@@zanelee2266 Check out the link in the video description! It will take you to the rules on SW5e.com

Hey @zanalee2266, thanks for the question! You should try to head over to SW5e.com which has ALL the content for the system so you can find details like this. On the Berserker class page you can find the advancement table for all the levels as well as a list of all the instincts. I've put a link to the page in the description of the video so you can jump right over! To answer your question directly, you first get instincts at Level 2 and you'll get 2 of them at that level. You won't get a third until Level 7.

@JasonStCyr thanks alot this helped thank you thank you

What is the Berserker Approach where to find Approach

@@zanelee2266 Berserker Approach is a specialization in your class that you get at 3rd level. If you are familiar with D&D, it's like a subclass. In SW5e, these are generically called "Archetypes". If you go to the class page on SW5e.com for the Berserker (linked in the KZbin description) there is a button at the bottom of the page that takes you to the approaches, which is really just a link to the Archetypes page, pre-filtered by the Berserker class. On the Archetypes search, you can find all the specializations for all the classes. If you filter by the Berserker class (like the link on the class page does for you) you see all the options for the Berserker Approaches. When you click on each one, you can see what benefits you can get from that Approach!

Oooo ok, got it, thank you chose beast masters approach

You're absolutely right! Straight from the SW5e Player's Handbook: "Guardian: Mostly derived from paladin, guardians are the half caster for the Force. Their second level of customization is their auras."

??maybe a x-wing??

@@zanelee2266 Your DM/GM might have specific rules for your table, but by the book anybody can technically sit in the seat and take Helm actions. If your character gets ranks in the Pilot deployment (essentially you've done piloting enough to 'level up' in piloting) then your character will now be able to do tactics and do special actions with the Power Dice. Without any ranks in the piloting deployment, you cannot use any Power Dice and are restricted to the default actions for Helm actions. I'll try to get a video up on this one!

@JasonStCyr sweet thanks alot that would be helpful as my group is all new to sw5e

@@brianmccaskill5637 Thanks! It was fun learning the system!

@@MyOverlord101 I haven't taken a look into upgrading weapons, but when I do I will make sure to do a video on it once I figure it out!

@@dogsteeves1 Yup, there are a lot of bits in here. Anything in particular I might be able to help with? I am by no means an expert, but can try!

"Mag dumping" in short

​@@Rievet7134 I have always interpreted the rules that in normal situations, a single ranged attack consumes a single 'ammo' from your ranged weapon. The power cell is pretty clear that it says it "fuels a number of attacks equal to the weapon's reload number". So if you have a Blaster pistol with "reload 16" that means it would (usually) take 16 attacks to deplete the power cell. It is not that on each turn there are 16 shots fired, each one an attack dealing damage. You could fire everything in the cell if you had the ability to make 16 attacks. Not all ranged weapons follow this general rule. Some weapons also have a 'Burst' property. This means that the weapon will consume multiple ammunition at once, essentially doing an Area of Effect attack. Some weapons also have the 'Rapid' property, which allows you to to unload a number of ammo uses up to the "Rapid" number to do double the damage (on a failed save). Let's take a look at the 'Carbine rifle': Rapid 3, Reload 12. I interpret the rules here to mean that with a single attack you could use up 3 of your ammo instead of one (taking it from 12 to 9). If the targets failed the save, you could then do double-damage from that single powered-up attack. But it's still only a single ranged attack usage, it just uses up more ammo and will force you to reload more often. Or, if you used a Heavy bowcaster, this has Burst 2, Reload 4. When you fire this bowcaster it will use up 2 charges from your power cell, and needs to be reloaded after 4 charges. That means you can do 2 burst attacks (an AoE 10-foot cube) and then you have to reload. Each burst is still just one attack. There are also multiple ways to get multiple ranged attacks in a single turn. You could have extra attacks as a Fighter, or opportunity attacks triggered by other creatures, or a character with a 'commanding' bonus action could instruct you to make an attack. There's also the "Return Fire" maneuver that could allow you to make an attack as a reaction, and some specialist feats and builds that can give you other ways to attack. That, at least, is how I've always interpreted the rules. Of course, any given table might have house rules that alters this and goes in a different way. I think it's important to understand that Reload isn't "number of attacks" but "number of shots" and a single attack could potentially use up multiple 'shots'.

I also decided to drop the reply as a post on my site to make it easier to read: jasonstcyr.com/2024/06/08/sw5e-ammunition-can-i-use-up-the-whole-power-cell-in-an-attack/

@@JasonStCyr Thank you very much for the detailed explanation to the subject. Was glad hearing more about the weapons in SW5e

Wow, that sounds like a fun build! I can visualize it now, this commando just laying down constant suppressing fire, keeping the enemy pinned everytime they pop their head out from cover. Good plan with the extra rounds, with all those reactions I expected you to run out of ammo a lot! I didn't realize there was a way to boost the number of reactions you could do per turn in that way, I need to look at that to see how that works!

