Corvo does have a serkonan guitar in his cabin aboard the Dreadful Whale (if you get the special edition of the game or as a preorder bonus) so I'm gonna say bard checks out chief
I mean, he also sucks at playing the aforementioned serkonan guitar. But nowhere in the Bard list does it require them to be good at their instrument so screw it!
Jordan Ayling also it’s been stated that you don’t have to use an instrument as a bard. I’d chalk the bardic abilities up to the fact that Corvo would be trained to fit in with the nobility, and schmooze them up. He’s not a bard he’s just been trained to blend in at parties. Make people forget that he’s a bodyguard, and trained warrior to catch assassins off guard. And just keep a component pouch on hand for those spells. If he really has to use an instrument. I’d reskin his instrument as some sort of whale bone whistle or small instrument of a similar caliber.
@@divergentdreams1951 Well, they came up with the name in the... I think 40s? (Looked it up - 1939.) And the _original_ Human Torch (Jim Hammond) was an android. So there's an argument to be made for "human" just meaning "human-shaped," which would cover Fire Genasi.
@@SH-qs7ee Really? how would Corvo know that the Empress would be killed the day that he came to warn the kingdom it´s not like he is a prophet than can see the future or anything
I'm so happy to see this build! I love the Dishonored games, and actually used them for some inspiration for the name of my most recent character! I may have to make this character build sometime!
Wow I didn’t see bard coming, arcane trickster was something I expected or even a warlock or cleric to fit in with the lore but for the actual abilities bard is good
is there really no way to make him a warlock? He's basically a warlock and the Outsider is his patron. And -Devil's Sight- Ghostly Gaze would be more accurate for nightvision
There is a way to do it which i already commented but i will post it here real quick so nobody has to go through the comments for it: Corvo has to be level 9 warlock with a pact of the great old one with the spells: eldritch blast (gonna ad a invocation to it later), misty step, dimension door (blink), dominate monster, puppet (possesion mark 1), flock of familiars (devouring swarm) expeditous retreat, spiderclimb and healing elixer (mostly flavor and accuracy) pick pact of the chain to make the above mentioned flock of familiars work. Having the outsider/a great old one as his patron also grants him: dominate person, dominate beast (possesion mark 2) and telekinesis (the closest thing to windblast you will get as a normal soell) And as for invocations you shoud pick: devils sight (dnd darkvision), ghostly gaze (dishonored darkvision), gaze of two minds (for a more accurate possession) , mire of the mind (bend time/slow). and repelling blast (windblast except a bit more eldritch than usual)
@@appelofdoom8211 oh boi, that's amazing! Thanks for saying that, but, since he is an warlock level 9, automatically the rest of his levels are in rogue class?
Yes, it was. But you have choice to either kill everything and get the bad ending or don't kill anyone and get the good ending... wow I just had Undertale flashbacks
Huh, I was expecting warlock to a part of the build because Corvo makes a deal with the outsider for his powers. Tho bard makes more sense to get the skills/magic needed more easily (The other options being going Janky with mult-classing or Trying to use invocations to make it work on warlock) and some one could just flavor the rest if they really want to go the extra mile. Still overall another cool build (Now I want to know how Tabaxi Corvo would be like)
I was also surprised. Corvo’s magic is the closest to Pact Magic in any non-D&D thing I’ve ever seen. Seems like a no-brained that he would have to be a warlock.
I actually did manage to give most of corvo's spells to a level 9 warlock: Blink: misty step and dimension door (obviously) darvision: the devils sight and ghostly gaze eldritch invocations possession: dominate monster, puppet (normal warlock spell list) dominate person, dominate beast (the outsider is a great old one right?) and the gaze of two minds eldritch invocation for kicks bend time: mire of the mind (slow but an eldritch invocation) devouring swarm: flock of familiars* (you tell them what form to take after all, so make them rats) windblast: telekinesis and eldritch blast+repelling blast beyond that you can grab expeditous retreat and spiderclimb (corvo is still pretty fast) along with healing elixer (who leaves those things lying around everywhere in dunwall anyway?) to create a pretty accurate corvo warlock. *remember to pick pact of the chain as your pact boon though
I’ve found Horizon Walker rangers work perfectly for making a character similar to corvo, teleporting everywhere and being able to sense enemies, and even summon rats
I like when you mention "this would work better" or "this is also an option" and then you explain why we are going the current route. It always gets a affirming nod from me while watching
I’ve been subscribed for a long time now and this is the character I’ve been waiting for. Thank you for this, I’m sure it was a challenging one to make. Never stop making these videos ❤️
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 i got nothing then. Might have to turn in my ' nerd' card but i haven't bothered with StarWars since the prequels. Nothing from them is ringing a bell either.
@@risototealasticoto6497 I'm not usually one for spoilers but my favorite dude from the series is coming. Darth Maul bro. You can turn that card in before the next meeting.
I think that Warlock (Great Old One) would also be a great choice, as you can reflavor it's mind control abilities in various ways. Plus Warlocks get Dimension Door. Cleric with the Trickery Domain fits as well, though. Great video regardless!
Alex Emms I think because there are so many options to playing Dishonored maybe choosing a class based on you play style will be best. For example, were you stealthy? Did you often use magic? Did you prefer to knock out enemies rather than outright kill them?
@@lyaura3vb82 I remember one time, I think I was in a hospital or something, long hallway with an overhanging vent. I hid like, 15 unconscious people up on that vent
I made my own version of this once. It was rogue/warlock because the outsider is totally a patron imo and the invocations can get a good amount of the spicy corvo magic. The limited spell slots can also be flavoured as the mana being used too often in dishonored
"It's the closest we can get to a sleep dart" I'm stunned nothing in 5e has used a Drow Hand Crossbow yet. I'm going through the Legend of Drizzt books and those things are everywhere.
Weekly Build Request: I would love to see Character Builds for the main cast of RWBY (Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long). I have some ideas about how to build them in D&D but I would like to see what you think.
