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<blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 7546860" data-attributes="member: 98008">[MENTION=47770]immortal[/MENTION] son, I highly recommend the Dex-based Battlemaster for such characters. With Riposte, Parry and Disarm fights felt like a real Swashbuckling affair. I only got to play a little at higher levels, but I put 3 levels into Rogue-Thief and made good use of my Cunning Action to pull rugs out from under people, swing on chandeliers, slide down ballistrades etc. My GM had a liberal view of what constituted the Use Item action.My favourite character that I really want to play more is an Orcish/Tiefling Psychiatrist. He was brought up as an experiment in Nature v Nurture by an eminent psychiatrist. He was experimented on a lot. He is now a doctor himself. He wears a suit and acts like a proper Victorian-era gentleman. He is also a dangerous psychopath who will murder anybody and everything given half a chance. Well, sometimes. He pushes all of his base instincts down, but has to let them out sometimes, or else he goes mad. He has developed potions to regulate his moods. As such he is basically Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde.Strangely he is a Moon Druid by class. His Shapeshift is when he takes on his Bestial form and gives into that aspect. His &quot;spells&quot; are really just potions he has made. Goodberry is a syringe of healing potion etc. He has a lot of calming and healing style spells. I only choose appropriate spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Unwise, post: 7546860, member: 98008"] [MENTION=47770]immortal[/MENTION] son, I highly recommend the Dex-based Battlemaster for such characters. With Riposte, Parry and Disarm fights felt like a real Swashbuckling affair. I only got to play a little at higher levels, but I put 3 levels into Rogue-Thief and made good use of my Cunning Action to pull rugs out from under people, swing on chandeliers, slide down ballistrades etc. My GM had a liberal view of what constituted the Use Item action. My favourite character that I really want to play more is an Orcish/Tiefling Psychiatrist. He was brought up as an experiment in Nature v Nurture by an eminent psychiatrist. He was experimented on a lot. He is now a doctor himself. He wears a suit and acts like a proper Victorian-era gentleman. He is also a dangerous psychopath who will murder anybody and everything given half a chance. Well, sometimes. He pushes all of his base instincts down, but has to let them out sometimes, or else he goes mad. He has developed potions to regulate his moods. As such he is basically Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde. Strangely he is a Moon Druid by class. His Shapeshift is when he takes on his Bestial form and gives into that aspect. His "spells" are really just potions he has made. Goodberry is a syringe of healing potion etc. He has a lot of calming and healing style spells. I only choose appropriate spells. [/QUOTE]

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