@@JasonStCyr You're looking for Sentinel Mastery and Counterstrike Mastery for extra attacks of opportunity. Sentinel Mastery gives you extra attack of opportunity reactions equal to your proficiency bonus if you use your bonus action to go into a defensive stance. Counterstrike Mastery gives you an extra one specifically for an opportunity attack, but that one is made without your proficiency bonus so my advice is to save it for last or use it against something you know has low AC. I'd also recommend getting a power belt and a blaster with at least 12 reload, you're going to be burning through a lot of ammo an you don't want to run out when it's not your turn! I'm using a heavy blaster since I was a '31 in the corps and machine guns speak to me.

I haven't tried it myself, but the class does have some good pieces that would fit with this. I suppose you could even take the "Ideal of the fighter" Sentinel ideal to choose the Duelist fighting style, adding to your combat bonuses. A dark side sentinel likely has a good Charisma, so that would help with your Deception on the Duelist style. There are several archetypes that could work. Forceblade jumps out at me as an option? I haven't tried this type of build but if you do, let me know how it works out!

@JasonStCyr the short of it is Im going to play a dug Jedi Knight that was trained by Yoda. The game master said I could take the plus two to Dex instead of strength, so I'm trying to replicate that acrobatic physicality and use of the force that comes with the yoda's training. I feel like the mobile feat is a must but any and all advice would be appreciated.

@@richardb2942 If you are going into lightsaber battles with a Dexterity-based character, make sure to check which weapons you pick. Many of the lightsabers do not have the Versatile property, so they don't let you switch to Dex. Being a Yoda student, you may want to look at Path of Tenacity. The Kinetic Ward feat feels very 'Yoda's Students' with all the lightsaber blocking as reactions. That said, if you were already looking at the Mobile feat, you may want to look at Path of Focus which has a similar ability where you can damage a creature and then move without provoking attacks of opportunity.

@@JasonStCyr I was under the impression that the Finesse property allowed me cheese dex instead of strength. I was looking at either using the double shoto or 2 shoto sabers. I haven't truly decided. I know I need a weapon with the light and finesse properties I am getting a little confused with light weapons versus The Light Property

@@richardb2942 Ah yes, that's what I meant: Finesse! Sorry about that. Versatile is fun too, but I get confused between the two. But yeah, I made the mistake of just assuming "of course lightsabers would be dex-based" and didn't check the properties.

🤣 Sorry for the disappointment!

@@JasonStCyr look man, SW5E content is SW5E content and its honestly my favorite table top system to come out in a LONG time so i’ll let it slidenlmao

I think Bard might be a good fit! Keeps convincing people to follow him around places even though he never seems to really demonstrate any competence 🤣

Min-maxing is not really my thing, but given that Dexterity and Intelligence are important for the class you might want to use the Species search on SW5e site and filter by those two attributes. There are several that offer +2 DEX and +1 INT, including the Duros and Bith. Duros have darkvision so would be handy in a 'sneak in at night' scenario. Bith have tech proficiency, good for your hacker type, maybe? The Mirialan have a bonus 'surprise attack' that does 2d6 damage which would pair well with some builds. From a roleplay perspective, I would love to try this class from a droid perspective. I think it would be a lot of fun to do the R2 type of infiltrator role where nobody notices you because "you're just an astromech droid" 🤣 I guess it depends on what type of operative you are playing? For some archetypes, you might want something with more Charisma or performance check bonus. Do you have an idea of what direction you are headed?

@@JasonStCyr I was thinking about going more smooth talking and stealth based. I think I’m going to play as a barabel operative with a background as a bounty hunter.

@@matthewthomas5219 Interesting! Barabel as a bounty hunter makes a lot of sense, especially with their cultural background and physical traits. Going as a 'smooth talker' would be an interesting deviation from the standard Barabel stereotype, definitely not what somebody would expect! A good chance to roleplay as folks get surprised at the unusual charisma.

@@JasonStCyr Kind of thinking along the lines of I was taken from my planet by slavers and apprenticed under a bounty hunter that found me and learned those aspects from them.

That is a great idea! I have been meaning to come back to the SW5E series again and that would be a good one to cover!

@@shreyas8987 Nice! I hope you have a great time! I haven't had the chance to play a force-sensitive character yet, they look fun.

@@JasonStCyr Thanks!

Thank you, this is really helpful!

