How to Play Lex Luthor in Dungeons & Dragons (DC Comics Build for D&D 5e)

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

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[@videowatcher3297]

Where are the 4 people you promise to build?

[@sashacollins5399]

My only critique is with you commenting on Heavy Armor Master feeling a bit eh, I'd suggest Keen Mind instead to go with the Super Genius flavor. Great build tho!

[@timothyflynn2738]

His middling wisdom actually seems very in-character given that he wastes so much effort and resources to defeat, humiliate, or piss Superman off rather than just saving the world. But Lex Luthor is defined by his arrogance! Really glad we got back-to-back Masterminds for both Batman and Superman’s rogues gallery, can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@Tokumastu1]

Reminds me of his final talk with Superman in All star. Lex: if it wasn't for you, I could've saved the world. Superman: If it had mattered to you, Luthor, you could've saved the world years ago. Lex: You're right.

[@Pyre]

@@Tokumastu1 The movie version parsed it down but made it even more of a gut-punch. Luthor: "No! I could see it all! I could have saved the world!" Superman: "If you were going to save the world Lex, you'd have done it years ago."

[@angrytheclown801]

Also, he's been told Clark's identity a few times. He's ignored it each time because the alien would never deign to pretend to be such a normal weak human. Sounds like low Wisdom to me.

[@MisterSmith00]

“I own Metropolis…my technology built it, my will keeps it going, and nearly two-thirds of its population works for me…whether they know it or not.” Probably one of my favorite Lex Luther quotes…pride, ego & capability, all rolled into one.

[@JaelynMcgee]

Clancy Brown is my go to voice for Lex, he managed to infuse so much pride, charm and ego into his performance

[@seanno100]

About 30 minutes ago I thought to myself 'has Tulok made Lex Luthor yet?' I searched, no Lex. I have manipulated the timeline.

[@shawnyadeadhomie]

I feel like he definitely has I remember him saying that he wasn't going to remake Ironman and to consider Lex an updated Ironman. And then you went and changed the timeline.

[@jackalope2302]

Thank you. Lex is a personal fave villain

[@МолчаливыйКлинок]

And also he already made Moon Knight. but still says to vote for him or KB. What is happening?

[@BoboMagroto26]

Think it was more talked about when Armourer was UA, and more on the nose when people asked to redo the Iron Man build after Tasha was released

[@poke2981]

There's been a lot of rogue Artificer multiclasses lately but I like the subtle differences between them

[@elib6465]

So in a children's math book they made lex Luther steal 40 cakes (thats equal to 4 tens) and THEY MADE IT CANNON TO HIS BACKSTORY!!!!

[@AtomikaBlerd]

That’s TERRIBLE!

[@elib6465]

@@AtomikaBlerd i know right!

[@AtomikaBlerd]

@@elib6465 I think I had that book as a kid.

[@elib6465]

@@AtomikaBlerd oh shit really? Well its technically cannon now.

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

canon*

[@okitomikira5531]

