Ok so some of you totally do not understand why Frodo is the one who carries the ring. Frodo might fail a wisdom save or two against its evil, but he is the ONLY PERSON who occasionally passes those saves. Gandalf, Gladriel, and Aragorn won't even touch the ring because they know it will corrupt them. Nobody else in the Fellowship can carry it except Frodo. So if yall say he needs to dump wisdom, I'm sorry, you just don't understand Lord of the Rings. ALSO GANDALF IS A BARD BECAUSE THE MAGIC OF THE WORLD IS TIED TO SONGS READ YOUR LORE FOOLS OF TOOKS.
"While headed to the inn you trip over something on the ground. You pick up The item of No Particular Importance, No Really. Its now in your inventory. Dont worry about it."
@@marshallbartley176 "Billow" originally meant a great wave or surge of the sea. Stay away from coastal regions or water in general. Never *ever* set foot on a boat.
Or if the world is controlled by a very magic-controlling government that will put magic collors on their own mages that will decapitate them if they use too much magic and the more magical items/people in the party, the more that they focus on you
By the end of the build, that's only just above average for Frodo's round one damage. High level rogues are terrifying. Edit: actually, if the online dice calculator I found is accurate, his first round average is _75_ damage
I once heard that by mistake. My DM had lapsed a bit back into the accent of his mother tongue, and I thought he said 76 damage against my lvl 5 barbarian. xD
The one thought I have, and this is very nitpicky and purely a consideration for others who chose to use this build, is going Pact of the Talisman from Tasha's rather than blade. Boost up the luck of the Hobbit even further with improved saves and get Sting as a magical item layer. That said. 10/10 build
Talisman is kinda meh. You can get Guidance from Pact of the Tome, which is pretty much Talisman with unlimited uses that doesn't require a failed roll first.
Love this addition!! Frodo wasn’t much of a fighter (ESPECIALLY not in the movies lmfao) so I don’t see him having much proficiency with a blade route. I see why it was probably done, for some flexibility in adapting him into a campaign, but the lore lends better to this one.
One tea to rule them all, One tea to swerve them. One tea to bring them all, and in the Jade Dragon serve them. Uncle Iroh build please, I'm running dry.
A celestial warlock makes even more sense when you remember that Sauron was a fallen Maia (what gandalf is and there basically the angels from middel earth)
I love how Tulok's doing only 2 characters on a poll now to avoid another Captain Boomerang scenario where he puts a third character to round out the poll only for it to hilariously blow up in his face. Can't wait to see who won that JoJo poll from the Light Yagami video btw
Frodo is an excellent character from a book that's a favorite of news star Anderson Cooper! I'm fired up about having a build for him! Make it happen please!
Oh man, please do a lightning-round style video where you make either Sam, Pippin, and Merry all at once, or Bilbo followed by thirteen dwarven fighters with almost identical stats all at once. Just for April Fool's or something
@@magistermagus1211 I'd put Sam as a cavalier to defend frodo, though some of the beast Totem barbarian abilities like pack tactics and the double carrying capacity would work nicely as well. Maybe barb/cavalier multiclass? Merry and pippin are a little harder, they're probably both rogues? Scout seems to fit pretty well, or thief again to light fireworks as a bonus action.
"Halflings are basically really short humans so we're going to go Variant Human because it'll make a bunch of you mad and put a bunch of comments in the comment section which just helps the algorithm." 100% could see Tulok doing that lol.
@@douglaselder5967 How about some background in a druidic faith? After all, the man WAS hired to be the gardener of bag end, he knows his plants. Perhaps his family was raised in a druidic tradition but he had no talent for the actual spells?
10:18 Man, forget Eldritch Blast. This build would be *amazing* with Booming Blade. A straight-up +3d8 to all attacks and another 4d8 if they come after you? Don't mind if I do.
Amazing damage, yes, but remember, Booming Blade makes *hella* loud noise, alerting everyone in the vicinity to your location. Kinda hard to sneak into Mordor that way.
OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME!!! Booming blade would be perfect with this build, specially because of mobile feat. Stabby stabby, get sneak attacky, booming blade, gtfo, watch them explode power rangers style. it would be awesome.
I was half expecting pact of the talisman for the warlock level 3, it can take any form you want and without invocations you can use it to cast your pact magic so you can just actually say that you're putting the talisman on to become invisible
Gandalf as Frodo's celestial warlock patron, that is brilliant. It makes so much sense. I was just reading Tasha's Cauldron of Everything regarding (mundane-ish) patrons, and Gandalf totally fits that as someone who provides quests and knowledge and other assistance. It also positions him as a foil to the Ring Wraith due to their fiend patron (thanks for the bonus build!). Also, the "you're invisible because you're not qualified to fight anything", LOL!
Lord of the Rings is the story of Frodo making Wisdom saves. He fails a few big ones, but being able to keep the ring in check that entire time says proficiency to me
@@KINFIN123 Seriously dude? Yeah Frodo may have failed some near the end but the fact that he made it as far as he did was impressive. He made it from the Shire to Amon Hen and was still willing to give it to Aragorn completely unprompted.
@@KINFIN123 Are you kidding? He made endless wisdom saves against ever increasing modifiers! Yeah he stumbled a few times, but most of the time he was willing and eager to get rid of it despite refusal to let it go being one of its defining features!
This is one of the strongest builds I've seen on this channel. I think I heard you say 20d6 piercing damage and 10d6 sneak attack??? That's crazy. And all in one round. My mind is blown. I need to take a long walk, just to be picked up by some eagles at the end. Lol.
