I created a Goliath Wizard recently used in a large, multiple DM, 20 PC one shot. The story was a Dwarven city was going to be attacked by a large Orc war party. Everyone was a Dwarf or Gnome. I was allowed to create a Goliath Wizard because I said his backstory was that he was abandoned by his tribe after showing more of an affinity for magic than athleticism. Naturally, strength was his dump ability, but he still had a 10 using fixed rules. I added that he had been adopted by a Dwarven family which is how he came to be part of this one shot. (Sadly, at last minute I was asked to step in as one of the DM's so another player got to use my character.)
So what is your favorite odd pairing that you actually used? Because I can think of several-fun and unusual combinations...but would you dare to use? Kobold Barbarian anyone?
Warforged (envoy) Warlock with a custom Patron ("The AI). Name is Nein-O.
I play in Greyhawk where warforged don't exists but... the Expedition to the Barrier Peaks most certainly does.
We reskinned the Androids from the Barrier Peaks spacecraft as warforged. My character suffered a "memory loss" due to an accident and had no idea where he came from. He was just activated one day in a ruined town in the Grand Duchy of Geoff and heard voices in his head giving him commands, some of which he's followed so far and others he's ignored.
His "spells" are reskinned to be tech-based. Shocking grasp and lightning lure were no brainers. Eldritch blast is simply some form of energy projection. Clairvoyance are from his "sensors" etc.
Probably the most versatile character I've ever played. Really enjoying him.
Had a warforged warlock myself (almost) in an Exandrian game, save Archfey Pact rather than a custom.
A man driven mad by the loss of his family in that one dragon attack everybody who knows what 'Exandria' means knows about spent twenty years creating his vengeance - a weapon fit to bring the dragons down with. He made capital-D Deals with entities beyond the Veil (i.e. Feywild...probably) to gain the materials and knowledge needed to create his perfect weapon, secluding himself outside civilization to ensure he would survive long enough to complete his Work. When he discovered, years later, that his vengeance had been stolen from him though...well.
The character (named 'Pinnacle' by his creator, built on the Skirmisher warforged rules) woke up in a devastated lab with nothing but a tattered notebook giving him a thoroughly science-madman, haphazard and unreliable account of his creation, as well as the directive to "Live, and see my vengeance done". Heh, the character had an arcane focus gem built into the palm of his left hand and I conned my DM into letting me have a wand sheath in the right arm (though no wand to start with). I was super looking forward to it...until one of the other players insisted on playing his bog-standard Feywild Dandy eladrin Archfey warlock.
Whelp. No Pinnacle for me. But you damn betcha I would've played that character - still might someday if I get a chance - and enjoyed the hell out of it. Nobody ever stays in Warlock but I was absolutely planning to, some of the later-level Invocations are amazing. You can bet your bottom dollar I was salivating over the thought of running Ascendant Step and simply levitating over the battlefield dispensing Iron Man palmblaster justice. Had planned to take Pact of the Tome with Book of Ancient Secrets as hidden magical secrets simply started appearing in the Creator's journal...but hey.
Still hoping to give Pinnacle his day in the sun sometime.
Earlier in my adventures, I started to use some of my own homebrews (actually before I knew about this incredible site!) And I did a Sylvan Faun-Druid. My homebrew race was a half-goat, half humanoid, and pretty much had the same stats as a super fast mountain climbing elf. lol.
Haven't played him yet, but planning on a Kobold Paladin. He wears a large, chain-mail shirt that sags to his knees, and a human knight's helmet with two eye holes cut out the top, revealing his large, bug-like eyes. Wields a rapier with the hilt of a longsword carelessly attached onto it. Praises our world's God of Light, and lives to see it's name spread throughout the kingdom. Needless to say, very few take him seriously.
My Tabaxi Arcane Archer Fighter is having fun, she likes to stay at the back but also soak damage when needed. And she has sticky fingers that should be more suited to a rogue. :)
Haven't played him yet, but planning on a Kobold Paladin. He wears a large, chain-mail shirt that sags to his knees, and a human knight's helmet with two eye holes cut out the top, revealing his large, bug-like eyes. Wields a rapier with the hilt of a longsword carelessly attached onto it. Praises our world's God of Light, and lives to see it's name spread throughout the kingdom. Needless to say, very few take him seriously.
