How to Build a REAL Ninja in Dungeons & Dragons! - Which Ninja

[@GaijinGoombah]

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[@TheRezro]

I need point out one thing. From what I did see until now, your Bird Shinobi has actually shockingly unimpressive perception. What is one of core skills for this profession (weird that you didn't mention that?). It isn't a problem as be simply isn't Gary Stu and he exceed in other stuff related to this profession. Just it is quite funny flaw in his case. I love dialog from first episode when he point out that they should pick for night-watch those who see in darkness, to be only one who can't do that in his team. It was absolutely hilarious and it show his class that he acknowledged this as his weakness. I love it :D

[@derpyditto9853]

yeah man its pretty neet

[@discountkeanureeves7783]

Thank you for the new character idea

[@blackbeltgamer98fire-spitt96]

@Gaijin Goomba Media T have the strangest feeling that the amount of regular viewers to the archived streams and the streams themselves are gonna skyrocket.

[@Colin-Sierra682]

I love D&D and Ninja and actually have been planning on playing a Snake-Eyes style character. I love that you did this take it and I do plan on taking this into consideration. That said, while I'm still not a Patreon and have little say, I would still love to see your takes on that ninja from G.I. Joe, mainly Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow. Just food for thought for ideas later

[@GaijinGoombah]

Be blue, do crimes.

[@dwreanchinotan]

Greckles was the one to go to the police first he only ever stole a punch bowl less a blue ninja, more the blue police officer

[@aionlion]

Legal crimes right lol

[@CritScratch]

Funny enough I made a blue tiefling, who wears darker blue armour, and is an arcane trickster

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

"Be blue, do crimes" -> Usually the first one to run off to get Doros and the rest of the guards as opposed to breaking the law. I'm kidding Gaijin, love what you do on The Unexpectables and on here!

[@gothnerd887]

Why did you name him Greckles?

[@shuvodev7888]

There's no perfect ninja in popular media Gaijin: Fine I'll do it myself

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

Ghost of Tsushima.

[@Alik_Odess]

@@crimsonwizahd2358 I see, you also using your brain unlike Lord Shimura.

[@an8strengthkobold360]

"If you don't have a rope you're losing at d&d" -rune smith

[@GaijinGoombah]

No truer words are said.

[@ramoxfireleaderofgauntlets3554]

CrashTestRocket N Especially considering how many uses 1 rope has

[@samuelazzaro]

@@ramoxfireleaderofgauntlets3554 But........what if one has 2!!!!

[@knightofsteel2783]

@@samuelazzaro then you surpass the realm of mortality and ascended to the realm of dnd gods

[@vixshire3672]

CrashTestRocket N everyone *

[@wolfyrewolfswift1566]

So I apparently discovered the "Quail Hiding Technique" on my own with a navy colored blanket/hoodie I got for Christmas. I found that, in at least one spot in the house, I could kneel behind an object, in my case a weight bench and medicine ball, and tuck my head in. Without fail I was mistaken for the shadow of the object or another medicine ball.

[@moddeddan1801]

Nice!

[@elizabethcoen]

That's really clever!

[@TheMightySkeletorLordofPuns]

Well I mean the ninja probably discovered it by accident too so XD

[@unusanusshalllive457]

Sick I pulled something like that once except my room is darkly colored so I used a grey blanket (trust me makes sense later)during hide and seek I went under my bed to the corner and covered up in it put simply it worked no one found me. Even when they looked under my bed all they saw was a wall.

[@DerexWolfheart]

would love to hear what scenario caused u to be in that position in the first place to accidentally discover that lmao

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

"And a towel." Douglas Adams would be proud.

[@tiagotiagot]

I would've given you a thumbs-up, but you're currently at 42, so....

[@DetectiveLance]

"Don't forget to bring a towel!" -Towelie

[@maneoj46]

Just remember: Don't panic.

[@richardkirkland6805]

​@@maneoj46 A statement any ninja would wholeheartedly agree with. A panicking ninja is a dead ninja.

[@trident042]

"You'd think a towel would be pretty dumb to have" Me, a hoopy frood: "You think too little of me, sir. Don't Panic."

[@howdycrusader355]

Alternate Title : Gaijin gushing over his awesome kenku ninja

[@ladyvictoria820]

As he should Cause is bird ninja is amazing

[@alvintsui5697]

LOL yeah, it was also funny to see Lil' G exhausted at the end, like even _he_ couldn't keep up! This might be the first time I've seen Gaijin go beyond what Lil' G expected (or bargained for).

[@LegoCowManZ]

"Imagination is a weapon. Those who lack it are first to die."

[@raziyatheseeker]

Illusionists and Arcane Tricksters in a nutshell. They may not incinerate or petrify or even buff but my days, the stuff that can pull with a bit of creativity is awesome.

[@حَسن-م3ه9ظ]

Ironically, Kenku are said to have poor imagination, they can only copy other people's ideas.

[@wataripiox6414]

goblin slayer said the same thing

[@unusanusshalllive457]

True in life and game.

[@shadowclaw7210]

So you saying Sponge Bob is ninja?

[@Vill-e3v]

Another reason why picking Kenku for a ninja is great: They literally cannot divulge information they don't have spoken vocabulary for. Kenku can only communicate via mimicking the voices of others, so in order to get one to talk, you have to talk first. I'd also go a bit into Monk to get the Unarmored Movement buffs to allow them to use the Water Spider shoes and the Shuko climbing claws. And, of course, the taijutsu allowing you to stun opponents to make escapes easier.

[@charliesmith1358]

For most Kenku yeah though a lot of DMs including Monty tend to get rid of that restriction to make them easier to roleplay

[@gaberielpendragon]

This is false. Kenku are easier to interrogate. As they can only mimic what they hear, which means lying is ultra hard, as they would mimic the exact intel. This happens exactly in Dragon Heist, you capture some kenku, they only thing they can say back to you is exactly what was said to them, and what you said.

[@LupineShadowOmega]

@@gaberielpendragon even then that doesn't make a ton of sense, because Kenku while not creative, are still intelligent creatures and thus should get when to stay quite.

[@crustybomb115]

@@LupineShadowOmega a better way to make ninjas is actually tabaxi because theyre much harder to catch due to their natural predator abillities...

[@petsan97]

Yeah, an Arcane Trickster Rogue multi-classing into Way of Shadow Monk was the first that came to my mind when I saw this.