I really enjoy your new style of making more unique builds and not playing as safe while leaving more up to flavour. Hope to see more Devil May Cry characters soon!
@@Zthewise Yeah. Davvy Jones/Javier Bardem is totally Fathomless Warlock. Since Barbossa is cursed with undeath in CoBP, and since Calypso resurrected him explicitly to release her in AWE, I thought he'd fit better as a Undying Warlock.
This is honestly really solid build in my opinion, Tulok. I think the blending of Rogue and Warlock fits nicely for Frodo. Personally, I probably would have gone for The Fiend Warlock given its connection to Sauron and its corrupting nature, but I definitely see where you were coming from with Frodo’s connection to Gandalf, hence the Celestial Patron. But yeah, I dig it 👍🏻
Halflings thief, celebrity Adventurer scion from Acq inc. The one ring is a magic item, they reference the Fellowships situation in the dmg and call it a ring of invisibility
Technotoadnotafrog The Police were a British rock band who had a famous bassist called Sting; Frodo's sword is also called Sting. Hope it makes sense now!
I appreciate the discussion of the uses of True Strike and the bonus Ring Wraith build we got. Pact of the Blade, I assume? Or do we want to call their mounts familiars and go for Pact of the Chain? Maybe your DM will be cool and let you use Investment of the Chain Master to summon a steed instead of a familiar.
"More of a dagger than a shortsword" If you've seen a real short sword, they're glorified knives to begin with. I think sting is thick enough to be a short sword and not a dagger.
I once read an old illustrated version of the Hobbit. Let's say dwarves are about half as tall as humans, 100-120 cm. In the books illustrations, Bilbo was maybe about half as tall as the dwarves, which would make him about 50-60 cm. For comparison, if memory serves me right, Yoda is 66 cm tall. So, if going from those illustrations, Hobbits are the size of toddlers. The blades of shortswords are around 30-40 cm long, iirc. So yes, considering that Gandalf said, Sting is large enough for Bilbo to use as a shortsword, the Hobbits in the movies are probably too tall, and Sting would be more of a (long) dagger to non-hobbits.
@@derskalde4973 I believe in "Concerning Hobbits" Tolkien said that Hobbits range from 2-4 feet tall (sorry, you'll have to convert that to metric on your own), which would be toddler to, say, 7 year old size?
@@meganofsherwood3665 No worries. A foot is roughly about 30 cm, so I count 1 ft = 30 cm for ease of use. So, 2-4 feet would be around 60-120 cm in height.
Dude, my birthday was yesterday, I was hoping for my surprise barbarian build... 😉 Regardless, Frodo is no Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.... while the people scattered gold-dust before his horse's feet.
Funny enough, while Frodo is a Thief, going off of the book and movies, I feel like Bilbo is probably an Inquisitive rogue. Like whereas Frodo does a look of sneaking and skulking, Bilbo ends up getting through his problems more through being observant, quick thinking and knowing the right thing to say. I mean, he's NOT able to sneak past Smaug, but IS able to talk his way out and spot the dragon's weakness. So Frodo is a thief who is trying to RETURN something (to the fires from whence it came) while Bilbo is hired as a thief despite not actually being one.
If anyone is wondering, the reason Sauron didn't make rings for the Hobbits is because he didn't know that they existed. Not even the Ents knew they existed, and they knew of every other creature in Middle-Earth
Just found your content and I have been looking for a channel like yours. Idk how you decide who would be the next video but here are some options I would like at least 1. Kimblee (full metal Alchemist) 2. Death master Snitch (Warhammer fantasy) 3. Konrad Curz (Warhammer 40k) 4. The mask (from the movie and or comic series "the mask") 5. Eren Yeager. Great video and keep up the good work
bro love the content been around since captain American build, but ya know how you did an epilepsy warning on the static shock video in future a arachnophobia warning would be cool too, other than that keep up the good work you are killing it bro
I think another option for Frodo would be the Inheritor background, since it's whole shtick is an item that was passed down/entrusted to you that the DM can use as a plot hook.
When you make the Sam build I really hope he's a barbarian. Dude managed to both an ancient spider monster and tower full of orcs and uruks but tacking both head on, he also sounded pretty pissed off at the orcs too
You know, considering Frodo essentially has a few magic items and like, one level in rogue (maybe one in fighter as well, but judging based purely on his feats of prowess our boy is not a very high level) I quite like this re-imagining. It lets Frodo naturally get some of the abilities his magic items grant while still staying mostly true to character, and still takes it to level 20. I wonder if this build was more difficult to lay out than some others due to Frodo's limited skillset.
Honestly I would have hesitated making a Frodo build which uses any kind of magic, given he casts no spells and mostly only interacts with enchanted items which are given to him on his adventures. Canonically the books describe him as having occasional visions, but that's about as magical as he himself is. On the OTHER hand, the odds that a DM is going to let you become a complete 1/1 Frodo all the way down to the last magical doodad are slim to none, so giving your halfling these abilities to _mimic_ the effects of Sting and the One Ring and the Phial of Galadriel etc is honestly the best way to go.
The return of the king. Kinda missing the daily uploads but don't do that to yourself again my guy stay safe stay positive. Wait no we want negative results now. Um good day I do sayy.
