@@dndbuildsIt would be accurate to both shows actually, he does go into a sort of frenzied rage with the red eye parts. I noticed GS in the main show is also pretty damn intelligent. He knew to use flour against the Not-Beholder (that I don’t remember the name of) to bait it into blowing itself up. He would have a LOT less levels in Barbarian in the main show. Maybe up to 3 for Berserker but he’d probably have more of a focus in the Abridged series.
The starting "Ranger" class pick is actually VERY lore accurate. In the canon prequel series "Goblin Slayer: Year One' when he first signs up and is filling out his registration sheet...which is pretty much his Character Sheet by DnD standards, the new to the town guild at the time Guild Girl notes that he has "1 in Ranger, 1 in Fighter, and.." the third is left unknown but given he was trained by a Rhea (Hobbit) named "Burgler" (obvious LOTR reference) it's likely he has 1 in Rogue as well, especially since he CAN use a lock pick but he's not the best at it, stating it's not his main class.
I made a character similar to this for Baldurs Gate 3, played them as a ranger with similar stats, but relied heavily on consumable tools and weapons. Throwing poisons, potions, using scrolls, every bomb I could find, and looting an enemy to chuck their weapons at other enemies. It was a ton of fun, especially when I got to the point where I had multiple actions
@@theawkwardpotato1973 And the main point dndbuilds made was that G.S. will use any weapon that's around so he covered the bases. He can use both DEX and STR weapons just fine.
Honestly, Goblin Slayer spends a LOT of time learning about the world and tactics and such and even underhanded stuff. I'd almost argue that multiclassing the last 4 levels into Rogue for sneak attack, expertise, and some others would be good. He is very pragmatic and takes every piece of information he gains in order to maximize his abilities to killing a goblin. Different tactics for different encounters. (EDIT:) I still very much like this build. I thought of the rogue add-on because I believe they call his weapon a short sword, at one point, so finesse sneak attacks wouldn't be put of the question (with some stat changes). Overall, this is a very solid ranger build. Love it.
Yeah, he mostly uses short swords, because he uses swords he's grabbed off goblins' dead bodies and goblins use short swords or daggers, but also because goblin tunnels are tight and longer weapons like longsword, etc are ineffective in tight spaces.
Use standard array instead of point buy Strength 14 Dex 15 Con 13 Wisdom 12 Intelligence 10 Charisma 8 Add the +1 to Dex and con then upgrade wisdom at level 4 to hit multiclassing requirements
Yeah I was tempted to, because when you see that red eye you think rage. But he's so tactical that I really felt like it didn't fit. But you can still wear medium armor as a barbarian and go into rage. But it just didn't feel right to me
@@dndbuilds there is also the bonus to con from raging which fits well with the one fight in the sewers where he literally rages himself back to life long enough to drink a few pots and fight off the goblin champion before dying when he calms down.
Zealot Barbarian's 14th level feature fits quite thematically with Goblin Slayer. (Rage Beyond Death* if I recall correctly) Since GS wears the equivalent of Half-Plate, proficient with all weapons and shields, Rage causes his Improvised Weapons to hit harder (like his Shield), and the Danger Sense to evade Goblin Traps. I think Barbarian fits quite well. Even his helmet without the horns being cut off, gives off Barbarian vibes.
@@Battleguild except GS doesn't fight like how you would expect a barbarian would so having him be almost entirely barbarian levels seems wrong. Thematically I would go with some mix of fighter; for the general combat skills, rogue; for the skills and the more uniquely styled plans; and barbarian for the rage.
@@Lorkanthal I view Goblin Slayer as a type of Barbarian such as Conan, who is an incredible strategist and isn't mindless in his rage. Goblin Slayer's rage is atypical of standard Barbarians, whose rages are depicted as hot and passionate, his rage is cold and calculating. While I did mention the 14th level feature of the Zealot Barbarian, the subclass's other features also aligns with Goblin Slayer's feats, such as: blade coating, refusing undesirable results, and inspiring nearby allies. Though I do agree that Goblin Slayer absolutely has other levels in some combination of: Fighter, Ranger, and/or Rogue. My combination would be: 3 Fighter (Battlemaster) 2 Ranger 1 Rogue
I could see him as a Mark of finding human Mark of Finding If your Human has the Mark of Finding, replace all Racial Traits found in the Player's Handbook with these, except for Age, Alignment, Size, and Speed. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1. Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60ft. of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colors in darkness, only shades of grey. Hunter's Intuition. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Perception) or a Wisdom (Survival) check, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the total ability check. Finder's Magic. You can cast the Hunter's Mark spell with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast the Locate Object spell with it. Once you cast either spell with this trait, you can't cast that spell again until you finish a Long Rest. Wisdom is your Spellcasting Ability for these spells. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin. Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Finding Spells table are added to the spell list of your Spellcasting class. Mark of Finding Spells Spell Level Spell 1st Faerie Fire, Longstrider 2nd Locate Animals or Plants, Locate Object 3rd Clairvoyance, Speak With Plants 4th Divination, Locate Creature 5th Commune With Nature It grants some neat bonuses and a free use of hunters mark a day, sure your feat progression is slowed but it’s far from the worst.
