Goblin Slayer

Note: Roleplaying Goblin Slayer is not for the feint of heart. Recommended for experienced players! If playing this build Solo, consider taking Horde Breaker instead of Colossus Slayer

-----CHARACTER CREATION & LEVEL 1-----

Starting Class: Ranger

Race: Human

Background: Folk-Hero

Skills: Stealth, Athletics, Insight, Perception

Stats:

• STR = 14

• DEX = 16

• CON = 16

• INT = 8

• WIS = 12

• CHA = 8

Favoured Enemy:

- Bounty Hunter

• Investigation Proficiency

• Enemies have Disadvantage against your Ensnaring Strike’s Saving Throw

Natural Explorer:

- Wasteland Wanderer: Poison

• Poison Resistance

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Ranger 2

Fighting Style: Duelling

• +2 Bonus to Damage Rolls when wielding only 1 One-Handed Weapon

• Works with Shields

Unlocks:

- +2 Level 1 Spell Slots

Spells:

- Hunter’s Mark (Concentration)

• +1d6 Physical Damage to Weapon Attacks

• Can recast without expending spell slots

- Ensnaring Strike (Concentration)

• Ensnare the target

  • Cannot move

  • Take 1d6 Piercing Damage at the start of each turn

  • +1d6 Piercing Damage per upcast

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Ranger 3

Subclass: Hunter (Gloomstalker for early game Solo Honour)

• Colossus Slayer (Horde Breaker for solo)

  • Deal 1d8 Bonus Damage to a target below Max HP once per turn

  • Note (Bug): Only procs if you have a Bonus Action available, but does not use your Bonus Action

Unlocks:

- +1 Level 1 Spell Slot

Spell:

- Hail of Thorns

• Deals Weapon Damage then explodes

  • Explosion

    • 1d10 Piercing Damage in 2m Radius

    • Creatures take Half-Damage on successful Dexterity Save

--------------------LEVEL 4--------------------

Ranger 4

Feat: Ability Improvement (+2 Dexterity)

Note: Dungeon Delver is very thematic. I also like Defensive Duellist. Do NOT take Medium Armour Master.

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Ranger 5

Unlocks:

- Extra Attack

- +1 Level 1 Spell Slot

- +2 Level 2 Spell Slots

Spell:

- Pass Without Trace (Concentration)

• +10 Bonus to Stealth Checks for you and all allies within 9m

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Multiclass: Barbarian

Unlocks:

- +2 Rage Charges

- Rage (Consumes Rage Charge)

• Resistance to Physical damage

• +2 Physical Attack damage

• Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws

• Ends early if you do not attack or get attacked in a turn

• Cannot cast or concentrate on spells while raging

• Heavy Armor removes benefits of Rage

- Unarmoured Defence (Passive)

• Add Constitution Modifier to Armour Class while not wearing armour

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Multiclass: Fighter

Fighting Style: Defence

• +1 AC when wearing Armour

Unlocks:

Second Wind (Short Rest)

• Regain 1d10 + Fighter Level HP

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Fighter 2

Unlocks:

- Action Surge (Once per Short Rest)

• Gain an extra action

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Fighter 3

Subclass: Battlemaster

Unlocks:

- +4 Superiority Dice

Maneuvers:

- Trip Attack

• Chance to knock enemy Prone

- Precision Attack

• Add Superiority Dice Roll to next Attack Roll

- Menacing Attack

• Chance to Frighten the target

  • Frightened:

    • Cannot move

    • Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls

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Barbarian 2

Unlocks:

- Reckless Attack

• Gain Advantage on your Attack Roll, but enemies also have Advantage on Attack Rolls against you

• Must be activated with a melee attack

• All attacks for the turn gain Advantage, including Ranged Attacks

- Danger Sense (Passive)

• Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws against traps, spells, and surfaces

• To gain this benefit, you cannot be Blinded or Incapacitated

--------------------LEVEL 11--------------------

Barbarian 3

Subclass: Berserker

Note: Wildheart Bear is very good, but not thematic. Something to consider

Unlocks:

- +1 Rage Charge

- Frenzy

• Replaces Rage

• Functions the same as Rage, but grants additional abilities

- Frenzied Strike

• Make a melee attack as a Bonus Action

• Causes a stack of Frenzied Strain, which adds a -1 penalty to Attack Rolls for every stack

- Enraged Throw

• Strength Modifier added to damage

• Chance to knock target Prone

- Ability to use Improvised Melee Weapon as a Bonus Action

--------------------LEVEL 12--------------------

Fighter 4 or Barbarian 4

Feat: Defensive Duellist OR Ability Improvement (+2 Dexterity)

Note: You can take Fighter 4 earlier if you'd like the second Feat sooner. This will not impact the build in any detrimental way.

--------------------GEAR--------------------

Important Items: N/A

Note: Goblin Slayer will use anything and everything at his disposal to gore his enemies. With this, you can really head-canon any non-magical type of gear to be thematic. This build utilizes Finesse Weapons, mainly Shortswords. 