I like that you're providing more than one race in your builds you're providing these days. It's an extra option for those that want to power-build/optimize and addresses those that dislike "variant human" for some reason. Bard is indeed a creative solution. For all we know, Corvo really did play the ukulele before things went bad. The line about cheering on his protegee made me smile and laugh. Being a supreme sneak is good when you're Corvo.
Revisited this because I was looking to build Corvo, and boy did I go a different direction! Soulknife Rogue 9 gets us Psychic Whispers (telepathy) and Psychic Teleportation (bonus action teleport 1d8x10 feet). Raven Queen Warlock 7 gets us Ghostly Gaze and Gaze of Two Minds (see through another creature's senses), Haste ("Time Slow"), and Invisibility. Also, we can merge into our Tiny Raven (possess creature). Finally... Moon Druid 4. We can "possess" more beasts with Wild Shape, get some healing from spells & Combat Wild Shape. Plus, you can Wild Shape as a bonus action, so you can snipe someone with a crossbow before ducking away. With Pass Without Trace, Expertise and Psi-Bolstered Knack, the LOWEST you can get on a Stealth check at level 20 is 1 (die) + 5 (Dex) + 10 (PWT) + 12 (Expertise) + 1d8 (Psi Bolstered Knack) = 28+1d8 = 29-36
Hello, thank you for your videos they are incredibly entertaining. I've been thinking about playing a Tabaxi corvo for a while now and your guide works very well. I think I'm going to alter it slightly to follow the games more closely by replacing 10 bard with 9 levels of archfey warlock and 1 of rogue. The invocations give me access to slow, devils sight, and ghostly gaze and I can pick up sleep, dominate person, and dominate beast, as well as misty step, and dimension door. True, I Lose out on the summon beasts spell, but I'll gain reliable talent instead ,and I never really pick up the skill in game since everything else is just too good. Thanks alot for the great builds and keep doing what you're doing and have a fantastic day.
I can't wait for the RE builds if they happen in April or close to April. Though I'm still trying to figure out how to give Leon a background that makes him the DnD equivalent of a rookie cop turned government agent.
I went back to this video for comparison after building my own Corvo. I remembered the Bard/Rogue Combo, but I went with College of Swords and the mew Phantom Rogue from Tashas. Just the second i saw the Trinkets feature of the Phantom, my immediate thought was "Bone Charms". Also, Wail of the Dead just sounds like Domino from Dishonored 2. I know I mixed up Corvo and Emily there, but I think flavor-wise, this works even better.
@@thebigdawgj Hehe as Deonte said, I feel like cha should be one of the highest stats ^^ The man has become the symbol of a revolution without saying a word.
Im kinda surprises that you didnt take warlock for the multiclass seeing as Corvo gets all of his spells from the Outsider. But i enjoyed the build this week! Flexed them CREATIVE MUSCLES. Keep up the awesome work Tulok!
Hey, when Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters, you should do a Ghostbuster build. Not any one in particular, just a generic Ghostbuster. I imagine some multiclassing of Artificer and Ranger for that one.
@@jwall1646 lore wise he would actually be a warlock and it's possible to build him that way with spells intact it just gives him less skills to play around with.
@@CCartman69 Either great old one or archfey. Both of them get you dominate person and dominate beast as a warlock. But archfey gives you misty escape (which is another way to get blink) and great old one gives you detect thoughts (it along with detect magic can fill in for the heart) along with being more accurate to what the outsider is lorewise. Just pick the one you think would be the most fun and/or accurate.
I do think that Warlock would have been a better multiclassing option. Works with the whole "Powers given to you by a powerful being that you wouldn't have otherwise, that you also don't pray towards". The Archfey would probably work the best. "A creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before the mortal races were born. This being’s motivations are often inscrutable, and sometimes whimsical, and might involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of age-old grudges." Sounds about right for the Outsider. It would also give you access to Sleep, Blink (Which is the name of the movement ability in game, even if it works differently in Dnd), Dominate Beast, and Dominate Person. Edit: You also get Misty Step, which would work even better as the Blink-like ability. All that being said, I absolutely loved the video and appreciate the work and thought that you put into these!
I love this video, but i have a small nitpick. Emily is way more than just Corvo's former boss's daughter, Emily is also his daughter, with the empress being his lover/soulmate/forbidden love. I still love the vid, but i feel like this is an important thing to know
For a christmas-themed one-shot, I made Harry from Home Alone 1&2. I put my stats, from highest to lowest, as CON, he takes a BEATING through the movies and keeps going, CHA, he successfully impersonated a cop and can be pretty intimidating when he needs to be (and he's Joe Pesci), STR, he tends to brute-force through things rather than take it slow, DEX, he's a thief, WIS, he seems to know his way around, INT, "I never made it to the 6th grade, kid". I took variant human for the race, taking the Durable feat, buffing CON to a +3. This particular one-shot was LV 4, so I took 4 levels in Rogue with the Thief archetype and the Criminal background. For proficiencies I chose Athletics, Deception, Intimidation, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth, putting Expertise on Stealth and Deception. Finally, for starting equipment, I got a crowbar from my background ("Crowbars up!") and bought a Hand Crossbow for his gun from the 2nd movie, as well as leather armor and a Burglar's Pack (since he is one). Let me know what you think of this build!
An alternative build could be replacing the Bard levels with Great Old One Warlock. It fits thematically as the Outsider is basically a patron to Corvo. Downside would be the lowered spell list compared to the Lore Bard.