Obligatory true strike comment Gatekeeping will kill a hobby as the longer out goes on, the harsher it gets and eventually no one will want to participate in the hobby aside from three narrow minded fools who believe the way they do it is the only way and equally complain about lack of people in the hobby
id love to see Barbosa cause I actually made him for a Disney one-shot. The race was Variant human (with the fighting initiate feat), starting class rouge 3 levels total for swashbuckler and for the other two levels we could use I took in warlock of the undying for form of dread flavored as a skeleton and eldritch blast flavored as a flintlock pistol, it was some fun RP and a great build all I would've wanted was one more level so I could have Jack the monkey as a familiar
Protection from Good and Evil gives the undead disadvantage for all attack rolls, still gets stabbed with the cursed blade, with lingering, necrotic, damage. So much for that spell.
I like this one a lot, especially because you picked celestial instead of fiend warlock. Sauron is technically a Demi-god, I believe, so that would still be a celestial. The only thing I would change would be to maybe use pact of the talisman, with the ring being the talisman. Would that fit better? I’m not sure if that would mechanically work, but the pact of the blade seems a bit off. Still a great video as always. Thanks Tulok!
I'm not actually sure if the warlock levels are as necessary. All of his magic tends to be specifically from items. Sting can, technically, be gained from 1st level easy enough, either from the "This Is Your Life" combined with Inheritor (Moon Touched short sword...is the quickest, though there is the minor property option that lets you have the glow when enemies are near...and it got upgraded over the campaign). The Mithril Chain Shirt actually works and could be the use of a feat...or just downtime training. Consider how long they were in Rivendell for Frodo to recover from near death there after Weathertop, and there's probably time there for it. Galadriel's vial doesn't match the light cantrip, and the Elven Cloak is already an item in game. The ring is an artifact/plot device there, as a sentient and cursed item tends to fit quite well for it. Frodo kind of fits Inheritor or Haunted One backgrounds better, both let you play with a few interesting things.
I like this one. I mean, frodo isnt exactly a stone cold killer capable of stabbing you in the back so hard his hand is shoved out the front of your body (going by that huge sneak attack damage thats all i could imagine happening lol) but I know its less about the damage and more about the sneaky. Plus the literal plot armor he has letting him make virtually any saving throws to protect him from danger. I kinda like the idea of setting up a nemesis with ringwraiths (not sure what they would be in D&D) where the more you use invisibility, (not stealth) the closer these strong enemies get to you and the party. They can be driven off, but they will return. It could be interesting setting up a threat thats outside of the current quest your group is dealing with and would be easy to basically create some variation of "I have to destroy the macguffin, these monsters are sent to retrieve it, thats why im out here looking to join a party and not at home smoking the best weed in the district watching my feet get hairier." to put in your backstory.
Race: Lightfoot halfling. Bckground: B.Y.O.B. Stats: #1: Wis: As you pointed out here and on Twitter, Frodo is one of the few characters confirmed to b able to make the saves against the ring. #2: Dex: Even without the ring hobbits are sneaky. #3: Int #4: Cha #5: Con #6: Str Class(es): - So here's the thing. Realistically the Hobbits are commoners that got swords handed to them and were drug along on a quest be party of mid to high level adventurers. None of the clsses really fit the aesthetic of the Hobbits from the show but I've got to go with something so how about. - Rogue: To go with the natural sneakyness of Hobbits augmented by the ring. (how the one ring was explained to me was that it gave you the d&d equivalent of Jack of all Trades/Expertise in addition to it's other powers.) - Hunter Ranger: Hear me out, Frodo walked across middle earth in over the course of an entire year or so, giving him, Sam, and Gollum plenty of time to learn how to survive in the wilderness. That and being constantly hunted by Orcs and Nazgul too. So I don't think some self-taught Ranger levels would be out of the question. - Now for the hardest part. When Frodo put's on the Ring he enters the Wraith World, turning invisible in the process. Invisibility is a 2nd level spell so to truly get Frodo we need to get to Invisibility. But the thing is, Frodo doesn't use any magic at all. He's seemingly completely mundane. So to get around this I say going with a Warlock. Specifically either Archfey or Fiend, whichever Tulok considers Sauron to be. Maybe re-flavor Pact of the Talisman to be a ring instead of an Amulet. But for power reasons if he does go Warlock he'll probably make him a Hexblade/Pact of the Blade. But we'll see. Show me the Goliath Bardbarian!
0:41: a special sword for special stabbing, this is feeling mighty hexy. 3:00: Hey, I was right about the Warlock levels. Didn't expect the Celestial though. But I was guessing this too accurately so far. Something needed to shake it up. 5:02: Yeah I was kind of expecting that to be honest.
*Frodo Baggins* A Lightfoot Halfling rogue (with levels in warlock) who has made it his quest to destroy an incredibly evil artifact -- the One Ring -- as part of a party of eight.
Late to the party but, maybe instead of true strike you could use another (usually) bad, or maybe under appreciated, cantrip: Blade Ward. If you’re trying to stealth through, you can make it more unlikely you’ll drop invisibility by possibly halving the damage. Because that troll should have skewered you in Moria, but good thing you had mithril.
Episode #253 of the Fire Emblem stats: Mr. Frodo Baggins. He's great at swords and authority as the one who destroyed the One Ring, but he's weak to both types of magic, bows, and axes due to his fellowship and heavy armor due to his spry frame. He has great speed, dexterity, luck, and charm but is pretty easy to knock out overall.
As much as it would be a simple build to make, and you've mad at least one archer already, we're gonna need a Legolas build to finish another team... and Sam... and maybe Merry and Pippin.
My take: Cha, mainly to save against the Ring's ego. Constitution, because he's ridiculously tenacious and wont stop walking. Dex, so that he can get a high move stat. Wis, his down home wisdom helps hi knnow whats important. Int, he aint dumb. Dump Str.
