Literally though; Watson is our perspective character in the books, not Holmes. Ostensibly because even if we WERE inside Sherlock's mind, we'd need to make DC 20 Int saves vs massive psychic damage, and perhaps DC 24 Con saves vs -drugs- poison.
Wattson was a genius in his own right, the guy could notice things nobody else did and always knew to ask the smartest man in the room whenever he didn't know something.
One tiny little nitpick: Passive skill checks include bonus modifiers, such as your Proficiency. Since Sherlock has Expertise in both skills, his Passive Perception and Investigation are actually a whopping *32*
@@SuperVALERock ...this explains the RDJ scene where all the noises are too loud & almost overwhelming. Imagine trying to function in daily life when you notice literally E V E R Y T H I N G
Another nitpick is his low strength. Remember, he can not only dance around his enemies, he can also beat them with an iron bar, that he himself bent. Seriously, Sherlock literally needs to have strength almost as high as dex.
When I looked at the Inquisitive in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, I literally thought "This is basically Sherlock Holmes". Glad to know I wasn't the only one.
@@enigmaodell6806 Depending on when in the series you're playing Watson at, he does start attempting to employ Holmes' methods too. In Hound of the Baskervilles, he does most of the footwork, sending letters to Holmes in London and is even able to solve a number of the smaller mysteries surrounding the situation. Granted, in the very first story, he calls a summary of Holmes' method 'ineffable twaddle', haha.
@@enigmaodell6806 fighter with soldier background if we're oging with the cumberbatch version of watson. don't know jack dip about the other incarnations of Sherlock Holmes, so that might work for the original one too.
@@benthomason3307 True, Watson was reported to be a war doctor in the second Anglo-Afghan war that took place in the late 19th century in the Sherlock Holmes lore, so I see a Watson with a lesser perception albeit a bit tankier (not Paladin/Barbarian tanky though, more on the Fighter side of things) and perhaps a bit more able to deal some damage, as proposed by Enigma.
If I recall corectly, Sherlock Holmes was actually an expert fencer, so giving him a rapier and flavoring it as a sword cane (or just straight up rapier) would also work for your weapon of choice when using this build.
Defensive Duelist Feat "When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which you are proficient and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to add your proficiency bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you." Well, my Proficiency bonus is a +6, so I "reskin" (customize the name of the item) whatever Rapier I have to "Sword Cane", and then RP that the shaft of the cane is held off-hand when using the blade in the main hand, and it basically becomes a situational +6 shield...!
I just noticed that the level of Monk makes quarterstaffs a monk weapon and your monk weapons can you use dexterity so if you take that level of monk you can use a quarterstaff for for the cane
@@thewolverine7619 yeah, and technically it would need to be a hanbo staff (a little over waist high) to be used as a cane. Although you can homebrew one that acts as a finesse weapon that deals blunt damage.
The instant you mentioned low charisma my mind went straight to that scene from the TV show: "Punch me in the face." "What?" "Punch me, in the face. Did you not hear me?" "I always hear "Punch me in the face" when you speak, but usually it's subtext."
Westley is difficult in just being incredibly good at everything. Inigo on the other hand is what Swashbuckler is made for, you may want to dip into Fighter though potentially. Fezzik is a stronk, way of open hand is fine. Count Rugen though I might go something like a Necromancer with maybe a dip into Assassin
@@powerhouse04330 Got to imagine taking alot of abilities that basically make them unstoppable and good at imitation and tracking. Champion Fighter/ Hunter Ranger? Guess we will see!
I love that, in addition to RDJ and Cumberbatch, you included Wishbone. The pup was my introduction to the Greatest Detective, and thus my love for the mystery genre in general.
This was my favorite. I’d love to se some where you build character concepts and do 2 at a time like John and Sherlock, Inigo and Fezzic, and take into account play styles.
So, one thing I love about this show that was exemplified in this video: I'm learning how to DM better by learning how characters are built. The example I found here was just in the line "You'll learn everything you possibly can about a puzzle." If you're doing full-form, roleplaying D&D, your players are going to have to roll insight/perception/etc. to figure out pieces of the puzzle presented to them. As a DM, you need to gauge how much to reveal about the puzzle based on what they roll on those checks. And I don't think I would have ever thought about building a puzzle with that in mind without that idea. Maybe I just made a wild, extrapolatory jump there, but hey I found it super insightful so I thought I'd share!
I’d like to mention that Sherlock in the books was inhumanly strong able to effortlessly straighten out a poker that a mound of flesh struggled to bend.
Man these are always just so fun, like I love that this build screams for a Watson to help it, or just about any lovable tough guy. On the more request side of things what are the odds of getting the undead musician of the Strawhat Pirates, Brook from One Piece?
I recently built the Fate/GO version of Sherlock. He's a bard, much more focused on supporting his allies in combat by revealing the weakness of enemies and bolstering the powers of his team. Plus Zone of Truth is pretty useful for interrogations.
My only thought about this is Sherlock's tinkerings. If he lived in a world of magic, no way he doesn't have a spell book. I'd probably pick up the ritual caster feat, or, a level in Wizard somewhere. But its so hard to delay the awesome rouge stuff.