As always, an amazing video. I'd love to see Eren from Attack on Titan. I always thought he'd be a Monk that can utilize some Enlarge/Reduce stacking stuff.
I've been planning for a Titan build, probably going to stick with just Eren for the first video but I did figure out the Colossal and Armored Titan as well.
yep thats pretty much what I did in my campaign but he was more fighter than ranger cause big man never casts his own spells in the anime, I also had some levels in rogue/ scout for the expertise and extra damage
Great build! I would honestly make the build a bit more efficient by focusing on Dexterity more than Strength, not dump it, but have it at decent level. Focusing on Finesse Melee Weapons and Range Attacks would increase the effectiveness of your attacks and actually get your AC to that peak point quicker. I would use Medium Master for like a Feat during the level ups, and take as your first Feat (Variant Human), Crossbow Expert to be able to switch between weapons easily. I would also take those final 4 levels for Rogue (either Assassin to take advantage of surprise and stronger Sneak Attack or Inquisitive to lean into the investigative and tactical fighter he is)
This is a pretty solid build. His other favorite enemies should be like troll or ogre or hobgoblin because in the anime it does show that those creatures run with goblins and he has to fight them. If I'm not mistaken, he even shows proficiency in knowing about some of the creatures.
Awesome 👍🏻, i wish Baulders gate went to lvl20 so we could try this. Hoping to see some dragonborn builds. I came up with one that uses giant path barbarian to make Agnologia
He's straight up a Fighter, specifically a Scout archetype fighter. He doesn't cast spells outside scrolls and it still gives him huge advantages that ranger gives. Also, it's clear he uses Second wind to cheat death by the skin of his nose during one of the sewer fights during the sword maiden arch
Btw if anyone is interested Goblin Slayer actually has his own TRPG. Main edition + 2 supplements so far I think. However not sure if it was translated into english yet. As for choosing ranger as a class, it is fairly fitting, since in manga (both primary and spinoffs) other parties usually employ him when they are looking for someone who would fill mainly "scout" role. Furthermore multiclassing into fighter seems very lore friendly. Loved the "so screw that option". Thanks for nice video and interesting build that I will definitely try out.
Step 1: Use 2nd or 3rd edition. Alternatives like Pathfinder 1e and HackMaster 5e are also good. Step 2: Follow Step 1 and stick to it. It doesn't matter how much someone wants a player coddling edition. Step 3: Be prepared to be realistic and make sure that your players can handle the grit. Step 4: Toss out those who are "easily offended" They are not worth having around. Step 5: Have a super kick ass campaign that your players will talk about for years. Step 6: Bathe in glory.
seeing u reach lv10 ranger + showing the goblin slayer desperate moment, i thought u gonna do berserker barbarian in multi class XD but ye very nice build overall
I'm really surprised none of the goblin slayer builds I've seen have used the Sentinel feat. - impale that pesky goblin that jumped the poor newby next to you (reaction attack when an enemy attacks someone adjacent to you) - cut the legs off any goblin who dares try to escape your wrath (goblins in d&d can disengage as a bonus action, so being able to ignore that AND stop their movement is paramount)
I'd take resilient con over tavern brawler. It's the same bonus but far more practical. (surviving goblin poison, for instance) Plus some of those ranger spells may be concentration.
You know this would be a very fun build to play with if the DM plays along with your focus and gives you he goblin hordes you wanna fight against. Really, if more DMs played along with what their players want to do rather than put them on more generic settings without flexibility, Rangers would be used way more often.
