How to Play Batman in Dungeons & Dragons

Always be yourself, unless you can be Batman. Then be Batman. Speaking of, here's Batman.
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[@jeremybosworth2275]

Proficiency with calligrapher's tools: Bruce Wayne can sign those checks with panache.

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

This is my favorite comment. Thank you

[@jeremybosworth2275]

Thanks. Also I would personally dump charisma over constitution, since your proficiency will eventually make up for it for intimidation checks.

[@BJGvideos]

@@jeremybosworth2275 Sorry for the late comment, but Bruce is known as a socialite and you can't do that without charisma.

[@jeremybosworth2275]

@@BJGvideos True, but you could chalk that up to his early years when he was out of the limelight. Only other way to do it is to use his wealth and resources to boost his stats with manuals and tomes during the rigorous training to become Batman.

[@mitchgaunt2431]

Jeremy Bosworth gay

[@duddude321]

If he gets three retainers they've got to be Alfred (your butler), Lucius Fox (financial manager/researcher), and Dick Grayson (a young ward with great potential, but too young and inexperienced to be an adventurer).

[@blakecandin1140]

Let’s fix that last one there. He said you have no con, so to make up for it, you need a doctor with a medical degree. Swap future boy blunder out with Dr. Leslie Thompkins, so you don’t die on the off chance your healer takes a siesta when you do get your butt handed to you.

[@duddude321]

@@blakecandin1140 But a doctor will only be beneficial if you can survive the battles and tribulations of being an adventurer and get back to him/her. You'd be better off with having a decent healer in your party, plus Alfred already doubles as a homebase medic.

[@blakecandin1140]

@@duddude321 Alfred doesn't have a medical degree and has been known to sew and hook him up to life sustaining equipment. I don't ever remember him doing extensive surgery on Bruce. Regarding the healer, if you pay attention to what I said. If your healer is NOT pulling his/her weight then she would come in handy.

[@duddude321]

@@blakecandin1140 but can your doctor treat having your arm transmuted into flesh-eating spiders or any of the other wacky bullshit you're likely to encounter? If your healer can't pull their weight then you need a new healer. The whole party would likely agree. If it's something severe enough that you need to go back to camp to have treated instead of using an item then it's likely something you won't make it back to have treated. A redundant campfaring nonmagical healer is of minimal use. Better to have a protege that can help keep your camp safe and be useful in the field.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Alfred is obvious and Lucius Fox is a good choice but Dick Grayson too young and inexperienced to be an adventurer? He started putting Dick in danger almost from the moment they met. Thus Child Protective Services being his greatest foe.

[@kingdomkey01]

My favorite thing about building Batman in dnd is that everyone has unique ideas of what things to prioritize from his incredibly diverse skill set. No two Batman builds are the same. #DecemberTulokRewatch

[@korbenstone4849]

I would give him 1 or 2 levels in ranger, choosing city as favored terrain and humans and something else for favored enemy

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Oooh I actually like that a lot. Good call.

[@mrvaporiz]

That feels almost like the only time favored terrain would be useful.

[@warwerewolf777]

I would say human and monstrosities? Depending on what your DM rules, things like Killer Croc might be considered a monstrosity in his crock form

[@dragonmaster613]

It has City as a Favored Terrain? I thought that was Homebrew?

[@warwerewolf777]

@@dragonmaster613 Well shit. I'll be dammed "terrain: arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, swamp, or the Underdark. '

[@srvfan17]

An interesting take, although not exactly how I would go for this. No hate, just a difference of opinion. Here's how I would build Batman: 3 levels of Ranger, Gloom Stalker archetype. This gives Batman literal invisibility to creatures who would normally see him in the dark, plus he can add Wisdom to initiative and gets an extra attack on the first round of combat, with boosted damage. 6 levels of Monk, specifically Way of Shadows for the minor magic of the Shadow Monk to replicate certain abilities, and the Shadow Step ability, which is better than a Cunning Action dash when there's darkness nearby. 11 levels of Rogue, and my choice is Arcane Trickster. this is where a lot of the utility belt gadgets come in for my money, and better represents the comics version of Batman, especially the ability to circumvent killing where possible by way of trickery

[@fifaking1322]

That is good

[@beastwarsFTW]

I would go Thief instead of Arcane Trickster, all of his tricks are gadgets and Thieves can use magic items without the prerequisites and the climb speed lets hide on walls and ceilings and do his signature interrogation technique.

