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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtG" data-source="post: 6733743" data-attributes="member: 6802988">Background:I'm joining a 5e game that's just starting up. I mostly have experience with 4e. The DM has asked people to please "munchkin as little as possible (I'm under no illusions you'll avoid it altogether)". I trust the group to follow this, although it has several mathy compulsive optimizer types (including me).Creation rules:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Starting at 2nd level </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Custom setting (some of the other players are familiar with this, it's set several hundred years after their last campaign) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Races available: Humans, Elves, Gnomes, Half-Elves, Dragonborn, or Tieflings </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No chaotic evil characters </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Noble/Knight backgrounds forbidden </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All characters ought to be either poor or have some sort of criminal past </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rolled stats (ugh, yeah, I know), replace lowest score with 18 </li> </ul>I rolled 17 15 13 12 11 9 (which becomes 18 17 15 13 12 11).Personal character goals (non-"optimal" constraints I'd like to impose on myself)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fighter, no spellcasting </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warlordy action-granting/etc. (don't care about healing) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Functional defender mechanics </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">High Int, ability to at least thematically emulate the Str/Int tactician warlord even where I can't do so mechanically </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ability to use Stealth effectively</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kind of prefer Str fighter to Dex fighter, but at this point I feel like that's just being difficult </li> </ul>This is what I've put together so far:Class: FighterRace: Human (standard, not variant)Starting stats: Str 18 Dex 14 Con 16 Int 19 Wis 13 Cha 12Background: Thief-taker (homebrew variant Criminal I've asked my DM to allow, gets Investigation/Stealth as skills)Skills: Athletics, PerceptionFighting Style: Dueling (for sword-and-board)Planned Martial Archetype: Battle MasterPlanned Maneuvers: contingent on party makeup, which I don't know yet. Hoping we have a solid rogue so I can take Commander's Strike.Planned Feats:4: Sentinel6: +2 Strength8: Medium Armor Mastery12: +2 Dexterity14: Resilient: Wisdom16: Observant (+1 Int)19: ???? Shield Master or +2 to something, probablyI care more about getting myself functional and fun ASAP than about theoretical level-20 power.The thing that's bothering me about this build is that I spent ages trying to work out this build with Great Weapon Fighting as the style and Polearm Master and Great Weapon Master as feats alongside Sentinel. The PM/Sentinel synergies look neat and both PM and GWM seem like they are huge damage boosts to have to give up, but I couldn't figure out how to get a decent AC with those without wearing heavy armor which kills stealth.Will I be OK with just Sentinel? Is there anything obvious I've missed?</blockquote>

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