Gungor
2020-05-06, 02:38 PM
So my AL battlemaster fighter just hit level 4. He also just acquired gauntlets of ogre power, if he wants them. By AL rules he can only have one magic item so its either the gauntlets or eyes of the eagle which he earned in a previous adventure.
Relevant stats for him are 16 STR, 13 DEX, 16 CON. He is a STR-based Vuman with dual wielder, using two longswords.
Without the gauntlets I would use the ASI at level 4 for 18 STR, then use the ASI at level 6 for a feat, either Sentinel or Resilient (DEX) to get up to +2 and gain save proficiency.
With the gauntlets, I don't need to raise STR so could take a feat now. But I eventually want to get him to 20 STR so would probably be ditching the gauntlets by level 6, or 8 at the latest, to take STR up to 18 on my way to 20. If I don't take the gauntlets I get to keep the eyes of the eagle for advantage on perception checks which rely on sight.
So my choices seem to be:
1. Take the gauntlets and a feat now, ditch the gauntlets at level 6 for the ASI. So I get the benefit of the feat for two additional levels.
2. Forget the gauntlets, keep the eyes of the eagle, and take the ASI now.
So the trade seems to be having a feat for two additional levels versus eyes of the eagle, I guess. I'm leaning towards taking the eyes of the eagle but I don't know, I guess I just feel like I need someone else to agree before having a fighter turn down gauntlets of ogre power :smallsmile:.
Thoughts?
Relevant stats for him are 16 STR, 13 DEX, 16 CON. He is a STR-based Vuman with dual wielder, using two longswords.
Without the gauntlets I would use the ASI at level 4 for 18 STR, then use the ASI at level 6 for a feat, either Sentinel or Resilient (DEX) to get up to +2 and gain save proficiency.
With the gauntlets, I don't need to raise STR so could take a feat now. But I eventually want to get him to 20 STR so would probably be ditching the gauntlets by level 6, or 8 at the latest, to take STR up to 18 on my way to 20. If I don't take the gauntlets I get to keep the eyes of the eagle for advantage on perception checks which rely on sight.
So my choices seem to be:
1. Take the gauntlets and a feat now, ditch the gauntlets at level 6 for the ASI. So I get the benefit of the feat for two additional levels.
2. Forget the gauntlets, keep the eyes of the eagle, and take the ASI now.
So the trade seems to be having a feat for two additional levels versus eyes of the eagle, I guess. I'm leaning towards taking the eyes of the eagle but I don't know, I guess I just feel like I need someone else to agree before having a fighter turn down gauntlets of ogre power :smallsmile:.
Thoughts?