[@KurtAngle89]

Well, or more levels of monk. After all, gadgets should be replicated by magical items you buy at the market

[@llewtree3013]

Honestly this build feels more like the shadow XD

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

I can do homebrew, Tulok won't, so I could make him a Cobalt Soul monk. Thematically, it works and it has a few features that could help with interrogation.

[@chriso0015]

When I made my own Batman build, I used a rogue with investigator background and ended up getting some his iconic weapons down the line. Specifically: -cloak of the bat (which is quite op when it comes to scouting) -“bat shark repellent” (which is just a water skin full of copper acetate, which I managed to persuade my dm would work on sharks since copper acetate is a core component of actual shark repellent) -shock gauntlets (an aesthetic choice with a weapon that dealt lightning damage) -homebrew batarang (it was a gift from a dm and was just before the dnd club I was in banned homebrew, but they allowed me to keep it since it wasn’t too op. It was basically a throwing knife that came back on the same turn, unless I expended a charge which deals electrical damage and forced the opponent to drop their weapon on a failed strength save) He also had saving throws in dex and int, and proficiency in acrobatics, athletics, insight, intimidation, investigation, medicine, perception, persuasion, and stealth. He also managed to get a rare belt of giant strength (which increased his strength from 11 to 21, which made him surprisingly hard hitting in hand to hand. He also got a wand of polymorph so that he can turn into a T. rex (see dark multiverse story where he turned into a Batman T. rex), which I believe is his most offensively viable option). Other than that, he was mostly best at leaving no stone unturned, ensuring the party found EVERYTHING of value, and was so stealthy that he might as well have been invisible. Congrats if you took the time to read this. I honestly prefer what I ended up with for Batman than the build in this video, but I got additional items as I played and I think the dm kind of wanted him to be a bit more Batman. I even got a pet rat to call Robin.

[@marks2807]

You may want to look at the Gloomstalker subclass for the Ranger. Going invisible in darkness is the most batman thing ever, and add the Zypher strike spell to that.

[@MrChupacabra555]

I'm certain somebody has already already said this below, but just in case: In Pathfinder (1st Edition) they developed an entire class that is pretty much "Medieval Batman", called the "Vigilante" because of course ^_^ It even has rule mechanics for maintaining a 'secret identity' :-)

[@Ani-Maniac229]

Does anyone else believe Batman would also have some levels in Artificer?

[@JWLuiza]

I was theorycrafting in Pathfinder 2 and thought the same thing!!!

[@williammassey8761]

I would do armorer so he has the infiltrater armor

[@jackalope2302]

Lucius Fox

[@mrdd5106]

@@williammassey8761 I would only go two levels because the lightning launcher doesn’t really make sense

[@namesarefortheweak]

@@mrdd5106 honestly Batman has so mant random gadgets that I wouldnt be surprised if he pulled that out

[@imaginationave3687]

Batman should take a level in Bard. Am I blue Am I blue Ain't these tears in my eyes telling you?

[@vernonhampton5863]

He knows a lot a bit about everything, so yes he would need jack of all trades. The magic can be flavored as gajits.

[@kapitan19969838]

I understood that reference!

[@imaginationave3687]

@@kapitan19969838 Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well

[@nicholassavage5796]

Matt Mercer's cobalt soul for monk would do real well with this I think

[@Hagosha]

Ooh god absolutely

[@OfDaSouth]

I’m using this for a political intrigue campaign my friends and I just started. We’re level 4, and I’m Rogue 1 Monk 3 cobalt soul still on the fence about going Inquisitive if I already have CS, buuut...I guess I’ll see.

[@_malprivate2543]

Yup. And then assassin instead of inquisitive for all those wonderful infiltration skills. :)