My guess: Halfling Rogue with a few levels of Warlock, I'm guessing Archfey (for Misty Escape) with Pact of the Talisman to represent the Ring. EDIT: Off to a good start, but missed the Warlock Patron. I would personally build Frodo with Archfey, since I feel like the Archfey spells and ability match more closely with Sauron than the other Patrons. Also missed on Pact, which I do understand since it's the only way to guarantee Sting is magical with a Roguelock. Would probably still go Talisman though, since his power is from the Ring. Also, while thinking on it further, I feel like Inheritor would be a more appropriate background than Far Traveler, since Frodo does very little traveling before going on his adventure.
So, one thing I tend to homebrew about the halfling race is that they get 30ft of movement instead of 25ft representing their more nimble nature when compared to other small folk.
I see Fighter (monster hunter) 18/ Artificer 2 for that build. The chainsaw would be statted as a short sword both infused with magic and bolstered with superiority die. Boomstick being an infused crossbow.
I thought for sure your were going to use the Tolkien description of Hobbits as "a type of men" to be like "since hobbits are a type of human that sounds like variant human to me". And then I imagined you would laugh evilly as peoples heads exploded.
Can you build Boromir? I know he was corrupted by the ring but still it would be a cool build. I'd guess he would be champion or banneret/purple dragon knight fighter.
I don’t know, I probably would have gone with the GOO warlock and gone with the pact of the talisman, either that or an undying Patron, but I suppose in the end it’s all similar
Still hoping for a Terry Bogard build. As well as some Resident Evil builds for Chris, and Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Carlos Olivera, and Ada Wong with possible builds for Rebecca Chambers, and Billy Coen.
Ok so some of you totally do not understand why Frodo is the one who carries the ring.
Frodo might fail a wisdom save or two against its evil, but he is the ONLY PERSON who occasionally passes those saves.
Gandalf, Gladriel, and Aragorn won't even touch the ring because they know it will corrupt them. Nobody else in the Fellowship can carry it except Frodo.
So if yall say he needs to dump wisdom, I'm sorry, you just don't understand Lord of the Rings.
ALSO GANDALF IS A BARD BECAUSE THE MAGIC OF THE WORLD IS TIED TO SONGS READ YOUR LORE FOOLS OF TOOKS.
Agreed
Lol by seeing the music of life it makes sense that Gandalf would be a bard
Hay man, you watch it when you say Took. Pronounce it right, that's our word.
After the Fellowship is done can we get Silmarillion builds? Turambar would be insane.
This build was really clever, I never thought Frodo would be a Warlock, but it makes sense!
Remember: if your DM gives you a magic item at level 1, that's not a reward. That's a plot hook. Beware.
Me: Begins to look suspiciously at newly found potion of healing...
"While headed to the inn you trip over something on the ground. You pick up The item of No Particular Importance, No Really. Its now in your inventory. Dont worry about it."
Should I be concerned about my cloak of billowing??
@@marshallbartley176 "Billow" originally meant a great wave or surge of the sea. Stay away from coastal regions or water in general. Never *ever* set foot on a boat.
Or if the world is controlled by a very magic-controlling government that will put magic collors on their own mages that will decapitate them if they use too much magic and the more magical items/people in the party, the more that they focus on you
Frodo taking 7 levels to get his first ASI is so on brand for him.
Tulok, mumbling: "you get 7d6 sneak attack damage here"
Me: 76 damage?!
By the end of the build, that's only just above average for Frodo's round one damage. High level rogues are terrifying.
Edit: actually, if the online dice calculator I found is accurate, his first round average is _75_ damage
I once heard that by mistake. My DM had lapsed a bit back into the accent of his mother tongue, and I thought he said 76 damage against my lvl 5 barbarian. xD
The one thought I have, and this is very nitpicky and purely a consideration for others who chose to use this build, is going Pact of the Talisman from Tasha's rather than blade. Boost up the luck of the Hobbit even further with improved saves and get Sting as a magical item layer. That said. 10/10 build
Talisman is kinda meh. You can get Guidance from Pact of the Tome, which is pretty much Talisman with unlimited uses that doesn't require a failed roll first.
@@TheWeirdsound who cares if its meh, it all about that flavor
@@Holyinfern0 ^
Love this addition!! Frodo wasn’t much of a fighter (ESPECIALLY not in the movies lmfao) so I don’t see him having much proficiency with a blade route. I see why it was probably done, for some flexibility in adapting him into a campaign, but the lore lends better to this one.
Half expecting you to troll us with anything other than a halfling.
A gnome in fake furred feet.
Halfings are quite literally Hobbits.
But they had to change the name of the race due to copyright reasons
(edited for accuracy)
@@MegaPompoen This is actually funny. Although DnD did change the name for copywrite reasons, this was done more than 20 years before WoTC existed.
@@bskec2177 That's what I get for knowing 1 piece of trivia without the context lol
Time to edit my comment I guess
Frodo is a warforged goliath. The burden of the ring is so great only one with an amazing encumbrance could handle it.
One tea to rule them all,
One tea to swerve them.
One tea to bring them all,
and in the Jade Dragon serve them.
Uncle Iroh build please, I'm running dry.
And make Sokka I don't care what you say make Sokka! (I don't know why I'm saying this on a reply)
Uncle iroh would be the perfect build to break out that dragon monk
@@Toothieterror battle master who focuses more on support and, despite being the sword fighter, has higher mental stats than physical stats.
Yes pls!
@@runedoom gotta have an artificer dip for the returning weapon infusion (boomerang)
A celestial warlock makes even more sense when you remember that Sauron was a fallen Maia (what gandalf is and there basically the angels from middel earth)
Frodo should have history. He's a halfing nerd that knows elven lore.
