Hey, 5e player here. I want to try out a strength-based valor bard, dragonborn with a greatsword. Any tips for getting the most mileage out of that build?
- Lighting is the damage type the fewest MM critters are resistant to
-Bestow Curse may be a third level spell, but one of the options for it is to emulate Hex and Hunter's Mark.
>>46649559
Aw man. I love lightning, but I used that for my last dragonborn character, I wanted to try something different. Opted into Acid this time. I figured maybe I could use it to burn through metal bars at some point.
How aggro should I play a bard with a greatsword? I mean, I'm an off-healer and party-inspirer, on top of the sword-swinging.
>>46649476
Are you looking to make it big in the competitive imaginary monster slaying scene?
>>46649987
They have competitive DnD?
But no, I'm just looking to have fun. I do like my characters to be proficient though, I don't enjoy feeling like a burden to my party.
>>46649476
Bumping. I am planning to make one of these too.
>>46650030
No I was just making fun of you for playing an imaginary fantasy adventure with friends game in a way that makes you go online and ask people not in your game for "builds".
You're not in a fucking Tekken tournament son.
>>46651427
I was looking at a fun variant on this, the grapple bard. I'm deciding if it's viable with a greatsword, and if it would be too hard to build spells around. I'm thinking I'd just need to plan my approaches to encounters well.
>>46651476
Thanks for doing the one thing more menial than that and wasting your time criticizing my question.
>>46649476
>Have 14 Dex, heaviest armor you get is halfplate which has max dex +2 and you don't want your shit to get shoved in before that
>Fuck Int and Wis, don't be a pussy
>Pick good spells I guess?
I mean, what do you want out of your build? "Strength-based valor bard with a greatsword who is a dragonborn" is most of your decision-making right there, what else do you need? Get a good fightin' feat at level 4 and just have fun I guess.
One of my players is a strength based 1/2orc valor bard. He has his moments...
>>46653588
>Ideals:The world needs metal