire can advance at half speed. Ranged attacks against the legionnaire have disadvantage.
Formation Fighting. The legionnaire has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hobgoblins allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Multiattack. The legionnaire makes two melee attacks or a ranged attack
Actions

Short Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft, or range 20/60 , one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+2) piercing damage.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft, or range 20/60 , one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+2) piercing damage.

Spartan​

Armor Class 17 (breastplate + shield)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR 16 DEX 14 CON 14 INT 11 WIS 11 CHA 10
Skills Athletics +5 Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Greek
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Brave The Spartan has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Multiattack. The Spartan makes three melee attacks or two ranged attacks.

Actions
Spear. Melee or ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, or range 20/60 , one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+3) piercing damage.
Reactions
Hoplite Training
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield.

Spartan Veteran​

Armor Class 17 (breastplate + shield)
Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45)
Speed 30 ft.
STR 18 DEX 14 CON 16 INT 11 WIS 11 CHA 10
Saving Throws Strength +7, Dex +5, Con +6
Skills Athletics +10 Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Greek
Challenge 5 (1800 XP)

Brave The Spartan Veteran has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Skilled A weapon deals one extra die of damage when the Spartan Veteran hits with it (Included in the attack).

Multiattack. The Spartan makes three melee attacks or two ranged attacks.
Actions
Spear. Melee or ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft, or range 20/60 , one target. Hit: 7 (2d6+4) piercing damage.
Reactions
Hoplite Training
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield.

Persian Conscript​

Armor Class 12 (shield)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR 12 DEX 11 CON 10 INT 10 WIS 11 CHA 10
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Persian
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.

Persian Immortal​

Armor Class 15 (leather+ shield)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
STR 15 DEX 14 CON 12 INT 11 WIS 11 CHA 10
Skills Athletics +4 Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Persian
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

Multiattack. The Immortal makes two melee attacks or a two ranged attacks
Actions

Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft, or range 20/60 , one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+2) piercing damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft, or range 20/60 , one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+2) piercing damage.

 

[jaelis]

The Romans are going to show up at Thermopylae and be all "Scram suxxers, we're the real dawgs!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQIRuix8FM

 

[Satyrn]

I, uh, have you been getting your history from watching Xena: Warrior Princess?

 

[Zardnaar]

I, uh, have you been getting your history from watching Xena: Warrior Princess?

Heh most of them are based on existing MM stuff such as Veterans in the MM.

Persians did hire thousands of Greeks for a reason though.

 

[Satyrn]

Heh most of them are based on existing MM stuff such as Veterans in the MM.

Persians did hire thousands of Greeks for a reason though.

I wound up discovering tbrough a quick googling that I was slightly wrong. I had thought the GrecoPersian war had occurred before Rome existed. The city was actually a couple hundred years old by that point, so there was indeed some sort of Roman soldier.

I've also been watching through all of Xena recently, and have been highly amused that she has lived through both the fall of Troy and the fall of Caesar (And the fall of Lucifer!)

 

[Zardnaar]

I wound up discovering tbrough a quick googling that I was slightly wrong. I had thought the GrecoPersian war had occurred before Rome existed. The city was actually a couple hundred years old by that point, so there was indeed some sort of Roman soldier.

I've also been watching through all of Xena recently, and have been highly amused that she has lived through both the fall of Troy and the fall of Caesar (And the fall of Lucifer!)

I never got into Xena, some of my players in the 90's did though. We had 3 female players and one of them was very pro Xena as she could relate to her I suppose.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

I wound up discovering tbrough a quick googling that I was slightly wrong. I had thought the GrecoPersian war had occurred before Rome existed. The city was actually a couple hundred years old by that point, so there was indeed some sort of Roman soldier.

The Roman army at the time fought in a Greek style hoplite phalanx though. It was only 150 years later that the famous manipular system was introduced.

 

[Satyrn]

I never got into Xena, some of my players in the 90's did though. We had 3 female players and one of them was very pro Xena as she could relate to her I suppose.

Watching Xena back then is what got me back into D&D. And it still feels to me like the ultimate D&D tv show. It epitomizes what the game should feel like in it's ridiculous plotlines peppered with entertaining fight scenes, its complete indifference to historical accuracy in service to delivering what is fun.


So Caesar is Xena's nemesis (because she needs a new one after letting her first one die). Helen of Troy is need of her help. Xena visits China, multiclasses into monk, and battles a witch, wuxia style. She also travels North and gains the valkyrie prestige class. Etc.

The point is, it's ridiculous. It mashes up timelines, it blends genres, it draws inspiration from anywhere the writers think might be fun and it rolls with it. And there's always lots of fighting.

Oh, and a couple musical episodes.

 

[jaelis]

It's true that the musical dnd adventures are the most memorable as well.

 

[Zardnaar]

What would people think about a tweak where hoplites get a bonus action shove ability and Romans get an 1st strike type reaction a'la part of the Polearm master feat?