Sorry about that, Tulok. I mentioned it originally because I thought it was missing, but upon rewatch, I heard you say that you went Monk 8, and deleted my comment. Again, sorry about that
Hey, you missed Monk level 8 on the graphic. Just figured you might want to eyeroll. Thanks for the videos, and keep doing what you do. Edit: honestly, I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t said anything.
Sokka dumping strength is canonically accurate. He's not exactly strong, that's why he uses tools and ingenuity. And his sword master prioritized Sokka's strengths and added dexterity on top of that.
Hey you, maker of builds! Spend hours of your life creating a dnd build for a character that would be hard to adapt from a media that’s mostly obscure. This would greatly validate me and maybe five other people. Thank you.
This build, along Treffy's, showcases one of the best atributes of kensei monks: turning low damage weapons into WMD. Whips, daggers and boomerangs go from 1d4 to potentially 1d12+1d4, and that's both rad and funny at the same time, kinda like Sokka!
Monk is a cool way to make him good with the boomerang, I was imagining battle master + mastermind since you can still get calligraphy with BM, but BM's boomerang doesn't hit as hard and doesn't fit his swordsman training as well as kensei. Great build!
You saved the best member of Team Avatar for last and I’m really happy with how Sokka turned out. Monk rogue is a fun combo. I had no idea that there was an official boomerang, figured there was going to be an artificer dip for returning weapon. This build is way more cohesive though.
The only official boomerang we have is Storm Boomerang from Princes of the Apocalypse. If you remove the Storm elements of the item, and the return on a miss, you get what Tulok describes in the video. DnDBeyond has what Tulok described plus the return on a miss as a simple weapon and they list it as part of the Basic Rules despite it not being there. A 60/120 ranged thrown 1d4 weapon puts the dart to shame. The only thing the dart has going for it is finesse so it can be used with Str.
@@JaelynMcgee Honestly he's basically more of an artificer than Asami is in terms of combat. Asami mainly makes vehicles which she doesn't use for combat, and her fighting comes from martial arts and the shock glove that she got from her father but then made some improvements with. Sokka built and fought with a war balloon, a sword, and armor for Appa.
You know it's nice of sokka to let the ones who aren't proficient in calligraphy some time to shine. That's the markings of a true leader allowing those not as powerful to shine.
While I love this build, I feel the need to point out that Sokka cannonically puts on armor when preparing for major combat. He usually isn't wearing armor, but he wears it when he knows a major fight is coming. So a Battle Master Fighter instead of Monk levels would be another viable way to go. In this instance, simply swap your Int and Wis scores. Just a thought, love the series you're doing! Keep up the great work!
I don't know why Tulok thinks Sokka has a criminal background and is trained in martial arts, but the canon Sokka gets his skills from being a hunter (ranger), weapons smithing (artificer), and being formally trained in swordfighting (battle master).
@@amiiboacid4785 "Arctic" is even an official terrain. And it would come up in an average game about as often as Sokka's abilities to track in snow did :T
I always love characters that's just a basic dudes doing awesome stuff the best they can like Rick O'Connell and Sokka And don't think we didn't notice Tulok, trying to finish up a lot of the teams still unassembled
Excellent build to see! Was not expecting the Rogue levels but definitely thought either Battlemaster or Kensei monk. Since the build seems to have some stat increase space, it might not be unreasonable to replace one of them with the Martial Adept feat to get a couple Battlemaster maneuvers anyway.
Hey Tulok I’ve been watching your videos for years now and I would really be interested to see how you would build Ardbert from Final Fantasy 14 I’m thinking a little bit of paladin thrown in there for the fell Cleves.
Very nice. I was expecting two levels in articifer for the Returning Weapon Infusion. With a background in a Tool for Calligraphy. But the monk and rogue levels were a surprise...
Dude I love your channel and your builds I'm currently trying to brainstorm how to build Ekko from Arcane/LoL Could you make a video on how you would do that? I know you probably have gotten this and tons of other requests already but I would really appreciate that. Either way you're doing awesome and can't wait to see more from you
I always saw Sokka as more of a Battlemaster fighter than a monk. He gained his fighting prowess by studying under the previous generation of warriors, he has studied his enemy, and he uses creative maneuvering to win fights. You know he took a bunch of feats.