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

Here’s my take. All important stats will be capped early to make way for feats: Intelligence will be no. 1, Bruce studied what he could in the most prestigious universities. Dexterity next, his answer to most attacks are dodges or counters. Wisdom afterwards, even without Detective Vision, he manages to solve most crimes. Charisma next, Bruce Wayne is charming and Batman makes you shit yourself in fear. Constitution is a little low, like I said, he dodges more than he tanks. Strength will be the dump stat, an Athletics expertise will sort you for any Strength checks and later on, saving throws won’t be an issue. Variant Human is a little overdone, but I like the flavour of a Wood Elf Bruce Wayne. All elves get +2 Dexterity, 60ft of Darkvision, useful for any predator encounters, Trance, so you’ll be able to absorb all the knowledge and skills you want to witn only a few hours of ‘sleep’, Fey Ancestry to avoid getting charmed and the Perception skill for free. Wood Elves get +1 Wisdom, 35ft of movement and Mask of the Wild, adding a few more stealth options in the wild. For roleplaying purposes, pick the Noble background for History and Persuasion. Starting with Rogue lvl 1 for 4 skills from the Rogue list, Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth and Investigation, with expertise in the latter 2 skills and Sneak Attack, adding an extra d6 of damage on attacks with advantage with a finesse or ranged weapon. It won’t be too important but the next lvl will, at 2nd lvl Rogue for Cunning Action to Dash, Disengage, Hide or Aim as a bonus action. We’ll stop by the 1st lvl of Class Feature Variants Ranger for an extra skill, take Survival to emphasis Bruce’s ready for anything mindset, the Deft Explorer feature known as Roving, adding 5ft to base speed and giving you a climbing/swimming speed = base speed, and Favoured Foe to cast Hunter’s Mark without spell slots or concentration a no. of times = Wis mod. Back to Rogue for a Roguish Archetype, Bruce isn’t a Thief, but they aren’t all about stealing. Thieves get Fast Hands to use any object or do a Sleight of Hand check with advantage as a Cunning Action. Drop your caltrops and ball bearings to control enemy positions. Second Story Work is essentially obsolete with a climbing speed but adding Dex instead of Str to a runninglong jump is good stuff. At the 4th lvl, we’ll grab the Skilled feat for 3 skills, Intimidation, Sleight of Hand and Insight will round us out for now. For our last lvl of Rogue, Uncanny Dodge will halve the damage of any enemy attack in sight. Helpful since you’re essentially a wet paper towel in regards to durability. 1st lvl Monks get Unarmoured Defence. Think of this as Kevlar that gets AC of 10 + Dex + Wis. Martial Arts is a d4 damage die taking your Dex mod. This is applied to your unarmed strikes and monk weapons and scales up as you level in Monk. 2nd lvl gets Ki, mystical energy that Kirigi taught you about for a Flurry of Blows, Step of the Wind or Patient Defence. Unarmoured Movement gets you an extra 10ft movement and scales as you lvl up in Monk. 3rd lvl gets Deflect Missiles to catch projectiles, reduce the damage by 10 + Dex + Monk lvl and throw it back whe reduced to 0 at the cost of 1 Ki. This is a good time to mention the Way of the Cobalt Soul. Mystical Euridition will give you a free Intelligence skill or language of choice. Go for the skill and pick whatever you’d like from the 3 remaining ones. You get to choose again at the 11th lvl. Extract Aspect will allow you to know everything about your opponents Resistances and Immunities, so you can whip put one of your corporations doohickies to deal with them accordingly. 4th lvl gets another feat, Brawny will sort you for Strength checks, giving Athletics expertise, and Slow Fall, reducing fall damage = Monk lvl x 5. Think of it as your glide cape. 5th lvl gets Extra Attack, so it’s 2 attacks in an Attack action. Stunning Strike is your cape stun, forcing a Con save at 1 ki and on fail, they are Stunned, so you can wail on them repeatedly. 6th lvl allows you to fight anything and everything with Ki-Empowered Strikes, so you don’t have to worry about resistances and immunities. Extort Truth is an interrogation technique forcing a Cha save and on fail, your target can’t deliberately lie to you. Saves your teammate from using her Lasso of Truth. Preternatural Counter allows you a free shot at an enemy as a reaction when they miss their attack against you. 7th lvl is a buff to your Dex saves called Evasion, so you take no damage on success and half damage on failure. Darkseid is looking at you with tearful sorrow. Stillness of Mind will buff your Fey Ancestry by allowing a full Action to get rid of a charm or frighten effect. At 8th lvl, we’ll grab the Alert feat, adding 5 to your initiative mod and you can’t be surprised whilst conscious, I’ll just say it’s that stereotypical backfist out of sight. 9th lvl improves your Unarmoured Movement by allowing you to run up walls and on water. Call it a grappling hook. 10th lvl gets Purity of Body, so you don’t get poisoned or diseased. 11th lvl is your last Cobalt Soul feature, Mind of Mercury, adding a no. of reactions = Int mod with 1 ki. You can also spend 1 ki to gain advantage on any Int check you make. 12th lvl is your final feat, Keen Mind adds 1 to your Int, you know which way is north and can recall any info you heard in the last month. 13th Tongue of the Sun & Moon allows you to know all languages, except Druidic. The capstone is the 14th lvl of Monk for Diamond Soul so you’re proficient in ALL saving throws. No grappling, elemental effects, HP decreases, feeble minding, confusion or banishment for you.

