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5E D&D Character Build — Scout Tracker

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Dungeons and DragonsNerdarchist Ted here and I am going to share a cool character build for a character I have recently made for a Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition game. I was asked to play in a game online and it was restricted to humans and no wizards, warlocks, or sorcerers were going to be allowed.

Magic was divine in this world. It was full of wilderness so I though maybe having a woodsman around would be a good thing.  Now in D&D anytime Human is mentioned I am always thinking what feat is going to best serve this character.

As I am working on this character for 5e I am told it is a third level game.  So this takes away any fourth level ability adjustment so since it could be just a one shot game let me go multi-classed and get more out of it.  I started off with Ranger and took it to level two so I could get the fighting style and then moved over to rogue for the expertise and sneak attack.

Now I call this character eyes, because he does not miss much.  I gave him the personality that even if his body is still his eyes are always watching.  This fits as you will see why.

I took the feat observant and expertise in perception.  He is starting to require a lot of stats.  Dex since he is a ranger rogue, wisdom because of perception, if he is a tracker investigator he needs intelligence.  All characters need constitution, so something is going to have to give, right?

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I used the basic stat array in 5th edition and placed the stats in this order dex, wis, con, cha, int and str. 5th Edition As he would need to converse with others I decided that having him likable was better than a bump to Investigate.

I took Outlander for obvious choice to go along with Ranger and it allowed me to grab the other skills I would need, Perception, Investigate and stealth.  All fits perfectly in my character build.  For my human skill I chose Animal handling as he is one with nature, having lived in it most of his life.

So with skills placed and stats placed lets look at the amazing layout.  I took Rogue for the Expertise so that He could get double proficiency bonus on Perception and he also chose stealth but I could have just as easily picked investigate.

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So with all of that In D&D I made a 3rd level character, no magic items, only using the stat array with a passive perception of a 21.  This is higher than some characters I have played could have rolled.

Character BuildHis passive Investigate is a 17, with no intelligence modifier.  Again this could be higher if I had done the expertise here.  You can also play this as a 2nd level character with ranger 1/rogue 1 or just as a first level rogue.

Baffle your DMs when you go into their dungeon crawl with massive modifiers against their traps and hidden monsters.  Now if you actually put your high stats to focus on Wisdom and Intelligence this could be a downright scary character with those kind of numbers.

You can get the character sheet here: Ranger Rogue

Until next time “Stay Nerdy”

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Ted Adams

The nerd is strong in this one. I received my bachelors degree in communication with a specialization in Radio/TV/Film. I have been a table op role player for about 20 years 17 of which with the current group. I have played several itterations of D&D, Mutants and Masterminds 2nd and 3rd editions, Star wars RPG, Shadowrun and World of Darkness. I am an avid fan of books and follow a few authors reading all they write. Favorite author is Jim Butcher I have been an on/off larper for around 15 years even doing a stretch of running my own for a while. I have played a number of Miniature games including Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Heroscape, Mage Knight, Dreamblade and D&D Miniatures. I have practiced with the art of the German long sword with an ARMA group for over 7 years studying the German long sword, sword and buckler, dagger, axe and polearm. By no strecth of the imagination am I an expert but good enough to last longer than the average person if the Zombie apocalypse ever happens. I am an avid fan of board games and dice games with my current favorite being Quarrios.

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