I just did 6 lvls o shadow monk for slow falling, shadow step(grapple hook), and unarmed strikes. I continued with Arcane Trickster to get all of his gadgets message(walkie-talkie), fogcloud, shield(uses his cape), web (freeze bomb or entangling shot), locate object (small trackers)
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a much more straight forward way to go that might have saved me 20 minutes of recording and a heck of a lot of editing... solid idea
@TheRaven_Purple2 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure that would work cause you can only have Illusion or Enchantment spells with arcane trickster. In total you would get three non-arcane trickster spells, so you could do most of this at level 20 but not all. Maybe with magic initiate for more spells it could work.
@rocksnrolls Жыл бұрын
@@TheRaven_Purpleyou can pick up other spells as well, but only a very limited number of anything other than Enchantment or illusion
@Alex_the_Partypooper5 ай бұрын
Shadow Monk will already be OP (because of the teleporting) like Batman is OP
@Alex_the_Partypooper5 ай бұрын
@@dndbuildsShadow Monk has a teleporting ability which would have made Batman more OP, plus it's a subclass
@johnnywebb41442 жыл бұрын
I feel like the Faceless background would be much more fitting for the fact of being a masked vigilante
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I completely overlooked that one, that would have been a possible great fit.
@TheEndKing Жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds That's the beauty of this character, though. You can build him any way you want.
@captaindesperado13 Жыл бұрын
Unsure if someone has mentioned this before, but an interesting class combination that happens is that you can use Sneak Attack with Lightning Launcher since it's a ranged weapon attack. And with the level 15 upgrade, you get advantage on your second attack, meaning you have accessible sneak attack damage every turn.
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
Yeah, this was my first ever vid, and wished I had honed in on that idea more
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I've been obsessing about this build for a while now, so I'm super happy to get it out of my head so I can stop annoying non-DnD players with this build idea
@Astartes-69692 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on a D&D take on Roland Deschain from the Dark Tower? (I plan on role playing as the literal Deschain since he is literally in a constant cycle going back in time in multiple realities, so I'll play him and he somehow gets transported to the D&D World and makes a new Ka-Tet) Add the Excalibur Revolvers and all that & add the stats that might work for him. He also has the Horn Of Eld.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
@@Astartes-6969 Sure thing, might take me a bit to do some research but I'll definitely do a build for it 😁
@thetreeboy.2 жыл бұрын
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@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
@@thetreeboy. Well thanks for clicking :D
@aisnota51922 ай бұрын
Hi. Cane here after Tulock quit. Been running a campaign that crosses over with Dark Knights of Steel which basically "what if DC and DND had a baby". If you ever need inspiration (ba dum tss) I highly recommend you read the comic. Tom Taylor is a fantastic Character Writer and he reinterprets all these characters in really cool ways.
@koala539011 ай бұрын
Something fun about artificer's is that their magic is supposed to be flavored as gadgets anyway so it works incredibly!
@Darkcur2 жыл бұрын
I like this build, it evokes Batman Well, but you can squeeze some more Rogue by Picking Inquisitive as the subclass. Also Sneak Attack works with Darts and daggers so they work as the mini batarangs.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, those are great to use with sneak attack, and I know I could have gone with more rogue, but I like the idea of being in training to become an assassin and not going through with it. Plus I really wanted to focus on the gadgets 😁
@Darkcur2 жыл бұрын
I'm more Martial non magic oriented for my Batman, like Battle Master Fighter Inquisitive Rogue Kensei or Shadow Monk multiclass Combo, but I ended up just homebrewing a Monk subclass that combine that aspects that I want portrayed 😅
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
@@Darkcur I'm all for home brewing for getting just the right fit. I just try to avoid home brews on the channel to make sure you can pull off something that's accepted at most DnD tables
@miguelangelus959 Жыл бұрын
I think Mastermind is another fitting rogue subclass
@LordKristivas2 жыл бұрын
As a DM, I would allow unarmed attacks to be counted as finesse if someone took the Unarmed Fighting style. In this case, it's hardly game-breaking, doing the same damage as the most common rogue weapon of all time, the short sword. The investment is an entire feat and it matches the theme. Sneak attack is only once per turn and Batman can strike with devastating effect.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree, I always make the videos for rules as written, but as a DM I would totally do the same thing. I like to follow the rule of cool as long as it's not game breaking as well.
