How to Play Zorro in Dungeons & Dragons (Classic Swashbuckler Build for D&D 5e)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we're building Zorro for D&D 5e! If you want to be the coolest, sword swingingest, cape wearingest player in your party, this is the build for you. With speed and finesse, this build excels at making all your DM's monsters look silly, while you look pretty darn cool.
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Turlok: 'what's the Spanish word for fox?'
Me: *looks it up*
Me: *realizing it's Zorro and feeling like a idiot*
@@ShankMugen whait, that exists?
@@ShankMugen Oh...Ok, thanks
@@ShankMugen There was a cartoon version of Zorro in the 1970's by Filmation. That's what I grew up on.
Bomberman it’s such a good show.
I just did exactly this.
"19th Century Fox" How. How you do these titles EVERY. DAMN. TIME.
Batman creator... BILL FINGER
*Knowing Nod of Respect*
I know what's up
Some things I've learnt from Tulok:
-All characters are adaptable to the DnD format if you're clever enough
-Making a character with an idea of what you want him/her/it to end up as makes for way better builds
-CALLIGRAPHY IS THE BEST TOOL PROFICIENCY IN THE GAME
I aim to educate the people
Out of the loop but how is calligraphy the best skill? Legitimately asking.
It's all about how you dot your 'i's and cross your 't's
@@jaspergardner-medwin1723 So...is this an inside joke where calligraphy isn't really all that useful and Tulok just likes joking that it is, or does calligraphy does have an extensive amount of hidden uses? I'm autistic so I have a hard time detecting sarcasm and understanding hidden meanings in words, especially since I have little experience with Tulok's content outside of his character builds since I believe he streams DnD, wher I would imagine the calligraphy joke originated.
@@angeryfluuf6514 it's an inside joke, yes. Sorry I didn't respond seriously the first time, I tend to joke a lot. I'm actually not sure where the joke originated but whenever calligraphy tools come into a build Tulok usually jokes about it. Happy adventuring ;)
*When calligraphy is actually thematic and possibly useful, how else are you going to succeed at leaving a perfect 'z' in the clothes or skin of those you leave behind*
Jared Carter thematic , yeah, but it’s ALWAYS useful. The pen is mightier than the sword, and dnd swords are crazy so dnd pens must be straight up BROKEN
Dude I love swashbuckling characters. I'm glad that they've became viable on 5e
It's a really fun subclass
Point of order: the UA update that had the fighting style you mentioned also says ANY weapon a monk is proficiant in that is not heavy/special, so rapier can be their monk weapon.
Sick, missed that.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 lol, I have been itching to make the ultimate fencer built almost exactly like this and I love monks to pieces, so I may have been overjoyed at that adjustment.
Ok, but which UA is this? I looked it up and couldn't find it
@@barakaberry2 the class adjustments one, the same one that had all the new fighting styles. Just before the psionic subclasses.
Thx!
I love the mention of Tabaxi there, thank you for this.
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I just died and went to heaven.
You're a miracle worker! I was just thinking it would be cool if something like this existed
I can't access them. :C
Yes, any Superiority Dice gets buffed when a BattleMaster's gets boosted. The feat basically gives you one without investing into BattleMaster or makes BM's better.
I’m surprised there wasn’t a dip into swords bard, due to how in character flourishes are
Thumbs up.
However!
It does require three levels of Bard and that would give Zorro spellcasting... which is a bit out of character.
Also vicious mockery which is perfect
Probably just because Zorro doesn’t cast spells so all that mechanical stuff is superfluous to the build?
I love sword bard but it’s not really Zorro. He’s very much a mundane swashbuckling fighter type.
Oh that would gel really well wish swashbuckler
@@studynot757 eh you,could just not use the spells
I officially love this build, and it is probably my favorite to date. Now, I have to go watch Zorro.
Low key, my favorite part of making this was just rewatching Zorro
Honestly, the only Zorro movie I’ve seen was the 1940 version in my film class a couple months ago. I’m happy to see him as a build though.
*Intro song isn’t livin vida loca or desperado*
Nooo all that flavor lost, cool build tho
Willy Styles not doing it for you?
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Im sure its good for ZARRO, but for the fox, so cunning and free, who marks his name with a Z...no
Frankenstein’s Monster
Mulan
Those would both be cool builds.
YES. PLEASE.
Frankenstein himself? Maybe Doctor Jekyll?
@@remingtonwright6796 Frankenstein himself would probably just be a necromancer.
Necromancer/Alchemist. He doesnt do magic, just science!