-------ACT 1-------

Head:

- Haste Helm

• At the start of combat, gain Momentum for 3 turns

  • Momentum

    • +1.5 Movement Speed

Location: Chest in Blighted Village near Waypoint

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Chest:

Spidersilk Armour

Studded Drow Leather

- Adamantine Scale Mail

• 16 AC

• -1 All Incoming Damage

• Immunity to Critical Hits

• When hit with a Melee Attack, the attacker is sent Reeling for 3 turns

  • Reeling:

    • -1 Attack Rolls for every turn remaining

Location: Grymforge

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Gloves:

- Gloves of the Growling Underdog

• +1 Strength Saving Throws

• Advantage on Melee Attack Rolls when surrounded by 2 or more foes

Location: Dror Ragzlin’s Treasure Chests

- Fleetfingers *

• When you Dash or make a similar action, you can Jump without using a Bonus Action

Location: Chest in Forest X: 80 Y: 347

Gloves of Hail of Thorns

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Boots:

- Boots of Speed *

• Grants “Click Heels” which is a Bonus Action Dash

Location: Gnome in Myconid Colony

- Boots of Genial Striding

• Movement Speed is unimpeded by Difficult Terrain

Location: Purchased from Blurg in the Myconid Colony

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Cloak: N/A

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Amulet:

- Moondrop Pendant

• When below 50% HP, wearer does not provoke Opportunity Attacks

Location: In a chest in the Owlbear cave

- Amulet of Branding

• Brand the Weak (Long Rest)

  • Bludgeon the Weak

    • Target is Vulnerable to Bludgeoning Damage for 3 turns

  • Slash the Weak

    • Target is Vulnerable to Slashing Damage for 3 turns

  • Pierce the Weak*

    • Target is Vulnerable to Piercing Damage for 3 turns

Location: Looted from a Githyanki at Crèche Y'llek

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Rings:

- Crusher’s Ring

• +3m Movement Speed

Location: Dropped by Crusher

- Ring of Protection

• +1 AC

• +1 Saving Throws

Location: Reward for Steal the Sacred Idol

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Shields:

- Safeguard Shield

• +1 Saving Throws

Location: Purchased from Dammon

- Glowing Shield

• Gain 8 Temporary HP when below 50% HP Once per Short Rest

Location: Chest X: -53 Y: 461

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Melee Weapons:

- Shortsword of First Blood

• +1d8 Bonus Damage to targets with 100% HP

Location: Corpse in Underdark X: -73 Y: -187

- Larethian’s Wrath 

• +1 Enchantment

• Razor Gale (Short Rest)

  • Deal Damage to enemies in a 4m Cone AoE

  • Targets take Half-Damage on Miss

  • Unlike Cleave, does NOT have maximum number of targets

Location: Purchased at Crèche Y'llek

- Phalar Aluve (Optional)

• +1 Enchantment

• +1 Performance

• Sing (Short Rest)

  • All allies within 6m gain +1d4 Attack Rolls and Saving Throws

• Shriek (Short Rest)

  • All enemies within 6m have -1d4 Saving Throws

  • Affected enemies receive +1d4 Thunder Damage

Location: Underdark

Note: This weapon is NOT thematic, it's just very good and has the Finesse property.

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Ranged Weapons:

Firestoker

- Gandrel’s Aspiration

• Advantage against Monstrosities

• Works with Melee Attacks as long as this weapon is equipped

Location: Dropped from Gandrel

- Bow of Awareness (Optional)

• +1 Enchantment

• +1 Initiative

Location: Purchased from Roah Moonglow in Shattered Sanctum in Goblin Camp

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-------ACT 2-------

Head:

- Flawed Helldusk Helmet

• +1 Constitution Saving Throws

• +2 Saving Throws against Spells

Location: Obtained by giving Infernal Iron to Dammon

- Circlet of Hunting

• +1d4 Attack Rolls to creatures marked with Hunter’s Mark*, True Strike, Faerie Fire, or Guiding Bolt

Location: Purchased from trader at Moonrise Towers

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Chest:

- Yuan-Ti Scale Mail

• 15 AC + Full Dexterity Modifier

• +1 Initiative

• Does not impose Disadvantage on Stealth Checks

Location: Purchased from trader at Last Light Inn

- Sharpened Snare Cuirass

• 14 AC + Full Dexterity Modifier

• Creatures have Disadvantage on Saving Throws against attacks or spells that inflict Restrained (Entangled)

• Does not impose Disadvantage on Stealth Checks

Location: Purchased from Roah Moonglow in Moonrise Towers

Penumbral Armour

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Gloves:

- Gloves of the Duellist

• +2 Attack Rolls while only wielding one weapon in Main Hand

Location: Purchased from trader at Moonrise Towers

Jhannyl's Gloves

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Boots: N/A

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Cloak:

- Cloak of Protection

• +1 AC

• +1 Saving Throw

Purchase from trader at Last Light Inn

Cloak of Cunning Brume

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Amulet:

- Surgeon’s Subjugation Amulet

• When you land a Critical Hit, you can Paralyze the target for 2 turns

Location: House of Healing

Hammergrim Mist Amulet

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Rings:

