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We are trying to find a way to make our bard immortal...

I know, this is a year old. Went Dwarf Pal -2 /Sword Bard 10 so far, campaign going to lvl 20. You forgot to mention that Sword Bard gets extra attack at 5th level. Makes a BIG difference. If anyone reads this, my question is....With this setup, I am thinking Far Step and Spirit Guardians. Spirit Guardians will give me a control spell (slows) and extra damage. Far Step takes care of mobility issues. This build has very different needs than a usual Bard. His Mele is his real strength. For my next magical secrets, it's Greater Steed and Tensors Transformation. The plan is 18 lvls of Bard for any 2 - 9th lvl spells. Any comments/suggestions?

Alternative build to this is taking the Bard of Tragedy by Matt Mercia and using the immunity to death to cheese the Nimbus of Pathos class feature on yourself, allowing you to use it on yourself multiple times without dying

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Paladin/ Cleric is the best in my opinion

Couldn't you just play a 14th level zealot barbarian with a healing potion?

Id like to offer oath of devotion with it's channel divinity, sacred weapon. Being able to add your charisma to hit will really help nullify the -5 sharpshooter ability while giving your weapon a really nice glowing effect. Getting Sanctuary from this oath also a nice way to protect an ally in a tight pinch. I also think you should consider divine favor for extra radiant damage or bless(if you dont already have a cleric) for extra accuracy. By the time you get extra attack you can switch wither for magic weapon for a small boost in accuracy and damage. Sure most of those are concentration spells but if you're in the backline you'll probably be getting hit less anwyays.

Clever build! I would have added ranger levels. They get some key 1-on-1 spells like silence and hunter’s mark as well as great utility that can help add to the “dirty-ness” of the build.

The theory looks interesting, but I've played around with the concept enough to drop it, the cost of optimizing for return to 1 HP doesn't pay really well if you can't come back with enough HP to endure the rest of the combat. Of course at the levels showed probably the party's Cleric would have Heal spell on hold, but still... 15th level Long Death Monk could potentially pull this trick 15 times per short rest, could be a Half-orc with three Life well Tattoos attuned for some really annoying cockroach vibe... But a 15th level Wizard could do even better, send a Simulacrum to the fight, supervising thing with arcane eye, enter in combat later and have a clone as a backup plan

I’m just imagining making them a Warforged instead and basically being a walking beehive 😂

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Excellent build!!! Outside the ASI Faux Pas. I prolly would have started Rogue for more skills

20th level hill dwarf moon Druid with toughness endlessly wildshape into cr 6 beasts or elementals with a bonus 40 hp to every wildshape and still be able to cast spells, yes thank you

Just be an undead warlock elf and stack multiple death wards after a long rest + gift of the protectors invocation

Got a battlemaster monk currently in one of my games. It's working well so far and really "feels" like a character who has martial arts moves.

So i am dumb and though struggling with editing software i completely forgot that you need a DEX of 13 to multiclass into Rogue. So just swap STR and DEX to be 10 and 16 respectively. So would mean you Initiative would be +8 and can only use up to Medium Armor. Thanks to @bassetthound1394 for catching that

The only thing I see wrong is the stats. You need at least 13 dexterity to multiclass into rogue. Swap strength and dexterity and it works. Or you could rework the points

❤ love this! I was thinking about making a storyteller bard. Who realises that their life is also a heroic story to future generations. They then awaken their magic to "rewrite" their own story/reality. I was looking for something based around these mechanics, so glad i found this. Subscribed!

Spirits Bard from Ravenloft book feels greatly thematic, and also grants bonus healing and damage. and many of the "tales" effects can grant you even further defense or offense. while cutting words can reduce their attack-rolls or damage with your reactions, but your sorcerer spells could already be absorb elements and shield, so I went with something different. (I also took this and used the orc from monsters-multiverse, which also gets relentless endurance)

You can't take warcaster at level one if you start as a paladin due to the prerequisite of being able to cast a spell.

One D&D playtest is a mix bag of great ideas, okay ideas and poor ideas. However standardising Subclasses is fantastic. It allows for Subclass to be ported over, with features gained at 3rd, 6th, 10th and 14th.

What an absolutely dope build! I love the way the effects and abilities stack 😙🤌

I would suggest a few alternatives if one wishes to have better tanking or combat control. But you said it well in the time it took As an abjuration wizard you get a magic ward plus temp hp from spells and bind with rage you are seemingless the endless because if your rage ever goes down you can cast a spell and then go back into action and get all of that back I personally was planning on making a nerd rage out of a half elf and taking artificer as an artillerist. Having the same spells and to do same as wizard if not as much with the whole recovery. But thorn whip to close distance and then close combat. Turrets are bonus action economy and are great for tanking or dealing with cleave aoe for smaller targets. They sit on you. And eventually at high levels you could spell cast through an item instead of your casting as long as its not concentration. Due to enchating an item and using the use item action instead of attacking for an easy cure wounds or such

'That who'? I think you mean 'They'. Or 'That which' can't be killed lols🤔

Find Steed will give you heaps of mobility. Like the thrown version a lot, you could go full strength then. Ancients with their entangling stuff is great control/protection too.

not such a shabby idea actually. especially 1/3 casters and non-ki use abilities. Could be great in a loose group.

brilliant support build, go the rest in diviner wizard?!

hilarious!