“Your favorite characters-“
NO, GIVE US SAM.
That’s for your algorithm, buddy.
After a whole month of being spoiled it feels like forever since I watched the last one.
I love how Tulok's doing only 2 characters on a poll now to avoid another Captain Boomerang scenario where he puts a third character to round out the poll only for it to hilariously blow up in his face. Can't wait to see who won that JoJo poll from the Light Yagami video btw
Frodo is an excellent character from a book that's a favorite of news star Anderson Cooper! I'm fired up about having a build for him! Make it happen please!
Hey, Mason. Just found your cooking channel. Cool stuff. Out of curiosity, what is your favorite spice? I’m partial to coriander, personally.
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Starfire. Interesting.
Oh man, please do a lightning-round style video where you make either Sam, Pippin, and Merry all at once, or Bilbo followed by thirteen dwarven fighters with almost identical stats all at once. Just for April Fool's or something
sam would be a barbarian, with the chef feat and merry and pipin would be warriors... i think
@@magistermagus1211 I'd put Sam as a cavalier to defend frodo, though some of the beast Totem barbarian abilities like pack tactics and the double carrying capacity would work nicely as well. Maybe barb/cavalier multiclass? Merry and pippin are a little harder, they're probably both rogues? Scout seems to fit pretty well, or thief again to light fireworks as a bonus action.
Pippen and Merry would actually be interesting as iirc, they both took levels in different types of fighter towards the end in rohan and gondor.
@@chrishubbard64 true! I haven't seen the movies in a while and totally forgot about that!
@@Jwilhoftstg I think Sam would need some levels in Bard, just for his inspiring nature! XD
"Halflings are basically really short humans so we're going to go Variant Human because it'll make a bunch of you mad and put a bunch of comments in the comment section which just helps the algorithm." 100% could see Tulok doing that lol.
is it weird that i think that sam is going to be a dual wielding barbarian with the chef feat?
He also has tavern brawler. Dude is pretty good at fighting with whatever comes to hand.
I always saw Sam as a Paladin. Chef feat is a must though.
It's funny cos that's my actual character in d&d rn
Can’t justify Druid levels for him, though I want them. Hope we find some way to give him Calligraphy.
@@douglaselder5967 How about some background in a druidic faith? After all, the man WAS hired to be the gardener of bag end, he knows his plants. Perhaps his family was raised in a druidic tradition but he had no talent for the actual spells?
10:18 Man, forget Eldritch Blast. This build would be *amazing* with Booming Blade. A straight-up +3d8 to all attacks and another 4d8 if they come after you? Don't mind if I do.
Can warlock get booming blade?
@@unknownentityenthusiast6765 Yeah, the Sword Coast cantrips go on the Sorceror, Warlock and Wizard spell lists.
yeah, warlocks do. it works well with pact of the blade. it was added in sword coast originally and then tasha's also added it
Amazing damage, yes, but remember, Booming Blade makes *hella* loud noise, alerting everyone in the vicinity to your location. Kinda hard to sneak into Mordor that way.
OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME!!! Booming blade would be perfect with this build, specially because of mobile feat. Stabby stabby, get sneak attacky, booming blade, gtfo, watch them explode power rangers style. it would be awesome.
I was half expecting pact of the talisman for the warlock level 3, it can take any form you want and without invocations you can use it to cast your pact magic so you can just actually say that you're putting the talisman on to become invisible
and quite honestly, if your dm won't let you reflavor it into a ring, you have other problems, so good suggestions
Gandalf as Frodo's celestial warlock patron, that is brilliant. It makes so much sense. I was just reading Tasha's Cauldron of Everything regarding (mundane-ish) patrons, and Gandalf totally fits that as someone who provides quests and knowledge and other assistance. It also positions him as a foil to the Ring Wraith due to their fiend patron (thanks for the bonus build!).
Also, the "you're invisible because you're not qualified to fight anything", LOL!
Prediction: Halfling Rogue with mayyyybe a level or two in Warlock and the resilient feat in Wisdom
Update: I was mostly right! I just forgot Rogues eventually get Wisdom saves
Wisdom proficiency? Frodo succumbs almost instantly to that damn ring. He only survives to the end because he was in Sam’s Aura of Protection
Lord of the Rings is the story of Frodo making Wisdom saves. He fails a few big ones, but being able to keep the ring in check that entire time says proficiency to me
@@KINFIN123 Seriously dude? Yeah Frodo may have failed some near the end but the fact that he made it as far as he did was impressive. He made it from the Shire to Amon Hen and was still willing to give it to Aragorn completely unprompted.
@@KINFIN123 Are you kidding? He made endless wisdom saves against ever increasing modifiers! Yeah he stumbled a few times, but most of the time he was willing and eager to get rid of it despite refusal to let it go being one of its defining features!
"Balrogs and Dementors" got me. I would subscribe again if I wasn't already.
This is one of the strongest builds I've seen on this channel. I think I heard you say 20d6 piercing damage and 10d6 sneak attack??? That's crazy. And all in one round. My mind is blown. I need to take a long walk, just to be picked up by some eagles at the end. Lol.
I really enjoy your new style of making more unique builds and not playing as safe while leaving more up to flavour. Hope to see more Devil May Cry characters soon!
You should do one for Kraven the Hunter
Here’s an interesting build while we’re on the topic of Elijah Wood: 9
I imagine a warforged clockwork soul crossed with artificer
That or a homebrewed homunculus.