[@isaiahcasey1678]

When making my ninja inspired character I decided to use the thief archetype since they can use items as a bonus action. I wanted to be a tool using ninja in a magical world, getting by on my cleverness and focusing on the versitility of the objects at my disposal. I had planned on using caltrops, flammable oil, grappling hooks, and a set of whistles with diverse sounds ranging from owl hoot to ghost wail. I had even come up with a few ways to utilize one of my favorite hazards in dnd: brown mold. Brown mold grows rapidly in the presence of extreme heat (fire), and the mold feeds on heat. The mold actually absorbs so much heat that creatures standing in patches of brown mold take substantial cold damage. The cold makes it useful for preserving meats for a long voyage, and can be mixed into a firebomb to coat enemies in freezing fungus. Shuriken coated in brown mold can inflict a painful cold over time, or be used to quietly put out a torch from a distance. Small amounts of brown mold can even be used to reduce swelling from an injury! A huge part of my build was thinking of all the various ways I could use items and tools. Unfortunately I am a forever DM, and won't be able to use my ninja for the foreseeable future.

[@BakilAskamrim]

It sounds like you should have a ninja campaign with your group going on missions and quests based on what the clan dictates.

[@righteousferret5416]

Hey yo mind giving out a list of all the things you thought of

[@d.a.x.]

@@righteousferret5416 Fr plz

[@bobasaur5324]

"unfortunately I'm a forever dm" boy do I know that feeling

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

I'm surprised, I would of picked a parrot(specifically less colorful species like the palm cockatoo) or a mocking jay, reasoning: they mimick or can "learn how to speak" so while an owl and the other bird he selected are also nice, I think along with being a great forger being able to speak and mimick speech and sounds would absolutely be used in distraction and disguise, I also wonder if there are street performer skills in D&D because throwing your voice would absolutely be a great skill to capitalize on that but I like those options as well, I guess ninjas have a lot of options in D&D

[@HiopX]

Me: You should make a video on DnD ninja Gaijin: Sure. By the way did you know I play one on stream? Me: Pikachu face

[@bobbaganooch2843]

Gaijin, “You’ll role a bunch of nat ones” Borky, “oh god, it’s got a knife”

[@transyuri4534]

Lol. I get that joke now.

[@richardkirkland6805]

​@@transyuri4534same, the Scary Acid Dagger of Stab lives up to its name.

[@cairnrugg6059]

From the Player’s Handbook on the Way of Shadow tradition for monks: “Monks of the Way of Shadow follow a tradition that values stealth and subterfuge. These monks might be called ninjas or shadowdancers, and they serve as spies and assassins. Sometimes the members of a ninja monastery are family members, forming a clan sworn to secrecy about their arts and missions. Other monasteries are more like thieves’ guilds, hiring out their services to nobles, rich merchants, or anyone else who can pay their fees. Regardless of their methods, the heads of these monasteries expect the unquestioning obedience of their students.” And from the Dungeon Master’s Guide, in Flavours of Fantasy, Wuxia: “A ninja is a monk who pursues the Way of Shadow.” The Wuxia section in general might be worth checking out as it has a table of alternate Chinese and Japanese variants for weapons (which, by the way, lists wakizashi (and by extension kodachi) as scimitars, since stat-wise they’re identical to shortswords, except they do slashing damage rather than piercing damage). Way of Shadow monks are the official ninja class in D&D, and there is a lot that does support that from a historical point of view. Monks eventually learn to run across water and along walls, and even to become invisible and virtually intangible, and gain a movement speed bonus when wearing no armour, and that’s just in the base class. A Way of Shadow monk additionally learns to cast Minor Illusion, Darkvision, Darkness, Silence and Pass Without Trace at level 3, eventually learning to become invisible in dim light or darkness and teleport between shadows, and at level 18 they can use reactions to make opportunity attacks against enemies being attacked by allies. What’s more, monks use ki to fuel many of their abilities, and use simple weapons, which fits with the idea of ninja being peasants who had to use whatever they had at their disposal, not to mention unarmed strikes and martial arts, and immunity to poison and disease, the ability to end charm or fear effects on themselves, I could go on and on. That being said, this is an impressively in-depth character that you’ve clearly put a lot of thought into, and you’ve made as good a ninja as any monk, maybe even better. You’ve definitely convinced me to watch the Unexpectables, so great job! It’s so cool to see a character that you’ve created yourself using all of your knowledge, as well as the process that went into making him. I’m thinking of playing a ninja-inspired character, I was thinking a human Way of Shadow monk with the Spy background, since the background feature is all about intel gathering through networks of contacts, and a sickle/kama as his main weapon. I would love to see a Yokai Hunters video on D&D oni or ki-rin, and maybe a video on the Samurai fighter archetype, it would be really interesting to watch! Your videos are always amazing and interesting.

[@nikobennett6841]

I would also add that a good race would be the surefooted halfing not just because stealth bonus but because halflings are 3 feet tall the second smallest race in the game like the real-life small ninjas, but the most important thing like you said is resourcefulness. and if you keep the rogue you should consider the Scout archetype which really shows the meaning of the word ninja "job of survival" it can use a reaction in combat to run away, has proficiency in survival and Nature, even more, movement speed including swimming and climbing which most characters don't even have, go at Ambushing, and make even more attacks In one of my campaigns, my party of me and two others were supposed to fight a Hydra but I came up with the idea of using 6 trees as deadfall traps with a net and then run for 14 hours to find and get the Hydra back to the trap. this trap ended up halving the Hydra's heath and I think allowed us to kill it

[@alphaxtitania5597]

I believe you should never let flavor text decide how you make or play a character. Take paladins for example, arguably the strictest class there is in terms of role-playing. There is a LOT you can do with a paladin's oaths if you ignore the flavor text and focus specifically on the oath's tenets and even the spells they get. Absolutely nothing in the Oath of Vengeance says you should be an asshole, with the last tenet specifically saying to help and take care of the victims of whoever or whatever you swore vengeance on. And the tenets for the Oath of Ancients have almost nothing to do with protecting nature like the flavor text suggest, but instead revolves around protecting the light in the world, AND they get Moonbeam. You could use this to make a paladin in service to a moon deity, such as Neragen in The Unexpectables. Hell, in my own homebrew campaign I have paladins in service to the goddess of love, swearing the Oath of Ancients to protect the light of love in the world. So maybe Way of Shadow monks are what was INTENDED to be the "ninja class", but I'll take Gaijin's Arcane Trickster any day.