[@scotthuff271]

Think I'd go way of the shadow monk, and I'd probably take sharp shooter as a feat around the time I got 2nd attack. Monks can throw darts, darts can be shaped like bats. Toss a couple at -5 attack for +10 damage +dex mod. I'm too chicken to dump Con, so my batman won't even lift bro.

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Mechanically you definitely need constitution more than strength. This is a dexterity build through and through. Definitely solid changes.

[@DragonKnightJin]

Funnily enough, I have a Kobold Rogue that has, for now, 1 level of Monk, but will go up to 6 levels of Shadow Monk at some point. And they have Sharpshooter. Also no more parents. They actually died because of him (Or so he thinks, anyway). So, by all accounts, my little Kobold sneaky git *is* fantasy Batman.

[@kurtlangberg6143]

Honestly I think it makes more sense to make Batman in a new World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness setting. Particularly Hunter: the Vigil since literally every undertaking in the Slasher handbook can apply to one or more of his rogues gallery. For example Joker follows the Maniac undertaking.

[@UncleTroll85]

I have only 1 warning for this build based on RAW for 5e, and that is to remember that Unarmed strikes and monk weapons don't proc sneak attack even though you can use Dex for the attacks. to proc sneak attack your weapon still ha to be ranged or have the Finesse property. Luckily this isn't an issue once you have the whip proficiency from Kensai, but it's still something to be weary of before then.

[@BarrageHero]

You could ask your DM about acquiring some finesse-based gauntlets that allow you to do sneak attack damage with your unarmed strike.

[@powerhouse04330]

you need all three, Lucious fox, and commissioner Gordon as retainers

[@TheInfiniteSheldon]

Batman is impossible to play in D&D because he's The World's Greatest Everything and you can't max out all the stats.

[@RawwkinGrimmie64]

The common problem with any solo hero build. There's always a give and take to it, and you'll never be the perfect Mary Sue. But since most D&D characters are part if a 4 person team, you don't really need to be.

[@EviIM0nk3y]

It’s never been to BE the Batman. It’s more homage or adaptation of the Batman.

[@d.maxwell8669]

AC 1,000 to replicate plot armor

[@CyclopsWasRight]

He'd be an epic character, like lvl 30 at least

[@PsionicMonk]

Batman, in my mind, is the character the "Always DM" makes when they can play as a PC. The player basically knows ahead of time what the enemies can do because of metagame knowledge, and knows how to thwart them, even if he cannot immediately win. And being the long term DM can most likely get away with a character benefit (Maybe being overly wealthy) if they agree to not break open the game with it, kind of like how Batman is incredibly wealthy, yet as shown in the video can accomplish much of what he needs to through game mechanics with small aesthetic differences, his wealth manifesting as something of a stop gap to avoid total party kills.

[@crimsonkidpyro]

I gave him tough as a final feat just to give him a better survival rate

[@jawshmurdock9604]

I’ve been playing a Batman build for about a year and half, and thought I’d give my input, but you pretty much did the similar build. I’m only at level 14, and am limited in my Rouge choices (due Adventurers League PBH+1 restrictions), so I chose Thief as my Rogue Archetype for the second story work and ability to take potions as a bonus action. For my Monk Kensei weapon I chose Dart and made them my Batarangs. But the thing that tied it all together was the “Cloak of the Bat” magic item- which allows me to fly in shadows. It’s a very playable build so far. Being a Noble with Alfred and Robin is awesome.

[@D_Boone]

Benches 1,000 pounds. Gets a 10 in Strength. 😂

[@Licjr]

Daniel Irwin Alexa play “In the End” by Linkin Park

[@nealenthenerd399]

To be fair that need Magic or a 20 Strength, level 5+ Path of the Bear Barbarian

[@nihildomini]

Take an 18 in every stat and proficiency in everything and then convince the dm to make every story about your character.

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

Batman is a survivor and I can really see him as a Gloomstalker Ranger with perhaps a bit of Rogue or Monk or both. The Gloomstalker class would give him the ability to see in the dark and fighter skills while Rogue could give him cunning action. Likely a Gloomstalker 12, Rogue 2, Shadow Monk 6. Start with Rogue so you get the skills and put expertise in Stealth and either Perception or Investigation as the second expertise. Obvious feats would be Toughness and Sharpshooter for your Darts (Batarangs). With these classes you can see and operate in the shadows with ease while being hard to pin down as you seem to step out of nowhere as Batman usually does. The Monk class will allow you to still be offensive when stripped of all belongings or operating in disguise. One other option would be to strip Monk and be a Ranger Gloomstalker 7 Rogue Assassin 13 as batman has been seen to impersonate people as well as infiltrate societies. You will need Tavern Brawler feat with these classes to compensate for lack of monk hand to hand damage and you will lose some toughness with the loss of Ranger levels. Human variant is your race.

