I wasn't originally planning on playing a fighter, but I only have one other player in my party (and the DM of course) and it turned out that he was gonna play a pretty squishy sorcerer homebrew class, so it only really made sense for me to be able to take a few hits and play a tank. I had originally written a backstory for a warlock and I really liked the backstory so I changed it to fit a fighter but I feel like it's still a bit too warlock like. This is a super short version of his backstory (I modified it to fit a fighter, also haven't decided his name yet). Sorry if it sucks haha
Basically he was a soldier, ended up getting his legs burned off, died on the battlefield, heard a voice that told him to find someone in a nearby town that would guide him, woke up with mechanical legs in replace of his scorched legs which were connected to his body from some sort of black substance weaved through his skin that stretched up the side of his neck. He wanted to find out who saved him and why, so he followed the instructions and set out to the nearby town
Now, yeah, I know that's a crap backstory but it's still in the early stages and it had to be changed quite a bit when I realised he couldn't be a warlock. By the way, the person who brought him back was originally meant to be his patron when he was a warlock (like he was going to have visions of her etc.) so I'm not sure where to go with that. So does anyone here think that his backstory is too much like a warlock backstory to be a fighter and if so is it possible to tank with a warlock? Thanks
No reason why you couldn't keep the backstory and patron idea and go for Eldritch Knight and have his magical powers as the "warlocky" bits, see if your DM might allow you to pick warlcok spells in place of wizard.
Given the legs you mentioned then a God or powerful entity from the plane of Mechanus would be appropriate, maybe one that takes the form of a Gnome Artficer.
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Well if you go hexblade/pact of the blade warlock you get access to medium armor and shields so you can have a pretty decent AC with a breastplate and shield or half plate if you don’t mind disadvantage on stealth. If your DM allows Human Variant you could start with the Tough Feat and boost your HP. As far as stats you dont technically need high STR or DEX since you’ll be attacking with charisma so pump your two highest stats into CHA and CON for more hp. You can take the shield spell to help avoid some extra hits and Armor of Agathys to get temp hp (and deal some nice damage). Thirsting blade at lvl 5 to attack twice with pact weapon. Pick up some magic items along the way to help increase your tankyness and I think it could be possible.
I don't see why it needs to lose any of its "warlock" vibes. In fact, I think it makes the fighter more interesting if you keep everything as is. Because then he's really just a regular guy who had some mysterious being intervene on his behalf. It's pretty compelling and unusual that a powerful patron would bestow a miracle on somebody and expect nothing in return. Heck, maybe that unexpected kindness changed your character's view on why he fights in the first place?
I guess all I'm saying is that you don't need to shoehorn your character into matching a particular class archetype. If you like him with a warlock-y past, then keep him that way. You can always take the Magic Initiate (Warlock) feat or a couple levels in Warlock if you want to explore it more in-game.
Those are both really good ideas. I'll talk to my DM about it and I'll see what he thinks. Also, I probably should have mentioned more about the would-have-been patron. My DM suggested that she mutates creatures and people to try and make a superior race, which would explain the weird black mutation thing that connected his legs. I like that idea but I feel like if I were to go with a warlock instead of a fighter that wouldn't really make sense for a patron.
mutations you say....check out the Simic Combine faction from the Ravnica setting, their all about mutating creatures, maybe one fo them went plane hopping to your campaign and is performing all sorts fo experiements.
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Hearing that it's an eldritch, alpha-race mutation experiment, I'm now further convinced you shouldn't alter the details. You kind of have a Wolverine/Captain America situation on your hands. That's pretty rad.
Perhaps having been a soldier he had seen the miracles of paladins fighting and so forth. After regaining his legs through as you feel is warlockish kind of backstory means go with the fighter/warlock multiclass. But because your character has been traumatized and sees regaining his legs as miraculous he thinks he's becoming a paladin and therefore continue your warriors path. You can multiclass just a bit to gain some magic or take feats as the other person suggested. He's a "figuring-it-out on his own" kinda paladin which really isn't a paladin at all never receiving any official paladin training but lots of soldiering? The delusion can become a fun role-playing point and the warlock backstory becomes "holy" as you keep on fighting and smashing to fill the party role? The truth can then also become a bit of a side story as you advance into the higher levels.