[@FightingDuskstalker]

Honestly, there are a lot of ways to build a ninja-like character in D&D. Thief Rogues get to use items as a bonus action, and have movement and stealth bonuses. Trickster Clerics get all kinds of illusion and enchantment tricks. Rangers, that is all. Archfey Warlocks charm and frighten and teleport and confound. Bards also have plenty of charms and illusions at their disposal, plus Jack of All Trades, and all the skills and tools they need to fit in basically anywhere. Even a Battle Master Fighter with maneuvers like Disarming, Distracting, Evasive Footwork, Feinting, Goading, Trip, etc.

[@astarothk2273]

i built a ninja using the shadow hand with rogue skills, shadow jumping through a keyhole under a desk and snuffing the light was disgustingly effective and terrifying

[@beepboprobotsnot3748]

The only issue with the Way of Shadow is that they lean more into "Anime Ninja" than "Accurate Ninja"

[@maxine166]

"I'm playing a ninja, stealth and subtlety are paramount" *fights with a giant glowstick" I know you can turn it off but this made me cackle ^^

[@Neutral_Tired]

Only when he's been caught, I don't think I've ever seen him use it in stealth Then again, he doesn't do loads of stealth, shame

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

@@Neutral_Tired Well I'm sure part of that is due to Borky being all "I have a plan, attack!"

[@werewolftapus7630]

@@crimsonwizahd2358 he’s a berserker barb what else do you expect?

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

@@werewolftapus7630 Oh don't get me wrong, that's why I love Borky.

[@snakezase2998]

When I played dnd as a Rogue I took a rave and used it as a weapon and a hiding place so what would do is before attacking would hide underneath the table and use it as improvised weapon which wouldn’t have done that much damage except sneak attacks get 3 rolls so I could do a lot of damage with it

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I'm really impressed with how much insight you have on the culture of the shinobi, you sure do a lot of good research

[@Star-vh4cs]

Hello~

[@Star-vh4cs]

I am everywhere

[@Khaleel_B]

Never expected to see ya heare Stache. Does that mean you're an unexpectables fan?

[@DanielBohnen]

@@Khaleel_B You've got the wrong guy he doesn't have one

[@bobbaganooch2843]

Damn, and here I think I KZbin a lot

[@KBzaz]

“Getting the job done” says the Bird who sat down in the middle of a battle and read a book while the rest of the party killed a dragon. I joke because I know Greckals has been unbelievably useful in times past. But that entire situation was hilarious and I will never let you forget.

[@Spirit_of_Love_]

To be fair that was pretty on brand for a rogue.

[@rollingthunder1043]

Sounds about right, as someone who is vaguely familiar with D&D but never actually played I get the impression a Rogue is pretty useless against any enemy he can't kill with one good shiv in the kidney, and good luck one-shotting a dragon. If a Rogue lets his enemy get a hot back at him, he's toast.

[@Wreckur4203]

just listening that battle at work, so epic and hilarious at the same time.

[@KBzaz]

Cassie Moorecock you’re thinking of assassins. Rouges are a little more versatile in what they can do if not as powerful. Assassins however are complete glass cannons.

[@bradleyprimeau8663]

@@rollingthunder1043 not really Rouge are slippery bastards who have at least 4 and 1/3 abilities dedicated to not dying, a rougue has a great matchup against a dragon since with evasion they're at worst taking half damage from its breath, and can use uncanny dodge to take half damage from an attack, add in the a rougue can attack and take the disengage action to let them leave the dragon's attack range on the same turn (as opposed to other classes who have to pick one or the other) and yea... also rogues get sneak attack anytime they have advantage on an attack roll not just when attacking from stealth. So it was definitely more for character reasons rather than a bad match up.

[@salenstormwing]

16:14 The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ninjitsu approves of your towel.

[@sevenclovers7]

Remember: left side is nutrients, right is poison. Be sure to mark left and right.

[@wolfmantheimpaler]

"You're gonna roll a LOT of natural ones" Yeah, that usually leads to rugs grabbing ahold of your acid dagger and shanking you with it

[@DetectiveLance]

"IT'S GOT A KNIFE!" -Borky, the rug incident with SADS

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

IT'S PROFICIENT IN KNIVES!!!

[@SageDarkwind]

Peter: "So you're saying that the bird is the word."

[@RokuroCarisu]

It's got groove, it's got meaning.

[@somebodydude9385]

Bird bird bird

[@dreadpiratedan4664]

Magnetin Darkwind ahahahahahahahaha*wheeze*ahahahahahahaha

[@charliekrauss4851]

Bird up

[@Junglehunter677]

According to my research bird is greater than or equal to the the word

[@blaegme]

Also the Dnd world has magic. Ninja use everything they can to their advantage. nuf said.

[@GoblinLord]

though I would like to see a non-magical ninja just because in D&D not everyone has the resources to learn magic (Shinobi often worked on low budget) so unless you're a sorcerer or have a magic friend, then you've got a bit of an issue

[@silverthekitsune7007]

Imagine a ninja class popping up, using fireball, then just disappearing

[@willofthewinds3222]

@@GoblinLord I'd opt for Thief then. - Fast Hands allow you to quickly get into and out of places, - Ninja love being up high and out of sight so better jumping and climbing from Second-Story Works is great, - Advantage on stealth when hiding through Supreme Sneak, - Maximizing what magic items you have access to through Use Magic Item - And Thief’s Reflexes doubling your turn count in the first round of combat by getting in and then immediately running away to get away from a fight due to ninja not wanting to be in combat at all. Honestly, the Thief subclass is more ninja to me then Way of Shadows monk or even Arcane Trickster.

[@GoblinLord]

@@willofthewinds3222 honestly, too bad Ranger is so Ranger because it would've made a decent one too EDIT: Ranger as in being careful of spell choice and flavoring

[@willofthewinds3222]

@@GoblinLord I like Ranger for what it is.

[@KayrBayr13]

When I made a ninja in D&D I used a Shadow Monk. They can teleport and sneak around and such. More of a pop culture ninja, but pretty cool.

[@reakirk7624]

I like to think that the reason Greckles is able to speak fluid common is that his old master/sensei taught him pretty much every word in common he knew, and so Greckles speaks in his old master's/sensei's voice.

[@dwreanchinotan]

gaijin: the arcane trickster is the best ninja in DnD 5e Gloomstalker ranger: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@GaijinGoombah]

*realistic bird face*

[@Avatarbee]

Way of the shadow monk: Hey get in line. I was here first.

[@Zeboki]

Changeling Bard: I am the master of disguises, nobody'll know it was me to catch. Oh don't mind me just grabbing *my* important documents.

[@SirSqueakStir]

pathfinder 1ed in the adv combat book has a ninja class and a samurai class as well.

