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<blockquote data-quote="MiketheMountain" data-source="post: 6710364" data-attributes="member: 6801214"><p>As a long-time fan of grappler PCs, I want to make sure that the builds and discussions that I referenced when playing my own characters survive the upcoming WOTC forum closure. I don’t pretend to be an expert in these (or any other) builds; hopefully those with far more knowledge and experience than I can continue to offer feedback and answer questions for anyone else looking to bring the next great brawler to the table!</p><p></p><p>I’m going to try and copy over the main “iconic” brawler builds that I read over the years, ones that introduce new ideas, along with a bit of relevant commentary when it seems to add to the concept. Apologies if I missed your favourite grappler; please add it to the thread!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=70595&stc=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>First of all, any Fighter discussion has to start with a reference to lordduskblade’s “<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?469122-Harder-than-a-Rock-The-Fighter-s-Handbook-(By-lorduskblade)" target="_blank">Harder than a Rock: The Fighter’s Handbook</a>”, now thankfully ported over.</p><p></p><p>The four builds posted below are those that I think show the foundation of, and main variant strategies for, grappling in 4th Edition D&D:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Beowulf, Master of Grabs</strong> (Human, Fighter, Kensei, Ceaseless Guardian) by lordduskblade<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Variant: <strong>The Butcher</strong> (Longtooth Shifter, Fighter, Moonstalker, Ceaseless Guardian)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Thanatos, God of Death</strong> (Revenant Dwarf, Fighter, Dreadnought, Undying Warrior) by Rathyr</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Ground and Pound</strong> (Thri-Kreen, Fighter|Rogue, Shock Trooper) by Mand12</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Slap Chop!</strong> (Longtooth Shifter, Barbarian|Fighter, Moonstalker, Destined Scion) by Endarrion<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Variant: <strong>Polar Bear</strong> (Goliath, Barbarian|Fighter, Winter Fury, Destined Scion)</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MiketheMountain, post: 6710364, member: 6801214"] As a long-time fan of grappler PCs, I want to make sure that the builds and discussions that I referenced when playing my own characters survive the upcoming WOTC forum closure. I don’t pretend to be an expert in these (or any other) builds; hopefully those with far more knowledge and experience than I can continue to offer feedback and answer questions for anyone else looking to bring the next great brawler to the table! I’m going to try and copy over the main “iconic” brawler builds that I read over the years, ones that introduce new ideas, along with a bit of relevant commentary when it seems to add to the concept. Apologies if I missed your favourite grappler; please add it to the thread! [IMG]http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=70595&stc=1[/IMG] First of all, any Fighter discussion has to start with a reference to lordduskblade’s “[URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?469122-Harder-than-a-Rock-The-Fighter-s-Handbook-(By-lorduskblade)"]Harder than a Rock: The Fighter’s Handbook[/URL]”, now thankfully ported over. The four builds posted below are those that I think show the foundation of, and main variant strategies for, grappling in 4th Edition D&D: [LIST] [*][B]Beowulf, Master of Grabs[/B] (Human, Fighter, Kensei, Ceaseless Guardian) by lordduskblade [LIST] [*]Variant: [B]The Butcher[/B] (Longtooth Shifter, Fighter, Moonstalker, Ceaseless Guardian) [/LIST] [*][B]Thanatos, God of Death[/B] (Revenant Dwarf, Fighter, Dreadnought, Undying Warrior) by Rathyr [*][B]Ground and Pound[/B] (Thri-Kreen, Fighter|Rogue, Shock Trooper) by Mand12 [*][B]Slap Chop![/B] (Longtooth Shifter, Barbarian|Fighter, Moonstalker, Destined Scion) by Endarrion [LIST] [*]Variant: [B]Polar Bear[/B] (Goliath, Barbarian|Fighter, Winter Fury, Destined Scion) [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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