Well if you go hexblade/pact of the blade warlock you get access to medium armor and shields so you can have a pretty decent AC with a breastplate and shield or half plate if you don’t mind disadvantage on stealth. If your DM allows Human Variant you could start with the Tough Feat and boost your HP. As far as stats you dont technically need high STR or DEX since you’ll be attacking with charisma so pump your two highest stats into CHA and CON for more hp. You can take the shield spell to help avoid some extra hits and Armor of Agathys to get temp hp (and deal some nice damage). Thirsting blade at lvl 5 to attack twice with pact weapon. Pick up some magic items along the way to help increase your tankyness and I think it could be possible.
l was also going to advise being a hexblade,and 100% agree with the quoted comment!
Sorry I left this thread for so damn long haha, kinda got locked out of this damn account 😬
Anyway thanks for all the ideas, but I’m definitely sticking to fighter after all of these replies. My other party member (yes, we are a two person party lol) has decided to change his race and class so I need to tank more now. My only concern is that my character is mad vanilla and extremely boring... he kind of ticks most of the boxes for “mediocre human fighter”. He’s about 30, pretty beat up, wields a greatsword...
I’m not even sure if his backstory makes him interesting. I stated his backstory in the first post, but I’ll just do a slightly more detailed one here again
He studied magic in school for a short period of time, but dropped out and joined the military as a way to earn money for his family. Over the years he shot up in the ranks, and when he was well respected as a captain he retired. One day he was asked to make one last supply drop off with a small group of soldiers to a nearby town. He knew he was rusty having not served for some time, but accepted the job. On their way to the town they were attacked by a chimera. They fought against the beast, but many of the soldiers died. The chimera was badly wounded but was still viciously fighting. It looked towards (lol idk his name yet) and approached him. The beast picked him up and tossed him across the field. He slammed into a rock and landed on his back. The chimera sprinted towards him and let out a huge breath of fire, scorching his legs. The beast jumped on him. He grabbed a fallen friend’s sword, pushed the chimera over and stabbed it as many times as he could. He fell back beside the beast. The world began to fade away, the last thing he remembered was someone rushing over to him and saying something about “being back with help” and running away, along with the horrible pain in his legs.
He got up from the ground and found himself in somewhere he didn’t recognise. It was dark, the floor was cold, and there was a slight breeze. A voice came from behind him. He quickly stumbled around to find a woman behind him. He had so many questions, but couldn’t seem to get them out. “Your time isn’t up, soldier. Find the one they call the flickering flame, he will guide you.” she said. And as soon as she came, she was gone. He quickly woke up, gasping for air. He was in the same place.. beside the chimera. He looked down to see his legs were gone.. but instead replaced with metal ones. They were attached to his body with a tough, thick, black substance. He pushed himself up, and set off with one intention. To find the one they call the flickering flame.
So yeah. Thats the backstory. I know no one has any interest but I just wanted to post it. Hope you think it’s good!
I wasn't originally planning on playing a fighter, but I only have one other player in my party (and the DM of course) and it turned out that he was gonna play a pretty squishy sorcerer homebrew class, so it only really made sense for me to be able to take a few hits and play a tank. I had originally written a backstory for a warlock and I really liked the backstory so I changed it to fit a fighter but I feel like it's still a bit too warlock like. This is a super short version of his backstory (I modified it to fit a fighter, also haven't decided his name yet). Sorry if it sucks haha
Basically he was a soldier, ended up getting his legs burned off, died on the battlefield, heard a voice that told him to find someone in a nearby town that would guide him, woke up with mechanical legs in replace of his scorched legs which were connected to his body from some sort of black substance weaved through his skin that stretched up the side of his neck. He wanted to find out who saved him and why, so he followed the instructions and set out to the nearby town
Now, yeah, I know that's a crap backstory but it's still in the early stages and it had to be changed quite a bit when I realised he couldn't be a warlock. By the way, the person who brought him back was originally meant to be his patron when he was a warlock (like he was going to have visions of her etc.) so I'm not sure where to go with that. So does anyone here think that his backstory is too much like a warlock backstory to be a fighter and if so is it possible to tank with a warlock? Thanks
Dude, that's like 70% the beginning of Sekiro. If it works for a shinobi it can work for a fighter.