Reading the comments, I see a lot of good arguments for a lot of different classes and subclasses. It goes to show you that Sokka is a fairly versatile character and rather difficult to build with all of his abilities. Personally, I'd have tried to work in a level of Bard for Vicious Mockery and poetry, complimenting a Charisma that made at least two women fall in love with him, one of them being the moon. That said, that's a potentially bad investment just to get one level of Bard.
God... im so terrified to watch this. I got inspired by this channel to fuck around wjth building existing characters, and at this point, of the handful ive put real major effort into, Sokka is the last one you hadnt eventually gotten to. (And also the one i spent the most time on). Im legitimately scared to see how yours completely blows mine out of the water. (For the record, i think I went with like... Kensei 6, Swords Bard 5, and like 5 levels of Battlemaster, and then struggled to nail where i wanted the other 4 levels, but i THINK i went Monk 8 and Fighter 7 for ASIs, Evasion, more Maneuvers, and, oddly, Know Your Enemy.)
Before watching build I'm guessing artificer (at least partially) considering he literally invented hot air baloons and submarines. edit: Rouge/Monk makes much more sense in hindsight lol. Good build, sounds fun
I believe RAW the boomerang only returns to you if you miss with it.... could take a 2 level dip into artificer for infusions. sure the spells aren't exactly in character, but you can make your space sword an enhanced weapon, and your boomerang a returning weapon, and it means you won't be double dipping on evasion.
Nice. I did a Sokka build not too long ago, but I used Battlemaster fighter for those tactical maneuvers instead of Kensei. It didn't feel right to me to give him even monk levels of magic, and really he feels more like a high intelligence low wisdom kind of guy to me. He also uses a much wider array of weapons than monks, even Kensei get, and when he knows he's going into a big battle gets some armor. That said, I can respect using Kensei to represent the space sword, and I don't think your way of doing it is bad. Just emphasizes different aspects of the character.
Sokkas a goofball but 2 of his best traits are tactics and invention, it's MAD but I might give him a backstory for tools proficiency or even sacrifice a level to get Artificer too Sokka forged Appa's armor for spirits sake
Faewild Hobgoblins would also be a fun race for this build. With the additional help actions effects. Guessing this was scripted before they where relased.
Still pulling for Eglantine Price (Bednobs and Broomsticks) Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus), Counselor Troi (Star Trek: tNG), Mary Poppins, and the Reverend Doctor Syn (The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh). Bugs Bunny would be good too. Sir Dragonet King Arthur's court jester (Idylls of the King/ Morte d'Arthur) would be wonderful.
I feel like you release these to spite me. I just got done with a level 20 level with the Gaang and I couldn't find a good build for Sokka. Well, I'll have him for the final moments now lmao.
Nice build. I was just gonna go 20 levels of battlemaster, with the outlander background, as a varient-human with the skilled feat; but your build is more interesting. ... I allmost did a dip into bard or artificer, but Saka isn't a caster.
You know what? I want a Sokka solo show. Like he and the gang are all adults and they're all busy with their own things but Sokka I don't know uncovers some plot and the rest of the gang are handling their own problems or fighting bigger fish or running nations. So it's just Sokka as this awkward adult who doesn't feel like the adult in the room but has to be and it's just this point where his advanced wisdom for his age, personality, and skill set both humble and empower him to another level.
A few years ago my wife played Soppa. Just a rip off of Sokka and she also chose Mastermind Rogue. I understand the choice for adding monk but full mastermind felt perfect for him
You finally did! The last member of Team Avatar has a video! I was surprised by the monks levels, thinking you would go for Fighter - Battle Master. Then I remembered, Kensei Monks ALSO get calligraphy (canon!). I was also thinking there might be an artificer level or two, because he does some gadget stuff, in as much as there are "gadgets" in AtLAB.
Honestly, I thought you were going Captain America and go 3 level of Eldritch knight for weapon bond. But as Sokka doesn't do magic, I think you made the right choice.