Small point of order: 1.Kryptonians as a species are natively 8th level intellects, ON KRYPTON. [I.e They think at the same complexity as an 8 cubit supercomputer.] Everything being enhanced and evolving under non-red sunlight, Kal-El actually processes exponentially better than Jor-El, ever could. And seeing as superman's villains actually subvert his physical power, he is technically smarter and more capable than both lex, and braniac.Casually placing him as a 13th Level Intellect. He is FAR more advanced than lex in truth, AND sees everything lex cannot, because lex has human senses. They actually cannot be compaired. What superman is, is not unintelligent. He is SUPER-Naive. His problem isn't an INT deficit. It's actually Crippling WIS. Superman is what it looks like when people ask what High INT Low WIS looks like when not a mad scientist. Despite EVERYTHING, superman's one wish is to be more human, even though he sees as clear as day that humans save for a couple of times a year, are opportunistic to a sad fault, and kind of actually in truth lean towards neutral evil if anything. Him holding "human virtues" so highly, despite, really his biggest villain being the personification of what humanity IS, is exactly why he's so damn alien. Every human in truth wants to be him. Lex. Bruce. All of them multiple times are like. HOLY SMOKES, that dude's awesome. Lex hates superman because superman makes him look like crap by comparison. And his hair. He's got perfect hair that is all but indestructible. So his seeming unintelligence, is actually a front he's putting on to fit in, and he performs this front so strongly, that he actively weakens himself as much as possible, because he is afraid of being...Superior-man. But quantitatively he's better fundamentally as an existance. His wisdom is the only thing that he actually has perfect control over because it's more to do with his internal/social/spiritual compass than his actual capacity to process data and infer things. He actually destroys batman as a detective, but he chooses NOT to see, because that makes the game of life unfun to him. [He one time says he hates that he can't help but understand the mystery in any show like...seconds in.] He values human surprise, so he prefers to be surprised, and caught unaware, and opposed, and all the things that make him a boyscout, and not Lex Luthor or Batman. INT 40 WIS 4 Naive and unwise to the point of disability. Because we ALL know he can fix it. We've seen him do it. But he doesn't want to be a deity, he wants to be a normie. It's his greatest desire. He doesn't need no goddamn glasses 😑😒 2. Mercy is the hottest thing ever.🥵

[@zealotoftheorchard9853]

Reading this was an experience thank you very much

[@SpitfiretheCat16]

The only problem I have with this is that he has super senses, which would imply a higher wisdom stat and also expertise in perception. His Insight is basically always rolled at disadvantage, but for every other regard, Clark has a very high wisdom, making this tricky.

[@floydharper1216]

@@SpitfiretheCat16 eh, that's where it just becomes a matter of roleplaying instead of stats, D&D numbers just don't cover subtleties like that. It's sort of like any real person, yeah you could probably put their raw mental and physical capabilities into a set of stats, but what the mind in charge of those abilities does with them may not bear a lot of relation to those numbers, for a wide variety of reasons

[@ArtGuyCharlie]

"Not that I'd ever make a Barbarian Kryptonian" I dunno, Supergirl was a Red Lantern for awhile. (Yeah I know he already did Kara, just making a joke) EDIT: Man, Mercy's legs were all over this video. Though it's hard to tell how much of that was Tulok's decision and how much was Bruce Timm putting in as much Mery leg as possible in every Luthor scene.

[@DareMurdok]

One of the best exchanges is when Lex got Kryptonian powers and was able to use all the super vision and was completely overwhelmed Superman was taking him to prison and Lex said something like "I can do it now! I can save the world!" and Superman said "If you really wanted to, you would have a long time ago" Lex's whole thing is he thinks superheroes make humans too reliant and complacent and have no ambition to improve themselves "because superheroes will save the world" and his rivalry with Superman is because he sees him as a symbol of human weakness.

[@Pyre]

I love that several people are quoting this, because alongside being just one of the best Superman stories ever, it highlights both why, and a thing people keep calling out comics on. The most engaging Superman stories are about what he *can't* do. Infinite power and an ability, depending on time and will and the writer, to process information faster than any other being could. And he tells the embodiment of 'What if Reed Richards wasn't useless, but also was a bad person?' "If you wanted to save the world, you'd have done it years ago." And he, Lex, and the audience all realize at once that he's right. Superman doesn't have the skillset to really save the world. Despite infinite power, he doesn't have the resources. Luthor does.

[@NickTheDM]

Oh man, with all the new character building changes coming in the next two years Tulok is going to have a field day. Excited to see what builds open up that weren’t plausible previously.

[@burtmillard9196]

Haven’t even started and I’m already calling Human Armor Artificer.

[@burtmillard9196]

Custom Linage? Well anywho, called it.

[@G-Blockster]

I picked a Bard 8/ Artificer 12 combo, close -- but no cigar. And I *really* hoped to see some classic Gene Hackman footage from his turn as Lex Luthor. Another good video all around.

[@c.v.emmans]

Pre watch guess: 20 levels of Armorer, definitely gets Winged Boots and Armor of Magical Strength, probably Mind Sharpener, Enhanced Defense and Enhanced Weapon. Tulok always surprises me with builds, but I don't see a multi class with sacrificing the Artificer capstone. Maybe a couple levels of Fighter? Edit: goddammit Tulok. Foibled again, right at level 1.