@@nicoharlan5703 if it was like... altiar I would agree, but this is Ezio man, the suavest man of all history, even in his 60s he could drop panties like nobodies business
I understand why the majority of these builds use variant human as you're trying to stick as close as you can to the source material. I do appreciate you mentioning another optimal race. I would like to see you do that in future videos 😁. Keep up the great work 👍
when I saw this in my recommendations I literally gasped with excitement because Corvo Attano is my favorite stealth video game character and I love my stealth games. I was a little surprised you didn't add anything from the Warlock class into this build because Corvo gets his powers from The Outsider which would mean he's a Warlock and the Outsider is his patron. But you did say you were forced to be creative with the build and I myself am not to familiar with all the spells that a warlock can use so "conjure animal" probably didn't fall under the warlock spell list. So I could see why you would invest a great deal of energy into The Bard class not just for one or two spells but for all the other feats and abilities. now I've seen plenty of your videos already about character builds but never really felt the encouragement to subscribe but after this video you officially have me as a subscriber. And what's also really creepy about you uploading this build is a couple of weeks ago I ordered off of Amazon a brand new copy of Dishonored The Definitive Edition for the PS4. Because I played the regular one with no dlc's for the PS3 but I wanted it (dlc's and all) for the PS4. And What's creepy is I'm expecting the game to be delivered to my place sometime tomorrow (Friday 13). Literally the day after you uploaded this video. Maybe you are the Outsider after all and you know of the future events that are coming or something. Also I remember seeing a comment that you do take request. If your reading this is there a way I can leave a request that you'll be able to see without it getting lost among all the other comments?
honestly same especially considering the fact that you can get all of corvo's spells (or at least alright substitutes of them) as a warlock if you pick great old one and play around with invocations.
I'd love to see you also try to make Emily or Billie. I think Whispers bard would be really good for Billie As for Emily, you'd need to put a lot into chronurgist wizard to get domino, but thankfully I think all the spells she needs are on the wizard list.
Hey @tulok the barbarian, I'd love to see a talion from shadow of mordor build. It's a build I've considered on many occasions but never have managed to make it work appropriately to the game. Thanks I appreciate it. Keep up the amazing videos muh dude
I've seen people comment this already, so I won't say "he needs to be a warlock" but instead I'll say this- There really are no "great" warlock patrons for Corvo- Great Old One being the most thematically appropriate while Fiend & Hexblade would probably be more Mechanically appropriate. Great Video as always man! I just would've loved to see some Shadow Monk thrown in there for the at-will shadowy teleport.
My personal idea on how to do a build like this is bladesinger wizard 17/assassin rogue 3. Why? Well let’s look at what you can get with this build. Misty step and dimension door ✅ Dominate person ✅ High dex ✅ High mobility (blade song and haste. It’s nice) ✅ Good in face to face combat but excelling in sneaky scenarios (shadow blade specifically) ✅ Summon rats flock of familiars ✅ Hard af to hit even though you’re naked ✅ And finally, the reason you sunk so deep into bladesinger Ability to stop time for a short duration ✅ If you just want a similar story though, warlock is the way to go 1000%
This is one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite games, and now I can play as him in dnd.... Did I did an go to nerd heaven??? Edit:there is a feat (homebrew or canon, you can choose between them) which allows you to teleport 10 x your proficiency mod ft as a bonus action, then you have to wait 7-proficency mod to do it again, like recharging the spirit bar👍
y'know, taking inspiration from your builds, I managed to essentially make thanos, but to fit into my world as, in my world I dont need to worry about giving him spells to fight the infinity stones, as the infinity stones are actual items in the world, so I just made him a fighter monk, as I felt that Brute fighter, and openhand monk... or did I make him long death... it was one of those, anyways I felt that those two together fit the, very strong, hard hitting, and tankiness of thanos, without giving him magic. I think I will attempt to do the same when he doesnt have the infinity stones to try and make a caster version...
Random fun fact. The preorder bonuses for Dishonored 2 confirm Corvo plays the lute, and you can play piano in a few missions, so Bard isn't that big a stretch!
So i tried to see if i could make corvo a warlock (which by standards of dnd he would be) and still give him most of his iconic spells and this is what i came up with: make him a warlock that has a pact with the great old ones of at least level 9. with the spells: eldritch blast (it will make sense later) misty step dimension door (to subistitute blink) puppet and dominate monster (to substitute possesion) flock of familiars (to substitute devouring swarm just make sure to pick pact of the chain as your pact boon) expeditous retreat and spiderclimb (corvo is still very fast and good at climbing) healing elixer (people tend to just leave elixers unattended in dishonored so why not) detect magic (the heart) being a warlock of the great old one grants you dominate beast , dominate person, (possesion) detect thoughts (the other part that makes up the heart) and telekinesis (almost windblast but not quite) as well as far as invocations go you should pick: devils sight (actual darkvision), ghostly gaze (dishonored darkvision) mire of the mind (also know as slow, also known as bend time),gaze of two minds (to simulate possesion more throughly, at least as long as dominated people count as willing) and repelling blast ( it's windblast but eldritch) if anyone has any suggestions do tell me.
I've been wanting to do this myself: I decided to go multiclass: assassin rogue and warlock, the warlcock part having the crunch of the hexblade but the fluff of the great old one.
I made my own build for this mixing the abilities from Corvo and Emily into one character. 3 fighter levels, choosing Echo Knight as my subclass for doppelgänger, 7 levels of shadow sorcerer, which gives me up to 4th level spells for Dominate Beast, and then 10 levels of assassin rogue.
Honestly, I built Corvo once the full 1-20 progression of Mystic came out. Rogue (Assassin) and Mystic (Nomad) were the way to go. Lots of teleportation, see in the dark and through walls, great with a rapier and a hand-crossbow, and all the lovely force pushes you could want. Only thing I couldn't finagle was possession and timestop.
I am not sure if it could work out, but the Three Musketeers would be good for this. Thinking Athos, who is dedicated to duty as a Paladin, Porthos as Rogue, Aramis who has faith as a Cleric and D'Artagnan as a Fighter. Well balanced team
Ngl, now that Warforged exist I'm excited for some droids. I'd love to see some HK-47 build from yah. I know it sounds hard since you choose how he levels up, but I'd go off of what happens if you let him auto level. I always pictured manual level ups as your character affecting the others in some way, be it advice, inspiration, or just a subconscious effect. However HK-47 is always your droid, so you could make the build around how you like to build him because its revealed you literally built him.
