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#1 Clutchbone Nov 05, 2014 17:31:38	This began as a joke to myself but the more I thought about it, the more it started to actually look usable! Of course, this could be sleep deprivation talking... what do you all think?   The Ultimate Raider Assassin 8/Totem Warrior 9/Hunter 3   Race: Half-Orc Ability Score Array: Str 17, Con 15, Dex 13, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 9 Background: Folk Hero Proficient Skills: Animal Handling, Acrobatics, Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, Stealth, Survival Level 1: Rogue 1 – Expertise: Intimidate, Stealth Level 2: Rogue 2 Level 3: Assassin 3 Level 4: Assassin 4 – Ability Score Improvement: Str +2 Level 5: Assassin 5 Level 6: Assassin 6 – Expertise: Perception, Animal Handling Level 7: Assassin 7 Level 8: Assassin 8 – Ability Score Improvement: Mounted Combatant feat Level 9: Ranger 1 – Skill: Nature; Favored Enemy: Humans & Orcs; Natural Explorer: Grassland Level 10: Ranger 2 – Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting Level 11: Hunter 3 – Hunter’s Prey: Colossus Slayer Level 12: Hunter 4 Ability Score Improvement: Dual Wielder Level 13: Barbarian 1 Level 14: Barbarian 2 Level 15: Totem Warrior 3 – Totem Spirit: Bear Level 16: Totem Warrior 4 – Ability Score Improvement: Str +1 & Dex +1 Level 17: Totem Warrior 5 Level 18: Totem Warrior 6 – Aspect of the Beast: Wolf Level 19: Totem Warrior 7 Level 20: Totem Warrior 8 – Ability Score Improvement: Resilient(Con), or Alert, or Wis +1 & Cha +1   Offense: Attack: 1d8+5 Extra Attack: 1d8+5 Two-Weapon Fighting style: 1d8+5 Sneak Attack: 4d6 Colossus Slayer: 1d8 on damaged enemies Rage: +3 x 3 attack rolls = +9 Assassinate: Auto-crit surprised enemies Savage Attacks: +1d8 on crits Mounted Combat: advantage vs unmounted enemies smaller than my mount Hunter’s Mark: +1d6 per attack roll (+3d6). 1hr, 3/day. Concentration, can't use while raging. Use when out of rages.   Follow this order: Hunter’s Mark, Rage, surprise, Attack x3 with advantage, adding Sneak Attack, Assassinate critical, Savage Attacks, and Colossus Slayer. If everything hits and crits, that’s 10d8+14d6+24, or ~118 damage! 10d8+11d6+24, or ~107.5 damage!   Defense: 17 AC with breastplate & Dual Wielder feat Uncanny Dodge: ½ damage from attacks as a reaction Evasion: Negate or ½ damage from dex save effects Rage (Bear Totem): resistance vs all damage but psychic Feral Instinct. Possible to have higher initiative than enemies even if you’re surprised, allowing you to act first and Assassinate! Danger Sense: advantage on Dex saves Mounted Combatant: mount basically gets evasion     Synergies: Mounted Combatant + Sneak Attack always have advantage vs unmounted enemies smaller than my mount. If they are mounted or large, your mount still counts as an ally to activate Sneak Attack! Assassinate + Feral Instinct to act first and assassinate any enemies that surprise you, because it's possible to have higher initiative than enemies even if you’re surprised! Expertise: Animal Handling for mounted combat checks. Especially useful if your mount flies or climbs. Mounted Combatant + Uncanny Dodge lets you take attacks meant for your mount and you only take ½ damage. Uncanny Dodge stacks with rage resistance, so you only take ¼ damage. Danger Sense + Dex save proficiency means you’ll pretty much never get knocked off your mount.     Mounts: Giant Owl if your DM is really nice. AC 12, 19hp, 5 speed, 60 fly! Flyby! Intelligent! Giant Lizards can be mounts. AC 12, 19hp, 30 speed, 30 climb! Elephants are fun! AC 12, 76hp! 40 speed, huge! Dual wield whips if your DM argues about reach from atop a huge mount. Warhorses are your vanilla choice. AC 11, 19hp, 60 speed
#2 bid Nov 05, 2014 19:23:21	Clutchbone wrote:
#3 Elfcrusher Nov 05, 2014 22:33:36	If I were DM'ing I wouldn't allow a mount to count as an ally within 5' for the purpose of Sneak Attack.   But Mounted Combatant otherwise is brilliant.  Never occurred to me before.
(Reply to #3) Clutchbone	Elfcrusher wrote:
#5 IxidorRS Nov 06, 2014 6:43:23	bid wrote:
#6 7he_professor Nov 06, 2014 7:23:41	Clutchbone wrote:
(Reply to #4) Coredump00	Clutchbone wrote:
#8 IxidorRS Nov 06, 2014 8:43:59	Coredump00 wrote:
(Reply to #8) Clutchbone	IxidorRS wrote:
(Reply to #9) Coredump00	Clutchbone wrote:
(Reply to #10) 7he_professor	Coredump00 wrote:
#12 akschmid Nov 06, 2014 10:41:31	Maybe I'm reading it wrong but doesn't Assassinat only crit if you have surprise? Otherwise you just get advantage when you have a higher initiative in the first round. And it is pretty hard to surprise something when you are riding an elephant. Also you seem to have a lot of bonus actions- Rage, Hunter's Mark, Offhand Attack...
(Reply to #10) Clutchbone	Coredump00 wrote:
(Reply to #12) Clutchbone	akschmid wrote:
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