[@Leosklein69]

Other than the Kryptonite weapons, this is probably the closest I'll get to a functional Ted Kord.

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

First Beetle is best Beetle

[@Leosklein69]

@@johannesstephanusroos4969 Dan Garret/t is also very cool.

[@Leosklein69]

In fact, I have one issue of the Fawcett Dan Garrett run, the one with Dr. PRAYING MANTIS MAN

[@ae121584]

He seems destined to die now, after maxwell got him. Brave and the Bold? Dead. Injustice 2? Dead. It feels like anytime you see him now theyre just going to kill him. New 52 tech bro ted kord was a Ted In Name Only...

[@Leosklein69]

@@ae121584 yeah. But he's alive in the current run, and supposedly will play a big part after Dark Crisis ends and has an awesome supporting role in the black label limited series "Human Target"

[@HarleyCrass]

Loving the mastermind subclass getting some attention. Thoroughly underappreciated despite being a nicely front loaded rogue option!

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

Cyborg Superman, Hank Henshaw, is a villain. He was introduced in death and return of Superman, and by the end of the story arc he's the bbeg.

[@jacobrichardson9834]

I actually for fun, made a lex Luthor build a year ago. It is almost exactly the same and I have tulok to thank for the pointers in character building

[@jacobrichardson9834]

The only thing I didn't do was take the Sharpshooter feat. I thought the Keen Mind feat was fitting for a genius, but the combo of Sharpshooter, Sneak Attack and the gauntlets is great

[@fremontstaples1752]

I am loving the armeror builds. Have a lvl 4 that may be going a few levels of Warmage later

[@TheRedVelvetScare]

This is a very rich build, just a wealth of inspiration, like you have insider knowledge about trading these around, and I should invest when I can in this type of character, so I can have a healthy portfolio of stock characters... money things!

[@lockwoan01]

Let's build another Rock-Strong Character - Frank Wolff, aka Francisco Lopez de Heredia - an immortal conquistador that has become a river boat captain for tourists, and seeks the means to lift his curse, so that he can finally "rest". Originally a human, he was cursed to be immortal, never leaving sight of the Amazon, so he's a Reborn. This grants him a lot of useful things, like two free skills - let's grab Deception and History - he's 300+ years old, and he's a liar. For Background, we'll go with Sailor - he's a river boat captain, after all, granting him Athletics and Perception. For Stats, Strength is a 15, Dexterity is 14, Wisdom is 13, Charisma is 12, Constitution is 10, and Intelligence is an 8 - we'll fix a few things up in a moment. Boost Strength by 1, and Constitution by 2. We'll start as a Ranger - grab Animal Handling, Nature, and Investigation. Now, he's stationed on a river, in the middle of a jungle, so we could do that, or we could go Deft Explorer, grab some languages of the natives, and let's boost Deception - he's a liar. A second Level, grab Dueling. Level 3, we're getting Proxima the Murder Cat, because we're going Beastmaster - yep. At Level 4, we're grabbing Fighting Initiate, to grab Unarmed Fighting. We'll keep on this path, boosting first Strength, and then Constitution. End result, a Charming Liar, with a strong form, and the Best Cat ever.

[@Devlerbat]

Seeing these DCAU clips brings up a question I have asked myself before though probably no one else until now: Why did Lex's bodyguard Mercy never gain more popularity?

[@Pyre]

It's weird, right? It's like exactly a Harley situation but Mercy just faded away. Ostensibly it's a mix of...some uncomfortable things with Lex and women in the 90s, and that Mercy didn't have cute-sexy manic evil pixie energy.

[@nicholasmullins3693]

She's plenty popular with me, if you catch my drift.... But in the comics they reconned her into Being a New God or Amazonian, I believe

[@Technodreamer]

Dang, I really do love how much fun you can have with a rogue/artificer. Only problem is, you give up the artificer capstone...