[@HenshinFanatic]

Literally any class can work as some flavour of ninja in 5E thanks largely to backgrounds. Slap the Spy background onto most classes and boom, near-instant ninja. Some classes can even vary on how "realistic" of a ninja they are based on the chosen archetype. The only class which needs a heavy dose of reimagining would, IMO, be the Barbarian. Though that's mostly because of them being designed so heavily around STR and CON for their offense and defense respectively. Everything else works quite well to varying degrees of realism. Heck, I have builds for how to make certain iconic Nintendo characters such as Mario (Dwarf Way of the Four Elements Monk heavily focused on fire), Link (Variant Human Champion Fighter), and Samus (this one's a more recent build and I haven't decided between Celestial Patron or Hexblade Patron with Pact of the Blade this time going basic Human for the net +6 ability scores), but the hidden joke for those builds is they all have the Heaven's Path Shinobi background (a renamed version of the official Spy background which is itself an official variation of the Criminal background both of which are in the 5E PHB).

[@lexsamreeth8724]

One reason I appreciate the direction Greckles took his build is because lots of people fail to realize that while assassination was the reason ninjas were greatly feared, it was actually a very uncommon job for them, much in the same way snipers and black ops teams are very rarely used for lethal operations in modern times. Instead, they were mostly spies and sabotours. Disguising themselves as common people to eavesdrop on conversations, sneaking into secure locations to copy or falsify documents, and destroying supplies and infrastructure necessary for mobilization.

[@Zeboki]

Before watching the vid: Expecting a Multiclass of Shadow Monk, GloomStalker Ranger & (Really any subclass) Rogue. After watching the Vid: Yeah this is pretty cool. I wanna give a shout out to tool proficiency as while magic can pull stuff on the fly, some DMs love to pull up smarter characters who can see through illusions. Alchemical Supplies for your Arson needs, Poisoners Kit to create potents of them, Disguise Kit as the Disguise Self Spell is a mere foreign touch away to become useless, Herbalist Kit to create treatments for some wounds, Forgery Kit but that race got you covered, Thieves tools is a given. There are many more to go into the rabbit hole that is to create the ultimate ninja within D&D but then this comment thread will be longer than the Video's script Thanks for this and I am ready to binge the Unexpectables!

[@OMartinez91]

As of the date of this comment, there are 117 episodes, each being roughly 3 hours long

[@ssj10teenGohan]

Enjoy it 👍

[@dragonhearthx8369]

I personally never liked the gloom stalker ranger. Because it is literally a one shot subclass.

[@atomsorcerer8356]

omar martinez So just over 14 days, if you were to binge it _literally_ nonstop Yeah idk if i could catch up to that..-

[@Zeboki]

Dragon HearthX Not necessarily.

[@blakemamba2067]

This video is “ hey let me show you my oc for 20 minutes “. And I love it ^_^

[@CollinBuckman]

Fully replicating historical warriors into D&D seems like a ton of fun, I'd love to see more of it.

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

Collin Buckman yeah, I wonder what else could one do? A scumbag samurai comes to mind

[@CollinBuckman]

@@TsulaAngenati2292 There's already an official Samurai subclass for the Fighter focused on being unyielding in combat, but the Cavalier subclass could also work for one who wants to focus on mounted combat

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

Collin Buckman thanks for telling me

[@moritamikamikara3879]

How about Hussar? I don't play D&D so I don't know how exactly mounts work or even if they're featured, but if there was mounts you can bet I'd create a character entirely based of Jan III Sobieski Veni, Vidi, Deus Vici

[@CollinBuckman]

@@moritamikamikara3879 probably also a Cavalier Fighter, it's one of the only subclasses with special features for mounted combat

[@nobody5333]

What this video taught me is that I have unintentionally been using ninja methods for all my dnd characters.

[@PhoenixofEclipse]

Hey, GaijinGoomba ! I’m a dm myself (though I run pathfinder 2e more than dnd these days) and I wanted to stop in to say thanks! Not just for the great video, which draws attention to my favorite hobby and is full of fun facts, but for specifically mentioning that bit about fake letters being kept on a ninja’s person to incriminate their enemies if they were captured. My players will be very confused next time they kill a spy or assassin and find “proof” that a few of their favorite nobles are conspiring against them!

[@joelsasmad]

Even better if the assassin fakes thier way into thier good graces with sealed introductory letters from nobles they trust before the dead of night sneak attack. Also how's pathfinder 2? Think making the switch would be worth it?

[@Kinan.Eldari]

As I said over a year ago at the TFS office during their holiday party: thank you for Greckles. I may not have known half the stuff you explained here, but I am happy to see that the stuff I did know about from my own training and studies was indeed part of the character design

[@Khaleel_B]

"Bird Crimes: His name is Gre-kles!"

[@jakecarroll9500]

Gaijin: "Multiple ways to start a fire and how to use it" Google: "The FBI wants to know your location."

[@HiopX]

"Multiple ways to start a fire and how to use it 5e" Google: False alert. Just a nerd

[@vonwaxy9941]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the Scary Acid Dagger of Stab, though to be fair, the enemies have it more often than Greckles. The real question will be how ninja are Nick and Todd... I hope the weirdness of those statements out of context encourages people to watch the Unexpectables.

[@camiblack1]

Ah yes the Scary Acid Dagger of (back)Stab(bing).

[@facelessidiot6407]

@@camiblack1 You forgot to add "slippery".

[@camiblack1]

@@facelessidiot6407 slippery/scary/serious any way it goes, it's now been dropped more often than Hugh Mann has come around.

[@facelessidiot6407]

@@camiblack1 Ain't that the sad truth.

[@kenji6492]

Nick and Todd can’t make audible noise, just distract Greckles

[@LostCiv]

"You're going to roll a lot of natural 1's" *laughs in rug*

[@trustindean5164]

This is no joke one of the most interesting videos you've made in this series. Actually it might be the most interesting bc while you're still going over the same stuff it's still things that can be used by anyone else for their d&d game. Which I will DEFINITELY be doing.

[@coolnamebro7363]

"The art of arson" That is a wonderful title

[@fl00fydragon]

6:21 Correction: sneak in and lose the scary acid dagger of stab.

[@madmohawk6560]

To a fucking rug

[@bobbaganooch2843]

It’s got a knife!

[@facelessidiot6407]

@@madmohawk6560 Don't forget about that dolphin gang. :P

[@JustJaimi]

Ain't called old SADs for nothing.