That being said, Hexblade Warlocks with Pact of the Blade and a lot of Dex can be tanky enough for you. Warlocks also get some utility-ish spells like Hunger of Hadar that you can use to keep enemies off your squishy Sorcerer buddy.
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Sorry I left this thread for so damn long haha, kinda got locked out of this damn account 😬
Anyway thanks for all the ideas, but I’m definitely sticking to fighter after all of these replies. My other party member (yes, we are a two person party lol) has decided to change his race and class so I need to tank more now. My only concern is that my character is mad vanilla and extremely boring... he kind of ticks most of the boxes for “mediocre human fighter”. He’s about 30, pretty beat up, wields a greatsword...
I’m not even sure if his backstory makes him interesting.
this is where coming up with personality traits and things like that can add more character....to your character. I like adding a comedic value by playing characters that suck at what they’re supposed to be good at, bard that sucks at singing, clumsy rogue, ranger that hates being outdoors, you get the idea. If you have any negative statistics play into it heavily, low INT could be a forgetful character, low WIS could give terrible advice, so think about your lowest stat and how that may impact your character. your character has legs that are not his own, think about how that might affect someone. Maybe they carry a memento of their family and stares at it around the campfire and does anything to protect it.
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I wasn't originally planning on playing a fighter, but I only have one other player in my party (and the DM of course) and it turned out that he was gonna play a pretty squishy sorcerer homebrew class, so it only really made sense for me to be able to take a few hits and play a tank. I had originally written a backstory for a warlock and I really liked the backstory so I changed it to fit a fighter but I feel like it's still a bit too warlock like. This is a super short version of his backstory (I modified it to fit a fighter, also haven't decided his name yet). Sorry if it sucks haha
Basically he was a soldier, ended up getting his legs burned off, died on the battlefield, heard a voice that told him to find someone in a nearby town that would guide him, woke up with mechanical legs in replace of his scorched legs which were connected to his body from some sort of black substance weaved through his skin that stretched up the side of his neck. He wanted to find out who saved him and why, so he followed the instructions and set out to the nearby town
Now, yeah, I know that's a crap backstory but it's still in the early stages and it had to be changed quite a bit when I realised he couldn't be a warlock. By the way, the person who brought him back was originally meant to be his patron when he was a warlock (like he was going to have visions of her etc.) so I'm not sure where to go with that. So does anyone here think that his backstory is too much like a warlock backstory to be a fighter and if so is it possible to tank with a warlock? Thanks
No reason why you couldn't keep the backstory and patron idea and go for Eldritch Knight and have his magical powers as the "warlocky" bits, see if your DM might allow you to pick warlcok spells in place of wizard.
Given the legs you mentioned then a God or powerful entity from the plane of Mechanus would be appropriate, maybe one that takes the form of a Gnome Artficer.
Well if you go hexblade/pact of the blade warlock you get access to medium armor and shields so you can have a pretty decent AC with a breastplate and shield or half plate if you don’t mind disadvantage on stealth. If your DM allows Human Variant you could start with the Tough Feat and boost your HP. As far as stats you dont technically need high STR or DEX since you’ll be attacking with charisma so pump your two highest stats into CHA and CON for more hp. You can take the shield spell to help avoid some extra hits and Armor of Agathys to get temp hp (and deal some nice damage). Thirsting blade at lvl 5 to attack twice with pact weapon. Pick up some magic items along the way to help increase your tankyness and I think it could be possible.
I don't see why it needs to lose any of its "warlock" vibes. In fact, I think it makes the fighter more interesting if you keep everything as is. Because then he's really just a regular guy who had some mysterious being intervene on his behalf. It's pretty compelling and unusual that a powerful patron would bestow a miracle on somebody and expect nothing in return. Heck, maybe that unexpected kindness changed your character's view on why he fights in the first place?
I guess all I'm saying is that you don't need to shoehorn your character into matching a particular class archetype. If you like him with a warlock-y past, then keep him that way. You can always take the Magic Initiate (Warlock) feat or a couple levels in Warlock if you want to explore it more in-game.
Those are both really good ideas. I'll talk to my DM about it and I'll see what he thinks. Also, I probably should have mentioned more about the would-have-been patron. My DM suggested that she mutates creatures and people to try and make a superior race, which would explain the weird black mutation thing that connected his legs. I like that idea but I feel like if I were to go with a warlock instead of a fighter that wouldn't really make sense for a patron.
mutations you say....check out the Simic Combine faction from the Ravnica setting, their all about mutating creatures, maybe one fo them went plane hopping to your campaign and is performing all sorts fo experiements.