Good call out, but I'm probably never going to call it that only because I did take some french (long long time ago) and whenever I try to pronounce anything the proper way, I feel like everyone just looks at me like I'm being a snob. Meanwhile I'm just trying to be accurate lol. But one of these days, I might say it right and give you a shout out for being the one to give me that correct pronunciation as a thank you
Human Storm Sorcerer Origin. Robin would be harder becouse you need something like a rogue/warlock but I don't know what spells would imitate her devil fruit
A sorcerer is someone who’s magic is innate to be them, however if you take away Nami’s Climattack from her, she loses her “magic.” Also as the navigator she relies upon Intelligence and Wisdom more than Charisma. Wizard also can learn similar spells as Sorcerer and is Intelligent based
So I like this idea, but I might suggest a few changes in the way you level. Levels 1 to 5: Hunter ranger. Feats are medium armor master at 1, and shield master at 4, giving him a variety of techniques to use. 16 dex is more than enough for now. Then, we swap to battle master fighter to 3. Your fighting styles will be dueling and archery. This way, you get maneuvers, multiple fighting styles, and two attacks. This turns into a very versatile goblin hunter which is what he is. If you want the level 6 ranger features before BM fighter, that works too. Since most games dont go beyond 10 anyways, grabbing the bm levels early increases your versatility early on, and let's you see what this character truly is about. Fantastic concept though. I'm definitely making this character.
I'm glad someone noticed the soundtrack lol, and I was tempted to go with some Barbarian, but he felt so tactical that I veered away from it. However, a couple levels in it could be helpful.
I feel like gloomstalker would fit just as well as hunter since goblin slayer tends to use ambush and preparation and spends a lot of tine in the underground tonnels and caves
Only thing I'd do different is get agi to 16 quicker. You said one of your first abilities taken was dependent on agi of at least 16, then wait a good while to get there making the point of that abilities a bit pointless.
Great work! I’d love to see a build based on Dr. Stone (Anime) or the protagonist from The Dungeon Black Company. The former you could focus on all the things an artificer can make not just class features. The latter is a dead ringer for an eloquence bard IMO.
Considering how much GS fighting style relies on planning ahead to outsmart the enemy and figuring out creative solutions to the problems and unexpected situations he faces, only 8 intelligence seems too low imo
yea, I'd say while the theme of ranger fits GS quite well with the favoured enemy that is about all. He doesn't use spells himself like a ranger could so I would have made him some kind of fighter/rogue/barbarian mix.
The best tank i ever made was a satyr battlemind from 4th edition. I cant remember my base AC by 20th.. i think it was 32? My character was able to solo the BBEG's entire bodyguard retinue while the rest of my party fought the boss. That dude was *THE immovable object*
This is great! I want to use this when I play. Thank you. Whenever you get a chance, please do a build for Albedo. I can’t wait to see what you put together for her. Like is she a fallen angel or a feather winged teifling?
Is it possible to add more intelligence and less charisma? Because goblin slayer was looked down upon for, even beginner adventurers look down on him at the start. It wasn't until he had his group that people started to realize he was useful. Amazing vid tho, would love to see more, keep it up.
I think changing one of the fighting styles to thrown weapon fighting would be more accurate. Goblin slayer loves just chucking the weapons hes picked up along the way, otherwise i think that the use of ranger for his "spells" was very clever.
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Hilariously the Author of Goblin Slayer used to be a DnD player. The entire Goblin Slayer universe is a Grimdark themed DnD Homebrewed Camaign, seriously. Goblin Slayer is DnD the anime.
I know you've already done a couple DBZ videos, but could there be a Krillin build sometime down the line? Definitely one of my favorite characters, but for now I'm just settling on using your Goku build with minor modifications, like using Mr. Popo as the patron for the Archfey warlock subclass, to make it seem more lore accurate during the training arc of the Sayain Saga (or DBZ: Abridged's Popo for the RP memes).
I would have sneaked sentinel somewhere maybe instead of tavern. My reasoning: Goblin don t escape goblin slayer and they can take the disengage action with a bonus. But with sentinel you coud still attack them, making you feel truly specialized
I would focus on Fighter, though taking enough levels in ranger for at least horde breaker, since yeah that's useful, but I'd even put a level or 2 into Barbarian. Specifically, Berserker. When your back's against the wall, and you're low, sometimes you just need that little edge that going nuts can give you. Strength as a tertiary stat, just a 13. You don't often need strong hard strikes to kill goblins. You need precision strikes in a narrow cramped cave, not wild slashes. That'll get you killed.
Hey there, great video. I was wondering if you might look into statting a character a little off the beaten path. A book character named, 'Odd Thomas.' He's not a super well known character, and you kinda have to read the books to find out what all he can do, but I think he'd be really fun to play in DND and I'm not super sure how to stat him myself
You can't have the same fighting style twice, and you can't have more than one Fighting Initiate feat, but you can definitely have more than one fighting style.