[@mitchcords4080]

See in going a different way on this. I'm going variant human for sharpshooter dumping charisma Bumping dex wis and int Going ranger till 4 Taking gloom stalker ranger Using boomerangs and daggers Then going rogue I havent gone too far in the class, but it's working out great

[@laurareid6348]

May I just say how much I appreciate all the Lego Batman clips in this video?

[@Nedded]

I don't know how I ended up here... But I loved your channel! Subscribed

[@JakeTheHawk]

This looks like a fun as hell build!

[@brandonloveday]

I am currently playing this build with very minor tweaks and it IS very fun. I am 4th level Rogue and 1st level Monk right now. In certain situations the character is incredibly OP but not very in others. The build is a very good party scout, maybe the best I have ever played. Lucked up and got Boots of Elvenkind which gives advantage on stealth checks (like it needed it). If you have the opportunity, try the build out.

[@av7501]

Welcome to Building Character the show where neato creator Tulok has begun his origin story.

[@geomease]

Might be worth it to invest in toughness for that bonus HP to make up for the low Con, or dedicate those last stat increases to evening out con loss

[@danielhuelsman76]

I would have used a Battle Master fighter for the advanced fighting techniques and Battle Smith Artificer for the gadgets, perhaps you could claim the robot animal to be your batmobile or ace the bat-hound. Plus those classes don't have any magic powers, which fits the character. Also Haunted One fits well as a background.

[@Fetch26291]

I would like Tulok to redo some of these early ones to go over 'improvements' that books that have come out since could make.

[@berkayotkur6617]

What if you dumped Strength instead of Con? You said near the beginning that you don't need Strength for this build anyway.

[@Cucumber_Jones]

Great work, very creative! Do you ever post these as written builds anywhere?

[@rnspurgn3015]

I played a very basic form of Batman in D&D a few months ago. He was just a vengeance Paladin.

[@verticalflats2816]

This is not the character d&d deserves it is the character d&d needs.

[@KR-wl5yd]

Well made video! Deserves more views!

[@painfish208]

how to play John Jakob Jingleheimerschmidt in d&d.

[@NGCDragoonFighter]

Given that daggars (Batterangs) are already monk weapons by default why not go 14 Inquistive/6 Way of the shadow? Granted you do lose out on the whip being a monk weapon, but you also gain the Batman meme of him disappearing when you turn your back while talking with him.

[@jnhensley09]

I know this was one of your very first builds and it's amazing how far you've come. My build would be level 9 Inquisitive Rogue & level 11 Way of Shadow Monk. Dex at 15, Wisdom at 14, Intelligence at 13, Constitution at 12, Charisma at 10 and Strength for 8. With Rogue levels for skills and expertise, you can bump up some of those stats and make him the literal Dark Knight with martial arts, unarmed defense/movement and 5d6 sneak attack damage.

[@pyron5277]

My build for Batman would be similar but swap the monk labels for Armorer Artificer, Batmans suit is almost always reinforced and modified to all hell also the Lightning Launcher armor weapon is Sneak Attack viable for some taser-rangs. Maybe also take 3 levels of Vengeance Paladin for obvious character reasons but also for Vow of Enmity to gain advantage on all your attacks letting you go all out with your sneak attack on one guy.

[@DeaconRayne]

Super cool!! I hope you do a "Bane" build someday.

[@silverkyrie4714]

A bit late to this comment section, but wanted to mention that allowing Strength for Intimidation checks instead of Charisma is a fairly commonly used homebrew rule in my experience. If that's the case in your game, then you can easily dump Charisma for this build so you don't have such a weak Constitution. Since other than your Intimidation you aren't using Charisma for much and Constitution is super important. Although if you wanna roleplay the playboy Bruce Wayne part of his character, I suppose Charisma may be used more.

[@kellydolan9717]

These are really cool it makes me want to get into DnD.

[@sagesheahan6732]

The homebrew background Urban Vigilante is what id put forth for this. Also, the homebrew Vigilante Rogue. The rest stays more or less the same.

[@mr.wilson4360]

What alterations would you recommend to do daredevil?