@theonlymatthew.l2 жыл бұрын
I like the build, but I have a hard time having a Batman with a 8 wisdom score. Batman has one of the most indomitable wills in literature so that just doesn't sit well with me lol. He also has insane perception skills.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I definitely know how you feel, but I use point buy for DnD and there's only so many points to go around
@theonlymatthew.l2 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds I understand that but I would have allocated the points to give at least a 12 in wisdom. Different builds aren't 'wrong' just different. 😁
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
@@theonlymatthew.l Totally agree
@stoephil8 ай бұрын
I made a Batman inspired build as a Rogue (swashbuckler) Paladin (vengeance) with a splash of 2 levels of Hexblade (to become SAD, for Darkvision and some illusion spells). At level 1 variant human feat medium armor master for +1 AC and ignoring disadvantage to stealth. High dexterity and charisma : my build is focused on terrorizing the enemies with intimidation and illusion magic. My character disguises as a vampire instead of a bat during her vigilante moments. Background entertainer (she was raised by the theater troupe she and her parents went to see just before their death by a random mugger in an adjacent dark alley) for the proficiencies with disguise kit, performance and acrobatics. Then later she gets Silent image at will (invocation) and minor illusion (cantrip) to panic the criminals she pursues. Shadow touched feat also provides her with invisibility and disguise self once a day. One of the warlock spells picked is Cause fear, that she uses when she does not use her spell slots to smite.
@remyheart272 жыл бұрын
"we are playing as Batman not as Bruce Wayne." Ever wonder why you don't see them at the same place at the same time? I just feel you gotta increase batman's charisma to match Bruce waynes
@slimnfade2 жыл бұрын
Did u not see batman dance in the video or were we watching too differente builds.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I think the reason that you never see them at the same time is that maybe Bruce Wayne is scared of Batman. That's the only logical reason.
@couver732 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't go Inquisitive Rogue at all. It kinda makes sense for Batman. Good point on daggers being reflavored as Batarangs. Sneak Attack can be used to knock out unsuspecting mooks. Hell, the Lightning Launcher can benefit from Sneak Attack since it's a ranged weapon. Also, I think getting the gauntlets of Ogre Power would be fitting so even when using Infiltrator, you can still hit hard and have some damage variance. But hey, the build works. Leaning into the gadgets makes sense.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Call solid points, and the only reason I didn't go with an inquisitive rogue was just because the whole League of assassins thing
@couver732 жыл бұрын
Totally fair. Probably doesn't help that Wisdom is dumped so Insight checks would be kinda abysmal anyway. XD
@chrimedina2 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Shadows Monk 6/Artíficer Armorer X? Unarmed strikes, utility belt, alternative Combat Suit, teleport into shadows, slow falling
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I think that's a great option, and would work pretty well, while being a bit more straight forward. I just really liked the idea of him working towards becoming part of the league of assassins and then stopping right before he officially became an assassin. So I really wanted to run with that idea. Plus with Shadow Monk I would need at least 13 dex and 13 wisdom to be able to multiclass. Which would leave me with a lot of ability scores to worry about, so I didn't want him to be underpowered on the ability points, but that's probably just my inner optimization builder at work.