[@linksstruepower7443]

It's Funny. I made a Half Elf, Arcane Trickster as one of my first characters and I flavored him as more of a Magical prankster, yet his spell list, equipment, and build mirror your character almost one-to-one. Especially the spell list. It's uncanny how similar they are. I even took Firebolt for the sole purpose of wanting to have access to fire whenever I needed it. The biggest difference is that I got to take Prestidigitation at the start of the game, so I had a small magical tricks coming out my pointy ears. If I ever reuse my character I could very well just flavor him as a ninja instead.

[@Grove200]

I was going through my players handbook thinking about this, then I got the notification

[@Eramiserasmus]

Nicely done Gaijin! I love the way that you chose to go rogue instead of monk with the Way of Shadow. Especially with your Arcane Trickster spell list. You really are the ninja bird. Time to start watching Unexpectables!

[@DiceFTW273]

16:14- A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhikers can have. Partly it has great practical value.

[@pineappleproductions1696]

I don't understand how a towel can help

[@DrNeonGaming]

While I do trust a man who knows where his towel is, we're forgetting about the true answer to every situation. Say it with me, now: 42

[@HenriqueLSilva]

More than just the great tips into making a stealthily, resourceful character, I love how this video clearly shows the love and attention dedicated to making your character. Good job, this was rally nice.

[@aliastheabnormal]

Silver caltrops and coating a blade with holy water. That's freaking awesome. I gotta remember that for my ninja character later on when i'm writing my story.

[@DragonFae16]

I've been listening to the Unexpectables for over a year and I love the characters and the world. I spend my whole week waiting for the next episode.

[@Animogx]

I have been binge watching the Unexpectables for a good while now, just getting to the Realm of Discord. I have to say that I love the team overall along with the interactions, and when I first started watching I was floored/ecstatic that you were one of the players! Greckles has been interesting to see the growth of and fun to watch trying to play one of the two straight men to the general chaos of his group but also a strategic ninja. I agree with a lot of your choices for spells with extra praise to Fog Cloud, that spell has probably been your most used and useful over all with its careful positioning and timing. Hope to reach the most current episode soon and then try catching a live broadcasting to throw you guys some bits!

[@ernestlam5632]

Hail Eris!

[@skytheannur6168]

Coming back to this, the best use of fog cloud as support was definitely the fight against Agranak's orcs within the most recent arc with Task. This has been most enlightening Gajin, thank you.

[@TheSonOfTheDragon]

I can never get enough of these. I eagerly await for when you eventually cover Snake-eyes and Stormshadow, it will be interesting to find out how ninja clans treated outsiders and whether or not they would accept them as well as what would happen if ninjas in the same clan feuded with each other.

[@cdevans97]

I feel like there's a lot of classes that fit a ninja-like character, like a mastermind rogue who's skilled in forgery and disguise, and can read and deceive people easily. Or a ranger with stuff like hide in plain sight and vanish. Even trickster clerics can make clones of themselves. Super cool video, glad to see more and more people enjoying DnD!

[@supersmily5811]

Thieves' Cant is already given to Rogues to cover the whole secret language thing. You didn't need Illusory Script. Otherwise, pretty well done. I would have picked Prestidigitation instead of Firebolt if you were going full Ninja, as unlike Firebolt Prestidigitation can create lasting fires that have to be put out manually while other spells don't.

[@RokuroCarisu]

I agree that Illusory Script is unnecessary. But while Prestidigitation does have some utility that could be useful for a ninja, I think Firebolt is actually the better choice here. It does indeed ignite flammable objects, at 12 times the distance that Prestidigitation can even, and doubles as a fairly powerful ranged weapon that does not require ammunition, which is also very useful for a Rogue.

[@secretivepotato5921]

Thieves' Cant can be understood by anyone else who knows Thieves' Cant so Illusory Script is still useful for when you have to send information while in the hiding it from someone who knows Thieves' Cant. Edit: I'd like to add the fact that if the recipient of the information doesn't know Thieves' Cant, they can't understand it.

[@davidmacko6309]

One problen thieves cant is spoken not written and also the script will helo you send important without it falling to the wrong hands

[@GoblinLord]

@@davidmacko6309 on top of this it's LITERALLY just invisible ink which was commonly used

[@raynegruber5368]

You could use flaming arrowheads for that. Which prestidigitation does help with. If you want to recover the arrow to ensure they don't find the source, just tie a string to it and yank the arrow back to you once it started the fire. Or just use a wooden arrowhead. Hell I would argue a flaming arrowhead would up a shortbow's damage too if you were in combat. While this does make things more complicated, it serves the same purpose. It also means you still get prestidigitation's other effects. For example, the use of dirt "makeup" to change your complection. With prestidigitation, thats just a cast away. If you need to clean up evidence, such as bloodstains, that is also easily doable with prestidigitation. And if you need a big fire fast, and need not worry about distance, with it you can instantly create a campfire.

[@zenebean]

Something that has led to the creation of that much quality fan-art is something I must observe for myself

[@Jasonwolf1495]

Honestly, I find that Ranger makes a better ninja. multiclass into an artificer and you've got the perfect master of stealth, skill, and technology. Also: Changling. Literally just be anyone else including the voice.

[@Neutral_Tired]

Yeah, honestly, if Ninja had access to magitech and spells, there is zero chance they wouldn’t use them

[@TheLangenator]

KanitoKawaii Well to be fair, the reason Artificer is in the Eberron setting book is because magitech doesn’t exist in most worlds

[@iaini8080]

Changelings don’t double as living recording devices, part of a ninja’s job was information gathering.

[@ratoh1710]

@@iaini8080 No but they can you know just tell people what they heard

[@aduinoch]

Also, Tabaxi could work, at least for Mobility

[@bbossart85]

You can tell how dedicated he was to this. He even included the damn towel & chalk pens. He took the irl ninja used their folklore & real techniques to put them in a world where ninja can be at their best. Gaijin's content is truly god-tier in YT & Twitch.

[@SilverFoxR]

Oh man... this is so very informative. I love it! I had made an Arcane Trickster a little bit ago and a lot of these make me want to re-flavour them a little bit... less about being a ninja, but more about being an effective player. One difference I did was that I took the feats Keen Mind and Ritual Caster (made a variant human). His entire gimmick was going to be able to read spells and copy them into his ritual book at a later date (since Keen Mind lets you recall with perfect memory anything you've seen/heard up to 1 month). Very useful for a Ninja if you think about it... and also an effective way to get new spells, albeit ritual ones. Another feat that makes a lot of sense for a Ninja is Alert. Not being able to be surprised and getting bonuses on initiative would be very useful for a Ninja to enact their plans. Also, on a side note... I've used the quail hiding technique before as a kid once. It was at camp while playing manhunt (think team-bases hide and seek) and, not finding a good hiding spot, I hopped into a small field and curled up into a ball, pulling my hoodie over my head and not moving. I continued using this strategy over and over from that point on, because it just kept working. Like, the other team knew the general location I was in... and they STILL couldn't find me! One of them almost stepped on me and they STILL didn't know it was me!