Zealot barbarian, at 14th or higher, just ignores death while raging. Find a reliable way to self heal and try to avoid being knocked unconscious.

Have you considered taking levels into the Long death monk?

"Alright, who ordered the extra large anti-magic field with a side of cheese fries?" Jokes aside, as DM I wouldn't really mind this since it takes prepwork and resources from the player, and it isn't a 100% guarantee death immunity considering they can still keep getting knocked unconscious (which breaks concentration anyways), which reduces their mobility and contributions in fights. No team = getting focused till overkill/failed DST happen, after all. I will say that 5e's RAW "bounce-back" way of handling dropping to 0 and getting healed makes this a bit gamey. It's nothing terrible that I can't play around to make the player feel rewarded for investing all that time and effort, but also not entirely remove the challenge or stakes for them, though.

Interesting. And you can up cast cure wounds and heroism to keep you in the fight longer.

Mark of detection half-elf or human/orc mark of finding would be an interesting choice in race options as well

Almost like my Crossbow Eldritch Knight. Just need a Ruby of the War Mage attached to a crossbow.

I like it, but how do you narrate/roleplay the whole "comunication in combat" aspect? Like, they simple decide what to do out of character and then do it as if their PCs instinctibly know what the other PCs will do?

We can hope the keep the smite for One D&D the same where is can be used for any weapon attack or unarmed strike

Hey isn't the Barbarian a primal fighter?

To me, your notes seem so good it's almost as good as a script. I barely felt a difference.

What I would do different is choose the Legacy version of the Aarakocra and not that awful Monsters of the Multiverse crap version. I mean a flying speed equal to walking speed, what's the point.

Awesome build. I've tweaked it slightly to make them even more of an eldritch gunslinger with an arcane pepperbox: Custom lineage with gunner feat, plus 2 in Cha and plus 1 in Str. Ability scores are 14, 10, 14, 8, 12, 14. Use an ability score increase to bump Cha again (or twice by 10th level - I took the mobile feat instead). By tenth level the ability scores are 15, 11, 14, 8, 12, 18 (or 20). Use the 15 strength to get splint armor. Negative Int means you need to be careful how you plan your spells. Anything damage dealing with a hit or dc needs to be a warlock spell, any utility or mobility can be from the fighter spells. Obviously, you can swap the Int score for Dex or Wis if you prefer but I'm trying to make a tough and intimidating gunslinger.

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Maybe a Battlemaster fighter with the Unarmed fighting style, particularly with disarming strike and grappling strike. This kinda makes it go nicely with monk. But to get the third Extra Attack, level 11 fighter is paramount. So, for the others(3 in every other one) I would go Beast Barbarian for the Tail that instantly whips people who make a successful hit. Then, maybe Astral self monk, which makes basically a 10ft sphere around you of damage that the astral arms do. Then, Idk, maybe soul knife or phantom rogue for...flavor.

I play a tiefling EK/lock, its pretty fun. I went Old Ones because I love Lovcraftian stuff, and just wanted the flavor. Surprisingly, the 30' telepathy has been more useful than I had expected (ie interrogating a doppelganger that doesn't speak my language, coordinating party actions in a silence field, communicating to one NPC while interacting with another NPC we don't trust, etc.) Yes the blasting and armor are glorious. I use a shield so once I get warcaster and war magic I'll be able to action surge x4 blasts, throw a javelin and use a shield for extra AC. Shield/Absorb elements from EK give good reaction defenses, and eventually I'll pick up Mirror Image and Misty Step. Great offense, defense, and movement. I'm only level 6 right now, but its been a fun class so far.

Surprised you didn't mention action surge.

Or just take 6 levels in paladin… it’s probably better to get that aura of protection and 2nd level spells.

How would you use your ASIs?

The ONLY heavy Armor you will get with this build to wear is Ringmail. STR 9 is the limiting factor, as all the others (in the PHB) require a minimum strength to have, in the heavy armors. AC 14, disadvantage on stealth. Also, shield spell one round as a bonus will negate the crossbow attack if triggered as well. Decent start though.

Love this!

I did something similar but haven't reached level 10 yet. I went 5 levels Hexblade warlock, 3 levels fighter (battlemaster) and I will take the last 2 levels as monk. I grabbed dueling and wanted to stack as much damage on a single handed weapon as I could, I think I did an alright job. It's actually a surprisingly sturdy build with great damage.

I just reflavoured hexblade as being from a divine source an then later multiclassed into paladin as a mechanical expression for the depth of that initial relationship