@@jasonsilvernail1450 but sadly, in his time, science was considered witchcraft/black magic
Actually with the unearthed arcana for monk weapons I think you can have a rapier as a monk weapon
Oh snap, that's pretty good
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Technically even without an Arcana, Kensei can do that.
@Grim reaper Not sure if the errata came out, but looking at my standard PH, it specifies unarmed, short swords and any simple melee weapon without the Two Handed or Heavy property.
Aside, that technically means Darts and other simple ranged weapons are not technically Monk weapons so they don't benefit from Martial Arts (So you can't throw a Dart and make an unarmed attack with that Monk Feature, though Two Weapon Fighting might still work), but Monk weapons with the thrown property (daggers, handaxes, javelins, light hammers, and spears) are technically fair game.
Hey Tulok, how about a Classic Battlemaster build, King Leonidas? It would be simple but still very effective
THIS. IS. a pretty good suggestion, its fictional enough I think.
Throw in some levels in Barbarian too for the unarmored defense cause in the movie he didn’t have any form of armor other than a shield.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 How about making Saber from F/SN ^.^ or... Gilgamesh if even humanly possible? Side note: Yes, the Superiority Die from Martial Adept and the UA Fighting Style do scale with Battlemaster iirc, I've used it before (based on Source Material/D&D Beyond/Fifth Edition Character Sheet {Android/iOS App}).
Well I know who's replacing my favorite build when he makes that video.
@kerubin Lancelot (Berserker) fate/zero. "Aaar...thuuurrr"
I suggested this. I’m extremely happy. This made my whole day. Thank you.
I recently subscribed to your channel, and you don’t disappoint! These builds are truly a joy to see and it really shows how much effort you put into the script and video!
I’d really love to see a Vash the Stampede from Trigun build.
Imagine the dexterity and luck!
Not familiar, but I can look into it!
I once failed a calligraphy skill, that castle was never seen again.
Thank you for saying Bill Finger instead of Bob Kane. My amount of respect for you just tripled.
Sneak Attack is actually once per turn. You can trigger it again in the same round on opportunity attacks, or any attack you can make on another creatures turn.
finally, a character thats almost as charming as you
i couldn't think of anything im sorry
My friend, Antonio Banderas is leaps and bounds more charming, which isn't me putting myself down, just game respecting game
I did this build a while back. Didn't consider Monk. Good job.
Yesssss!! You finally did it! I’ve been waiting for this since I asked for zorro to be in the polls
Just watching Zorro in the background and god, I love the swashbuckling genre
Superior Technique works similarly to the Martial Adept feat, which adds an additional superiority die to your pool if you already have them, or gain them later, so yes, it would upgrade to match the superiority dice from Battle Master.
The errata from the Martial Adept feat states that the die is added to any others you have, no matter when you gain them.
Another great video. Now time to do Arnold Schwarzenegger 1984 Conan the Barbarian. 😉. You can do it for my birthday coming up in Jan.
That build was lots of fun! I really like Zorro. I’d love to see Shield Hero, mostly because fighting in unconventional ways is fun!
Tiny little thing, Defensive Duelist does not have the stipulation of your second hand needing to be free to use it, you can still Dual Wield with Defensive Duelist. It's only the Duelist Fighting Style that has that stipulation, and Jeremy Crawford confirmed in his Sage Advice Compendium that the Duelist FS does still work if you have a Shield in your second hand, you just can't have another weapon, which was the RAI of the FS.
Good build as always. I would have thought about adding a little ranger to get a horse beast companion to have someone to drink with but I think this would work better tbh. Can’t wait for Wednesday’s!
Thursday, unless your across the dateline maybe?
Shoot, I didn’t realize I put the wrong day. Been trying to think of how to take down a Death Tyrant in a campaign I’m in and am a bit distracted because of it
One character I just thought would be interesting would be Metallia the "Swamp Witch" from The Witch and the Hundred Knight using some of the "Circle of the Spore" Druid option and maybe something to summon the Hundred Knight with in the mix.
In regards to Sneak Attack, the limit is ONCE PER TURN. While this does mean that it can't pair with Extra Attack, Sneak Attack does also activate on Opportunity Attacks even if you already used it on YOUR TURN.
Yknow, I was watching Kids Next Door earlier and thought a Father build would be silly. Good build, by the way.
Thanks to your channel I learned how to make Cloak from marvel in 5e. Keep up the good work dude
This is an amazing build despite Zorro's low health. I've voted in your poll and, I was wondering if you would eventually think of making a character for a real genasi (sorry, Genie) in everyone's favorite half-genie hero, Shantae. (This is so we get more genasi representation, indie representation, and because I already have ideas for her, somewhat inspired by the Bayonetta build.)
