The Sentinel class | Star Wars 5e (SW5e) Beginner's Guide

The SW5e Sentinel class! In this next installment of a beginner's guide to Star Wars 5e (SW5e) I take a look at the the force caster class that lets you be a mix of the Guardian and Consular! If you aren't fully sold on full caster or full melee combat, this class gives a lot of options to play a mixed role.
More info about the class: sw5e.com/chara...

[@alexblasko8174]

A fun thing is that Sentinels can use blasters pretty well if you have proficiency in them. Sitting at a distance with a melee weapon for saber reflect and using another hand for a blaster is very nice.

[@JasonStCyr]

That's a really great idea!

[@izekhibbard9409]

Amazing job once again on these videos keep up the good work

[@JasonStCyr]

Thank you! Going to try to keep getting one a week done!

[@TheYellowMask5421]

I have a player who is a Tenacity Sentinel. Soresu+Kinetic Ward means that all of the big melee brutes I throw at him end up eating their own attacks.

[@pedrohenriqueportieresming675]

hello i have a question wich class is more like a paladin? guardian?

[@JasonStCyr]

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

[@richardb2942]

Thanks for the info. Can you make a dualist out of this? It seems like it has a lot of dodge tank potential.

[@JasonStCyr]

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

[@richardb2942]

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

[@JasonStCyr]

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

[@richardb2942]

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

[@JasonStCyr]

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

[@Theology.101]

Fully thought you were John Oliver when I clicked lmao

[@JasonStCyr]

🤣 Sorry for the disappointment!

[@Theology.101]

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

[@Jordanswawa]

what dnd class does the sentinel mirror? I am looking to build a guardian (paladin) or a sentinel but sentinel is still a bit confusing

[@JasonStCyr]

In the video, I was thinking there was a bit of an alignment with Bard? But it is heavily customized. Same Hit Die, saving throws, armor proficiency, and the concept of caster/martial. Sentinel's 'Led by the Force' seems like a copy of 'Jack of All Trades' from the Bard. Outside of that, though, very little similarity. A very custom class for SW5e inspired by a few different mechanics in 5e