I've been thinking of mapping these builds out and using them as pre-set characters to try and get my friends to come play a weekly(?) Game. Bait them with cool/favorite characters.
Personally I would have used Strength as the dump stat. Corvo is a heavy Dex build. I have other things that I would do differently, but I have to say this is a viable Corvo build.
It's funny that I see this in my feed because I'm actually doing this. Granted, I'm going arcane trickster, but that's because our DM had us roll stats in order, and my charisma was low and my intelligence was my second highest stat. I was fortunate enough to get good dex though.
Very nice build there. The only thing i would probably change is 3 less rouge levels and instead go 3 levels in ranger Gloom Stalker replace skulker feat with cross bow expert.
One of my favourite characters finally got a build all his own. Thank you for the hours of effort and creativity that go into creating this stellar D&D crossover content. I'm currently binging the whole playlist again as inspiration for a whole new campaign and set of characters. To that end, a question: Any update on the status of your Princess Mononoke video? I found it tremendously helpful for building rangers and druids, as well as any number of nature oriented hybrid characters, and I was hoping to continue using it as a reference going forward only to find Studio Ghibli getting litigious. Thanks again for your incredible work.
You'd be giving up on a more damaging sneak attack for extra mobility. Replace 6 levels of rogue for monk to get shadowstep. Keep 4 levels of rogue so you can get an Asi and you can take the assassin archetype.
Guessing before I watch. Varient human, as per usual, feat could be a few things, magic initiate, tough, sword/dagger stuff. Whatever the build doesn't cover. So two classes scream Corvo for me, Rogue Arcane Trickster, and a Warlock of some sort, hard call on that one but Hexblade is tempting as always. Leans more into the Arcane Trickster, Warlock is for story flavor and whatever abilities he can't get from rogue.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 yeah I forgot about his animal spells, haven't played it in forever, so solid idea using college of lore to cover the wide spread.
"If you ever take the sidewalk, you've made a mistake."
Fact. Avi needs to take to the rooftops
I lolled stupid hard at that. For the love of F, please don't take a dog walking quest. :/
I mean, this sums up most of Dishonored pretty well
Corvo does have a serkonan guitar in his cabin aboard the Dreadful Whale (if you get the special edition of the game or as a preorder bonus) so I'm gonna say bard checks out chief
Can you reply to everyone else who is mad at me? Thanks!
I mean, he also sucks at playing the aforementioned serkonan guitar. But nowhere in the Bard list does it require them to be good at their instrument so screw it!
He does? I didn't notice... (I have the special edition, but apparently didn't notice so I there's an excuse to play Dishonored again)
You would think he would have some warlock flavor in there
Jordan Ayling also it’s been stated that you don’t have to use an instrument as a bard.
I’d chalk the bardic abilities up to the fact that Corvo would be trained to fit in with the nobility, and schmooze them up. He’s not a bard he’s just been trained to blend in at parties. Make people forget that he’s a bodyguard, and trained warrior to catch assassins off guard. And just keep a component pouch on hand for those spells.
If he really has to use an instrument. I’d reskin his instrument as some sort of whale bone whistle or small instrument of a similar caliber.
If only Corvo actually had countercharm.
"stooooooop friggin framing me for thiiiiings because iiii am just gonna kill all your faaamiiiily"
I mean somewhere it mentions he can play Serkonan Guitar. And he does sing "Drunken Whaler" in Dishonored 2 sooo...
I do like the fact that you have started talking about ways to build these characters without going with the most correct race
When people complain that the HUMAN Torch is a Human, you've gotta make choices.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 By GOD, the HUMAN torch, being...dare I say it, a HUMAN?
@@divergentdreams1951 Well, they came up with the name in the... I think 40s? (Looked it up - 1939.) And the _original_ Human Torch (Jim Hammond) was an android. So there's an argument to be made for "human" just meaning "human-shaped," which would cover Fire Genasi.
@@dylandarnell3657the thing is, the human torch _starts_ human, THEN becomes the torch. Fire genasi is _born_ with fire powers. Johnny storm isnt.
@@r.s.2890 Jim Hammond was.
"Because I can cast Feather Fall in real life."
Explains a lot
I'm actually a bard
Tulok the Bardbarian
Can confirm.
@@someundeadguy3207 bardbrarian
"We are dumping intelligence"
Ahh yes, dumb Corvo
Look... I had to make decisions...
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Ok Macchiavello
Well he did allow himself to be caught up in that frame job, that doesn't speak too highly of his intelligence
@@SH-qs7ee Really? how would Corvo know that the Empress would be killed the day that he came to warn the kingdom it´s not like he is a prophet than can see the future or anything
This is why I use Point Buy.
"maybe he likes to play ukulele in his spare time"
Me: "sarkonan guitar"
(Also, I could have seen this having shadow sorcerer in it)
Yeah, I'd definitely add some of those if you went beyond level 20.
I'm so happy to see this build! I love the Dishonored games, and actually used them for some inspiration for the name of my most recent character! I may have to make this character build sometime!
Do it!
Wow I didn’t see bard coming, arcane trickster was something I expected or even a warlock or cleric to fit in with the lore but for the actual abilities bard is good
Yeah, Arcane Trickster is the most "Corvo" but if you purely want mechanics, Bard is the only pick
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 well the bard fits mostly in corvo abilities, but the warlock (great old one) fits better in his story and magical powers
I just built out a Phantom Rogue/hex blade warlock for Corvo but I’m interested to see how this build goes
Possibly Emily "the *boss's* daughter" next?
Of course. The Bosses daughter.
Quick, get Emily inside the turtle!
is there really no way to make him a warlock? He's basically a warlock and the Outsider is his patron. And -Devil's Sight- Ghostly Gaze would be more accurate for nightvision
If you're ok dropping a couple of the abilites, sure. I'd probably recommend that.
