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D&D (2024) Fighter, support and defense builds
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Zardnaar
Legend
Got a player guesting today. He's new only played a barbarian to 4. Today's game is level 8.
After feedback Simple sword and board champion fighter. Piercer, Savage attacker, sentinel, and shield master. Sword and boards a bit weaker than other styles and other PCs have magic items. Let them start with +1 lonngbow, +1shield, full plate, vicious trident, and boots of speed. AC22. Dash around the battlefield tripping stuff and try to crit them while rerolling damage.
After feedback Simple sword and board champion fighter. Piercer, Savage attacker, sentinel, and shield master. Sword and boards a bit weaker than other styles and other PCs have magic items. Let them start with +1 lonngbow, +1shield, full plate, vicious trident, and boots of speed. AC22. Dash around the battlefield tripping stuff and try to crit them while rerolling damage.
TorgoTheWhite
Explorer
What fighting style(s)? +2 from "duel" can equivalent the trident to 1d10. I, have had alot of luck (if there is another martial) with protection. Those passives on that build are not sexy, but boy, having 2 of them can make quite the difference. Or protect+defense makes a tough nut.
I ended up going Spear+shield build. polearm master (bonus action/attack, reliable)+(reaction), shield master(reaction)+free bash, heavy armor master. Fighting styles: Dueling (+2 helps with bonus attack & less wimpy dmg), Protection (reaction, reliable) -- This has made the paladin into a brick-shithouse. The bonus attack is the closest I could get to crit-fishing on this defensive build to make some use of the +crit-range (short of being duel-wield, which was not the goal). Background feats: tough, alert
So; he has a reliable bonus action, reliable reaction, options for both. Stays defensively stalwart, has a strong support ability to not make him a complete island. If we fight outdoors, the chariot is fun for movement.
I ended up going Spear+shield build. polearm master (bonus action/attack, reliable)+(reaction), shield master(reaction)+free bash, heavy armor master. Fighting styles: Dueling (+2 helps with bonus attack & less wimpy dmg), Protection (reaction, reliable) -- This has made the paladin into a brick-shithouse. The bonus attack is the closest I could get to crit-fishing on this defensive build to make some use of the +crit-range (short of being duel-wield, which was not the goal). Background feats: tough, alert
So; he has a reliable bonus action, reliable reaction, options for both. Stays defensively stalwart, has a strong support ability to not make him a complete island. If we fight outdoors, the chariot is fun for movement.
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