Me the guy who uses the curve of the boomerang to get the flanking bonus on the enemy. The DM who is cool enough to let me do it with a dexterity save.
Prediction before video starts; Ok, this is one I’ve thought about a bit harder than others Battle master feels the most in line with Sokka’s character But I can see him getting just 2 levels of Artificier to get a returning weapon (Boomerang) I could see a Kensai monk, but since Sokka is explicitly not a bender I don’t think he should be a monk. He doesn’t martial arts so much as fight with weapons, ergo Fighter. I could also see something like Bard to give inspiration to his teammates because he’s the idea guy, but eh? IDK Flash of inspiration could do the same, but he doesn’t fit any of the other artificer subclasses, so I don’t think it’d work. So final guess 18 lvls Battlemaster, 2 lvls Artificer. Oh and Varient Human
Ok, I was way off, totally always forget Mastermind Rogue is there all the time. And I know I argued against Kensai monk, but I forgot about the Calligraphy, so that’s on me. I must repent to the Gods of Ink and Brush for me transgressions.
A request that will never be fulfilled, but I'd love to see your take on: Steve Irwin and/or Jack Hanna. I know they are real people, but kind of also self-made characters.
Missed Monk level 8 on the graphic. Idk why I'm putting this here, it will stop nobody from mentioning it.
You’re still cute tho (and make great content)
Sorry about that, Tulok. I mentioned it originally because I thought it was missing, but upon rewatch, I heard you say that you went Monk 8, and deleted my comment. Again, sorry about that
I neither mentioned or noticed
Any luck with Sailor Mercury? I assume RUclips been gastly to you again?
Hey, you missed Monk level 8 on the graphic. Just figured you might want to eyeroll. Thanks for the videos, and keep doing what you do.
Edit: honestly, I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t said anything.
Sokka dumping strength is canonically accurate. He's not exactly strong, that's why he uses tools and ingenuity. And his sword master prioritized Sokka's strengths and added dexterity on top of that.
Hey you, maker of builds! Spend hours of your life creating a dnd build for a character that would be hard to adapt from a media that’s mostly obscure. This would greatly validate me and maybe five other people. Thank you.
… Did you just call Avatar TLA “mostly obscure?”
To arms!
@@LocalMaple, this comment for the maker of builds is to no context of the character built
Oh, another Kingdom Hearts character? You got it boss 😉
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 But...Vergil! Devil May Cry's deadbeat dad!
Stop being a bore, this is clearly just for fun.
2d4 is objectively more damage than 1d8, because d4's hurt way more when you step on them
Having Sokka stand 30ft away talking HELP bonus actions and a sneak attack throw might be the most accurate build today! I love it 🙌🏽
This build, along Treffy's, showcases one of the best atributes of kensei monks: turning low damage weapons into WMD. Whips, daggers and boomerangs go from 1d4 to potentially 1d12+1d4, and that's both rad and funny at the same time, kinda like Sokka!
1d10, but yes
For a joke, I made a kensei monk and rogue character to maximize blowgun and whip damage. It was so dumb and I loved it
Monk is a cool way to make him good with the boomerang, I was imagining battle master + mastermind since you can still get calligraphy with BM, but BM's boomerang doesn't hit as hard and doesn't fit his swordsman training as well as kensei. Great build!
You saved the best member of Team Avatar for last and I’m really happy with how Sokka turned out. Monk rogue is a fun combo. I had no idea that there was an official boomerang, figured there was going to be an artificer dip for returning weapon. This build is way more cohesive though.
This isn't the Momo build.
@@weathermangohanssj4 or appa.
I thought the same thing regarding artficer given that he has made a few different gadgets
The only official boomerang we have is Storm Boomerang from Princes of the Apocalypse. If you remove the Storm elements of the item, and the return on a miss, you get what Tulok describes in the video.
DnDBeyond has what Tulok described plus the return on a miss as a simple weapon and they list it as part of the Basic Rules despite it not being there.
A 60/120 ranged thrown 1d4 weapon puts the dart to shame. The only thing the dart has going for it is finesse so it can be used with Str.