[@willlevi981]

I made my own type of Batman character and instead of the Kensai archetype I gave my monk the Way of the Shadow. Much better for that stealth ability and can get Darkness, Darkvision, Minor Illusion, and one more idr. On top of that you can teleport in dark or dimly lit areas. I rolled my own stats and added a lot to DEX, so although Rogue would be useful, not necessary. Darts instead of batarang with Monks, and a gracious DM gave me Cloak of the Bat to do a bunch of sweet Batman gliding is a pretty good choice.

[@jikhari7103]

Thank you so much for creating such amazing content my friend. Would it be possible to make a Superman build?

[@mrbean3470]

Roll with weighted die to get 18s on all stats. :)

[@butchdeadlift10]

I want to play as Macho Man Randy Savage..................or if you want a head trip, the ultimate warrior (and read the first 2 issues of his old 90s comic)

[@joelybob1898]

with dnd beyond, I turned off feat requirements(I do this when following tulok) but apparently you can only choose the menacing feat if you have a certain background, and even tho I turned off feat reqs, I still can't choose it

[@MrTaskmaster1]

I have seen this before but wanted to give you props for mentioning Bill Finger. It took him way too long to start getting credit.

[@dragonheart1236]

For that last ASI, i would take the Tavern Brawler feat, which gives you advantage with improvised weapons

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

Requires your Str and for this build, it’s garbage.

[@dragonheart1236]

@@lt.branwulfram4794 true, but still, I think It's fitting

[@naheemquattlebaum2267]

How does this not have a million views?

[@DimitriAlexandreBlaiddyd14]

This build is actually a really good Tim Drake Robin build too, IMO. There’s better ways to do Batman now, but this still works great as Tim Drake Robin.

[@milltary64vs5]

Hi there I've been a fan of yours since the Iron man video, and would love to see your take on a Sylvanas Windrunner from World of Warcraft build

[@TakManSan]

Instead of Magic Initiate, Ritualist: Wizard. A number of good rituals would be key to a Super-Detective.

[@RealRussellJones86]

This may sound out of the blue. But I recall there is or was a different D&D book which does exist which contains more choices to specials in other multi classes like being a pirate, ninja and some other. I agree on how the KZbin users pointed out on having a ranger for stealth, terrane and few other skills. But I wonder on why couldn't batman character be just be a ninja from the Multi class book that I mentioned before as long as it fits within the 5th edition? For the record I played on the 3.5 edition which i'm more familiar to the game mechanic in D&D.

[@DR-wz4gh]

I'd add 2 of artficier for the infusions aka gadgets (it'll save you an asi or another feat. Also you get everything from the magic initiative feat thanks to artificer). If you're feeling batfleck like, take another level for the armorer subtype

[@3oct1111]

How can you build Chicken Boo from Animaniacs?

[@frogmad13]

A knight of the Night!

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

Is there no way to get the non-combat climbing utility of Batman's grapnel?

[@jeanlukvolker6647]

tbh this looks like an epic level character of fighter, rogue, and artificer. very high ability scores, all 20. 10 feats, an op pc. no dm would allow him to scale to exist in dnd unless a one shot

[@lexmtaylor]

With Standard array I lean on Knowledge Cleric for two levels. This literally gives you Knowledge as a super power and I like the enhanced spell slots for Ranger Gloomstalker casting

[@gwiber]

Doesn't really, have, spells though.

[@lexmtaylor]

@@gwiber There are plenty of "spells" on the Cleric list that do not really have to be "spells". Bless for example can just be Batman's instruction and focus. Low-level spells are almost mundane anyway. I also focused on using Ranger spells that also generally could be seen as gadgets.

[@mestre12]

i would had picked way of the shadow for the monk sub class. It pretty much turn you in to a ninja.

[@Gdsryrox]

Should have said at the intimidating part at 9:10 with "there are spells that can do this, but you don't have to use a spell, you're BATMAN"

[@jonwayneisgod]

Really should have gotten a few wizard levels and went conjurer. The ablity to get any non magic item you need that they get perfectly simulates the utility belt. Also The spell sleep is a must of Batman because he always uses sleeping gas. No question of a doubt if you want to make the ultimate versatile batman with a utility belt you need to get the school of conjuring.