[@donavandunn9824]

I used this whole Series as a way to build my Shadow Monk ninja Zed, so to hear that it was used by him to make another Ninja? You have no idea how happy that makes me

[@cruye9633]

Dude... Changelings. They're an official 5e race as of Rising of the Last War and you can literally shapeshift to look, smell, and sound like anyone.

[@Nighthawk613]

Greckles was made before even the eberron PDF came out. I think they started early to mid 2017

[@cruye9633]

@Manek Iridius ​ Not true in my experience. If a GM bans it it's probably because they're trying to play in a specific setting, in which case I doubt Kenku would be allowed either. Changelings are also way easier to slot into an existing setting then Kenku, it's very easy to say that they've been around, and are widespread, but haven't had a significant 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 impact on the world. Kenku meanwhile are sentient bird people. Way harder for that to fit into a more grounded, realistic, and/or serious setting. This also gets into another problem I have with this choice, IT'S A BIRD PERSON! In most settings that's going to be quite unusual, and way easier for you to escape notoriety. A big hat just isn't gonna cut it.

[@HiopX]

@@cruye9633 Well considering how important Everyman turned out, Monty may have veto that

[@TheDougio]

Honestly, I keep forgetting Gaijin is part of The Unexpectables, also I need to start watching The Unexpectables. Edit: I’ve started watching it.

[@shinobidaniel_12]

Same

[@TheLangenator]

@Gio Ramirez It’s pretty good. There’s a lot of time you need to invest to catch up, though.

[@shinobidaniel_12]

@CounterSkil well I just learned where I went wrong with creating my ninja, I focused too much on movement and items

[@shinobidaniel_12]

Also if I kept forgetting to watch it so It must be his job

[@donaldfort8131]

It is an okay slice of life anime

[@RhiKitty93]

I could listen to you, Curt, Connor, Zito and Monty talk about your characters for HOURS. I literally never stop talking about the unexpectables to any poor unfortunate soul that will listen to me. Best DND stream I watch and it's so so fun to learn just how much thought went into Greckles because I so love your unique way of playing him as a ninja!!

[@Gruegirl]

"Does it have player's handbook official ninjas?" "Technically no, but-." Only true for 5th ed. There were Ninjas in D&D in 1st and 3rd, Pathfinder (Which is kinda a spin-off of 3rd) also has them. I quite like the one from 3rd (unpopular opinion though it may be) because it's a way to make a slightly supernatural rogue (Basically they could turn invisible for a short time or run up walls or teleport but were otherwise essentially the rogue class).

[@josephperez2004]

Technically yes, but not sure if they were in the main player handbook. Usually in supplements if I recall.

[@FireLover7004]

I won't lie that alot of what GG is saying is great. After watching this several time. I am reminded of my changeling known as Jin. They did have a mental problen where it wasn't just Jin. There was Las who would openly flirt with anyone. Nox would be the more aggressive side of things. Being a changling you make disguise kits and disguise self spells slightly use less. I am a bit upset that GG didn't take the find familar spell. You get a small animal friend which you can see from their own eyes. I've uses my cat Sunny to scout out a place. After a successful charm check. One of the guards mistake my cat with one of the boss' cats and took it inside. Thus giving me access to the inside. Number count, and even made a map with help from my party. I loved playing Jin, and I still have fun bringing them out.

[@gaidencastro9706]

I remember watching your content when you were on Game Theory. Now I come back for the Dungeons and Dragons.

[@IrishKatana]

To this day Greckles is one of my favorite characters in D&D and The Unexpectables is my favorite D&D stream so thank you so much for introducing me to them with this video.

[@arcticbanana66]

If anyone is on the fence about whether or not you want to start watching The Unexpectables, let me just tell you that Monty is an absolutely _amazing_ DM, whom I personally rate up in the ranks of Chris Perkins, Matt Mercer, and Mark "Sherlock" Hulmes. Also, three words: "the Dog Zone."

[@SangoSon12]

As a big fan of the Unexpectables, I was SO HAPPY to see that this video got made, made possible by like-minded people who also wanted to learn more about our favorite blue bird shinobi. I always watch/listen to the sessions on Takahata101's youtube channel. I enjoyed the video very much and appreciate all the hard word you put into making it. I can't wait to watch more of your videos and learn more about your character, Greckles, in future Unexpectables adventures! Thank You~!!! ^_^

[@connorb1775]

I would love to here a complete level 20 build for a true ninja, breaking down the reasoning for all your choices. Though as there are so many options, you'd likely need to make multiple videos covering the different character variations

[@dittmar104]

Well with all the books you could easily make a party full of ninjas of different classes wood elf spy blade singer, half elf collage of whisper bard, kenku rogue, trickster cleric, the fighter subclass with spell casting as a tank.

[@HiopX]

well, wait another 150 episodes and pray Greckles survives

[@barondragonborn4860]

I used this video to make my own ninja in a game I’m a dev member of known as SoulShards. Thanks for all the fun times I had from watching The Unexpectables. Been binge-watching the series for the past month and I’m on 81. Keep up the good work.

[@wnnr3294]

One thing you should have definitely talked about is backgrounds. They often add something more to your character. Some that would fit very nice with a shinobi character are the Charlatan or the Criminal/Spy

[@panda62845]

Spy variant

[@Statri01]

I've been binging the Unexpectables since this video came out. I'm on episode 95 now and nearly every one has made me laugh out loud at least once. you guys are the best, I hope I get the chance to catch you live one day.

[@aeon3valefore]

Watching this after going into The Unexpectables really makes me feel nostalgic. I'm like, "Oh I remember that episode!" in some instances.

[@justinmontana3710]

This video is pretty fun to find, since over the last two weeks I found the Unexpectables without knowing you were in it and have slowly been catching up.

[@winter9716]

Hot, will definitely keep everything in mind the next time I decide to make a ninja for a campaign.

[@shinobidaniel_12]

I now know what I did wrong with my first character

[@Star-vh4cs]

Hey Raven go check on Yang and the others , ok

[@CharizardVonAwesome]

I was hoping for this video for a while; I love The Unexpectables :) This also gave me a fair bit of inspiration for a Gloom Stalker ninja I've been brainstorming on for a while; it hadn't really occurred to me to think about tools to pick up. Also, I'll admit this character took a good amount of inspiration from Greckles in the first place, like taking Fog Cloud to use like a smoke bomb, and dipping a level in Arcana Cleric to pick up Firebolt and Minor Illusion as Wisdom-based spells, due to how useful they'd be.

