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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 6806996" data-attributes="member: 48965">You know one of the things I never/rarely see mentioned when discussing the breadth of options for the fighter is using equipment creatively...  The player who had a fighter character (Battlemaster) in my last campaign used (on top of the BM maneuvers, regular combat options and options in the DMG)... equipment to supplement his combat options and increase his breadth (different damage types) and effectiveness... does no one else do this?So let's take a look at the options available to a mid level BM fighter (8th level)...  BM Maneuvers5 maneuvers (5 superiority dice)Commander's Strike: Grant ally an attack Disarming Attack: (Debuff) chance to disarm foe (possibly unnecessary if DMG options are in effect)Distracting Strike: (Buff) Advantage on next attack against foeEvasive Footwork: (Buff) Increase AC during movementFeinting Attack: (Buff) Self buff for advantageGoading Attack: (Debuff) Disadv on attacks with targets other than youLunging Attack: Increase reach by 5ftManeuvering Attack:  Tactical movement of alliesMenacing Attack: Inflict fear conditionParry: (Heal) Negate damagePrecision Attack: (Buff) Increase bonus to hitPushing Attack: Push target 15ftRally(Heal); Grant temp hp's to alliesRiposte: Extra attack on a miss by opponentSweeping Attack: Damage to extra foeTrip Attack: Inflict Prone condition PHB OPTIONS All availableBasic Attack (melee or ranged)DashDisengageDodgeHelpGrappleShove (Bullrush)Shove (Trip)EQUIPMENT OPTIONS All availableAcid: A vial of acid that can be used in melee or at range and does 2d6 acid damage.Alchemist Fire: ranged weapon that does 1d4 damage every round and forces the target to use an action to try and extinguish it. (Combine this with oil for an extra 5 pnts of damage per round).Ball Bearings: Covers 10ft square and forces any creature moving in the area to make DC 10 Dex save or fall proneCaltrops: Covers a 5ft area that forces any creature entering the area to move at half speed or succeed on DC 15 Dex save or stop moving and take 1 pnt of damage.  Speed permanently reduced by 10ft until healed of at least 1 point of damage...Holy Water: 2d6 radiant damage to fiends and undeadPoison, Basic: +1d4 poison damage on attack for up to 1 minute.NOTE: This is actually how I would prefer a more "complex" fighter to be done... through equipment that gives him more options inside and outside of combat.DMG OPTIONS All AvailableClimb Onto Bigger CreatureDisarmFlankMarkOverrunShove (Aside)TumbleSo 5 maneuvers + 8 PHB combat options + 6 equipment options + 7 DMG options... 26 options to choose from This list doesn't include feats but I'm seeing a multitude of options for the fighter (and I may have missed some)... so I have to ask... are these just not the options people want?  If so, again like the OP asked... what are you looking for specifically?  If not is there another issue?  Do people not use the generic combat options open to fighters?  If so why not?  Or is there some other issue?</blockquote>

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