I've been meaning to play Shantae! We'll see!
Her stats would look something like this using the point array (roll if you wish, just keep dexterity and charisma in mind).
DEX: 15 (You're a belly dancer, so you must be limber, plus since you attack with your hair, we need a way for you to attack without needing a neck-brace afterwords)
CHR: 14 (Shantae is a very charming character, and she needs this for her spellcasting)
CON: 13 (Risky isn't going to stop a fight just because you can't catch your breath, not even, and especially not even in an active volcano)
STR: 12 (we need it for necessary multiclassing)
WIS: 10 (I know it's low, you might be descended from a genie, but you befriended your own nemesis and some flesh-eating zombies)
INT: 8 (your uncle is the inventor, not you, so I don't think we'll need it)
2:30 , Aim is any attack roll, not just a ranged attack. 5:46 , Superior Technique is worded in the same way the Martial Adept feat is so it becomes a D8 when you become a battle master.
I think I'd do the monk dip earlier to get that unarmored defense and good punchies early on, but that's just me.
And hmm, for the poll. Those are all some good choices! You know that normally I prefer BIG PERSON DO BIG SMACK but I really don't want to ride a meat bicycle so I think I'll vote for the *coolest* option.
Awesome build, I'm assuming you have the Zorro movies on DVD, and when might we see a Jaeger build from Pacific Rim?
I know it's not a character, but it would be interesting to see where you take it.
Shoot. That seems like a whole different ball game...
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Not really, all you might need is a magical warforge.
Oh please do Krieg, that'd be amazing! Rushing into melee while on fire sounds like so much fun :)
I'm sure it's on a list you have somewhere, or maybe you're waiting until the Netflix series premieres (y'know, for synergy?), but I would love your version of Geralt from the Witcher series. Loving your videos! Keep up the great work!
Seems like a rad build. I've been trying to think of a claire build from claymore or either terra from ff vi.
Ah, I miss my 3.5 Swashbuckler....
RIP.
So glad to see this build. I cosplay Zorro every year!
The whip being made as a finesse weapon and the swashbuckler subclass, were made into D&D with the Zorro in mind.
with the monk, you can choose the kensei monk mayhaps if it lets you, which allows ou to choose a martial weapon as your monk weapon
and given his rigorous training as a martial artist, its not that far off.
Awesome job on this! Would love to see you try and build All Might from My Hero Academia :)
Had a dream tulok made the Lich King. It was good. Woke up to check if my dream was a reality, sadly it was not. I cried in the shower.
Hey, showering is good at least...
You can only use Sneak Attack once per TURN. If you somehow get another attack during the same round, you can still get that sweet sneak damage even if you already used it on your turn. This was actually confirmed by Jeremy Crawford himself and can be found in Sage Advice.
I know you love interesting characters to write about, so here are 3 suggestions. First , Pizza the hutt from the movie spaceballs. He's a second string billion and a product placement ad and how he dies will make him unforgettable. Secondly, with the Animamac reboot coming up, now might be the time to do the Brain. Lastly we have Rider from Paw Patrol. A definite artifice/druid if there ever was one.
Monk 1 if you forgot the new unearth arcana the monk weapons are 5+Wis (minimum 5). They can be simple or martial weapons that lack the special, two handed and heavy stat. Meaning whips and rapiers can be monk weapons with that unearth arcana the same one you got that fighting style from. Meaning 3 attacks baby!
Swashbuckler is my favorite subclass too.
Aim is NOT limited to ranged attacks. It's any attack as long as you don't move on that turn. ALSO the Class Feature Variant UA allows monk to define their Monk Weapons as long as they are proficient with them and aren't heavy or two handed.
So quick to acknowledge the new UA enhance/replacements, but you discounted martial weapons as monk weapons. The Monk Weapons part of the UA makes that bonus action attack possible, right?
Thanks to the new UA, you could actually make whips monk weapons. When you become a monk, you can pick a number of weapons you're proficient with that aren't two-handed or special equal to 5 + your WIS modifier instead of just all simple weapons + shortswords. So not only could you use a whip, you could use a rapier too!
I love you man. I’m home sick today. Know what I’m watching.
I believe Sauron would be an awesome concept for D&D
Krieg for life bro. Can we see an Eren Jaeger build, I'm pretty interested in that
Oooooh I should get on that Attack on Titan, one of the only anime I had seen before starting the channel
@apachewarrior7 same diff, you know what I mean
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 oooh, if you somehow do drunken Master to him you could say he's drunk on Jaegar
@apachewarrior7 yeah, you were correcting me and I said same difference
@apachewarrior7 oooh, sorry. I thought u ment something else
I'd LOVE to see a Predator Build! maybe Artificer Artillerist/ranger?
