Okay I did a quick rebuild, but not that much different this is almost a mirror image of my current Adventure League character, he's quite funny in combat and i feel really solid playing him...
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I'm The Shield. I might not look like much to you, but I've been bustin' heads and raisin' hell ever since I was kneehigh to a halfling. I brawled my way through every backalley tavern from here to Neverwinter. Figured I was so good at crackin skulls, I'd try my hand at Gladiatin. Now I ain't tryin to brag on myself or nuthin' - but I was pretty darn good... then I caught wind of all these critters and varmits y'all adventurin types like to tussle with - and well, I reckon' I'd be pretty darn good at that too. So watch out - cuz THE SHIELD is about to bust up every muckdwellin' monster and two-bit spellslinger 'till every tavern I ever got kicked outta is singing songs of my glory!"
- The Shield
OOC:
The Shield - Human (variant) - Barbarian (1) - Gladiator - Tavern Brawler
The Shield earned his name from the arena - and his signature fighting style. You guessed it - The Shield uses his shield as a weapon in combat, and his mixture of tavern brawling and improvised shenanigans is the stuff of legends. Although the shield doesn't scale very well in tier 3, he makes up for it in tier 2 by multiclassing to a rouge, using his barehand to get sneak attack bonuses. Although The Shield is a "Sub-Optimal" character, i feel like he makes up for his reduction in damage output with all the times he throws someone off a ledge or otherwise controls the enemy through grappling. So from a technical perspective he just throws out hits to keep his rage going so he gets a free grapple every round at an advantage. He's not built for fury cause he's got bonus actions covered by feats so I take him down Bear Totem instead. But mechanics aside, this guy is probably the most ridiculous character i ever played and yet, at the same time, he seems so believable. Hope this works for you.
Last edited February 10, 2018 11:16 am