I have actually played Corvo once as a hexblade Warlock and it turned out really well
There is a way to do it which i already commented but i will post it here real quick so nobody has to go through the comments for it:
Corvo has to be level 9 warlock with a pact of the great old one with the spells:
eldritch blast (gonna ad a invocation to it later), misty step, dimension door (blink), dominate monster, puppet (possesion mark 1), flock of familiars (devouring swarm) expeditous retreat, spiderclimb and healing elixer (mostly flavor and accuracy)
pick pact of the chain to make the above mentioned flock of familiars work.
Having the outsider/a great old one as his patron also grants him: dominate person, dominate beast (possesion mark 2) and telekinesis (the closest thing to windblast you will get as a normal soell)
And as for invocations you shoud pick: devils sight (dnd darkvision), ghostly gaze (dishonored darkvision), gaze of two minds (for a more accurate possession) , mire of the mind (bend time/slow). and repelling blast (windblast except a bit more eldritch than usual)
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 you can't ace every ability in the game anyway
@@appelofdoom8211 oh boi, that's amazing! Thanks for saying that, but, since he is an warlock level 9, automatically the rest of his levels are in rogue class?
Wait... this was a stealth game?
No one will notice, if no one CAN notice
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 russian stealth
Yes, it was. But you have choice to either kill everything and get the bad ending or don't kill anyone and get the good ending... wow I just had Undertale flashbacks
me who just finished a High Chaos playthrough: "you can't be reported if there's nobody left alive to report you"
So not the only one who FBIED down a poor place
Huh, I was expecting warlock to a part of the build because Corvo makes a deal with the outsider for his powers. Tho bard makes more sense to get the skills/magic needed more easily (The other options being going Janky with mult-classing or Trying to use invocations to make it work on warlock) and some one could just flavor the rest if they really want to go the extra mile. Still overall another cool build (Now I want to know how Tabaxi Corvo would be like)
Basically magical Catwoman?
I was also surprised. Corvo’s magic is the closest to Pact Magic in any non-D&D thing I’ve ever seen. Seems like a no-brained that he would have to be a warlock.
I actually did manage to give most of corvo's spells to a level 9 warlock:
Blink: misty step and dimension door (obviously)
darvision: the devils sight and ghostly gaze eldritch invocations
possession: dominate monster, puppet (normal warlock spell list) dominate person, dominate beast (the outsider is a great old one right?) and the gaze of two minds eldritch invocation for kicks
bend time: mire of the mind (slow but an eldritch invocation)
devouring swarm: flock of familiars* (you tell them what form to take after all, so make them rats)
windblast: telekinesis and eldritch blast+repelling blast
beyond that you can grab expeditous retreat and spiderclimb (corvo is still pretty fast) along with healing elixer (who leaves those things lying around everywhere in dunwall anyway?) to create a pretty accurate corvo warlock.
*remember to pick pact of the chain as your pact boon though
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 I built literal magical catwoman for a heist campain, but that was mostly just tabaxi shadow monk
The weird thing about this video: This topic is how I found this channel. I was looking for this build!
Another build I didn’t know I absolutely needed. Thanks once again!
Of course!
I’ve found Horizon Walker rangers work perfectly for making a character similar to corvo, teleporting everywhere and being able to sense enemies, and even summon rats
I love the brief moment around the 7 minute mark where you were clearly considering chucking the unconscious guard out the window.
I like when you mention "this would work better" or "this is also an option" and then you explain why we are going the current route. It always gets a affirming nod from me while watching
So rising of the shield hero build, yeah would be amazing love your builds man.
Naofumi next month!
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Thank you Tulok! Been wanting to see how you would handle Mr.Naofumi Iwatani since i cant wrap my head around it
I’ve been subscribed for a long time now and this is the character I’ve been waiting for. Thank you for this, I’m sure it was a challenging one to make. Never stop making these videos ❤️
I'm going back and watching all your builds, this one is really great! Love your work dude ^_^
Evil shopping center? Frank West?
Looking forward to seeing who it is!
Think Star Wars...
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 i got nothing then.
Might have to turn in my ' nerd' card but i haven't bothered with StarWars since the prequels.
Nothing from them is ringing a bell either.
Think duel of the fates
@@risototealasticoto6497 I'm not usually one for spoilers but my favorite dude from the series is coming. Darth Maul bro. You can turn that card in before the next meeting.
@@NavyMonk89 i thought he already did Maul... My next guess for 'evil shopping center' was that flying dude who used to own Anikan.
I think that Warlock (Great Old One) would also be a great choice, as you can reflavor it's mind control abilities in various ways. Plus Warlocks get Dimension Door. Cleric with the Trickery Domain fits as well, though. Great video regardless!
"Dishonorable discharge" How do you do that every single time!?
Personally, i feel warlock would be perfect for him, considering he’s got that weird connection with the outsider guy. Also gives good thematic spells
Alex Emms I think because there are so many options to playing Dishonored maybe choosing a class based on you play style will be best. For example, were you stealthy? Did you often use magic? Did you prefer to knock out enemies rather than outright kill them?
@@lyaura3vb82 I remember one time, I think I was in a hospital or something, long hallway with an overhanging vent. I hid like, 15 unconscious people up on that vent
@@dragonheart1236 ayoooooooo the best way to play is to make piles of bodies
I made my own version of this once. It was rogue/warlock because the outsider is totally a patron imo and the invocations can get a good amount of the spicy corvo magic. The limited spell slots can also be flavoured as the mana being used too often in dishonored
"It's the closest we can get to a sleep dart"
I'm stunned nothing in 5e has used a Drow Hand Crossbow yet. I'm going through the Legend of Drizzt books and those things are everywhere.
Weekly Build Request: I would love to see Character Builds for the main cast of RWBY (Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long). I have some ideas about how to build them in D&D but I would like to see what you think.
MFAniki6390 I will second this.
I've seen Weiss built as a battlemaster fighter, and Bladesong wizard, 10/10. It's pretty accurate.
swgamer14 that sounds pretty good!