Hearing that it's an eldritch, alpha-race mutation experiment, I'm now further convinced you shouldn't alter the details. You kind of have a Wolverine/Captain America situation on your hands. That's pretty rad.
Perhaps having been a soldier he had seen the miracles of paladins fighting and so forth. After regaining his legs through as you feel is warlockish kind of backstory means go with the fighter/warlock multiclass. But because your character has been traumatized and sees regaining his legs as miraculous he thinks he's becoming a paladin and therefore continue your warriors path. You can multiclass just a bit to gain some magic or take feats as the other person suggested. He's a "figuring-it-out on his own" kinda paladin which really isn't a paladin at all never receiving any official paladin training but lots of soldiering? The delusion can become a fun role-playing point and the warlock backstory becomes "holy" as you keep on fighting and smashing to fill the party role? The truth can then also become a bit of a side story as you advance into the higher levels.
l was also going to advise being a hexblade,and 100% agree with the quoted comment!
Sorry I left this thread for so damn long haha, kinda got locked out of this damn account 😬
Anyway thanks for all the ideas, but I’m definitely sticking to fighter after all of these replies. My other party member (yes, we are a two person party lol) has decided to change his race and class so I need to tank more now. My only concern is that my character is mad vanilla and extremely boring... he kind of ticks most of the boxes for “mediocre human fighter”. He’s about 30, pretty beat up, wields a greatsword...
I’m not even sure if his backstory makes him interesting. I stated his backstory in the first post, but I’ll just do a slightly more detailed one here again
He studied magic in school for a short period of time, but dropped out and joined the military as a way to earn money for his family. Over the years he shot up in the ranks, and when he was well respected as a captain he retired. One day he was asked to make one last supply drop off with a small group of soldiers to a nearby town. He knew he was rusty having not served for some time, but accepted the job. On their way to the town they were attacked by a chimera. They fought against the beast, but many of the soldiers died. The chimera was badly wounded but was still viciously fighting. It looked towards (lol idk his name yet) and approached him. The beast picked him up and tossed him across the field. He slammed into a rock and landed on his back. The chimera sprinted towards him and let out a huge breath of fire, scorching his legs. The beast jumped on him. He grabbed a fallen friend’s sword, pushed the chimera over and stabbed it as many times as he could. He fell back beside the beast. The world began to fade away, the last thing he remembered was someone rushing over to him and saying something about “being back with help” and running away, along with the horrible pain in his legs.
He got up from the ground and found himself in somewhere he didn’t recognise. It was dark, the floor was cold, and there was a slight breeze. A voice came from behind him. He quickly stumbled around to find a woman behind him. He had so many questions, but couldn’t seem to get them out. “Your time isn’t up, soldier. Find the one they call the flickering flame, he will guide you.” she said. And as soon as she came, she was gone. He quickly woke up, gasping for air. He was in the same place.. beside the chimera. He looked down to see his legs were gone.. but instead replaced with metal ones. They were attached to his body with a tough, thick, black substance. He pushed himself up, and set off with one intention. To find the one they call the flickering flame.
So yeah. Thats the backstory. I know no one has any interest but I just wanted to post it. Hope you think it’s good!
Dude, that's like 70% the beginning of Sekiro. If it works for a shinobi it can work for a fighter.
That being said, Hexblade Warlocks with Pact of the Blade and a lot of Dex can be tanky enough for you. Warlocks also get some utility-ish spells like Hunger of Hadar that you can use to keep enemies off your squishy Sorcerer buddy.
why the hell isn't the "edit post" button working?
this is where coming up with personality traits and things like that can add more character....to your character. I like adding a comedic value by playing characters that suck at what they’re supposed to be good at, bard that sucks at singing, clumsy rogue, ranger that hates being outdoors, you get the idea. If you have any negative statistics play into it heavily, low INT could be a forgetful character, low WIS could give terrible advice, so think about your lowest stat and how that may impact your character.
your character has legs that are not his own, think about how that might affect someone. Maybe they carry a memento of their family and stares at it around the campfire and does anything to protect it.