Seriously, an 8 in Intelligence for a hero known for his brilliant tactics and alchemical knowledge? This is why point buy is stupid and doesn't allow you to accurately roleplay any true hero because you have to dump at least two stats to be good at your job when heroes are generally very well rounded. Especially as a solo PC, he needs good stats to make up for the lack of a party.
DID SOMEONE SAY, GOOOOOOOOBBBLLIIIIIIIIIINNNNSSSSSS!?
I was tempted to add some barbarian just for getting angry about goblins
Don't you mean
GAWWWWWWWWWWWEWBUGHLINNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSS?!
We need to stop all the GAWHBLINS before they GAWBLINATE everything
@@dndbuildsIt would be accurate to both shows actually, he does go into a sort of frenzied rage with the red eye parts. I noticed GS in the main show is also pretty damn intelligent. He knew to use flour against the Not-Beholder (that I don’t remember the name of) to bait it into blowing itself up.
He would have a LOT less levels in Barbarian in the main show. Maybe up to 3 for Berserker but he’d probably have more of a focus in the Abridged series.
@theawkwardpotato1973 the beholder goes unnamed in the show. They do make the joke of "Behold" in the show
The starting "Ranger" class pick is actually VERY lore accurate. In the canon prequel series "Goblin Slayer: Year One' when he first signs up and is filling out his registration sheet...which is pretty much his Character Sheet by DnD standards, the new to the town guild at the time Guild Girl notes that he has "1 in Ranger, 1 in Fighter, and.." the third is left unknown but given he was trained by a Rhea (Hobbit) named "Burgler" (obvious LOTR reference) it's likely he has 1 in Rogue as well, especially since he CAN use a lock pick but he's not the best at it, stating it's not his main class.
People sleep on Tavern Brawler but depending on the build its really useful. You can also use Dead Goblins as a weapon.
Lmao, i just imagine Simeone killing a globlin and Swinging it against other goblins lol
When you want to beat a motherfucker with another motherfucker
@@Arf_69Goblin Slayer has done this exact thing lol
I made a character similar to this for Baldurs Gate 3, played them as a ranger with similar stats, but relied heavily on consumable tools and weapons. Throwing poisons, potions, using scrolls, every bomb I could find, and looting an enemy to chuck their weapons at other enemies. It was a ton of fun, especially when I got to the point where I had multiple actions
No intelligence is crazy he’s incredibly smart. He’s a great leader and comes up with many smart ideas throughout the series
Very nice build. I like your reasoning for choosing features over others. Great work!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it
I agree. Good job.
I'd love to see Ghost Rider done. He's always been my favorite super hero.
I actually did build him a while ago ruclips.net/video/3FIaZEITkAo/видео.html
Isn’t Goblin Slayer using a short sword? A finesse weapon? Most of his options that I remember are weapons that can be used with dexterity.
True, but he does also use longswords, clubs, and other random stuff, so I wanted to make sure to cover all bases.
@@dndbuildshe does not use longswords, he even gives a whole speech on using small weapons because goblins live in small spaces
@@blackwingdragonmastahe literally used i in the background video at about 2:47
@@anishshirodkar484 The main point was that his primary weapon is a shortsword and sometimes a shortbow. A dagger too, I think, sometimes.
@@theawkwardpotato1973 And the main point dndbuilds made was that G.S. will use any weapon that's around so he covered the bases. He can use both DEX and STR weapons just fine.
Honestly, Goblin Slayer spends a LOT of time learning about the world and tactics and such and even underhanded stuff. I'd almost argue that multiclassing the last 4 levels into Rogue for sneak attack, expertise, and some others would be good. He is very pragmatic and takes every piece of information he gains in order to maximize his abilities to killing a goblin. Different tactics for different encounters.
(EDIT:) I still very much like this build. I thought of the rogue add-on because I believe they call his weapon a short sword, at one point, so finesse sneak attacks wouldn't be put of the question (with some stat changes). Overall, this is a very solid ranger build. Love it.
Yeah, he mostly uses short swords, because he uses swords he's grabbed off goblins' dead bodies and goblins use short swords or daggers, but also because goblin tunnels are tight and longer weapons like longsword, etc are ineffective in tight spaces.
@@ericpeterson8732 I know he talks about not using a great sword or anything, but yeah. That's something I definitely remember.
also, short swords ae finesse weapons, so he could use dexterity instead of strength@@ericpeterson8732
Goblin slayer low key taught me flour in the air is flammable. Its pretty explosive irl
Use standard array instead of point buy
Strength 14
Dex 15
Con 13
Wisdom 12
Intelligence 10
Charisma 8
Add the +1 to Dex and con then upgrade wisdom at level 4 to hit multiclassing requirements
I just want to play this to terrorize people who think goblins are cute.