RWBY poll coming soon ish... schedule is just so packed
I like that you're providing more than one race in your builds you're providing these days. It's an extra option for those that want to power-build/optimize and addresses those that dislike "variant human" for some reason. Bard is indeed a creative solution. For all we know, Corvo really did play the ukulele before things went bad. The line about cheering on his protegee made me smile and laugh. Being a supreme sneak is good when you're Corvo.
Revisited this because I was looking to build Corvo, and boy did I go a different direction!
Soulknife Rogue 9 gets us Psychic Whispers (telepathy) and Psychic Teleportation (bonus action teleport 1d8x10 feet).
Raven Queen Warlock 7 gets us Ghostly Gaze and Gaze of Two Minds (see through another creature's senses), Haste ("Time Slow"), and Invisibility. Also, we can merge into our Tiny Raven (possess creature).
Finally... Moon Druid 4. We can "possess" more beasts with Wild Shape, get some healing from spells & Combat Wild Shape. Plus, you can Wild Shape as a bonus action, so you can snipe someone with a crossbow before ducking away.
With Pass Without Trace, Expertise and Psi-Bolstered Knack, the LOWEST you can get on a Stealth check at level 20 is 1 (die) + 5 (Dex) + 10 (PWT) + 12 (Expertise) + 1d8 (Psi Bolstered Knack) = 28+1d8 = 29-36
Eyy i have been waiting for this one!
Hello, thank you for your videos they are incredibly entertaining. I've been thinking about playing a Tabaxi corvo for a while now and your guide works very well. I think I'm going to alter it slightly to follow the games more closely by replacing 10 bard with 9 levels of archfey warlock and 1 of rogue. The invocations give me access to slow, devils sight, and ghostly gaze and I can pick up sleep, dominate person, and dominate beast, as well as misty step, and dimension door. True, I Lose out on the summon beasts spell, but I'll gain reliable talent instead ,and I never really pick up the skill in game since everything else is just too good. Thanks alot for the great builds and keep doing what you're doing and have a fantastic day.
I can't wait for the RE builds if they happen in April or close to April. Though I'm still trying to figure out how to give Leon a background that makes him the DnD equivalent of a rookie cop turned government agent.
I love your builds, it gives me so many ideas. Really inspiring and well thought.
I'd love to see a video for Dardevil and Moon Knight
Daredevil next month!
I went back to this video for comparison after building my own Corvo. I remembered the Bard/Rogue Combo, but I went with College of Swords and the mew Phantom Rogue from Tashas. Just the second i saw the Trinkets feature of the Phantom, my immediate thought was "Bone Charms". Also, Wail of the Dead just sounds like Domino from Dishonored 2. I know I mixed up Corvo and Emily there, but I think flavor-wise, this works even better.
Corvo is one of my favorite characters ever so im happy now.
Tulok, old friend! Do I even need to say it? You've built another Variant Human!
Now that half life alyx is coming out, you should make a build for gordon freeman
Gravity Gun sounds like a fun challenge
All stats but CHA are 20 because he's The Freeman. But he never talks, so...
@@thebigdawgj It adds to the charm obviously
@@thebigdawgj Hehe as Deonte said, I feel like cha should be one of the highest stats ^^ The man has become the symbol of a revolution without saying a word.
Im kinda surprises that you didnt take warlock for the multiclass seeing as Corvo gets all of his spells from the Outsider. But i enjoyed the build this week! Flexed them CREATIVE MUSCLES. Keep up the awesome work Tulok!
Thank you!
Literally just did a speedrun of this game last night, awesome timing
How fast is your speedrun?
I'll switch out Corvo for Daud. Great vid!
I absolutely love Dishonored, and you did Corvo justice with this build.
I'm so happy this video came to be. Corvo is one of my favorite ficitional characters.
Hey, when Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters, you should do a Ghostbuster build. Not any one in particular, just a generic Ghostbuster. I imagine some multiclassing of Artificer and Ranger for that one.
Without watching I’m guessing assassin rouge, shadow sorcerer
Also what song was that In the intro?
That would solve the darkvision issue but you're wrong
Core Brute was not expecting bard at all
@@jwall1646 lore wise he would actually be a warlock and it's possible to build him that way with spells intact it just gives him less skills to play around with.
@@appelofdoom8211 which patron would you pick?
@@CCartman69 Either great old one or archfey.
Both of them get you dominate person and dominate beast as a warlock.
But archfey gives you misty escape (which is another way to get blink) and great old one gives you detect thoughts (it along with detect magic can fill in for the heart) along with being more accurate to what the outsider is lorewise. Just pick the one you think would be the most fun and/or accurate.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WANTED THIS UNTIL KNOW. THANK YOU
I do think that Warlock would have been a better multiclassing option. Works with the whole "Powers given to you by a powerful being that you wouldn't have otherwise, that you also don't pray towards". The Archfey would probably work the best. "A creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before the mortal races were born. This being’s motivations are often inscrutable, and sometimes whimsical, and might involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of age-old grudges." Sounds about right for the Outsider.
It would also give you access to Sleep, Blink (Which is the name of the movement ability in game, even if it works differently in Dnd), Dominate Beast, and Dominate Person.
Edit: You also get Misty Step, which would work even better as the Blink-like ability.
All that being said, I absolutely loved the video and appreciate the work and thought that you put into these!
I love this video, but i have a small nitpick. Emily is way more than just Corvo's former boss's daughter, Emily is also his daughter, with the empress being his lover/soulmate/forbidden love. I still love the vid, but i feel like this is an important thing to know
Ive been waiting for this one.
Dishonored is one of my favorites, so I like this video a lot
For a christmas-themed one-shot, I made Harry from Home Alone 1&2.
I put my stats, from highest to lowest, as CON, he takes a BEATING through the movies and keeps going, CHA, he successfully impersonated a cop and can be pretty intimidating when he needs to be (and he's Joe Pesci), STR, he tends to brute-force through things rather than take it slow, DEX, he's a thief, WIS, he seems to know his way around, INT, "I never made it to the 6th grade, kid".