[@LordBrittish]

What’s your super power? Ben Affleck as Alex Luthor: *I’m rich.*

[@jalionelle9303]

I have been awaiting this build for literal years (and needed Kryptonian-Proof Helm for us as much head pounding I did every time the vote went against Lex). Thank you for making such a fun build! I was expecting you would focus on the armoured build but wouldn’t object to a bonus “President Lex” version someday that focuses on his wits, money, etc. (Back on the old “D&D Tactics” PSP game which wouldn’t let you multiclass I often made Lex a bard). Really though that’s a lot of words to say “Yay! Thank you!!!”

[@VanessaVersus]

Thanks man; I'm gonna use this build to steal 40 cakes

[@BJGvideos]

Gasp! That's as many as four tens!

[@underware_pr]

And that's terrible!

[@swexaa]

Hey, love your videos! How about a video about everyone's favourite smooth talker, Johnny Bravo?

[@chuckgreen8989]

Let's get a Mercy build to go with this!

[@pizzatime4840]

Been wanting to see Luthor for a while now, may play this in the future

[@zackmakedonsky425]

I feel like the Gunner feat would have been an amazing option here.

[@joaoguilhermeassim]

This one was actually pretty good,congrats

[@vennom14]

Custom lineage is your supervillain origin story: "I didn't ask to be made!"

[@Darksnowman13]

Player Character? Do you know how much power I'd have to give up to be a Player Character?

[@ourkeving]

5:05 That would be Patricide not Fratricide.

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Nice build Lex is brilliant

[@redsun2001]

Funny enough, aside from subclass, this actually is my mass effect garrus sniper build. Just took battle smith and inquisitive and flipped the level progression to get more sneaky damage.

[@TransDragon]

Lena Luthor would be an interesting build. She's a scientist, can create gadgets, and cast spells

[@brhalo159]

I'd love to see the rest of the Kingdom Hearst Organization XIII we are still missing five of them, lets see that list finished!

[@kingcaz1990]

Adding to list of villains for my campaign.

[@tomblacklock7939]

Didn't you do Moon Knight already?

[@borderlinebear5509]

Maybe a change of schedule?

[@feralguyver]

If magic missile never misses shouldn't it be called magic no-miss-ile?

[@deepseastonecore3017]

Who wants a cold tall drink of Sunset Sarsaparilla

[@unironicallylikesranger7122]

Would love to see some thoughts on that new UA for 5.5E

[@Readspiraloyster]

It would be cool to see a build meant to replicate Godzilla and not just like the monsterverse variation like what most people seem to try to do but instead a Godzilla build that tries to be a jack of all trades all the best traits of each and every single Godzilla I know that would be tough to recreate in d&d without being a Homebrew character especially since we'd be following the rules of the character creation but still I would love to see a Godzilla though it's still tries to do what it can to feel as much like Godzilla's possible but also have the same wide variety of powers and abilities that Godzilla has had over the years with each of his interpretations

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Another villain that works well as a Mastermind and, by proxy, a crime lord! Why are crime lords more intriguing to me than supervillains?

[@jackalope2302]

They make a lot of sense. They do exist in the real world

[@BJGvideos]

It's weird. Stories about Lex's money tend to emphasize "how horrifying that one person have so much power" but stories about Bruce's money tend to be "for all his wealth he's still only one man and can't change the system on his own". Is it because Bruce is actively opposing the system while Lex plays into it?

[@Sandman382]

Lex Luthor makes immense amounts of money, political capital, and can invent seemingly anything he puts his mind to. He uses this to kill superman, kill superman, take over the world, kill superman, become president....to kill superman, and kill superman. Bruce Wayne makes immense amounts of money, and can invent most things he puts his mind to so long as they are bat themed. He uses this to fight super villains, beat up the disenfranchised, and attempt to make the largest shit hole in the world slightly better. He fails. It may as much be about that Lex is working from the 'best' city in the world that gets leveled and repaired every week(I'm CERTAIN Lex's money comes from repairing the damage done by superman in his schemes so even when he fails he gets a big pay off) meanwhile Bruce is trying to change a city that appears to be 80% insane poor people, 10% insane rich people, and 70% organized crime, it's a legitimate surprise anyone willingly lives in a city that has seemingly 2 crimes going on every block at any given time and a prison institution known for making villains worse and poor security that they shove every villain into.