Your character is closer to what I was talking about...like playing a Lawful Good Orc Life Cleric. Or A Yuan-ti Life Cleric. Many races can be almost any class well, but some seem to be not logical which is why I am curious if any have played an odd choice. I have been playing a Tempest Blue Dragonborn. Was a no brainer, to pair his Channel Divinity with his Lightning breath weapon was fun at low level...seemless, pairing even though racial ability bonus didn't include Wisdom...so I have been looking for a perfect odd choice which is why I like the Goliath Wizard.
I hope I hear of more oddities that have been playtested. Bugbear Gunslinger? I mean, why would reaching further with your handheld weapons be beneficial? Stealth makes sense though... Orc Wizard? -2 Intelligence to start. If you play this well, you would be a master player in my book.
I have a Wood Elf Rogue which is by far not an odd race/class combination - but she is a feral child who can't speak and only growls or barks and is viscous. She's about the least Elf-like Elf imaginable.
I also have a Tabaxi Fighter who's built like a Siberian Tiger (one of the largest cats). I made her Dexterity her dump stat so even with the +2 - she's still got a negative modifier. She's just a brute. So playing against the nimble trope of the Tabaxi there.
I have a Wood Elf Rogue which is by far not an odd race/class combination - but she is a feral child who can't speak and only growls or barks and is viscous. She's about the least Elf-like Elf imaginable.
I also have a Tabaxi Fighter who's built like a Siberian Tiger (one of the largest cats). I made her Dexterity her dump stat so even with the +2 - she's still got a negative modifier. She's just a brute. So playing against the nimble trope of the Tabaxi there.
I like the Tabaxi one! I did the same here on DnDBeyond but have not played it.
She's a Dex-based paladin, yet she still has a pretty sturdy AC because of it. She's a Winter Eladrin, so she is perpetually stuck in a sense of hopelessness and despair...combined with the features of the Conquest Paladin, she is almost like a banshee during combat...terrifying her enemies and instilling a sense of dread to any close to her. With her racial Misty Step, she appears ghost-like, spooking one guy just to appear behind another in a wintery mist.
Gnome Totem Barbarian:
A pint-sized Wolverine, this frenzied gnome has an axe to grind against any of the organized monstrous races...after a horde of them, under the banner of a evil tyrant, assaulted and slaughtered his halfling village. Kobold, goblins, orcs...it doesn't matter to him.
He enjoys strong drinks and cigars, often lighting one while sitting atop and mound of recently vanquished foes. And loves a good fight, almost as much as a dwarf, to a point he gets confused as one.
With the "Totem" barbarians bonuses to resistance, strength & speed...imagine the confusion when the tiny gnome is bench-pressing as much as a dwarf or goliath! With an "Eagle" or "Elk" bonuses, this little gnome is FAST. And with the "Bear" resistance to nearly all kinds of damage, and gnome advantage to magic saving throws, this gnome is deceptively hard to kill.
To date, this gnome is my favorite martial character.
Centaur Arcane Trickster disguised as a normal horse.
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You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
She's a Dex-based paladin, yet she still has a pretty sturdy AC because of it. She's a Winter Eladrin, so she is perpetually stuck in a sense of hopelessness and despair...combined with the features of the Conquest Paladin, she is almost like a banshee during combat...terrifying her enemies and instilling a sense of dread to any close to her. With her racial Misty Step, she appears ghost-like, spooking one guy just to appear behind another in a wintery mist.
Gnome Totem Barbarian:
A pint-sized Wolverine, this frenzied gnome has an axe to grind against any of the organized monstrous races...after a horde of them, under the banner of a evil tyrant, assaulted and slaughtered his halfling village. Kobold, goblins, orcs...it doesn't matter to him.
He enjoys strong drinks and cigars, often lighting one while sitting atop and mound of recently vanquished foes. And loves a good fight, almost as much as a dwarf, to a point he gets confused as one.
With the "Totem" barbarians bonuses to resistance, strength & speed...imagine the confusion when the tiny gnome is bench-pressing as much as a dwarf or goliath! With an "Eagle" or "Elk" bonuses, this little gnome is FAST. And with the "Bear" resistance to nearly all kinds of damage, and gnome advantage to magic saving throws, this gnome is deceptively hard to kill.
To date, this gnome is my favorite martial character.
Good one. We had a Gnome Barbarian in our group's last campaign. "Frugg." There is a LEGO Collectible Minifigure that almost seems like was based on our Gnome.