@@JaelynMcgee Honestly he's basically more of an artificer than Asami is in terms of combat. Asami mainly makes vehicles which she doesn't use for combat, and her fighting comes from martial arts and the shock glove that she got from her father but then made some improvements with. Sokka built and fought with a war balloon, a sword, and armor for Appa.
Like a boomerang I will always come back for sokka. I love this fella
You know it's nice of sokka to let the ones who aren't proficient in calligraphy some time to shine. That's the markings of a true leader allowing those not as powerful to shine.
Finally, team avatar is complete ❤️
What about Appa and Momo tho?
I was fully expecting some battle master levels for commander and maneuvering strikes, but this works nicely as well
While I love this build, I feel the need to point out that Sokka cannonically puts on armor when preparing for major combat. He usually isn't wearing armor, but he wears it when he knows a major fight is coming. So a Battle Master Fighter instead of Monk levels would be another viable way to go. In this instance, simply swap your Int and Wis scores.
Just a thought, love the series you're doing! Keep up the great work!
I'm baffled this one hasn't come yet. That said, as per usual, 10/10. Flawless
"The unagi will eat well tonight!"
Damn. She could at least wait until they get to know each other better.
Thirsty Kabuki Fighter...
The moment we've all been waiting for! I'm gonna guess Battle Master, but I'm excited to see what it is anyway.
I was also shocked to see no Battle Master, given how many maneuvers let you help allies and manipulate the battle field and strategize
I don't know why Tulok thinks Sokka has a criminal background and is trained in martial arts, but the canon Sokka gets his skills from being a hunter (ranger), weapons smithing (artificer), and being formally trained in swordfighting (battle master).
@@amiiboacid4785 "Arctic" is even an official terrain. And it would come up in an average game about as often as Sokka's abilities to track in snow did :T
Two characters in a row with canon calligraphy proficiency? Tulok has ascended...
I wasn't sure where this one was gunna go but man that is a fun sounding build to try out. Well done, as usual.
this build is actually a really sick way to show off how badass sokka is
I always love characters that's just a basic dudes doing awesome stuff the best they can like Rick O'Connell and Sokka
And don't think we didn't notice Tulok, trying to finish up a lot of the teams still unassembled
Finally, a reason to make a character that uses a boomerang!
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BUILD!
Excellent build to see! Was not expecting the Rogue levels but definitely thought either Battlemaster or Kensei monk. Since the build seems to have some stat increase space, it might not be unreasonable to replace one of them with the Martial Adept feat to get a couple Battlemaster maneuvers anyway.
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Calligraphy IS ACTUALLY A PLOT POINT for Sokka.
Congratulations, son. You finally did it.
I love how you built this Tocayo. 3d8 boomerang for the WIN!
MY BOY! Thank you for making yet more proof Human Fighters are useful as heck.
This.
This puts a smile on my face
Love watching characters from some amazing shows and movies brought out like this! Would love to see the captain from treasure planet
I'm glad Tulok takes the time to finish teams.
Hey Tulok I’ve been watching your videos for years now and I would really be interested to see how you would build Ardbert from Final Fantasy 14 I’m thinking a little bit of paladin thrown in there for the fell Cleves.
Finally, my favorite Avatar character! Now's a good time to ask that you do another of my favorite characters, Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach
Very nice. I was expecting two levels in articifer for the Returning Weapon Infusion. With a background in a Tool for Calligraphy. But the monk and rogue levels were a surprise...
always here for an Avatar build!
Dude I love your channel and your builds
I'm currently trying to brainstorm how to build Ekko from Arcane/LoL
Could you make a video on how you would do that? I know you probably have gotten this and tons of other requests already but I would really appreciate that.
Either way you're doing awesome and can't wait to see more from you
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
I've been looking forward to this.
yessss finally, one of my all time favourite characters
I always saw Sokka as more of a Battlemaster fighter than a monk. He gained his fighting prowess by studying under the previous generation of warriors, he has studied his enemy, and he uses creative maneuvering to win fights. You know he took a bunch of feats.
Finally...Zukka can be real with the power of ROLEPLAY! Thanks Tulok!