@chrimedina2 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds I also liked the Rogue for the first levels. Provides more skills, and the Expertise is great. You're right about ability scores but it's possible. Initially use unarmored defense, till artificer awesome armor with infussions. Replicate Magic Item: Goggled of Night or Rope of Climbing as the grappling hook. Can take Sentinel or Tough as initial variant human feat
@gmaster6342 жыл бұрын
So how does this character work in combat considering you use strength to unarmed strike but strength is at 10 and there is a chance to run out of spell slots and you may not be with the guardian armor all the time. Sooo can i get an idea how this class works in a long wind resource heavy combat, cause i love this build.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's definitely a downside of the build, you're not going to get a ton of damage output with the punches while in infiltrator armor. Although if you're in your infiltrator armor you still have your lightning launcher, your lightning launcher will depend on your Intelligence to attack, and since the lightning launcher is considered a simple Ranged weapon, it does get the benefits of Sneak Attack from the couple Rogue levels. This was my first video, so still working on highlighting some of the important details, hopefully I can make sure I cover everything a bit more efficiently in the future. Thanks and I'm glad you enjoy the build :D I'll be adding all the character sheets for all of my builds to my patreon soon if that makes things easier :D
@gmaster6342 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds love the idea and id say maybe 1 lvl of monk to just get that unarmed damage to scale with dex and then id say its golden but im also not very good with multiclassing so youd know better than i lol considereing you wouldnt have enough wis to multiclass im gonna tweak it and see what i can get from it regarding physical sustain damage output
@DR-wz4gh2 жыл бұрын
Not me watching at 3am for an upcoming dnd game
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help with the last minute scramble to build a character
@jaredlocke4300 Жыл бұрын
"Stupid Superman" 😂 That scene has become a classic go-to for Batman and Superman's relationship
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
I've used it in 2 videos now, because I love it lol
@kevincassidy187 Жыл бұрын
Huh I've always viewed the Armorer as Iron Man. The two level dip in Rogue is pretty good. Another Dip I'd do is 2 lvls of fighter for Healing surge to shrug off some of the hits from Bane and Action surge to get that extra few shots in. It would be Rogue 2/Fighter 2/Artificer 16. But it would delay many of the effects and gadgets coming online till mid tier.
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
Yeah I could see that being a really good mix, this was the first video I ever did, and I think it might have been good to mix it up a little extra, so that's a good call
@zachbahamutson5477 Жыл бұрын
I would just like to bring up that Bruce does fight crime in other ways in Gotham it's just that that's not going to work against organized crimes like the mob or like villains like the Joker.
@wafflemcmulligan91865 ай бұрын
Exactly. All of the people who say this either haven’t actually researched the character at all or just weren’t paying attention. Also, he doesn’t live in the real world. He lives in a setting specifically made so that he is necessary.
@Nellak2011Ай бұрын
Batman would have atleast 18 for every ability score across the board. I think the ability scores in this video are for first level or something. Strength - Can bench press 1 ton Dexterity - Can dodge bullets and move so fast to take a whole group of thugs down in a second Constitution - Stayed up for several days fighting with no breaks, goes out every night with 4 hours or less sleep probably doing uberman sleep schedule, endures mortal wounds easily and continues fighting, frequently gets thrown through brick walls and survives Intelligence - World's greatest detective, frequently outsmarts the justice league, stated to have IQ surpassing 200, polyglot, learned all martial arts, several degrees including criminology Charisma - Uses Intimidation as primary tool to combat crime, both personas are influential, most popular hero of all time Wisdom - World's greatest detective, Ninja training and focus, Can detect lying Batman is literally peak every stat with 20s in a few of them.
@MaJunior00 Жыл бұрын
I want to see Daredevil. I've seen some different builds, but I want to see your take.
@Alex_the_Partypooper5 ай бұрын
Shadow Monk has a teleporting ability which would have made Batman more OP, plus it's a subclass Great for the Dark Knight
@ianedmonds9191 Жыл бұрын
I'm doing a batmanesque build in waterdeep right now. I've taken a gloomstalker ranger and two weapon fighting. Backstory is I lost my family to denizens of the Underdark so I'm after revenge on the whole Underdark. Damaged character with the whole Haunted vibe. Rolled an alabaster mask on the trinket table. I'm gonna be Mask the Alabastard. Scourge of the underworld. Vigilante and Champion of the oppressed. The party already made contact with Xanathar but we're hoping to steer clear. We almost had a TPK last week when we came up against one of his employees while saving a captive. A goddamn Mind Flayer. 2 people survived out of 6 and we were saved by good berries. Scary stuff. Now 2nd level and feeling hard as nails. 🙂 Gotta love D&D. Luv and Peace.