Also like the 1/2 Orc Bard and Centaur is cool. So many possibilities but it would seem like the oddest of odd are hard to come by. Minotaur Bard would be fun. Or Centaur Thief...how would "second-story work," work for the Centaur?
Centaur Arcane Trickster disguised as a normal horse.
I missed your reply, cool one. I just read the article on DnDBeyond Facebook about racial ability score modifiers so it made me interested in reviewing my post. I am curious if you use minor illusion, alter self or something else for the disguise?
Gnome berserker barbarian. Wildly underpowered class/race/subclass combo, but I loved the idea of a gnome as ripped as a goliath. I'm currently playing a derro (homebrew race) warlock, which isn't unconventional, but I intend to finish up my flumph homebrew race to play a paladin.
I created a Goliath Wizard recently used in a large, multiple DM, 20 PC one shot. The story was a Dwarven city was going to be attacked by a large Orc war party. Everyone was a Dwarf or Gnome. I was allowed to create a Goliath Wizard because I said his backstory was that he was abandoned by his tribe after showing more of an affinity for magic than athleticism. Naturally, strength was his dump ability, but he still had a 10 using fixed rules. I added that he had been adopted by a Dwarven family which is how he came to be part of this one shot. (Sadly, at last minute I was asked to step in as one of the DM's so another player got to use my character.)
So what is your favorite odd pairing that you actually used? Because I can think of several-fun and unusual combinations...but would you dare to use? Kobold Barbarian anyone?
Warforged (envoy) Warlock with a custom Patron ("The AI). Name is Nein-O.
I play in Greyhawk where warforged don't exists but... the Expedition to the Barrier Peaks most certainly does.
We reskinned the Androids from the Barrier Peaks spacecraft as warforged. My character suffered a "memory loss" due to an accident and had no idea where he came from. He was just activated one day in a ruined town in the Grand Duchy of Geoff and heard voices in his head giving him commands, some of which he's followed so far and others he's ignored.
His "spells" are reskinned to be tech-based. Shocking grasp and lightning lure were no brainers. Eldritch blast is simply some form of energy projection. Clairvoyance are from his "sensors" etc.
Probably the most versatile character I've ever played. Really enjoying him.
Had a warforged warlock myself (almost) in an Exandrian game, save Archfey Pact rather than a custom.
A man driven mad by the loss of his family in that one dragon attack everybody who knows what 'Exandria' means knows about spent twenty years creating his vengeance - a weapon fit to bring the dragons down with. He made capital-D Deals with entities beyond the Veil (i.e. Feywild...probably) to gain the materials and knowledge needed to create his perfect weapon, secluding himself outside civilization to ensure he would survive long enough to complete his Work. When he discovered, years later, that his vengeance had been stolen from him though...well.
The character (named 'Pinnacle' by his creator, built on the Skirmisher warforged rules) woke up in a devastated lab with nothing but a tattered notebook giving him a thoroughly science-madman, haphazard and unreliable account of his creation, as well as the directive to "Live, and see my vengeance done". Heh, the character had an arcane focus gem built into the palm of his left hand and I conned my DM into letting me have a wand sheath in the right arm (though no wand to start with). I was super looking forward to it...until one of the other players insisted on playing his bog-standard Feywild Dandy eladrin Archfey warlock.
Whelp. No Pinnacle for me. But you damn betcha I would've played that character - still might someday if I get a chance - and enjoyed the hell out of it. Nobody ever stays in Warlock but I was absolutely planning to, some of the later-level Invocations are amazing. You can bet your bottom dollar I was salivating over the thought of running Ascendant Step and simply levitating over the battlefield dispensing Iron Man palmblaster justice. Had planned to take Pact of the Tome with Book of Ancient Secrets as hidden magical secrets simply started appearing in the Creator's journal...but hey.
Still hoping to give Pinnacle his day in the sun sometime.
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Back in 4th Edition. Halfing Wizard. Once you get fly, the small size penalty to movement was a non-issue.
I was a human warlock where I (the player) was his patron. The human's name was also my real name......
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Earlier in my adventures, I started to use some of my own homebrews (actually before I knew about this incredible site!) And I did a Sylvan Faun-Druid. My homebrew race was a half-goat, half humanoid, and pretty much had the same stats as a super fast mountain climbing elf. lol.
Halfling Forge Cleric of Moradin. He's an absolute blast to play.
Also a kobold crossbow fighter (bg:Urban Bounty Hunter). Love Snik.