Goblins are way more dangerous to the common folk than any dragon, because goblins are more common
leave my Short-Stacks ALONE!
@@joedoe7041welcome to THE END.
@@Jscallen13 let me guess. you prefer the thirsty knife ears, that harass the orcs constantly
@@joedoe7041 nah. They too snooty.
It's finally here!!! Thank you so much.
Yes I know you requested it a ton of times, I'm happy I could finally come out with it
This is a great build for Gobkin Slayer. Most builds i have seen of him had Barbarian in them and i never saw the point of it since he wears armor.
Yeah I was tempted to, because when you see that red eye you think rage. But he's so tactical that I really felt like it didn't fit. But you can still wear medium armor as a barbarian and go into rage. But it just didn't feel right to me
@@dndbuilds there is also the bonus to con from raging which fits well with the one fight in the sewers where he literally rages himself back to life long enough to drink a few pots and fight off the goblin champion before dying when he calms down.
Zealot Barbarian's 14th level feature fits quite thematically with Goblin Slayer. (Rage Beyond Death* if I recall correctly)
Since GS wears the equivalent of Half-Plate, proficient with all weapons and shields, Rage causes his Improvised Weapons to hit harder (like his Shield), and the Danger Sense to evade Goblin Traps.
I think Barbarian fits quite well. Even his helmet without the horns being cut off, gives off Barbarian vibes.
@@Battleguild except GS doesn't fight like how you would expect a barbarian would so having him be almost entirely barbarian levels seems wrong. Thematically I would go with some mix of fighter; for the general combat skills, rogue; for the skills and the more uniquely styled plans; and barbarian for the rage.
@@Lorkanthal
I view Goblin Slayer as a type of Barbarian such as Conan, who is an incredible strategist and isn't mindless in his rage.
Goblin Slayer's rage is atypical of standard Barbarians, whose rages are depicted as hot and passionate, his rage is cold and calculating.
While I did mention the 14th level feature of the Zealot Barbarian, the subclass's other features also aligns with Goblin Slayer's feats, such as: blade coating, refusing undesirable results, and inspiring nearby allies.
Though I do agree that Goblin Slayer absolutely has other levels in some combination of: Fighter, Ranger, and/or Rogue.
My combination would be:
3 Fighter (Battlemaster)
2 Ranger
1 Rogue
You didn’t just make a Goblin Slayer Build just when I wanted a Goblin Slayer Build? Thank you! 🥲
No problem!
I could see him as a Mark of finding human
Mark of Finding
If your Human has the Mark of Finding, replace all Racial Traits found in the Player's Handbook with these, except for Age, Alignment, Size, and Speed.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60ft. of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colors in darkness, only shades of grey.
Hunter's Intuition. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Perception) or a Wisdom (Survival) check, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the total ability check.
Finder's Magic. You can cast the Hunter's Mark spell with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast the Locate Object spell with it. Once you cast either spell with this trait, you can't cast that spell again until you finish a Long Rest. Wisdom is your Spellcasting Ability for these spells.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin.
Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Finding Spells table are added to the spell list of your Spellcasting class.
Mark of Finding Spells
Spell Level Spell
1st Faerie Fire, Longstrider
2nd Locate Animals or Plants, Locate Object
3rd Clairvoyance, Speak With Plants
4th Divination, Locate Creature
5th Commune With Nature
It grants some neat bonuses and a free use of hunters mark a day, sure your feat progression is slowed but it’s far from the worst.
As always, an amazing video. I'd love to see Eren from Attack on Titan. I always thought he'd be a Monk that can utilize some Enlarge/Reduce stacking stuff.
I've been planning for a Titan build, probably going to stick with just Eren for the first video but I did figure out the Colossal and Armored Titan as well.
@@dndbuilds Looking forward to it as always! One of my players is doing a build based on him, so it'll come in handy for me.
yep thats pretty much what I did in my campaign but he was more fighter than ranger cause big man never casts his own spells in the anime, I also had some levels in rogue/ scout for the expertise and extra damage
Absolutely Perfect, Congratulations⚔️
Thanks a lot!
Great build! I would honestly make the build a bit more efficient by focusing on Dexterity more than Strength, not dump it, but have it at decent level.
Focusing on Finesse Melee Weapons and Range Attacks would increase the effectiveness of your attacks and actually get your AC to that peak point quicker.
I would use Medium Master for like a Feat during the level ups, and take as your first Feat (Variant Human), Crossbow Expert to be able to switch between weapons easily.