@JoeXTheXJuggalo12 жыл бұрын
Well now... Looks like later on today I'm going to have to rewatch this video And write down all these notes when I have my D&D notebook in front of me and it's not 5 in the morning.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Watch it as many times as you need 😜
@JoeXTheXJuggalo12 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds I just need to watch it 1 time more time with about and hour worth of time because I will most likely be pausing and rewinding 10-20 seconds at a time to make sure I got all of it written down.
@mattgetson77463 ай бұрын
I dunno why they didn't take the soulknife subclass. psychic blades= endless batarang, whispers is your party's com-links, and the psychic dice so batman never misses a skill check.
@harrisonlinden6552 Жыл бұрын
You didn’t seem to suggest the other two infusions, what would you recommend? Personally I found the “Goggles of Night” and “Cloak of Billowing” to be the most accurate.
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
I love the cloak of billowing it's so thematically appropriate, but goggles of night are definitely more helpful
@stevenjohnson24557 ай бұрын
Okay so my Batman/Bruce Wayne themed D&D character has a guild artisan background due to Wayne tech. Then I thought the classes should be a Shadow Monk 6, Gloomstalker Ranger 3, Inquisitive Rogue 7, Oath of Vengeance Paladin 3, Twilight Cleric 1. Giving you a lvl 20 of classes. I used a variant human. And the rest of the details such as spells and feat to fit the character. I rolled stats but prioritized Int and Dex. My Con stat was the lowest based on the reasoning that he may be healthy he isn't superhuman healthy.
@thedarkjw621910 ай бұрын
Human (Variant) Strength 10 Dexterity 16 Constitution 14 Intelligence 16 Wisdom 8 Charisma 8 🦶: Fighting initiative Background: super haunted 10 Doom gloom I would sacrifice my soul Undercommon Monster Hunter pack Trickent Elvish Acrobatics
@EliasWolf772 жыл бұрын
How do you be a Werewolf in D&D? Can you do a werewolf build video?
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I think I can definitely figure that one out, while there's an easy one from Matt Mercer's homebrew Blood Hunter class which even has a Lycan form, but the class overall is a little underpowered, I think I could do something really solid diving into a werewolf build while just using the official DnD source material. Do you have a specific werewolf in mind?
@thegod300jr2 жыл бұрын
You there? KZbinr DND asked a question
@zackthorpe42502 жыл бұрын
This is from forever ago but vanhelsing would be the perfect werewolf dnd build
@gabrielmarques52572 жыл бұрын
Awesome awesome build but I think you could use more Intimidation and insight I dunno Batman is good at everything so its hard
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Yeah those were definitely 2 I considered, but unfortunately without taking the skilled perk at one of the levels, or another multiclass, it was hard to pull off, so I had to make the sacrifice. But I'm glad you enjoyed the build!!!
@gabrielmarques52572 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds can't wait for the next one!
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielmarques5257 The plan is to get vids out weekly (fingers crossed and no crit fails rolled) most likely on Thursdays
@Ubermensch9240Ай бұрын
This works well for Earth 63 Batman..... who died.
@St1cKnGoJuGgAlO9 ай бұрын
I dont think a few bat shaped daggers could hurt or the robe of useful items as batmans belt of infinate gadgets
@Rock287ownd2 жыл бұрын
Should have done cloak of protection early
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just wanted to wait until I could reference Batman forever lol
@styx52932 жыл бұрын
My family is sick of my constant barrage of dnd ideas . Thank you for this
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! I'll be doing a build every week.