[@durzothehand4615]

Hey could you try to build hellboy or Inuyasha

[@taylorcattron7479]

Do you have this in list form? Would like to have it mapped out

[@mun_e_makrpsn1328]

I think 3 lvls shadow monk, 2 lvls rogue, and the rest in either battle master or champion fighter. Shadow monk for the darkness teleporting, very little in rogue because rogues pretty much get all the skills that you want out of rogue at 2 maybe three if you want the inquisitor subclass, and then everything else into battle master. This is probably a strength Batman, dumping charisma. We really only lose intimidation with that but you can still pick up proficiency. This batman is probably more of a Ben afleck batman. Also, would be interesting to see the same exact build but swap the monk levels with gloomstalker ranger, and swap the fighter levels with armourer artificer.

[@captaink8093]

If this were to be made today I would bet he would weird amalgamation of artificer, rogue, and ranger

[@johnlowkey359]

I always see super hero builds, especially Batman, go for monk. Hand to hand combat is just as much a convention of super hero comics as swords and staffs are for fantasy. Secondly, Batman is not a monolith; there are so many incarnations and a variety of writers who highlight different aspects. A Bob Kane Batman more closely resembles an Inquisitive Rogue, whereas Frank Miller's Dark Knight could be represented as a Vengeance Paladin. Wizard even makes sense for someone who wants to highlight the incredible planning abilities of a gadget reliant version, even though magic missile honestly seems less accurate than batarangs...

[@ethanrose9682]

I like the idea of Utility Wizard Batman

[@JWLuiza]

I agree. I built a Pathfinder 2 Rogue along these lines and focused more on skills and knowledge realizing I’m losing some martial prowess. This is a good take that is presented though.

[@ethanrose9682]

Actually, now that I think of it. Artificer.

[@fakeo]

his determination is his super power

[@bentash727]

I made a custom Batman build based off of this and the batgirl build. 14 artificer 5 rogue 1 monk

[@angelramirez936]

Tulok: I don't know if charmed and freighted effects overlap all that often. Nobody: ... Everybody else: ... Lady Dimitrescus: somebody needs a spanking

[@HoundofOdin]

How to play Batman in Pathfinder Step 1: Select the Vigilante class Step 2: There is no Step 2, Vigilantes are just Batman Step 3: Get gawked at for still playing Pathfinder

[@loka7783]

Stalker specialization I assume? Oh and it's okay to still be playing Pathfinder. My group does simply because we don't want to have to buy all the books, again. (we've been playing together since 2nd Edition)

[@HoundofOdin]

@@loka7783 Yeah, I vastly prefer Pathfinder 1e or 3.5 to D&D 5e or PF2. Customization is extremely limited in the newest editions and that drives me insane.

[@mattheworozco4298]

How can you create (ains own gown ) on D&D

[@draconicdemigod9696]

Would've added fighter to the build. Batman is versatile in many weapons and I do consider the Dawn of Justice or the Justice Buster medium-heavy armor.

[@Dylanisa_BasketCase]

I would like to see you do Grant Morrison's Batman of Zur En Ah.

[@JoshTheValiant]

I just recently discovered this channel, and I like it, but I kinda wish there was less gadgets-as-magic and more looking at equipment and magic items. Also maybe point-buy instead of standard array? Feel like Cap and Bats are each more all-arounders than dump stat folks.

[@The_Crimson_Witch]

(I know this is an old comment, but I just found it sooooo... Eh) These builds are made to be as playable as possible, regardless of your DM. Since standard array is, well, the most commonly used method of stat generation (not to mention what is used in adventer's league) and therefore what Tulok uses. As for items, there is never any guarentee your DM will dish out magic items. And if they do, the chances of them dishing out the exact items you desire is so minimal, to base an entire build around it would be insane. Not to mention it would rely on you begging your DM none-stop, which is annoying from a DM stand-point. If you want items to use with this build, here's my three picks: Cloak of the bat would for sure be in his arsonal. Sums up Bat's cloak almost perfectly. Amulet of health is another one. There is no way Batman would leave himself vulnrebale in any area, if he had something like this in comics he'd for sure use it. (A few follow ups to that would be: Gauntlets of Ogre strength and Headband of intellect. Stat boosting items are a must have for any paranoid man. Amulet of health is just the most important cause his con is 8 and attunement slots.) Ring of Evasion. A backup plan for your backup plan. If your dex save fails and you really don't wanna get hit (despite having Evasion) you can just say nope and succeed.

[@fm_0523]

I would make him a monk with the aristocrat background and the shadow path at level 3. He would have bat shaped darts and Alfred as a butler provided by the knight alternative from the aristocrat background.