The way you lined up the long jump clip was just 👌👌
1:54
I can understand the confusion and I'm unsure if this was intended for comedic purposes, but it's Nazgul.
If had to bet what Barbossa gonna be, I'd say, Swashbuckler/Undying Warlock.
Maybe Fathomless from Tasha's. Wait no that is the undead pirate that hates Jack. No the OTHER other one.
@@Zthewise Yeah. Davvy Jones/Javier Bardem is totally Fathomless Warlock. Since Barbossa is cursed with undeath in CoBP, and since Calypso resurrected him explicitly to release her in AWE, I thought he'd fit better as a Undying Warlock.
@@jacoborourke454 or a revenant human, he is resurrected because of someone else’s goal
This is honestly really solid build in my opinion, Tulok. I think the blending of Rogue and Warlock fits nicely for Frodo. Personally, I probably would have gone for The Fiend Warlock given its connection to Sauron and its corrupting nature, but I definitely see where you were coming from with Frodo’s connection to Gandalf, hence the Celestial Patron. But yeah, I dig it 👍🏻
I hope the Patrons vote for Davy Jones. Barbossa's awesome, no doubt, but I wanna see the squid man warlock
Halflings thief, celebrity Adventurer scion from Acq inc. The one ring is a magic item, they reference the Fellowships situation in the dmg and call it a ring of invisibility
The "Police bassist" one took me a hot minute. Good one.
@@Ubersupersloth The bassist for the band The Police was nicknamed Sting.
OK-- Police Bassist in the Goals section took me about three seconds to get, and then I guffawed. Well done
Can you explain? I still don't get it.
Technotoadnotafrog The Police were a British rock band who had a famous bassist called Sting; Frodo's sword is also called Sting. Hope it makes sense now!
Perfect build at the end: galaxy brain move
Oh snap! This was great! Are you possibly going to do the Witch King next???
make a build for Bard from The Hobbit to be as confusing as possible
I appreciate the discussion of the uses of True Strike and the bonus Ring Wraith build we got. Pact of the Blade, I assume? Or do we want to call their mounts familiars and go for Pact of the Chain? Maybe your DM will be cool and let you use Investment of the Chain Master to summon a steed instead of a familiar.
"More of a dagger than a shortsword"
If you've seen a real short sword, they're glorified knives to begin with. I think sting is thick enough to be a short sword and not a dagger.
I once read an old illustrated version of the Hobbit.
Let's say dwarves are about half as tall as humans, 100-120 cm.
In the books illustrations, Bilbo was maybe about half as tall as the dwarves, which would make him about 50-60 cm. For comparison, if memory serves me right, Yoda is 66 cm tall.
So, if going from those illustrations, Hobbits are the size of toddlers. The blades of shortswords are around 30-40 cm long, iirc.
So yes, considering that Gandalf said, Sting is large enough for Bilbo to use as a shortsword, the Hobbits in the movies are probably too tall, and Sting would be more of a (long) dagger to non-hobbits.
@@derskalde4973 Well, maybe not.
That's really interesting, though.
@@derskalde4973 I believe in "Concerning Hobbits" Tolkien said that Hobbits range from 2-4 feet tall (sorry, you'll have to convert that to metric on your own), which would be toddler to, say, 7 year old size?
@@meganofsherwood3665
No worries. A foot is roughly about 30 cm, so I count 1 ft = 30 cm for ease of use.
So, 2-4 feet would be around 60-120 cm in height.
Bilbo’s sword is now canonically named “Gordon.”
I mean... Canonically, he calls it Sting
@@the_luckiest_charm aka Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE.
Also note: the mitheral vest is an Elven Chain
Now, we wait for the Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins builds
Four Fellowship members down, five to go plus Eowyn & Arwen (whom I hope to see at some point). Gollum too. Hope for Legolas or Sam next.
Dude, my birthday was yesterday, I was hoping for my surprise barbarian build... 😉
Regardless, Frodo is no Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.... while the people scattered gold-dust before his horse's feet.
A new episode every day last month really spoiled me.
Hey Tulok. Just a quick suggestion; you should do a build for Maximus Decimus Meridius from Gladiator. Keep up the great work!
Modern LOTR: Sauron gets hit with a lawsuit for discrimination.
Just a shout out, your videos are the highlight of my Tuesday and Thursday
Funny enough, while Frodo is a Thief, going off of the book and movies, I feel like Bilbo is probably an Inquisitive rogue. Like whereas Frodo does a look of sneaking and skulking, Bilbo ends up getting through his problems more through being observant, quick thinking and knowing the right thing to say. I mean, he's NOT able to sneak past Smaug, but IS able to talk his way out and spot the dragon's weakness.
So Frodo is a thief who is trying to RETURN something (to the fires from whence it came) while Bilbo is hired as a thief despite not actually being one.
I dont care who wins the poll, Barbosa or Davey Jones is a win-win
Is it just me, or is Tulok more energetic in this intro than usual?
If anyone is wondering, the reason Sauron didn't make rings for the Hobbits is because he didn't know that they existed. Not even the Ents knew they existed, and they knew of every other creature in Middle-Earth
everytime I watch a Tulok build I want to start a new campaign just to use that build
Just found your content and I have been looking for a channel like yours.
Idk how you decide who would be the next video but here are some options I would like at least
1. Kimblee (full metal Alchemist)
2. Death master Snitch (Warhammer fantasy)
3. Konrad Curz (Warhammer 40k)
4. The mask (from the movie and or comic series "the mask")
5. Eren Yeager.
Great video and keep up the good work
I’ve been waiting for this one
Sam was the real hero of the story. He had all that back to carry the team, and succeeded.
bro love the content been around since captain American build, but ya know how you did an epilepsy warning on the static shock video in future a arachnophobia warning would be cool too, other than that keep up the good work you are killing it bro
I think another option for Frodo would be the Inheritor background, since it's whole shtick is an item that was passed down/entrusted to you that the DM can use as a plot hook.