@qwertyweston813811 ай бұрын
I feel way of shadow monk would fit batman brilliantly
@jamal48422 жыл бұрын
Hi, can you make this into a character sheet i can see online? sorry.
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly I hadn't thought to do that, I'll have to make sure to do that. I'll try to update the channel when I get them up.
@EdmundWChan11 ай бұрын
awesome
@user-er2ez2hm4s Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@lucasryder393011 ай бұрын
To make dark Knights of steel batman just give Him a sword and change his race to aceimar.
@gabrielmarques52575 ай бұрын
You ever considered redoing this build?
@dndbuilds5 ай бұрын
I'm planning to as soon as the new players hand book comes out 😁
@tvhead5010 Жыл бұрын
So I'm going to have to say your floor was off at least with Batman Batman is actually extra hopeful that's the reason why he does fighting crimes awesome
@tvhead5010 Жыл бұрын
Also I think his flower would be more that he blame yourself for things that are out of his control that is a flaw
@ukedition94052 жыл бұрын
Never been more confused in my life after watching this video
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Lol, what can I clarify? It was my first ever video on the channel, so definitely had (and still continue to have) lots of room for improvement.
@Groovygriffin_2 жыл бұрын
At 2:15 injustice two had something similar
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I haven't managed to get to Injustice 2 yet, is it worth jumping into?
@Groovygriffin_2 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds yes it is actually.the guest Characters like every nrs game are awesome
@Groovygriffin_2 жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds also you could do pladin. Because you could do a oath that doesn’t let you kill
@erios85229 ай бұрын
Now do 60's Batman
@jacobmcclenny1602 Жыл бұрын
I made the mistake a continuing to pester the people in my life. Now the only problem I've found with discussing with my GM is, Luscious Fox would be the artificer. Batman in d&d just has a team of artificers at his disposal
@absolutleynotanalien8096 Жыл бұрын
Technikly zatana tought batman a few spels so batman dose have limited spellcasting.
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
True but you could say that about a lot of stuff for him, he also wound up having a lantern ring for a while, so I kind of chose more of the core idea of Batman
@aisnota51922 ай бұрын
Well.... he didnt dump Constitution.
@davidsimon3122 Жыл бұрын
I get the idea is to make Batman from what he was. Every build I see tries to make him very skilled at everything and make him a bruce wayne noble. Why not instead make a batman with some medieval Flair? Batman had lot of skills sure but at the end of the day he still couldn't do everything on his own, he needed support. If I were to make Batman I'd do it as making him into a dhampir and monk way of death. Some people hadn't notice how Batman rarely gets defeated in his fights so why not represent that as making him harder to kill with way of the long death monk? I know he wouldn't have much skills but hey not everyone can do everything on their own. Background faceless for sure.
@dominickhowe3367 Жыл бұрын
So my question is what is the Level splitting Between Rouge and Artificer?
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
2 Levels in Rogue (for the training from the league of shadows) and the rest in artificer for all the gadgets
@dominickhowe3367 Жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds Sounds good. Thank you. I'm currently using the Goku build in a campaign I joined today. and I will be using this build in another campaign going on every Wednesday! So eager and excited to play them
@miguelangelus959 Жыл бұрын
I mean, unarmed fighting is fitting, but it is also completely useless since this build went with a low str score, plus there's the thunder gauntlets to use instead after a couple of levels. Even in the start of the game, I can't imagine a player ever making use of it... I would pick superior techique or blind fighting instead right from the start, instead. He can afford to learn how to punch later
@Erasmo_F_Jr Жыл бұрын
I would particularly go from Rogue Inquisitive to being a better detective. Taking a Monk Multiclass to keep to the basics of the character would sacrifice gadgets unfortunately
@asorlokirunarsson98642 жыл бұрын
Before watching I'm guessing the classes will be Oath of Vengence Paladin, Way of Shadow Monk and Artificer
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Those were all things I considered actually... but I'm curious to know what you think at the end 😁
@sladehardy16852 күн бұрын
What about dc Azrael?