[@BJGvideos]

@@Sandman382 "beat up the disenfranchised" that old line again?

[@gaidencastro9706]

I'm kinda okay with the new thumbnails now. The pictures of Lex and The Penguin stand out more than the text, even if the text is a little distracting.

[@OwlTalonster]

I'm working on a multiclass bardbarian. Cause everyone loves Mr. Torgue!

[@Eramiserasmus]

Got to love that Lex Luthor is a petty Mastermind.

[@hydrastuff8029]

Considering one of Superman's powers is super-speed, it makes sense Lex can keep up. At least, unless Supes is an Oath of Brilliance Paladin

[@TCC180]

elemental affinity wouldn't be very in character, but if your lightning launcher isn't bonkers powerful enough already you cacn bypass lightning resistance. unfortunately can't do much if they're fully resistant, but you do have other spell options for that. I literally just watched the video and I can't remember if tulok gave lex Keen Mind. pretty ironic.

[@twisted7338]

Can you please make a build on Damien Wayne? (Batman’s biological son)

[@AZDfox]

For another flying leader with a magic gun and great defensive powers, check out Jesse Faden from Control.

[@CH3353N1NJ45]

I was thinking. Swap the artificer levels out for Monk. Make some primary stats around. Season with some deception and charisma. And you have a decent Heihachi Mishima

[@ryanroman8986]

I would like to see how you do platinum dragon lord's armor from Overlord.

[@Isheian]

Summon a magical Karnstruct? Is that you Urza?

[@fullmetalf4i]

would be fun to see this build vs the ironman build

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Super build

[@TheGamerguy35]

Haven't even watched it yet but I'm calling human artificer armor Intelligent carisma as your top 2 attributes

[@adamscholfield3371]

Commenting to boost the algorithm and say Keeps would have been a great sponsor for this episode.... just saying

[@johnquiett1085]

Fun build

[@mateusmeneghini3528]

bro, recently i saw your killua in D&D video, and i think it would be pretty cool if you did kurapika too

[@feralart]

We should dole out buttery justice by the SPOONful in D&D with the Tick.

[@БенедиктХристиан]

Thanks.

[@FiggFig]

Never thought I’d have to unsubscribe 2:01

[@datgun4658]

Can you do a Battle Beast build?

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

Leonin Berserker Barb/Battlemaster Fighter

[@CheesyChez421]

"That's right, conspiracy buff, I've made 100's of videos where the race is custom lineage, all just to piss people off."

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

>Rich people are the stingiest. Look, I came here builds, not to be attacked.

[@kellydolan9717]

When you say cyborg Superman are you talking about Zor El?

[@Aberrant17]

Nature and Religion weren't "stolen" from Druid and Cleric by making them Int-based: they're KNOWLEDGE skills. They were explicitly called "Knowledge (Nature)" and "Knowledge (Religion)" in previous editions, and are now abridged for the sake of brevity. They don't represent a spiritual connection to the biosphere or the gods, they're the information that you gained and retain from studying the natural world and theology.

[@thonham4986]

Making big brain plays is… evolution. Day three(?) of supporting the evolve community.

[@burrito9327]

Lex should take a page out of Superman's book, the key to being loved by the people is punching.

[@RedDingo777]

Speaking of Comic Book Characters, build Battle Beast from Invincible

[@goldenegg8of100]

It’s a comic book character that uses armor and weapons!

[@scumbad7953]

Idris Elba? Oh... Luther.

[@NobodyDungeons]

You know how Lex Luther could truly stop super man. All he needs to do is give everyone else Kryptonite, so that basically anyone could stop super man with a single blow. Sure Lex may have a finite amount of the stuff, but if Batman can make synthetic Kryptonite then, so can Lex Luther.