I know you probably wouldn’t want to do Mystics, but I’d be really interested to see you do a full Order of the Avatar build for Ness or Lucas. In-game they’re both super tanky AND powerful healers… and, well, they’re psychics.
You should do the boondocks saints. Watching the movie now while I watch this. So much fun.
Hey tulok, love ypur stuff man. I have a few build ideas for you. If ya wouldn't mind hearing them out.
Himito toga(my hero academia)
Nightwing(DC comics)
Krieg(borderlands 2)
Jack the ripper(he is actually factual but playing a chaotic evil psychopath would be fun to try and do to mess with the dm)
T1000 (terminator)
Isaac(golden sun)
Maybe even throw in Greek/roman heros such as persius, or Apollo(before he became a god)
If you all have any extra ideas lets spam him witj them
I will admit when I first saw the name Zorro and swordsman I was thinking the green haired character from One Piece and speaking of Anime eventually you will have to add in Master Roshi
Im sorry because I’m not very well versed on 5e, but didn’t you skip his Rogue background? What rogue background would you go for? I don’t think any of them make much sense to me but the closest would be courtier, maybe?
Cool video
I love swashbuckling too, so I approve of this build.
Its THE best
I would love to see a build about Styx from
shards of darkness, Master of Shadows and of orcs and men.
That would be so much fun. Styx is such a great character, so tragic.
Now that Tasha's Cauldron allows for Monks to treat a rapier as Monk Weapon, you could actually go for the old stab-then-punch with that 1 level dip. Slashing and then smacking somebody with the hilt of his rapier seems like a very Zorro move.
Zorro: Swashbuckler Rogue
Cyrano de Bergerac: College of Swords Bard
Something something big nose joke.
Krieg is my favorite Borderlands character, so he gets my vote. So tempting to vote Mr. Freeze though.
(And if I may say, should you ever get around to Victor, you should use the Snow Miser song)
Noted.
Will you ever re-make any builds if material that fits that character better comes out?
At AL I used to play a halfelf swashbucler / sword college bard, pretty similar to zorro
My big takeaway from Frozen 2 is that Elsa would be an amazingly fun character to play in DND. So many options with ice powers. I'd love to see your take on an Elsa build.
Let it go...
Have you ever considered 2B from Nier Automata? I'd probably just do EK Fighter, or Hexblade warlock
But i love seeing the way you interpret things
Haven't played it, I'll probably throw her on another poll eventually, she technically lost one but I think that was before I was doing redemption polls
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Ah must have missed that poll. My Bad
Man this is great I have an idea for a character who is basically Zorro + Nightcrawler and now I can just reference your two video's on these builds to try and combine the two! Amazing!
in my search to decide the most fitting build, I thought about actually going for Bard college of swords because on paper it appeared to better represent in terms of mechanics that sort of fancy swordplay feel I associate with Zorro, and in that far of fantasy of reaching late game obtain the BAMF spells like Far Step and Misty Step with Magical Secrets.
do you think the Zorro build would still work if instead of Rogue Swashbuckler, it was Bard College of Swords but most other things like the ability scores kept the same?
I got a few more recommendations:
1) Captain Planet
2) Ladybug and/or Cat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug; or any of the other Miraculous Heroes of choice)
3) [DC's] Captain Marvel/Shazam
4) Cole McGraff (Infamous)
5) Mewtwo (Pokemon; because Arceus would be too powerful and I don't think D&D has a quadropad PR)
Actually they do, but you would have six limbs if you took it cx
Eon Ember well, I’m kinda curious.
@@ThatRandomEncounterGuy its from GGR the centaur is equine human hybrid. So... You cant climb too well
The only other one i can think of is from GGR as well in the simic hybrids where its possible but highly dificult
Fantastic as always! Going to have to try this! On the note of Roguish characters, is there any chance Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series in on your radar? I would love to see him as a 5e build!
Now we need the other Antonio Banderas "man in black" El Mariachi.
Could you please do Percedal from Wakfu? For him I'm thinking hexblade warlock but I want to see what you build.
Cunning action just applies to the next attack roll, doesn't have to be ranged. It's honestly amazing if you're playing a rogue charater that'd stand their ground.
Would it be possible to have a counter for the total current level throughout future videos as it would probably help with planning and understanding what level of a pure class to compare to. Thx
cant wait to see how you'd do shield hero, im thinking fighter 1 for shield proficiency and abjuration wizard 19 since most of his abilities are like spells
When everybody voted for Zorro they thought it was Zoro from One Piece.