I would also take those final 4 levels for Rogue (either Assassin to take advantage of surprise and stronger Sneak Attack or Inquisitive to lean into the investigative and tactical fighter he is)
This is a pretty solid build. His other favorite enemies should be like troll or ogre or hobgoblin because in the anime it does show that those creatures run with goblins and he has to fight them.
If I'm not mistaken, he even shows proficiency in knowing about some of the creatures.
Awesome 👍🏻, i wish Baulders gate went to lvl20 so we could try this. Hoping to see some dragonborn builds. I came up with one that uses giant path barbarian to make Agnologia
Fighter is also a good pick. Maybe there is a feat that gives you a favored enemy? Because GS doesn’t really use magic.
He's straight up a Fighter, specifically a Scout archetype fighter. He doesn't cast spells outside scrolls and it still gives him huge advantages that ranger gives. Also, it's clear he uses Second wind to cheat death by the skin of his nose during one of the sewer fights during the sword maiden arch
Could we have a Turok build sometime?
Btw if anyone is interested Goblin Slayer actually has his own TRPG. Main edition + 2 supplements so far I think. However not sure if it was translated into english yet.
As for choosing ranger as a class, it is fairly fitting, since in manga (both primary and spinoffs) other parties usually employ him when they are looking for someone who would fill mainly "scout" role. Furthermore multiclassing into fighter seems very lore friendly.
Loved the "so screw that option".
Thanks for nice video and interesting build that I will definitely try out.
I would go with:
Strength - 13 = [+1]
Dexterity - 15 +1 = [+3]
Constitution - 13 +1 = [+2]
Intelligence - 12 = [+1]
Wisdom - 12 = [+1]
Charisma - 8 = [-1]
Hobgoblins for the other favored enemy. Then Bugbears, and if necessary, ogres.
Step 1: Use 2nd or 3rd edition. Alternatives like Pathfinder 1e and HackMaster 5e are also good.
Step 2: Follow Step 1 and stick to it. It doesn't matter how much someone wants a player coddling edition.
Step 3: Be prepared to be realistic and make sure that your players can handle the grit.
Step 4: Toss out those who are "easily offended" They are not worth having around.
Step 5: Have a super kick ass campaign that your players will talk about for years.
Step 6: Bathe in glory.
seeing u reach lv10 ranger + showing the goblin slayer desperate moment, i thought u gonna do berserker barbarian in multi class XD but ye very nice build overall
I'm really surprised none of the goblin slayer builds I've seen have used the Sentinel feat.
- impale that pesky goblin that jumped the poor newby next to you (reaction attack when an enemy attacks someone adjacent to you)
- cut the legs off any goblin who dares try to escape your wrath (goblins in d&d can disengage as a bonus action, so being able to ignore that AND stop their movement is paramount)
You can build him better in 3.5. Favored enemy adds damage and can be taken against the same enemy multiple times and bonus stacks.
I'd take resilient con over tavern brawler. It's the same bonus but far more practical. (surviving goblin poison, for instance) Plus some of those ranger spells may be concentration.
You know this would be a very fun build to play with if the DM plays along with your focus and gives you he goblin hordes you wanna fight against. Really, if more DMs played along with what their players want to do rather than put them on more generic settings without flexibility, Rangers would be used way more often.
11:38 Oh boy! Action surge...
Sweet build
FYI, repost is french: it's pronounced re-po-say
Good call out, but I'm probably never going to call it that only because I did take some french (long long time ago) and whenever I try to pronounce anything the proper way, I feel like everyone just looks at me like I'm being a snob. Meanwhile I'm just trying to be accurate lol. But one of these days, I might say it right and give you a shout out for being the one to give me that correct pronunciation as a thank you
Day 5 of asking for Nami from One Piece
Human Storm Sorcerer Origin. Robin would be harder becouse you need something like a rogue/warlock but I don't know what spells would imitate her devil fruit
A sorcerer is someone who’s magic is innate to be them, however if you take away Nami’s Climattack from her, she loses her “magic.” Also as the navigator she relies upon Intelligence and Wisdom more than Charisma. Wizard also can learn similar spells as Sorcerer and is Intelligent based
I would grab the tough feat at level one with 16 STR 14 wis 14 dexterity 12 con 10 int 8 chr and go hunter all the way
Who cares about anything but goblins? Well obviously Hobgoblins are just as much a menace to society but bigger!
Exactly!
Holy heck this only came out 3 hours ago what the heck I searched for this just now.