I took variant human for the race, taking the Durable feat, buffing CON to a +3. This particular one-shot was LV 4, so I took 4 levels in Rogue with the Thief archetype and the Criminal background. For proficiencies I chose Athletics, Deception, Intimidation, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth, putting Expertise on Stealth and Deception.
Finally, for starting equipment, I got a crowbar from my background ("Crowbars up!") and bought a Hand Crossbow for his gun from the 2nd movie, as well as leather armor and a Burglar's Pack (since he is one).
Let me know what you think of this build!
Awesome video! Keep it up and I look forward to next week’s videos!
This is probably my favorite build this so far purely because Dishonored is my favorite game.
I've been playing a lot of dishonored and wondered if this was possible for DnD. Thanks :^)
An alternative build could be replacing the Bard levels with Great Old One Warlock.
It fits thematically as the Outsider is basically a patron to Corvo.
Downside would be the lowered spell list compared to the Lore Bard.
Hey wait a second I literally just asked you for this like a week ago 🤣
It was on the schedule, I love you, thanks for watching, but I don't want you to think you've got magical powers...
I've been waiting for this one!
When is the Ezio Auditore build coming?
Someday. Not on the schedule at the moment. I'm not familiar with Assassins Creed, so it might be a minute
I'll save you the trouble. Assassin Rogue 20.
@@nicoharlan5703 if it was like... altiar I would agree, but this is Ezio man, the suavest man of all history, even in his 60s he could drop panties like nobodies business
Rogue Swashbuckler 17 Fighter Battlemaster 3 i think
@@renedamasio I think if there was fighter multiclassing I think it would be samurai
I understand why the majority of these builds use variant human as you're trying to stick as close as you can to the source material. I do appreciate you mentioning another optimal race. I would like to see you do that in future videos 😁. Keep up the great work 👍
this game is so good and im incredibly happy this exists
when I saw this in my recommendations I literally gasped with excitement because Corvo Attano is my favorite stealth video game character and I love my stealth games. I was a little surprised you didn't add anything from the Warlock class into this build because Corvo gets his powers from The Outsider which would mean he's a Warlock and the Outsider is his patron. But you did say you were forced to be creative with the build and I myself am not to familiar with all the spells that a warlock can use so "conjure animal" probably didn't fall under the warlock spell list. So I could see why you would invest a great deal of energy into The Bard class not just for one or two spells but for all the other feats and abilities. now I've seen plenty of your videos already about character builds but never really felt the encouragement to subscribe but after this video you officially have me as a subscriber. And what's also really creepy about you uploading this build is a couple of weeks ago I ordered off of Amazon a brand new copy of Dishonored The Definitive Edition for the PS4. Because I played the regular one with no dlc's for the PS3 but I wanted it (dlc's and all) for the PS4. And What's creepy is I'm expecting the game to be delivered to my place sometime tomorrow (Friday 13). Literally the day after you uploaded this video. Maybe you are the Outsider after all and you know of the future events that are coming or something. Also I remember seeing a comment that you do take request. If your reading this is there a way I can leave a request that you'll be able to see without it getting lost among all the other comments?
I literally read the comment that suggested this yesterday. Proof tulok reads your comments
I knew there was a reason I subbed to this channel.
I. Love. This.
... bard? Corvo needed spells for this build, so you picked... bard...
As a warlock, I have never been more disappointed.
honestly same especially considering the fact that you can get all of corvo's spells (or at least alright substitutes of them) as a warlock if you pick great old one and play around with invocations.
I'd love to see you also try to make Emily or Billie. I think Whispers bard would be really good for Billie
As for Emily, you'd need to put a lot into chronurgist wizard to get domino, but thankfully I think all the spells she needs are on the wizard list.
This one, Constantine, and Han Solo are awesome! Keep it up
Darth (mall) maul... nice can’t wait
It's pretty wild, not gonna lie
Hey @tulok the barbarian, I'd love to see a talion from shadow of mordor build. It's a build I've considered on many occasions but never have managed to make it work appropriately to the game. Thanks I appreciate it. Keep up the amazing videos muh dude
I woulda thought warlock would've been what you'd choose for the spellcasting class. Ya know pact with the Outsider and all
I've seen people comment this already, so I won't say "he needs to be a warlock" but instead I'll say this- There really are no "great" warlock patrons for Corvo- Great Old One being the most thematically appropriate while Fiend & Hexblade would probably be more Mechanically appropriate.
Great Video as always man! I just would've loved to see some Shadow Monk thrown in there for the at-will shadowy teleport.
My personal idea on how to do a build like this is bladesinger wizard 17/assassin rogue 3. Why? Well let’s look at what you can get with this build.
Misty step and dimension door ✅
Dominate person ✅
High dex ✅
High mobility (blade song and haste. It’s nice) ✅
Good in face to face combat but excelling in sneaky scenarios (shadow blade specifically) ✅
Summon rats flock of familiars ✅
Hard af to hit even though you’re naked ✅
And finally, the reason you sunk so deep into bladesinger
Ability to stop time for a short duration ✅
If you just want a similar story though, warlock is the way to go 1000%
Yaasss!!! I asked for this a while ago!
Gotta say I didnt expect to see a bard in their, but hey flavour trumps all and can probably make bard make sense for thia build
Yeah, the mechanics gotta win out, so Bard was the only option
This is one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite games, and now I can play as him in dnd.... Did I did an go to nerd heaven???
Edit:there is a feat (homebrew or canon, you can choose between them) which allows you to teleport 10 x your proficiency mod ft as a bonus action, then you have to wait 7-proficency mod to do it again, like recharging the spirit bar👍
y'know, taking inspiration from your builds, I managed to essentially make thanos, but to fit into my world as, in my world I dont need to worry about giving him spells to fight the infinity stones, as the infinity stones are actual items in the world, so I just made him a fighter monk, as I felt that Brute fighter, and openhand monk... or did I make him long death... it was one of those, anyways I felt that those two together fit the, very strong, hard hitting, and tankiness of thanos, without giving him magic. I think I will attempt to do the same when he doesnt have the infinity stones to try and make a caster version...
