Fast Jimmy
2016-01-10, 11:26 AM
Hello GITP!
INTRO
It is a trope as old as D&D - a soldier that is all muscle and no brains: the Big Stupid Fighter (BSF). A big lunk with an even bigger sword, this guy dishes out and takes damage, working more like a lawn mower than a cunning warrior.
So why not a fighter archetype that uses Intelligence? Sure, we have the Eldritch Knight, which uses Int as a casting stat, but that doesn't really make them a smarter fighter mechanically. And we have the Battlemaster, who uses their tactics to control and manipulate battle... but this can be played mechanically with Int as a total dump stat, just making a BSF with extra dice.
So with that in mind, I present The Assailant, a non-caster Fighter archetype that heavily uses Intelligence. It may be a little MAD and a little unbalanced, so please let me know what everyone's feedback is.
INTRO
It is a trope as old as D&D - a soldier that is all muscle and no brains: the Big Stupid Fighter (BSF). A big lunk with an even bigger sword, this guy dishes out and takes damage, working more like a lawn mower than a cunning warrior.
So why not a fighter archetype that uses Intelligence? Sure, we have the Eldritch Knight, which uses Int as a casting stat, but that doesn't really make them a smarter fighter mechanically. And we have the Battlemaster, who uses their tactics to control and manipulate battle... but this can be played mechanically with Int as a total dump stat, just making a BSF with extra dice.
So with that in mind, I present The Assailant, a non-caster Fighter archetype that heavily uses Intelligence. It may be a little MAD and a little unbalanced, so please let me know what everyone's feedback is.