Maybe.
Nope. I wanted this Zorro
This was me
Whoops
I know you made Bowser recently, but giving King Dedede a shot would be super cool, too. Just a thought, or however that goes.
Weekly Character Build Request: I've been rewatching Black Lagoon recently and would absolutely love to see a Character Build video for Revy. She would be an amazing character to play as.
As for a build, my first guess would be Assassin Rogue (12), Sharpshooter Fighter (6), and Barbarian (2). She goes into a zone when fighting and I'm choosing to gameify that as Rage.
Random idea, try making the Big Headed Menace himself, The Mask
Hmmm.... Someone watched the newest DeathBattle yes?
Forgot he's going to be in it, but more so the fact you got a character that breaks the rules, not sure if it's possible, but one way to find out
@@Valnanailo Indeed the only way to find out is to try. Though honestly with D&D I'm sure anything is nearly possible if you apply the right Flavor.
Edit: Or just amaze your DM with your brain power. I know as a DM I've been known to allow some of the most interesting things simply because my players dared to ask the question "What if?" or "Could I?" In fact my main player right now repeated wows me with brilliant ideas I couldn't possibly anticipate. Mad props to him.
True as to any dish, need some personal flavoring to the meal
Do Westley/The Man in Black/Dread Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride.
Would he be a dex build or a constitution build?
Would you ever do Titanius Anglesmith (Bender) from Futurama?
Brilliant idea, love me some Futurama, and Bender would break out of the typical Wargorged mold
Please keep up the Nintendo villain train and make Ridley! I need my big terrifying player character dragon build!!!!
Eventually I want to do the whole Smash Roster, so itll happen. Eventually
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 "welcome to episode 200 and we're finally getting to Terry Bogard" XD nah but for real thats awesome! Take your time on that! (Holy butts that means Captain Falcon build eventually.....YESSS!!!)
Sun Wukong the inspiration for Son Goku would be cool for a D&D character. You can even pick the one from Smite or League of Legends xD
I can't wait to see the Rising of the Shield Hero build
Have you played Red Dead Redemption 2? I'd like to see an Arthur Morgan build, or some other cowboy build. Though not Mecree from Overwatch, because Overwatch only shows combat and I think a good cowboy build should also show survival, hunting and riding skills used outside of combat.
Loved this build! I had always wanted to do this.
This might be a difficult suggestion, but could you do Jhin from league of legends? Might have to use Matt Mercer gunslinger for it, but I'd love to see it.
Has that been officialized by WotC? I don't do homebrew stuff.
Tulok the Barbrarian it likely never will be official lol they’re very stingy on firearms
Good point, sorry. If you have another way of doing it though, I'd love to see it. No, it's not official, my bad.
You could approximate it with a hand crossbow maybe, or just ignore the suggestion.
Guessing before I watch.
Varient human obviously, with I'm going to say magic intimate to get vicious mockery and a couple other spells, since Zorro is quick to quip but not enough of team play to be a bard, even if college of swords is tempting.
I'm going to take a crack and say this will be a combination between a rogue swashbuckler and a Fighter battoemaster. That'll get you the need skills and expertise while also letting you be a master with a sword with parrys and what not.
#CalledIt!
Puss in Boots joke is fantastic. I like how you're incorporating the complaints about variant human builds. This does indeed sound like Zorro; terrific sword fighting, daring escapes, oozing charisma. Even the low HP and non-magical damage fits with his image in his own canon.
I'd say swap Intellegence for Constitution just to get slightly more leeway with your HP. Although its probably mitigated anyway if you roll well enough.
Otherwise though, love the build.
aaaaah that's amazing
It's one of my favorites. Battle Master and Swashbuckler are both so fun
Jekyll and Hyde? Monte-Cristo? Count Dracula? Erik, the Phantom of the Opera?
Well, with a Zorro build, I wonder how well this would cross over to the Dread Pirate Roberts? Or Inigo Montoya.
...And unrelated, is there ANY class that would make for a good "Lone Ranger"?
Hey, at the end of each build, can you just show a summary of how many of each class you chose please?
the one thing that can always overcome the mom magical resistance thing is silver. add some silver to your sword and whip and that is taken care of. also for better attacks use less monk
For sure, most DMs give martial characters a magical weapon at some point
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 yea its just with zoro silver would make more story sense sense he is suppose to be rich and magic weapons do not play a big part in his stories
@Tulokthebarbarian what would be the strengths and weaknesses be of a Bladesinging wizard & battle master fighter? Btw the manuevers chosen are riposte, parry, and lunging attack