Yay! I'm working on a Corvo-esque build so this helps a bundle!
Random fun fact. The preorder bonuses for Dishonored 2 confirm Corvo plays the lute, and you can play piano in a few missions, so Bard isn't that big a stretch!
So i tried to see if i could make corvo a warlock (which by standards of dnd he would be) and still give him most of his iconic spells and this is what i came up with:
make him a warlock that has a pact with the great old ones of at least level 9.
with the spells:
eldritch blast (it will make sense later)
misty step dimension door (to subistitute blink)
puppet and dominate monster (to substitute possesion)
flock of familiars (to substitute devouring swarm just make sure to pick pact of the chain as your pact boon)
expeditous retreat and spiderclimb (corvo is still very fast and good at climbing)
healing elixer (people tend to just leave elixers unattended in dishonored so why not)
detect magic (the heart)
being a warlock of the great old one grants you dominate beast , dominate person, (possesion) detect thoughts (the other part that makes up the heart) and telekinesis (almost windblast but not quite) as well
as far as invocations go you should pick: devils sight (actual darkvision), ghostly gaze (dishonored darkvision) mire of the mind (also know as slow, also known as bend time),gaze of two minds (to simulate possesion more throughly, at least as long as dominated people count as willing) and repelling blast ( it's windblast but eldritch)
if anyone has any suggestions do tell me.
I've been wanting to do this myself: I decided to go multiclass: assassin rogue and warlock, the warlcock part having the crunch of the hexblade but the fluff of the great old one.
I made my own build for this mixing the abilities from Corvo and Emily into one character. 3 fighter levels, choosing Echo Knight as my subclass for doppelgänger, 7 levels of shadow sorcerer, which gives me up to 4th level spells for Dominate Beast, and then 10 levels of assassin rogue.
DM: throws you rats with pointy hats. They know Fireball and Polymorph.
Honestly, I built Corvo once the full 1-20 progression of Mystic came out. Rogue (Assassin) and Mystic (Nomad) were the way to go. Lots of teleportation, see in the dark and through walls, great with a rapier and a hand-crossbow, and all the lovely force pushes you could want. Only thing I couldn't finagle was possession and timestop.
I am not sure if it could work out, but the Three Musketeers would be good for this. Thinking Athos, who is dedicated to duty as a Paladin, Porthos as Rogue, Aramis who has faith as a Cleric and D'Artagnan as a Fighter. Well balanced team
Omg you finally did it, you absolute mad man! I assume you got around to playing the game, or at least watched something on it, what did you think?
Now i need to see this in baldurs gate 3
You could also duel class into warlock as there is a homebrew patron that is literally the outsider to get all the right spells that is for Corvo
Ngl, now that Warforged exist I'm excited for some droids. I'd love to see some HK-47 build from yah. I know it sounds hard since you choose how he levels up, but I'd go off of what happens if you let him auto level. I always pictured manual level ups as your character affecting the others in some way, be it advice, inspiration, or just a subconscious effect. However HK-47 is always your droid, so you could make the build around how you like to build him because its revealed you literally built him.
I've been thinking of mapping these builds out and using them as pre-set characters to try and get my friends to come play a weekly(?) Game. Bait them with cool/favorite characters.
Oh right.
Standing request for Hit Girl.
Personally I would have used Strength as the dump stat. Corvo is a heavy Dex build. I have other things that I would do differently, but I have to say this is a viable Corvo build.
I never knew I wanted this to exists until right now...
It's funny that I see this in my feed because I'm actually doing this.
Granted, I'm going arcane trickster, but that's because our DM had us roll stats in order, and my charisma was low and my intelligence was my second highest stat. I was fortunate enough to get good dex though.
If anything I would love to see this an idea for the whaler's army style thief's guild
Very nice build there. The only thing i would probably change is 3 less rouge levels and instead go 3 levels in ranger Gloom Stalker replace skulker feat with cross bow expert.
I guess I don't see him as firing fast? Maybe just how I played...
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Fair Enough, I stand corrected keep skulker Feat.
This is as close to an Edward Kenway Build as I will get. I like it.
One of my favourite characters finally got a build all his own. Thank you for the hours of effort and creativity that go into creating this stellar D&D crossover content. I'm currently binging the whole playlist again as inspiration for a whole new campaign and set of characters. To that end, a question: Any update on the status of your Princess Mononoke video? I found it tremendously helpful for building rangers and druids, as well as any number of nature oriented hybrid characters, and I was hoping to continue using it as a reference going forward only to find Studio Ghibli getting litigious. Thanks again for your incredible work.
YES! YES! YES! I know my next character
Is it Luigi?
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 hahahahhaha yes, of course /s
*Returns half for the builds, and half for the witty banter*
Their's a character I really like you to try to build Marcus Fenix, I figure he is a Ranger/ Barbarian with a focus on Strength.
Did you consider a shadow monk. Grants teleportation as a bonus action. Furst thing I thought of for this build, and ki points to cast darkvision
In place of the rogue levels, that might actually work...
You'd be giving up on a more damaging sneak attack for extra mobility. Replace 6 levels of rogue for monk to get shadowstep. Keep 4 levels of rogue so you can get an Asi and you can take the assassin archetype.
Guessing before I watch.
Varient human, as per usual, feat could be a few things, magic initiate, tough, sword/dagger stuff. Whatever the build doesn't cover.
So two classes scream Corvo for me, Rogue Arcane Trickster, and a Warlock of some sort, hard call on that one but Hexblade is tempting as always. Leans more into the Arcane Trickster, Warlock is for story flavor and whatever abilities he can't get from rogue.
Interesting ideas
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 yeah I forgot about his animal spells, haven't played it in forever, so solid idea using college of lore to cover the wide spread.
@@RolandTheJabberwocky you can get flock of familiars from warlock. That kinda works