[@hayhay509]

1:05 the 3.5 edition of Dungeons and Dragons had a expansion book called "Complete Adventurer" that introduced the ninja class. was and still is a official wizards of the coast DnD book and i wait with baited breath for it's 5e remaster if any.

[@BlueInumaru]

i was about to add that in a comment. there is also the oriental adventure book for 3.5 as well, which has a lot of well.. oriental items and weapons, as well as the ninja spy prestige class, which honestly was ok, but you had to work up to that point first.

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

hayhay509 Ninja class is also in Pathfinder’s Ultimate Combat guide...and Pathfinder is sorta 3.75e.

[@barrybend7189]

Dude 3rd edition has a lot of extra books for classes. Sorcerer( what my curse of insta crit doesn't hamper or Mary sue me). Look up the Sorcerer subclass fleshmage.

[@teamneerd]

Ah dude this is so good, I love the Unexpectables so much and you breaking down this stuff of your boy is great.

[@Jza_Dragon]

Woah woah woah woah. Let's get the record straight. The Adventure Zone started before Critical Role.

[@wrath2501]

This is somewhat related, please, PLEASE do a which ninja about the Rogues from World Of Warcraft.

[@ASquared544]

Well... here’s the thing about Kenku mimicry & forgery. You can mimic & forge anything you hear and see, but that’s it. Kenku don’t have a voice of their own, they can only say what they have heard before, & they can only forge what they have seen. That’s just a part of their curse. So mimicry on the level you’re saying seems fairly difficult to pull off, since it involves mimicry of voice & behavior, & I don’t know if your Kenku character could’ve heard enough of someone’s dialogue to mimic them in every situation. Edit: Also another class option for Ninja, albeit possibly less authentic, is Way of the Shadow monk, which was Wizards of the Coast’s attempt at making a ninja class. It’s possibly less authentic, but it still has the whole focus on mobility, the strike hard & fade away thing, & the focus on not getting hit, although you just get evasion as a monk, not Uncanny Dodge

[@protosaber363]

Kenku are also only Corvids like Crows or Ravens. Alavastian Kenku are special. Hell some of them dont even have mimicry.

[@fandomonium3789]

The changeling race is another amazing one because you can cast Disguise Self at will, allowing you to become any race you want, and if caught, you can use your Horrifying Visage by revealing your true face (which is mostly blank and featureless) and scare them away, giving yourself time to escape. A few other spells I'd consider: Control Flames - This Cantrip allows your ninja to snuff out fires. Guards walking around with torches, or need to sneak through a candle-lit hallway? It's lights out, and while they're fumbling for a light, you can slip past undetected. Encode Thoughts - A Wizard-Exclusive cantrip, you can extract a thought from your mind and it'll appear as an encoded message on a shimmering strip. Only other wizards that know that cantrip will be able to read it. Blindness/Deafness - The power to make a guard blind to your movements or deaf to the cries for reinforcements makes this a nice 2nd level spell for crowd control. Blur - it's a 2nd level illusion spell that causes your body to appear like it's a waving spectre of shadows, causing enemies that are trying to hit you to make attack rolls at disadvantage. Invisibility - perhaps a little more out there, this is a fantastic infiltration spell, since you stay invisible until you attack someone, and since ninjas were mainly infiltrators and spies, this works out great. Silence - This 2nd level spell lets you prevent someone from being able to speak, meaning that if you're caught, you can keep the guards from calling for reinforcements, giving you time to take them out or escape. Spider Climb - This 2nd level spell allows you to scale walls with ease, as if you were wearing a set of Shuko. Water Walk - A 3rd level spell that lets you walk on water as if you were wearing Mizu Gumo. Though I don't think it's on the Wizard Spell List, so Arcane Tricksters don't get it. Confusion - A fantastic 4th level spell, you'll be amazing at disorienting your opponents, and can make your escape during this time. Far Step - This 5th level spell is going to be great for mobility, because it lets you teleport 30 feet as a bonus action, as well as every turn after also as a bonus action. Meaning you can teleport, hit someone, and then use your roguish disengage to run away without provoking an opportunity attack. Mislead - a 5th level illusion, this spell creates a duplicate of yourself that you can make run in whatever direction you want while your real body becomes invisible. Need to throw people off your trail? This is a fantastic way to lead pursuing enemies away from you, your camp, or your party. Modify Memory - Did someone see you do something? Did someone see your true face? No they didn't. This level 5 spell lets you literally erase a memory from a creature's mind, letting you completely slaughter an entire campsite, and then leave the only survivor with no memory of what you did or how all his allies died. Granted, this list strays from the abilities of a true to life ninja, but unless you're stopping after you get 2nd level spells with Arcane Trickster, these spells, while not fully true to a ninja, will still be in the same spirit, mostly serving for stealth, utility, and control spells. However, this is really going more for the magical shinobi angle. If you want to play a TRULY authentic ninja, then Way of the Shadow Monk and/or Scout Rogue is going to be your best friend. Scout rogues gain automatic expertise in Nature and Survival checks, can move half their walking distance when an enemy gets too close, move faster than other rogues, and later become better at ambushes and assassinations. Shadow Monks are literally ninjas in DnD, getting invaluable spells like Pass Without Trace and Silence, as well as faster movement speed, and higher AC to avoid being hit. They also put high priority on DEX and WIS, which are the two best stats for a ninja, since Perception is vital for detecting guards and traps, Insight is keen for detecting lies and betrayal, and literally all of the DEX skills are almost mandatory for any self-respecting ninja. And in Shadow is still too magical for you, the Kensei Monk is dedicated to mastery with weapons that would make any true-to-life ninja proud. You could even take 1 level in Cleric for the Light Domain feature Warding Flare, that lets you shine a blinding light in the eyes of a creature attacking you, giving that creature disadvantage equal times to your Wisdom Mod per long rest. You pair that with Monk or a High Wis Rogue, and you've got a built-in flash bomb. In terms of feats, a few great options include Actor, which allows you to present yourself as someone else better, Alert, which improves your initiative and keeps you from being surprised, Defensive Duelist, which adds your proficiency bonus to your AC when an enemy makes a melee attack against you while you're holding a finesse weapon (which, all ninja weapons would be finesse weapons), Healer, which makes you even better at patching yourself up with a simple medkit, Linguist lets you learn 3 more languages, useful for infiltrating more kinds of enemy camps and reading their secret plans, Lucky puts the odds in your favor, Mobile, which increases your movement speed, Skulker, which lets you make ranged attacks in the dark without giving away your location, and weapon mastery gives you profiency with any 4 weapons of your choice you're not already proficient with. Although they're only UA and not official, the skill-based feats of Acrobatist, Quick-Fingered, Perceptive, and Stealthy all reek of ninja utility.