@thedarkjw621910 ай бұрын
Excuse me when making a character does this all happen before you start?
@slimnfade2 жыл бұрын
Teammates say maybe teamwork can make the dream work. I thought everyone hated Madara Uchiha
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Teamwork does make the dream work, which is why a couple of my builds lately have been full parties, but damn it's hard... Especially if someone's trying to go full Uchiha style character
@qualthos1 Жыл бұрын
I kind of like thinking that Batman and Bruce Wayne have different mental stats - like multiple personalities. Bruce has high Charisma and low Intelligence while Batman has low Charisma and high Intelligence.
@weirdestpro2 жыл бұрын
top 10 nerdiest people on the planet #1 will shock you
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I would be so honored... 😂😂😂
@thestorylord2962 жыл бұрын
AYYE ELEVENTH SUBSCRIBER!!!
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks!!!
@jordan321able Жыл бұрын
I love all your work, but the greatest detective in the world with a negative wisdom modifier bothers the hell out of me.
@ethanheard9208 Жыл бұрын
8 for wisdom and charisma???
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
Only so many points to go around, and the only thing he would use Charisma for is most likely intimidation, so I couldn't sacrifice the ability points.
@silk47102 жыл бұрын
🥑
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
Avocado - 1 hp, randomly has either 16 AC or 8 AC depending on Ripeness. But it's impossible to tell whether or not it's ripe until an attack roll has been made on it.
@gw1357 Жыл бұрын
On the stats, the point buy method is tough because in every version of the character Bruce Wayne is a pretty extraordinary person -- genius level intellect, Olympic level athlete, etc. On class selection -- certainly Rogue makes a lot of sense as the start point. I understand why you would go Artificer to get the gadgets, but in most variants of the Batman mythos its other people making Batman's gadgets (Lucious Fox would be an excellent Artificer and Alfred might have a level or two). I submit that you could have alternately gone Rogue (maybe with a few more levels) into Ranger in the Hunter mode...especially if you have a GM that allows you to choose "Criminal" for your Favored Enemy and "Urban" for your terrain type. I think that would put more emphasis on the psychological/tactical side of Batman over the gadgets.
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
That would be a great alternative, and gloom stalker seemed like it was made for a Batman type, it's just hard for me to have any Batman without gadgets, and you won't be guaranteed an artificer at your service ina game, so I tried to work with what I could... Plus it was my first ever video lol
@gw1357 Жыл бұрын
@@dndbuilds I wonder if there's a Rogue 5/Artificer 5/Ranger 10 version that would be the best of all worlds. Then again, one of my general problems with most RPG systems is that they're overly harsh on characters that multiclass too much...so maybe it would end up less than the sum of its parts.
@thegreattoaster3 ай бұрын
I am batman
@janmarcovasquez7755 Жыл бұрын
12:13
@dimiaraujo9011 ай бұрын
Batman Is such a Mary Sue (like most mainstream superheroes, TBH), that we would require 18 or even 20 in all ability scores, and a bunch of multiclassing (not only Rogue and Artificer, but also probably Fighter, Monk, maybe even Ranger and Paladin) in order to cover and be faithful to everything he can do in all different media(s) he's been on
@emperorpalpatine55592 жыл бұрын
When it comes to humans Batman’s an 18-20 in strength...
@dndbuilds2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree, and if there were a scale to change up what strength happened on different races that's totally the way I would go. But there's only so many stat point to go around, so had to focus on where to utilize them best, and if someone like Superman is that insanely high strength, or even Aquaman with his pretty intense strength being in the same world, it's hard to say they could both be at those max levels. So I had to make a tough choice, and go with someone who has the intelligence to go in with the right tools for the job, rather than just pure punching power.
@jonathanhaynes9914 Жыл бұрын
:)
@dndbuilds Жыл бұрын
This was my first ever vid, so don't judge too harsh lol