I'm psychic
@@dndbuilds “so it would seem”
its been a month..did somebody actually made this build to an actual dnd game..??? like to hear it..thanks
So I like this idea, but I might suggest a few changes in the way you level.
Levels 1 to 5: Hunter ranger. Feats are medium armor master at 1, and shield master at 4, giving him a variety of techniques to use. 16 dex is more than enough for now.
Then, we swap to battle master fighter to 3. Your fighting styles will be dueling and archery. This way, you get maneuvers, multiple fighting styles, and two attacks. This turns into a very versatile goblin hunter which is what he is. If you want the level 6 ranger features before BM fighter, that works too.
Since most games dont go beyond 10 anyways, grabbing the bm levels early increases your versatility early on, and let's you see what this character truly is about.
Fantastic concept though. I'm definitely making this character.
the doom soundtrack is really fitting xd and i think i would have multiclassed into barbarian
I'm glad someone noticed the soundtrack lol, and I was tempted to go with some Barbarian, but he felt so tactical that I veered away from it. However, a couple levels in it could be helpful.
I feel like gloomstalker would fit just as well as hunter since goblin slayer tends to use ambush and preparation and spends a lot of tine in the underground tonnels and caves
Only thing I'd do different is get agi to 16 quicker. You said one of your first abilities taken was dependent on agi of at least 16, then wait a good while to get there making the point of that abilities a bit pointless.
Great work! I’d love to see a build based on Dr. Stone (Anime) or the protagonist from The Dungeon Black Company. The former you could focus on all the things an artificer can make not just class features. The latter is a dead ringer for an eloquence bard IMO.
Great Vid!!! I’d love to see a Castlevania build on the future
Considering how much GS fighting style relies on planning ahead to outsmart the enemy and figuring out creative solutions to the problems and unexpected situations he faces, only 8 intelligence seems too low imo
Yeah, I was relying on Wisdom to help carry that idea, and using point buy does limit how many points you can really pull off in other stats.
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Yeah this one's been requested a fair amount
This video is such a dream lol
Put in a it bit of Rogue Class because in Volume 4 and 7 of the Novels we found out he was trained as a Burglar
By his master
yea, I'd say while the theme of ranger fits GS quite well with the favoured enemy that is about all. He doesn't use spells himself like a ranger could so I would have made him some kind of fighter/rogue/barbarian mix.
day 10 of asking for Tsuna from Hitman Reborn in DnD
The best tank i ever made was a satyr battlemind from 4th edition. I cant remember my base AC by 20th.. i think it was 32? My character was able to solo the BBEG's entire bodyguard retinue while the rest of my party fought the boss.
That dude was *THE immovable object*
This is great! I want to use this when I play. Thank you. Whenever you get a chance, please do a build for Albedo. I can’t wait to see what you put together for her. Like is she a fallen angel or a feather winged teifling?
When you say Albedo, I was thinking of the character from Xenosaga. That dude is nuts!
@@hollowblaze2320 Sorry, I meant the one from “Overlord” anime. She’s my favorite character along with Ainz.
Oh, I figured out who you were talking about. There is no need to apologize!
Is it possible to add more intelligence and less charisma? Because goblin slayer was looked down upon for, even beginner adventurers look down on him at the start. It wasn't until he had his group that people started to realize he was useful. Amazing vid tho, would love to see more, keep it up.
I would like to request Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho
Probably worth mentioning but, there are multiple types of goblins to select for your favored enemy (hob-goblins, bugbears, worgs, etc)
Another perfect portrayal all the way down to tavern brawler.
Asking for a "Zato 1" build, 2 months in the making
Skull knight from Berserk when?
Great video btw.
I think changing one of the fighting styles to thrown weapon fighting would be more accurate. Goblin slayer loves just chucking the weapons hes picked up along the way, otherwise i think that the use of ranger for his "spells" was very clever.
Awesome build. You should do either Kazuma from konosuba, or Yuta Okkotsu from jujutsu kaisen next
The Grudge Bearer feat gives you a superior version of Favored Enemy vs. two kinds of creatures
But isn't Grudge Bearer not only Dwarf-only, but also Unearthed Arcana?
@@TheTrueFeleas Correct, so as always, ask your DM
The goblin King.
Goblin slayer is awesome. I wonder how you'd build baki hanma from the baki anime on netflix
I know this may get buried but I love this game, can you do Justia Edelfelt from Browndust 2?
I definitely see it, but I'm not going to lie I had to google that one because I'd never actually heard of it.
