D&D 5E Statting your favorite literary characters

[Sacrosanct]

Something we've all done since the dawn of time. If you had to stat out some of your favorite literary characters into 5e, how would you do it? I know you can't really get a perfect translation, but if you were to put them in as an NPC, what choices would you make?

Two of my favorite characters of all time:

Garet Jax
Monk 2/Fighter 9 (Battlemaster)
S: 14 D: 20 C: 16 I: 12 W: 14 Ch: 10
HP: 96 AC: 17 Move: 50ft
Weapons: Staff (+9, 1d8+7), short sword (+9, 1d6+7), unarmed (+9, 1d4+5)
Ki: 2 (flurry of blows, patient defense, step of the wind)
Abilities: second wind (1d10+9), action surge, extra attack, indomitable, dueling fighting style
Superiority Dice: 5d8, Save DC: 17
Maneuvers: sweeping attack, evasive footwork, feinting attack, lunging attack, parry
Feats: Mobile, defensive dualist


Fflewddur Fflam
Bard 5 (valor)
S: 10 D: 16 C: 10 I: 13 W: 15 Ch: 15
HP: 28 AC: 17 Move: 30ft
Weapons: long sword (+3, 1d8), short bow (+6, 1d6+3)
Armor: chain shirt
Abilities: Bardic Inspiration (d8), Jack of all trades, Song of rest (d6), Expertise, font of inspiration
Spells: 8 known, 4/3/2

 

[Manbearcat]

Odd Thomas
Paladin (Oath of I See Dead People)

Str: 8
Dex: 10
Int: 16
Wis: 37
Cha: 102

Background: Humble Fry Cook

Abilities: Ghost Animal Companion "A dog named Boo", Commune with Elvis, Commune with Ol' Blue Eyes, Wit as dry as the Atacama Desert.

Bonds: Holding out for a reunion with Stormy

 

[Sacrosanct]

I know you think you're funny, but most times you just come off as threadcapping. Knock it off please.

 

[Manbearcat]

I know you think you're funny, but most times you just come off as threadcapping. Knock it off please.

You pose a question to stat your favorite literary character in 5e. That is my favorite literary character. Why don't you mix in relaxing? Crimeny. You're threadcrapping your own thread with a needless personal attack.

 

[Sacrosanct]

You do this stuff all the time. You think you are being funny. It got old. Fast. And don't give me this "I was just doing my favorite character"; D&D doesn't have ability scores in the 30s and 100s.

So when you go into just about every thread with stuff like this, it's textbook threadcapping, and I'm asking you to knock it off please. Create your own threads if all you want to do is make jokes. Don't keep doing it in everyone else's.

 

[PnPgamer]

Does literary include comic books?

The Joker(chaotic evil):
Str 8
Dex 13
Con 12
Int 14 (can do great villainous plots)
Wis 10 (imsame but sometimes does sensible thing)
Cha 16. (Not sure about this, though. In some he is very able to manipulate people, in others he doesnt care.)

He would be something along the lines of rogue or bard. He is physicslly weak and lacks such training.

 

[The Grassy Gnoll]

Logen Nine-Fingers
Human Barbarian 12
STR 18
DEX 16
CON 20
INT 14
WIS 15
CHA 14
Would have the Half-Orc Resilience ability I reckon, as well.
Unarmed Fighting Feat.
Pirate reputation re skinned to Fearsome Reputation, but same mechanic.

 

[Minsc]

Hugh the Hand

Assassin 9
true neutral

S 12
D 18
C 16
I 14
W 14
C 10

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Most of the characters I can think of either really don't fit D&D (e.g. science fiction characters) or have powers and abilities that don't make sense. Though, now that I think of it...hm.

Sabriel

Human Valor Bard, level 6, background ???

Str 10
Dex 16
Con 12
Int 14
Wis 12
Cha 16

It's not a perfect fit, but it's decent. Maybe give a free bonus feat (Initiate, to pick up Find Familiar for Mogget). The "jack of all trades" stuff would represent her training at the Ancelstierre school (Wyverly College); she's obviously proficient with the Abhorsen's Bells; and Valor because she's a competent fencer who mainly fights light on her feet (her armor is even made of special super-lightweight ceramic rather than metal). Presumably steal some necromancy spells as she gains levels. Probably create a custom background to flesh out her (semi-)unique nature as a scion of a powerful magical bloodline, yet raised in a land that essentially doesn't know magic.

Stats might be a little higher than is actually possible; I'm not really trying for pinpoint accuracy here.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Aragorn
Fighter 7 (champion)/Rogue 2
Str 17, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 18
Expertise (Stealth, Survival)
Equipment: dagger, leather, longsword.