Thanks for calling this out! I just tried and I don't see the option either. I haven't really been on the bird site in a while after the mess that happened there, but I am guessing that the API restrictions applied by the new leadership there have impacted the features available in the WordPress editor.

I haven't dug into the Artificer deeply myself, and I've checked the usual Reddit community and Discord and there wasn't a lot of help there.

@@TheYellowMask5421I haven't seen anything on this yet from the Monk class itself. I feel like the Monk is made more for a distraction/point waster for the opposition. i.e. The role is to get in and make the OTHER side use up their actions ineffectively. From that perspective, the cost of Dodge does make some sense since that fits in nicely with that role.

​@@JasonStCyrKyuzo Monks get a bunch of special reactions that let them take Special Reactions to deflect a number of ranged attacks equal to their proficiency when they dodge. So they're kind of the dodge specialists after level 6. Anything to let them dodge using a different part of their Action Economy could be good.

@JasonStCyr Special Reactions are a limited number of reactions you can make without spending your normal reaction. Typically equal to your proficiency bonus. There are only a few things in the game that grant them. Soresu Guardian's, Kyuzo Monks Scattering Stance, and the Sentinel Fighting Mastery are the few I can think of.

That's a really nice build for those close-encounters!

Thank you! I am glad they are helpful, if there's ever a topic you or your group are interested in let me know!

Glad you enjoyed!

It does feel like the class is "support caster" and then you pick an archetype to specialize more into one aspect or another. So one archetype goes healing, one archetype goes more in the wizard way, etc. Definitely a lot of options!

@@JasonStCyr even just a player character has a ton of customization and additional abilities Take a lv 3 sentinel: You have a race that gives a 2 unique powers Your background gives you a feature and a list of feats to pick from You pick a ton of force abilities At lv 2 you get ideals to give you small bonuses At lv 3 you get a subclass that can completely change how you fight (such as force blade) That's a ton of stuff

There can be downtime in a campaign? 😂 That's a great idea, and I'll need to go learn about that! I think Wretched Hives rulebook likely has some cool things to cover in there!

SO MANY RULES! I'm still confused about it and trying to learn the pieces bit by bit. I'm glad the video helped!

It’s really hard to navigate the sw5e website to get all the information. They really need a buyable hardcover

That's a great question @akirabrand9207 ! I'm going to have to do a video on this one, so many good options. Right now, I would say my favourite is to go with a visualization process like an Eisenhower matrix, though I like Effort vs. Impact rather than Important vs Urgent.

@@JasonStCyr visualization is a powerful tool for sure, because you can share it with your team as well. I'll look into Effort vs. Impact!

That sounds like an amazing tank build! Almost reminds me of druid bear tank builds I've seen in other systems that weren't about damage but about staying alive and keeping everybody focused on you and away from the squishies. Very cool use of the Engineer class!

@@JasonStCyr It's been pretty fun, but there are definitely gaps that I need to close. My dex saves are terrible and Engineer doesn't give me a big enough health pool to take hits so I may go for shield mastery instead of sentinel to help with my dexterity saves.

Good point on all the customization options!

That's a great idea! I have one last class to look at and then I will check out that Archetype. Scout, right? I hadn't looked at that one before!

@@polarice56 There is never a wrong choice! It all comes down to picking the thing that best matches to the character you want to play. If you have the idea of having an R2-like companion, but with lots of firepower and a sword, that archetype does give you that option. I had a brief read and it looks like fun, and neat that you can use it to give you cover!

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No worries, thank you for watching!

Thank you so much! Let me know if there's ever a topic you'd like to see me dive into.

Thanks! I find it works really well for mobile viewing.

Thank you! Hard to cover everything in small bursts like this, but at least for me this is about how much I want to know before I pick a class. There is a lot of depth in these classes though!

@@JasonStCyr There really is, yeah. SW5e gives so much leeway in terms of customization that it's impossible to cover EVERYTHING each class has to offer, but I think giving the general vibe & intended role in a party is a good compromise for these videos. If you're down to tackle it at some point, I think a lot of people (myself included lol) would really benefit from a short explanation of how starship combat works. It's a little confusing to those jumping straight from D&D 5e (official Spelljammer rules are effectively "don't do it lmao") and a quick run-down would be superbly helpful.

@@XYAgain420 Definitely! I had the same experience of being overwhelmed when I first started going through the ships rules and I need to break it down for myself too... That would be a great idea for a new series!

Hey @XYAgain420, I managed to find a really good tutorials playlist on Starship combat. I've linked to it in my new video where I did a brief overview of some of the combat stuff. As I dig in more, there is so much more to uncover! I'll link to the video in a separate reply, sometimes YT strips them out, if it does, you can find it on my SW5e playlist.

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