[@Sandman382]

Finite my ass. The man has more of Kypton in his store rooms then there was on Krypton. :P Also it wouldn't work just because everyone else wouldn't accept it, given that long term exposure to kryptonite is literally what gave Luthor cancer. Really though if he wants to get rid of superman the ideal way would be to put his super genius towards stopping crimes and making the world a better place, superman only comes out when something bad happens and Clark would HAPPILY hang up the cape if he didn't need to do it anymore, Superman is a responsibility and a burden not what he WANTS to do forever. The only reason doing this wouldn't get rid of Superman right away is that he doesn't trust Luthor in the slightest because every time he's 'turned over a new leaf' and gone good it was just another plot to kill superman at the expense of the city.

[@troperhghar9898]

Qrow from RWBY build

[@grantbaugh2773]

Asking for John Walker Captain America to boost the algorithm. And cuz I want it.

[@brettmajeske3525]

So far Lex is looking a lot like Penguin.

[@jackalope2302]

Yeah. Both are middle aged men; noted for criminal mindset, wealth, gizmos and liberal use of henchmen. There's a notable difference in how much each focuses on one what (Penguin is more Rogue, this Lex is moe Artificer)

[@darkhol222]

Most legendary is batman, and the videos is LEXory.

[@theHedgex1]

To play a lex luthor all you have to do is steal 30 pies. 🥧

[@JONNY.BONES.SENPAI]

We better get master Wu Guai

[@ARIES5342]

What would happen to a Kryptonian if Killer Frost selected the fluid of his/her inner ear and froze that?

[@NickTheDM]

I mean they probably wouldn’t die given the whole indestructible anatomy thing. But it would be real disorienting. Definitely a great assist for someone with an actual killshot.

[@fuchsia2449]

Hasn't moon knight already been built?

[@rocketprime]

If I join your Patreon, can I suggest new characters for the poll?

[@soullessseraph6154]

Wondering if you'd be willing to do an Eddie Munson build from Stranger Things?

[@Nerdy_Gleek]

If he made another character from stranger things he would probably make eleven or vecna but that would be cool

[@popeye3212]

Could you do Baldur from GoW?

[@rebelsam1332]

Id like to see a toy man build

[@calebchurch9826]

Can you do shigariki from my hero academia please he is my favourite villain

[@trinnywise6547]

So I seen a Geralt, BUT CAN you please make a yennefer build!

[@Uhshawdude]

Hasnt tulok already built moonknight? Maybe the vids got posted out of order.

[@compyrobe2370]

Could you do hornet from hollow knight?

[@Dave_Caraxes]

i smell artificer/wizard

[@cosmiccomics270x5]

it’s probably really weird but maybe gurren lagann would be pretty

[@CheesyChez421]

Can you do Seymour from FFX?

[@harshvrdhn001]

Make " Hawk Eyes" Mihawk

[@arkhamcreed4326]

If you do Moon Knight, remember this: HE'S NOT A WARLOCK!!!!!!!!! Just like Ghost Rider IS NOT A VENGENCE PALADIN!!!!! Johnny Blaze, at no point in his history, ever sore an oath to seek vengeance. He made a deal with a fiend to save a loved one, and had a vengeful spirit fused to his soul against his will. Acting out a compulsion that a literal devil tricked him into having is not the same thing as swearing an oath. By the same token Mark Specter was not tricked; he was killed and then contacted by a CELESTIAL being, an actual god, and told in no uncertain terms what the situation was going to be. And was specifically asked to overtly swear an oath to follow that god's code and enforce his will in the mortal plane. People always get those two characters mixed up, and frankly I'm getting sick of it.

[@PedroHenrique-oo4vb]

Pls Dr. Fate from DC

[@ArcCaravan]

Huh, I thought Tulok already did Lex Luthor. I'm probably robably mistaken.

[@ae121584]

I thought so too, and he also said "vote for Moon Knight or Kate Bishop" but he already did Moon Knight not too long ago

[@Baker1798]

Please make Jackie Chan from the animated adventures of Jackie Chan

[@chazjohannsen]

He already made Moon Knight, so Kate Bishop is next?

[@dariensampson7913]

Sad no steel defender for mercy :(