@@dndbuilds Its a new-ish game, very fun, Id suggest you try it out and see if it tickles your fancy, unlike a lot of gacha-type games out there, this one doesnt beg too hard for your wallet and you can progress pretty easily, Justia is one of the main characters and I'd be curious to see how she would be built into dnd
can you make ball cranel from danmachi as a fighter pls
Goblin Slayer (the setting I mean, not the character) kinda borrows some cues from Tucker's Kobolds.
Hilariously the Author of Goblin Slayer used to be a DnD player. The entire Goblin Slayer universe is a Grimdark themed DnD Homebrewed Camaign, seriously. Goblin Slayer is DnD the anime.
It sounds like the creator of goblin Slayer and the creator of overlord have a few things in common
@@dndbuilds Don't forget the OG Record of Lodoss War.
I know you've already done a couple DBZ videos, but could there be a Krillin build sometime down the line? Definitely one of my favorite characters, but for now I'm just settling on using your Goku build with minor modifications, like using Mr. Popo as the patron for the Archfey warlock subclass, to make it seem more lore accurate during the training arc of the Sayain Saga (or DBZ: Abridged's Popo for the RP memes).
Sebastian from Overlord please
wouldn't it be more fitting choosing the throwing weapon fighting-style?
Can you build Gerald from Witcher?
Would really like to see a build of Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword.
I would have sneaked sentinel somewhere maybe instead of tavern. My reasoning: Goblin don t escape goblin slayer and they can take the disengage action with a bonus. But with sentinel you coud still attack them, making you feel truly specialized
I agree hunter ranger but my build
Human variant medium armor master
13 hunter ranger
7 Paladin vengeance
Make chrono: chrono trigger
Pantro,lion etc: thundercats
Cosmic garou: one punch man
ok you have done a lot of characters that i didn't think could be done , so how about Boxxo from Reborn As A Vending Machine, I Now Wander The Dungeon
i honestly think he would be a monster hunter, but ranger does work too,
Goblins are Goblinoid. Because there are other races that fall under Goblinoid, such as hobgoblin and bugbear
The other Foe would be Hobgoblins, that covers the larger ones from the anime.
do a sukuna one next
I would focus on Fighter, though taking enough levels in ranger for at least horde breaker, since yeah that's useful, but I'd even put a level or 2 into Barbarian. Specifically, Berserker. When your back's against the wall, and you're low, sometimes you just need that little edge that going nuts can give you.
Strength as a tertiary stat, just a 13. You don't often need strong hard strikes to kill goblins. You need precision strikes in a narrow cramped cave, not wild slashes. That'll get you killed.
I'm curious to see how you would translate someone like the Monkey King Sun Wukong from Journey to the West into D&D.
Hey there, great video. I was wondering if you might look into statting a character a little off the beaten path. A book character named, 'Odd Thomas.' He's not a super well known character, and you kinda have to read the books to find out what all he can do, but I think he'd be really fun to play in DND and I'm not super sure how to stat him myself
I would put 1 leven in barbarian cause he enter in rage sometimes
Please do one for Sally from Bofuri
Make a build for Lion Sin Escanor 🤞🤞🤞
I would've added Rogue levels.
I was tempted to throw in both some rogue and some barbarian, but I didn't want to dilute the build too much
what about when he’s fighting hobgoblins or goblin champions?
Do you think you could do Esdeath from Akame Ga Kill that would be pretty cool
could you do Allen walker from dgray man also love your builds
have tj swxomd favored humanoid enemy be hobgoblins... good reflection of the elite goblins in the show.. They're just bigger goblins.
Day 5 of asking for Tsunade from Naruto
A nice build. How would you build assassin Shuten-douji from Fate grand order?
We could just ask them 😅
9:20 would i be able to flavor this and say he's "mastered moves at blinding speed" instead of the character being actually invisible
i thought in 5e you can't have more than one Fighting Style?
You can't have the same fighting style twice, and you can't have more than one Fighting Initiate feat, but you can definitely have more than one fighting style.
thank you
@@dndbuilds
Seriously, an 8 in Intelligence for a hero known for his brilliant tactics and alchemical knowledge?
This is why point buy is stupid and doesn't allow you to accurately roleplay any true hero because you have to dump at least two stats to be good at your job when heroes are generally very well rounded. Especially as a solo PC, he needs good stats to make up for the lack of a party.
Yeah, but then it turns into playing on god mode, because if you're good at everything it starts to be somewhat boring gameplay.
Can you make Tsubaki from soul eater?
Tsunade senju.
I can’t seem to be able to choose deft explorer
You have to have "Optional Features" active when building, and then you can turn them on as you level
@@dndbuilds ah thank you oh and is it possible that you can make a build revolving around Rake Tyler from extraction