Awesome, I've been waiting for this
Good build! I was thinking about making someone like Sokka for a while :D
1:26 "Of course, you realize, dis means war." - Sokka Watertribe
Reading the comments, I see a lot of good arguments for a lot of different classes and subclasses. It goes to show you that Sokka is a fairly versatile character and rather difficult to build with all of his abilities. Personally, I'd have tried to work in a level of Bard for Vicious Mockery and poetry, complimenting a Charisma that made at least two women fall in love with him, one of them being the moon. That said, that's a potentially bad investment just to get one level of Bard.
Boomerangs and short swords are already Monk weapons, though.
So the side class chosen is open to switch around.
The ultimate element, Boomerang!
YEES, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOKKA! YEEEEAAAAAAAA!!!!!
I'm so excited to finally get sokka but I wish we could've also gotten penguin because I'm incredibly curios as to how you would build him.
I need to see a video on Azula, Mai & Ty Lee. I'm begging you from the bottom of my heart
Obviously the sneak attack happens on the return strike of the boomerang.
God... im so terrified to watch this. I got inspired by this channel to fuck around wjth building existing characters, and at this point, of the handful ive put real major effort into, Sokka is the last one you hadnt eventually gotten to. (And also the one i spent the most time on). Im legitimately scared to see how yours completely blows mine out of the water. (For the record, i think I went with like... Kensei 6, Swords Bard 5, and like 5 levels of Battlemaster, and then struggled to nail where i wanted the other 4 levels, but i THINK i went Monk 8 and Fighter 7 for ASIs, Evasion, more Maneuvers, and, oddly, Know Your Enemy.)
Man Is building the most powerful character in all of dnd
Before watching build I'm guessing artificer (at least partially) considering he literally invented hot air baloons and submarines. edit: Rouge/Monk makes much more sense in hindsight lol. Good build, sounds fun
You have got to do Guts beserker armor version, I know it'd be really basic but please do go all out on it
I believe RAW the boomerang only returns to you if you miss with it.... could take a 2 level dip into artificer for infusions. sure the spells aren't exactly in character, but you can make your space sword an enhanced weapon, and your boomerang a returning weapon, and it means you won't be double dipping on evasion.
Finally, finally we got Sokka
Moon-her-aang... What a fucking top tier joke holy shit.
I am choosing to forego the last ability score improvement in charisma to acquire the feet, tandem technician for the unearthed arkana Users
Jesse Faden is also a consistent ranged damage dealer with high mobility and leadership skills.
I honestly thought Sokka would have levels on Fighter but this build is great.
I’m still Stunned from that +15 dmg bonus from 120ft away!
Nice. I did a Sokka build not too long ago, but I used Battlemaster fighter for those tactical maneuvers instead of Kensei. It didn't feel right to me to give him even monk levels of magic, and really he feels more like a high intelligence low wisdom kind of guy to me. He also uses a much wider array of weapons than monks, even Kensei get, and when he knows he's going into a big battle gets some armor. That said, I can respect using Kensei to represent the space sword, and I don't think your way of doing it is bad. Just emphasizes different aspects of the character.
I’ve heard some DMs let you take a feat when you have overlapping abilities from multiclassing (evasion/ extra attack).
Sounds reasonable to me
It’s our BOOOOOIII! I’m picturing battle master fighter/ mastermind rogue
Small change: Instead of the final CHA bump, you could instead take the Tough Feat to help with that low HP
Wonderful
My boy got a build. I am so happy.
And yes, Sokka had a daily dose of respecting women (later in season 1)
Okay, pre-video prediction: Variant Human with Artificer Adept (he invents stuff), then a Kensei Monk/Bard build. Heckin' MAD, but silly and fun.
Sokkas a goofball but 2 of his best traits are tactics and invention, it's MAD but I might give him a backstory for tools proficiency or even sacrifice a level to get Artificer too
Sokka forged Appa's armor for spirits sake
Faewild Hobgoblins would also be a fun race for this build. With the additional help actions effects. Guessing this was scripted before they where relased.