Haven't played him yet, but planning on a Kobold Paladin. He wears a large, chain-mail shirt that sags to his knees, and a human knight's helmet with two eye holes cut out the top, revealing his large, bug-like eyes. Wields a rapier with the hilt of a longsword carelessly attached onto it. Praises our world's God of Light, and lives to see it's name spread throughout the kingdom. Needless to say, very few take him seriously.
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My Tabaxi Arcane Archer Fighter is having fun, she likes to stay at the back but also soak damage when needed. And she has sticky fingers that should be more suited to a rogue. :)
Your character is closer to what I was talking about...like playing a Lawful Good Orc Life Cleric. Or A Yuan-ti Life Cleric. Many races can be almost any class well, but some seem to be not logical which is why I am curious if any have played an odd choice. I have been playing a Tempest Blue Dragonborn. Was a no brainer, to pair his Channel Divinity with his Lightning breath weapon was fun at low level...seemless, pairing even though racial ability bonus didn't include Wisdom...so I have been looking for a perfect odd choice which is why I like the Goliath Wizard.
I hope I hear of more oddities that have been playtested. Bugbear Gunslinger? I mean, why would reaching further with your handheld weapons be beneficial? Stealth makes sense though... Orc Wizard? -2 Intelligence to start. If you play this well, you would be a master player in my book.
I have a Wood Elf Rogue which is by far not an odd race/class combination - but she is a feral child who can't speak and only growls or barks and is viscous. She's about the least Elf-like Elf imaginable.
I also have a Tabaxi Fighter who's built like a Siberian Tiger (one of the largest cats). I made her Dexterity her dump stat so even with the +2 - she's still got a negative modifier. She's just a brute. So playing against the nimble trope of the Tabaxi there.
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I like the Tabaxi one! I did the same here on DnDBeyond but have not played it.
The barbarian dwarf I played was a lot of fun. Played as a consultant for the leader of the party.
I have a half orc bard that's pretty fun, she's got high charisma and low strength and is a comedian as her performance specialty.
Eladrin Conquest Paladin:
She's a Dex-based paladin, yet she still has a pretty sturdy AC because of it. She's a Winter Eladrin, so she is perpetually stuck in a sense of hopelessness and despair...combined with the features of the Conquest Paladin, she is almost like a banshee during combat...terrifying her enemies and instilling a sense of dread to any close to her. With her racial Misty Step, she appears ghost-like, spooking one guy just to appear behind another in a wintery mist.
Gnome Totem Barbarian:
A pint-sized Wolverine, this frenzied gnome has an axe to grind against any of the organized monstrous races...after a horde of them, under the banner of a evil tyrant, assaulted and slaughtered his halfling village. Kobold, goblins, orcs...it doesn't matter to him.
He enjoys strong drinks and cigars, often lighting one while sitting atop and mound of recently vanquished foes. And loves a good fight, almost as much as a dwarf, to a point he gets confused as one.
With the "Totem" barbarians bonuses to resistance, strength & speed...imagine the confusion when the tiny gnome is bench-pressing as much as a dwarf or goliath! With an "Eagle" or "Elk" bonuses, this little gnome is FAST. And with the "Bear" resistance to nearly all kinds of damage, and gnome advantage to magic saving throws, this gnome is deceptively hard to kill.
To date, this gnome is my favorite martial character.
Centaur Arcane Trickster disguised as a normal horse.
You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
Good one. We had a Gnome Barbarian in our group's last campaign. "Frugg." There is a LEGO Collectible Minifigure that almost seems like was based on our Gnome.
Also like the 1/2 Orc Bard and Centaur is cool. So many possibilities but it would seem like the oddest of odd are hard to come by. Minotaur Bard would be fun. Or Centaur Thief...how would "second-story work," work for the Centaur?
I missed your reply, cool one. I just read the article on DnDBeyond Facebook about racial ability score modifiers so it made me interested in reviewing my post. I am curious if you use minor illusion, alter self or something else for the disguise?
Gnome berserker barbarian. Wildly underpowered class/race/subclass combo, but I loved the idea of a gnome as ripped as a goliath. I'm currently playing a derro (homebrew race) warlock, which isn't unconventional, but I intend to finish up my flumph homebrew race to play a paladin.
Yup our previous party had a Gnome Barbarian. LEGO made a collectable minifigure that looked like him. Even though it is a "Battle Dwarf." See it here: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=col295#T=S&O={"iconly":0}