[@royal9743]

I know with all the 5e focus I'll never get it but I'd really love to hear Gaijins thoughts on the DnD 3.5 Ninja class.

[@HeavySnorlax]

Royal 97 I think that it isn’t ninja-like at all. It starts ok, but later levels aren’t focused on utility, but on ephemeral beings for some reason. I fill like the rouge or the assassin class are probably better ninjas that the ninja.

[@royal9743]

I do like all the focus on climbing and acrobatics of the Ninja since it gives it an own identity, but I agree. The best 3.5 Ninja would probably be a Rogue/Wizard/Unseen Seer because of all the focus of espionage through divination and because I'm sure Ninjas would've been adopters of learned magic if there was such a thing in real life. Just because of how they used literally every tool.

[@joelsasmad]

What about Pathfinder ninjas?

[@dystrakshyn4627]

I’ve been thoroughly convinced to take a methodical approach and make a Kenku rogue, a well-earned subscription my guy

[@Raziel_Hijikata]

I saw this video coming a mile away lol, I'm at episode 94 of Unexpectables so far. I also made a Yamabushi styled Blood Hunter in DnD myself though I haven't really been able to roleplay my backstory yet womp womp

[@theman6422]

I was actually working on a ninja subclass, where you use different tricks and techniques to take out your enemy in the lowest amount of hits. It’s like a reverse monk. Then we got the subclasses, where you become a strength-based shinobi that uses brutal tactics and do a funny Bane (strong boi), a scouting and stealthy ninja that gains extra movement speed and gets extra attacks (fast boi), a ninja that uses a fan and a kite to fly 30 feet in the air (fly boi), a ninja that uses scrolls and the scrolls are kinda like spells but they’re just special techniques and you get scroll points (wizard ninja), a tinkerer ninja that is kinda like the artificer class and they can make ninja contraptions, and now I wanna make a pyrotechnic ninja. Your which ninja series is so cool, I love learning more about the truths of the ninja, and learn a bit more about Japanese culture. You’re an awesome content creator

[@thefmaster9833]

JOCAT BRING ME HERE WALK FORTH FELLOW WIGGLER

[@11thShadowDragon]

Every minute of this video was worth it, and I really appreciate that he was going for historical accuracy. Love it.

[@gdnowl]

My interests in DND started with The Drawfee Channel’s Drawga, a DND adventure more focused on drawing solutions.

[@heavenlyguardianHG]

Kenku Rogue (Arcane Trickster) Feats: Mobile (Traverse any terrain with no trouble) Weapons: Short sword/Odachi (Tripwire, standing stool) Dart/Shuriken (Piton substitute) Dagger/Tanto or Kunai (Trowel) Sickle/Khama (Grappling hook substitute) Equipment: Tinderbox/Uchitake or Hinade (Distract enemies with fire) Grappling hook & Rope/Kaginawa (Climb stuff) Chalk/Sekihitsu (Take notes) Wide Travelers Hat/Amigasa (Blend in) Potions/Kusuri or Inro (Medication and Situational Drugs) Towel/Sanjay Tenugui (Face wrap, rope extension, tripwire) Thieves’ Tools/Kuroro Kagi (Lock Picking) Caltrops/Makibishi (Area denial) Poisons (Don’t forget other creature types) Spells: Cantrips: Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, Firebolt Level 1: Disguise Self, Illusory Script, Silence, Fog Cloud Level 2: Mirror Image, Invisibility

[@ToriTheKenku]

I actually have a DND Kenku rogue now. They're called Tori and they're based on a blue bunting.

[@kickasterisk6155]

it might not be as close to the true ninja but what I prefer is a multiclassing combo of rogue, warlock, and going mostly monk. focusing more on movement, stealth, and espionage similar to how you talked about in this video (and thank you this gave me some great inspiration as a Dungeon master)

[@seirramoon388]

Now you know how to be a ninja, you're welcome.

[@protosaber363]

You know JoCat actually cameos in the Unexpectables

[@seirramoon388]

@@protosaber363 i did not know that. Ty for telling me.

[@protosaber363]

@@seirramoon388 hes in the Tricadia arc mentioned in the video

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

*wiggling intensifies*

[@wamonom]

After all this gotta give my love to the video that introduced me to may favorite dnd twitch game

[@buddyb3165]

I found the Unexpectables through this video. Thanks Gaijin for helping to create something so amazing to sink my time into😁

[@Rebelcommander6]

I might need to borrow a lot of this for the Ninja I'm planning to make for my next campaign. Granted they'll be human and I might swap a few spells around, but this was a VERY informative video! Much appreciated

[@billtrent6520]

Just like in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy never leave without your towel.

[@MrMe-em8ht]

One of the BEST WHICH NINJA VIDEOS TO DATE!!!! 😂 I also didn't mind it being longer than usual, in fact I would love to have longer videos to go even further in depth if possible. 10 out of 10 will watch again.

[@Rabbit-the-One]

Dope ass awesome character. I'm looking up the podcast. This sounds like something definitely worth following

[@project4061]

This has helped me with a character I do want to make into a ninja, in part inspired by your work. One other thing I would add on is a multiclass with the Monk's Way of the Shadow. While the archetype is clearly inspired by the mobility of a ninja, it's still a valuable tool if you split 50/50.

[@Teag_Brohman15]

I literally started playing D&D because of this video, thank you

[@willowmcintire21]

I love the fact that you made a historically inspired build. I'm in the middle of a similar process with a College of Swords Bard based on infamous French duelist/opera singer/mad woman Julie d'Aubigny; AKA, Mademoiselle Maupin. A woman so charismatic and crazy, she managed to get pardoned by the king of France TWICE.

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

I have been looking forward to this! COME ON, BLUE BLUR LORE!!!

[@idahoboros7023]

Incredible! I've been waiting for this one for a while and you did not disappoint. Very fitting you posted during our Pathfinder game night while I was playing my Shugenja (Druid/Monk in his case) Tengu. Hope to see more content like this. Maybe a Pathfinder version? *nudge nudge* Join us! We have actual ki magic!