Sokka actually uses a warhawk style club/axe too
Still pulling for Eglantine Price (Bednobs and Broomsticks) Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus), Counselor Troi (Star Trek: tNG), Mary Poppins, and the Reverend Doctor Syn (The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh). Bugs Bunny would be good too. Sir Dragonet King Arthur's court jester (Idylls of the King/ Morte d'Arthur) would be wonderful.
I feel like you release these to spite me. I just got done with a level 20 level with the Gaang and I couldn't find a good build for Sokka. Well, I'll have him for the final moments now lmao.
Nice build. I was just gonna go 20 levels of battlemaster, with the outlander background, as a varient-human with the skilled feat; but your build is more interesting.
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I allmost did a dip into bard or artificer, but Saka isn't a caster.
Finally, peace
What's the sourcebook for boomerangs? I didn't think there was official content.
I wanna boo that last pun but I’m too busy laughing, gimme a minute
You know what? I want a Sokka solo show. Like he and the gang are all adults and they're all busy with their own things but Sokka I don't know uncovers some plot and the rest of the gang are handling their own problems or fighting bigger fish or running nations. So it's just Sokka as this awkward adult who doesn't feel like the adult in the room but has to be and it's just this point where his advanced wisdom for his age, personality, and skill set both humble and empower him to another level.
Improved evasion from 3.5 would’ve been great right there, but what are you gonna do?
So what's a good cat folk for Beerus?
A few years ago my wife played Soppa. Just a rip off of Sokka and she also chose Mastermind Rogue. I understand the choice for adding monk but full mastermind felt perfect for him
The Chosen One! Wang Fire!
Putting that disguise kit prof to good use
Of course Sokka is a Rogue. He even has his signature Sneak Attack!
Man, this build has so many things to do with their bonus action, dash, disengage, hide, aim, help, attack, gain bonus damage for a ranged attack...
You finally did! The last member of Team Avatar has a video! I was surprised by the monks levels, thinking you would go for Fighter - Battle Master. Then I remembered, Kensei Monks ALSO get calligraphy (canon!).
I was also thinking there might be an artificer level or two, because he does some gadget stuff, in as much as there are "gadgets" in AtLAB.
Honestly, I thought you were going Captain America and go 3 level of Eldritch knight for weapon bond. But as Sokka doesn't do magic, I think you made the right choice.
Monks already get short sword. Why not a re-flavored rapier? Still gets that juicy sneaky-sneak.
Sokka is a Calligraphy bender confirmed
Woohoo! The Gaang's all done!
If possible, I’d love to see the Straw Hat Gang be made in dnd 5e
Do I have to shout "SNEAK ATTACK!" When I do a sneak attack?
I don’t know why but I expected battle master levels. Still this is very accurate.
Hmm honestly I expected some kind of dexterity based battlemaster but this works too.
Me the guy who uses the curve of the boomerang to get the flanking bonus on the enemy. The DM who is cool enough to let me do it with a dexterity save.
Prediction before video starts;
Ok, this is one I’ve thought about a bit harder than others
Battle master feels the most in line with Sokka’s character
But I can see him getting just 2 levels of Artificier to get a returning weapon (Boomerang)
I could see a Kensai monk, but since Sokka is explicitly not a bender I don’t think he should be a monk. He doesn’t martial arts so much as fight with weapons, ergo Fighter. I could also see something like Bard to give inspiration to his teammates because he’s the idea guy, but eh? IDK
Flash of inspiration could do the same, but he doesn’t fit any of the other artificer subclasses, so I don’t think it’d work.
So final guess 18 lvls Battlemaster, 2 lvls Artificer.
Oh and Varient Human
Ok, I was way off, totally always forget Mastermind Rogue is there all the time.
And I know I argued against Kensai monk, but I forgot about the Calligraphy, so that’s on me. I must repent to the Gods of Ink and Brush for me transgressions.
So what if instead of building a specific character, you tried to power build for specific roles or classes? Such as trying to powerbuild a fighter?
I could have sworn you've already done a Sokka video.
Finallly, gang Avatar is finish!
Thanks.
Air, water, earth, fire, and BOOMERANG!!!
A request that will never be fulfilled, but I'd love to see your take on: Steve Irwin and/or Jack Hanna. I know they are real people, but kind of also self-made characters.