[@Neutral_Tired]

I would've gone 5 in armourer artificer, 3 in gloomstalker ranger and 12 in inquisitive rogue. Take either thrown weapon master or the cantrip fighting style from ranger and swap magic initiate for fighting initiate and take the unarmed fighting style from that

[@southtexasdeath]

i came here after watching the newer videos. its no where near a comparison and i mean that in strictest form of a compliment. thank you for making your videos better sir!

[@jsbcody]

My Batman character was Dex build Vengeance Paladin (Defensive Fighting) + 4 levels Rogue (Trickster) + 2 levels Fighter (Dual Wield ended up a Sword of Sharpness and a Short Sword of Warning). Background Criminal-knowing and making contact with criminal organizations. Feats: Magic Initiate and Investigation. I would have gone Shadow Monk instead of Fighter but we already had a full time Shadow Monk in the group.

[@ob2kenobi388]

1:03 That's standard array, not point-buy 11:32 Or you could, y'know, buy a grappling hook. From the starting equipment table. In the PHB. 14:58 SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS

[@TheGrungy1]

Can you do something like this for pathfinder

[@dragonmaster613]

The Sidekick UA could be used on the other two retainers as Batgirl and Robin.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

I would go with Gordon and Lucius if I was going to do that. So you'd have Personal Butler, Cop, and Businessman. That's a pretty good trio of assistance if you ask me. It's not like you need more combatants. You're running around with a full squad of them already. It'd be like running around with The Justice League and Batman saying, "Not enough." Wouldn't happen.

[@dragonmaster613]

@@ForeverDegenerate you have a point.

[@Chef-Juice]

I love how Dark knights of Steel covers an au dnd

[@Darkcur]

wish this vid got remade in the new format.

[@sagesheahan6732]

Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeed.

[@mdalsted]

*The Batman* A stoic variant human rogue-monk known for his intelligence, gadgets, vigilantism, and brooding demeanor

[@sagesheahan6732]

And theatrics. Do not forget his pension for the dramatic.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Was Artificer class a thing when you built this? If so you might have wanted to give him some levels in this instead of the magical classes

[@Kingdomkey123678]

Christopher Bacon It was only in UA when he built this

[@Darth_Stig]

Do you have this as a character sheet? I tried to keep up, but there's SOOO much I feel like I'm missing.

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

I'm working on setting up some sheets, stay tuned!

[@Darth_Stig]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Awesome man I can't wait! Also, lm loving the videos. Keep it up.

[@rjframe4410]

amulet of health fixes his main drawback

[@terak4786]

Mandatory reminder, since I didn't hear it (I was admittedly only half-listening, so it is possible it was said): Sneak Attack specifically ONLY works with ranged or FINESSE weapons. This does not apply to monk weapons OR unarmed strikes, unless their phb entry says the weapon has the finesse trait. Being a monk weapon does not grant finesse, nor does any other method of attacking with dexterity instead of strength.

[@ktbreathingin]

i used that last ability score improvement to increase my constitution

[@MDizzle3282]

Gotta do Justice League Dark: John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Zatanna, Deadman.

[@TCC180]

I'm playing a batman-esque character in my friend's campaign. I took Arcane Trickster instead of the magic initiate feats. I kinda screwed up and took vengence paladin, cause yaknow... he's vengeance?? mechanically it doesn't really work so much tho....

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

The slots from Arcane Trickster and Paladin grants more chances to damage with a Divine Smite, which can be combined with a Sneak Attack for even more damage. With 13 Rogue, 7 Paladin, that’s d8 piercing + 7d6 Sneak Attack + 5d8 radiant or 2d8 piercing + 17d6 + 10d8 radiant on a crit for crazy damage. However, Paladin does require a Str & Cha investment and the extra Dex & Int from Arcane Trickster makes the character quite MAD.

[@matthewsimmons9277]

Umm later batsuits have ballistic and melee armor. Prime example Batsuit 8.04 improves maneuverability without sacrificing protection.

[@ABPOSE5]

Hope to one day see Red Hood

[@3dmonDantez]

Please consider Kazuma Kuwabara, from Yu-Yu-Hakusho : The Spirit Detective.

[@Neutral_Tired]

Have you read Batman's workout schedule? That man has more constitution than Superman

[@theonlymatthew.l]

What you describe is using the elite array, not point buy..

[@CONfusion2021]

You might wanna include those handy little statistics balloons you have in your other videos.

[@NeverGonnashitgold]

"I'm not wearing hockey pads"

[@spiderboy43]

Would taking the tough feat for this build counteract the dumped con?

[@ethanrose9682]

More or less, it'd add 40 HP