- Killer’s Sweetheart

• When you kill a creature, can make your next attack a Critical

Location: Self-Same Trial in Gauntlet of Shar

- Ring of Free Action

• Ignore Difficult Terrain

• Immune to Paralysed and Restrained

Location: Purchased from Araj at Moonrise Towers

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Shields:

- Sentinel Shield 

• +3 Initiative

• Advantage on Perception Ability Checks

• Shield Bash (Reaction)When hit with a melee attack, counter with a chance to knock them Prone

Location: Purchased at Moonrise Towers

Gloomstrand Shield

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Melee Weapons:

- Slicing Shortsword

• +1 Enchantment

• When attacking with Advantage, inflict Bleeding

Location: Purchased from trader at Moonrise Towers

- Sword of Life Stealing

• +2 Enchantment

• On Critical Hit, deal 10 Necrotic Damage and gain 10 Temporary HP

Location: Purchased from Dammon

Render of Mind and Body

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Ranged Weapons:

Darkfire Shortbow

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-------ACT 3-------

Head:

- Bonespike Helmet

• +2 Intimidation

• When you Rage, deal 2d4 Psychic Damage to hostiles within a 3m radius if they fail a Wisdom Saving Throw

• Menacing Attack

  • Usable once per turn

  • Does not use Superiority Dice

Location: Sold by Voiceless Penitent Bareki in the Undercity Ruins of the Lower City sewers

Helmet of Grit

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Chest:

- Elegant Studded Leather

• 14 AC + Full Dexterity Modifier

• +2 Initiative

• Advantage on Stealth Checks

• Shield (Short Rest)

  • When you are about to be hit, use a Reaction to increase AC by 5

  • Take 0 damage from Magic Missile

  • Lasts until start of your next turn

Location: Looted from High Security Vault n°9

- Armour of Agility

• 17 AC + Full Dexterity Modifier

• +2 Saving Throws

• Does not impose Disadvantage on Stealth Checks

Location: Sold by Gloomy Fentonson at Stormshore Armoury

- Bhaalist Armour (Optional)

• 14 AC + Full Dexterity Modifier

• +2 Initiative

• Aura of Murder

  • Enemies within 2m become Vulnerable to Piercing Damage

  • Note: Aura works even if they are Resistant despite the item description

Location: Sold by Echo of Abazigal in the Murder Tribunal after the player character accepts Bhaal and becomes an Unholy Assassin

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Gloves:

Martial Exertion Gloves

Unwanted Masterwork Gloves

- Gauntlets of the Warmaster

• Targets have Disadvantage against your Maneuvers and Weapon Actions

• +1 Attack Rolls

Location: Sold by the trader Entharl Danthelon in Danthelon's Dancing Axe in Wyrm's Crossing

- Legacy of the Masters

• +2 Attack Rolls

• +2 Damage Rolls

• +1 Strength Saving Throws

Location: Sold by Dammon at the Forge of the Nine, in the Lower City

- Craterflesh Gloves (Optional)

• On Critical Hit, deal +1d6 Force Damage

Location: Sold by the Echo of Abazigal in the Murder Tribunal after the player character accepts Bhaal and becomes an Unholy Assassin.

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Boots:

- Boots of Persistence

• +1 Dexterity Saving Throws

• Gain Permanent Longstrider

  • +3m Movement Speed

• Gain Permanent Freedom of Movement

  • Movement Speed unimpeded by Difficult Terrain

  • Immune to Paralysed and Restrained

Location: Purchased from Dammon in Baldur’s Gate

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Cloak:

- Cloak of Displacement

• Causes enemies Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against you until you take damage

Location: Sold by the trader Entharl Danthelon in Danthelon's Dancing Axe in Wyrm's Crossing.

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Amulet:

- Amulet of Bhaal

• On a hit, inflict Bleeding to targets with 100% HP

Location: Sarevok in Murder Tribunal

Amulet of Greater Health

Khalid's Gift

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Rings: N/A

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Shields: N/A

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Melee Weapons:

- Belm

• +2 Enchantment

• Whirlwind Attack (Short Rest)

  • Strike all nearby foes, making separate Attack Rolls for each

• Perfectly Balanced Strike

  • Bonus Action Normal Damage Weapon Attack

Location: Jaheira’s Basement

- Crimson Mischief

• +2 Enchantment

• +1d4 Necrotic Damage

• +1d4 Piercing Damage to targets with less than 50%HP

• +7 Piercing Damage when attacking with Advantage

• When you make an attack with your off-hand weapon, you can add your Ability Modifier to the damage (Ignore for this build)

Location: Dropped by Orin

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Ranged Weapons:

- Hellfire Engine Crossbow

• +2 Enchantment

• Lightning Arrow (Long Rest)

  • 4d8 Lightning Damage

  • 2d8 Lightning Damage 3m AoE (Dexterity Save to Halve Damage)

• Reposition Malefactor

  • Pull a creature 9m closer to you

  • 15 DC Dexterity Saving Throw

Location: Crafted in the Steel Watch Foundry

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