When you make the Sam build I really hope he's a barbarian. Dude managed to both an ancient spider monster and tower full of orcs and uruks but tacking both head on, he also sounded pretty pissed off at the orcs too
You know, considering Frodo essentially has a few magic items and like, one level in rogue (maybe one in fighter as well, but judging based purely on his feats of prowess our boy is not a very high level) I quite like this re-imagining. It lets Frodo naturally get some of the abilities his magic items grant while still staying mostly true to character, and still takes it to level 20. I wonder if this build was more difficult to lay out than some others due to Frodo's limited skillset.
Honestly I would have hesitated making a Frodo build which uses any kind of magic, given he casts no spells and mostly only interacts with enchanted items which are given to him on his adventures. Canonically the books describe him as having occasional visions, but that's about as magical as he himself is. On the OTHER hand, the odds that a DM is going to let you become a complete 1/1 Frodo all the way down to the last magical doodad are slim to none, so giving your halfling these abilities to _mimic_ the effects of Sting and the One Ring and the Phial of Galadriel etc is honestly the best way to go.
Did anyone else feel like they could feel their own sanity draining alongside Tulok over the course of December? I was just thinking about that
The return of the king. Kinda missing the daily uploads but don't do that to yourself again my guy stay safe stay positive. Wait no we want negative results now. Um good day I do sayy.
Obligatory true strike comment
Gatekeeping will kill a hobby as the longer out goes on, the harsher it gets and eventually no one will want to participate in the hobby aside from three narrow minded fools who believe the way they do it is the only way and equally complain about lack of people in the hobby
Telling people an option is bad is not gatekeeping. Some take it to extreme levels, but usually people just want to give advice.
id love to see Barbosa cause I actually made him for a Disney one-shot. The race was Variant human (with the fighting initiate feat), starting class rouge 3 levels total for swashbuckler and for the other two levels we could use I took in warlock of the undying for form of dread flavored as a skeleton and eldritch blast flavored as a flintlock pistol, it was some fun RP and a great build all I would've wanted was one more level so I could have Jack the monkey as a familiar
I was like “wait, where’s the true strike joke- oh wait there it is.”
Okay, how weird is it that I'm making corn dogs while Tulok said "...troll that tries to make Frodo a hobbit corndog?"
Protection from Good and Evil gives the undead disadvantage for all attack rolls, still gets stabbed with the cursed blade, with lingering, necrotic, damage. So much for that spell.
I like this one a lot, especially because you picked celestial instead of fiend warlock. Sauron is technically a Demi-god, I believe, so that would still be a celestial. The only thing I would change would be to maybe use pact of the talisman, with the ring being the talisman. Would that fit better? I’m not sure if that would mechanically work, but the pact of the blade seems a bit off. Still a great video as always. Thanks Tulok!
If I recall correctly, Sauron was a Mayar, just as Saruman or Gandalf, that got corrupted. So the Celestial Patron would still work.
Seems like you've been taking it easy on the true strikes, have the bigots, pedants, and gatekeepers actually started to get the hint?
I'm not actually sure if the warlock levels are as necessary. All of his magic tends to be specifically from items. Sting can, technically, be gained from 1st level easy enough, either from the "This Is Your Life" combined with Inheritor (Moon Touched short sword...is the quickest, though there is the minor property option that lets you have the glow when enemies are near...and it got upgraded over the campaign). The Mithril Chain Shirt actually works and could be the use of a feat...or just downtime training. Consider how long they were in Rivendell for Frodo to recover from near death there after Weathertop, and there's probably time there for it. Galadriel's vial doesn't match the light cantrip, and the Elven Cloak is already an item in game.
The ring is an artifact/plot device there, as a sentient and cursed item tends to fit quite well for it.
Frodo kind of fits Inheritor or Haunted One backgrounds better, both let you play with a few interesting things.
One does not simply lift into Mordor... Except Sam. Sam is the true hero
December spoiled me, I've been Davey Jones-ing for my Tulok fix!
I like this one. I mean, frodo isnt exactly a stone cold killer capable of stabbing you in the back so hard his hand is shoved out the front of your body (going by that huge sneak attack damage thats all i could imagine happening lol) but I know its less about the damage and more about the sneaky. Plus the literal plot armor he has letting him make virtually any saving throws to protect him from danger. I kinda like the idea of setting up a nemesis with ringwraiths (not sure what they would be in D&D) where the more you use invisibility, (not stealth) the closer these strong enemies get to you and the party. They can be driven off, but they will return. It could be interesting setting up a threat thats outside of the current quest your group is dealing with and would be easy to basically create some variation of "I have to destroy the macguffin, these monsters are sent to retrieve it, thats why im out here looking to join a party and not at home smoking the best weed in the district watching my feet get hairier." to put in your backstory.
Used this video to try to convince a friend of mine who loves LotR but doesn't yet play D&D
Race: Lightfoot halfling.
Bckground: B.Y.O.B.
Stats:
#1: Wis: As you pointed out here and on Twitter, Frodo is one of the few characters confirmed to b able to make the saves against the ring.
#2: Dex: Even without the ring hobbits are sneaky.
