Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
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Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
Wanted to make a contest to see who could build the best Samurai build.
I would prefer a good bit of diversity and individual interpretation on the Samurai builds, so the requirements are pretty light.
- Melee Tank
- Longbow or Gonne option
- Epic Weapon Focus Katana
- Ride 6
- Alignment justification for Code of Honor
Will choose Best Overall, People's Choice, plus additional winners for best non-human race and/or class.
I'd imagine most will either use Monk or WM as a basis, but could see alot of viable options...ranger, paladin, barbarian, spellsword, ect.
Anything is viable, from noble and heavily armored Bushi to roguish Ronin to pious Kensai sword saints.
I would prefer a good bit of diversity and individual interpretation on the Samurai builds, so the requirements are pretty light.
- Melee Tank
- Longbow or Gonne option
- Epic Weapon Focus Katana
- Ride 6
- Alignment justification for Code of Honor
Will choose Best Overall, People's Choice, plus additional winners for best non-human race and/or class.
I'd imagine most will either use Monk or WM as a basis, but could see alot of viable options...ranger, paladin, barbarian, spellsword, ect.
Anything is viable, from noble and heavily armored Bushi to roguish Ronin to pious Kensai sword saints.
Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
Should make a blind one named Zatoiachi
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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
Not exactly... he was in many of the old Japanese samurai movies through the 60s and 70s and was for a time well known but not many these days outside of Japan remember or even know of him.
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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
Obvously the str based 20 monk/7 wm/3 rogue makes the ultimate samurai Jack.
There isn't even in a contest in that.
As for other cool things,
Maybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.
There isn't even in a contest in that.
As for other cool things,
Maybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.
Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
If they're a paladin, how would they justify beheading peasants for dishonoring them?malcolm_mountainslayer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:57 pmMaybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.
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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
Subutai wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:48 pmIf they're a paladin, how would they justify beheading peasants for dishonoring them?malcolm_mountainslayer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:57 pmMaybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.
Hmm perhaps i was too busy think of weeb lawful good samurai.
A REAL samurai probably uses the knight class in some fashion. Or again the wm monk build.
Perhaps a ranger build with both bow and katana.
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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
If you're trying to go more for something accurate, samurai typically used bows as a primary weapon. Katanas weren't typically a first weapon of choice. Or even a second; that was usually a polearm of some kind. They were also less LG and a lot more LE. Seriously. Samurai have been really, REALLY romanticized. Historically, they were uh. A fair bit less noble.
That in mind, maybe something like a LE Banite archer comes to mind.
Half elf Dex based
Ranger/AA/??? Monk, bard, or rogue could all fit thematically/buildwise. Though if you're going to include bard levels, fighter might be better than ranger.
That in mind, maybe something like a LE Banite archer comes to mind.
Half elf Dex based
Ranger/AA/??? Monk, bard, or rogue could all fit thematically/buildwise. Though if you're going to include bard levels, fighter might be better than ranger.
Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
How a Samurai behaved depended mostly on his clan and his lord. Some clans were more honorable then others and lords while always lawful could be evil, good, or neither. I would say most of them were LN rather then LE with a small number of LG among them. Time period could also factor since there were long periods of internal strife and warfare during much of Japan's history.
Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
dex ranger 27 / bard 3 [archer or normal]
dual weild katana for your daisho
dex based so you have your yumi longbow backup
you can pick a ranger path depending on what you'd like to focus on, the bow or the melee, but due to high dex, both will be decent backup secondaries.
lots of skill points from ranger mean you can pick up the many non-combat related skills samurai were known to be required to excel at, and have ride as well
wolf pet for your faithful shibe inu, he's a good boy
dual weild katana for your daisho
dex based so you have your yumi longbow backup
you can pick a ranger path depending on what you'd like to focus on, the bow or the melee, but due to high dex, both will be decent backup secondaries.
lots of skill points from ranger mean you can pick up the many non-combat related skills samurai were known to be required to excel at, and have ride as well
wolf pet for your faithful shibe inu, he's a good boy
Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
You could try a dex WM who focuses in Katana; the latter will be able to get reasonable AB with a longbow and good damage with sneaks.
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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
I would have been able to give you more feedback on this a week ago.
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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest
I got the Zatoichi reference