#3: Int
#4: Cha
#5: Con
#6: Str
Class(es):
- So here's the thing. Realistically the Hobbits are commoners that got swords handed to them and were drug along on a quest be party of mid to high level adventurers. None of the clsses really fit the aesthetic of the Hobbits from the show but I've got to go with something so how about.
- Rogue: To go with the natural sneakyness of Hobbits augmented by the ring. (how the one ring was explained to me was that it gave you the d&d equivalent of Jack of all Trades/Expertise in addition to it's other powers.)
- Hunter Ranger: Hear me out, Frodo walked across middle earth in over the course of an entire year or so, giving him, Sam, and Gollum plenty of time to learn how to survive in the wilderness. That and being constantly hunted by Orcs and Nazgul too. So I don't think some self-taught Ranger levels would be out of the question.
- Now for the hardest part. When Frodo put's on the Ring he enters the Wraith World, turning invisible in the process. Invisibility is a 2nd level spell so to truly get Frodo we need to get to Invisibility. But the thing is, Frodo doesn't use any magic at all. He's seemingly completely mundane. So to get around this I say going with a Warlock. Specifically either Archfey or Fiend, whichever Tulok considers Sauron to be. Maybe re-flavor Pact of the Talisman to be a ring instead of an Amulet. But for power reasons if he does go Warlock he'll probably make him a Hexblade/Pact of the Blade. But we'll see.
Show me the Goliath Bardbarian!
0:41: a special sword for special stabbing, this is feeling mighty hexy.
3:00: Hey, I was right about the Warlock levels. Didn't expect the Celestial though. But I was guessing this too accurately so far. Something needed to shake it up.
5:02: Yeah I was kind of expecting that to be honest.
*Frodo Baggins*
A Lightfoot Halfling rogue (with levels in warlock) who has made it his quest to destroy an incredibly evil artifact -- the One Ring -- as part of a party of eight.
The funny thing is in the books there kind of IS a scene where Frodo uses power word kill. Or maybe geas.
Late to the party but, maybe instead of true strike you could use another (usually) bad, or maybe under appreciated, cantrip: Blade Ward. If you’re trying to stealth through, you can make it more unlikely you’ll drop invisibility by possibly halving the damage. Because that troll should have skewered you in Moria, but good thing you had mithril.
Episode #253 of the Fire Emblem stats: Mr. Frodo Baggins.
He's great at swords and authority as the one who destroyed the One Ring, but he's weak to both types of magic, bows, and axes due to his fellowship and heavy armor due to his spry frame.
He has great speed, dexterity, luck, and charm but is pretty easy to knock out overall.
Please do How to Play Duncan Rosenblatt in Dungeons & Dragons (Firebreather Build for D&D 5e)
I hope this includes some warlock levels.
Nice. I was going to suggest Squat Nimbleness, but I guess mobile works too.
When is Legolas joining the fellowship?
I thought it happened in the first movie
"Pretty sneaky, sis". Nice RWBY reference.
RWBY was actually referencing an old Connect Four commercial.
So that reference is _that_ old, then?
As much as it would be a simple build to make, and you've mad at least one archer already, we're gonna need a Legolas build to finish another team... and Sam... and maybe Merry and Pippin.
Id love to see Naruto chatacters. Love to see how you do Sage Mode
One does not simply take the True Strike cantrip
My take: Cha, mainly to save against the Ring's ego. Constitution, because he's ridiculously tenacious and wont stop walking. Dex, so that he can get a high move stat. Wis, his down home wisdom helps hi knnow whats important. Int, he aint dumb. Dump Str.
I really want to see what you would do to make the Arbiter from Halo
My guess: Halfling Rogue with a few levels of Warlock, I'm guessing Archfey (for Misty Escape) with Pact of the Talisman to represent the Ring.
EDIT: Off to a good start, but missed the Warlock Patron. I would personally build Frodo with Archfey, since I feel like the Archfey spells and ability match more closely with Sauron than the other Patrons. Also missed on Pact, which I do understand since it's the only way to guarantee Sting is magical with a Roguelock. Would probably still go Talisman though, since his power is from the Ring. Also, while thinking on it further, I feel like Inheritor would be a more appropriate background than Far Traveler, since Frodo does very little traveling before going on his adventure.
So, one thing I tend to homebrew about the halfling race is that they get 30ft of movement instead of 25ft representing their more nimble nature when compared to other small folk.
Halfling and gnome are the only smalls with 25 anywayz
Ashe from evil dead/army of darkness dnd build?
I see Fighter (monster hunter) 18/ Artificer 2 for that build. The chainsaw would be statted as a short sword both infused with magic and bolstered with superiority die. Boomstick being an infused crossbow.
I thought for sure your were going to use the Tolkien description of Hobbits as "a type of men" to be like "since hobbits are a type of human that sounds like variant human to me". And then I imagined you would laugh evilly as peoples heads exploded.
Can you build Boromir? I know he was corrupted by the ring but still it would be a cool build. I'd guess he would be champion or banneret/purple dragon knight fighter.
IT WOULD BE HERETICAL TO MAKE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE GOD EMPEROR OF MAN
When I saw this I gasped so hard and I don't know why!
I don’t know, I probably would have gone with the GOO warlock and gone with the pact of the talisman, either that or an undying Patron, but I suppose in the end it’s all similar
Still hoping for a Terry Bogard build. As well as some Resident Evil builds for Chris, and Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Carlos Olivera, and Ada Wong with possible builds for Rebecca Chambers, and Billy Coen.
Frodo wouldn't have got very far without Sam. I want to hear more about Sam!
Im super hoping Davy Jones makes it, that would be an amazing build to see!