I’d love to see a Watson build to work along side this build, but I’d also really love to see a Moriarty build that can match Sherlock in some skills while falling short in others
Really good build the possibility for gameplay and role play are amazing. Definitely one of my favorite builds that you've done. Right up there with night crawler.
When I was first saw the thumbnail and title I thought it was gonna be an easy build of Divination Wizard with a bunch of Locate spells and maybe at most 5 levels of rogue
Thank you so much I want to build a Sherlock inspired detective for my friends campaign I feel that he always has some hidden clues and mysterys that no one bothers with and just follow the most liner path so I dont want that to go to waste I'm sure he will appreciate it
I have an npc named Benedict whose just a conglomerate of Benedict Cumberbatches roles (Sherlock, Dr.Strange, bit of Smaug with the draconic origin sorcerer) so this combined with the doctor strange build really amused and helped me!
I’m genuinely curious about the route you would take to build one of the vampire slayers in Buffy. Buffy herself lends a lot of credibility to some mix of Paladin, Monk, and/or Fighter. Faith could likewise prove interesting for the darker side of being a hunter of the undead. Or maybe being specific would be too difficult (I know it’s been tough for me to figure it out with only twenty levels) so maybe the right way to go is just a Vampire Slayer, not one of them specifically.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Oh, you absolutely should. IMHGO, still the best TV show ever made, a near perfect blend of horror, comedy, action and melodrama. As for Slayers, basically a Monk/Monster Hunter Fighter combo.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 I'll be satisfied with any vampire hunter honestly. But if you do find the time, like Christopher Bacon says, Buffy is a fantastic show that would be well worth your time. It's just a lot of time to invest in.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 ooh is it morbius (the living vampire) cause he's got that Jared Leto movie in development or is it Blade love always wanted to play a vampire character there was this one time I played an aasimar and I decide to have his skin be white and I don't mean Caucasian I mean chalk white so when someone had me look in a mirror I said "I look like a vampire on a day pass" unfortunately I had to leave that campaign me and the dungeon master did not geld well. He was limiting my character by changing his spells and abilities and it was only my character he was 1 lvl barbarian, 3 lvl warlock (fiend but in retrospect undying would have been better) oh and fallen aasimar so i gave him the goal of becoming a vampire
That was both fun and interesting. It is satisfying when the character's mechanical flaws match the character's lore ("John is your translator" hehehe). It also shows how Sherlock would be able to unravel some devil's devious scheme, see through its lies, resist its magical compulsion, but be able to physically stop it. Just inform the Holy Order of Scotland Yard paladins and go back to playing the violin.
Pretty sure Johnathan and Joseph Joestar both have basically the same capabilities and powers, so maybe switch Redemption Paladin multiclass to Conquest maybe and bam, Joseph. He was a crusader after all.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Dio is really cool. I feel like Joseph would be pretty easy to change from Jonathan, he just has a few things different (like his clacker volley and his mind tricks and maybe hermit purple). I feel like it's possible to just have a small segment on changing the Jonathan build to fit Joseph.
We need someone who has knowledge, can remember everything, and can see everything when they walk into any situation. My prediction: Inquisitive or Mastermind Rogue with Expertise in Perception/Investigation, Keen Mind feat, Observant feat, and high Intelligence/Wisdom scores. Actual Build: Yep.
Ever thought of breaking down movies as campaign settings? Like, what 3 rooms do you have to draw and staff with enemies to make the schwarzenegger Conan the Barbarian movie? What would Helms Deep look like on a DnD board and HOW would you nerf it to make it managable for 3-4 players?
ask and you shall receive. thanks for this build. I only suggested it a couple of weeks ago. either it had been requested by many others and had been on your mind for a while, or you are that quick.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Hey, take the credit & just say "it was nothing really". The reason I asked for Holmes was that I was thinking of playing Watson in an upcoming 1 shot as the party had no healers. We were trying to think of famous cleric healers & he was all that I could think of. Not sure if watson is one, but will be interested to see your build of him.
Another excellent build, Tulok 👍🏻 Your creativity with each build fits these characters extremely well 😊 Your videos have become something I look forward to every Tuesday and Thursday As far as suggestions for future characters, I would definitely recommend Daredevil, Green Lantern (either as a specific one or more of a concept build like the MIB Agent), any of the Paladins of Voltron, a Power Ranger concept build, and Austin Powers 😆
Amazing, I was JUST rewatching Sherlock on Netflix, love it!! Also, maybe its an idea to show the total character level, especially if you multiclass often. Love your channel, it gives me lots of insoiration.
Elementary my dear Tulok! Another great build dude 👍🏽 Imagine Benedict Cumberbatch and RDJ both portraying a well-loved fictional arrogant genius popular on both film and books... wait a minute.
Why no love for Johnny Lee Miller in Elementary? Seriously, though, this is a rather nice Holmes build. And the single level of Monk lets you use DEX for simple weapons like clubs (even if it's not finesse, so no sneak attack).
Truth be told elementary is very far from actual sherlock apart from names and a few personality traits. Now the show is still awesome it just is bordering on being loosely inspired by sherlock.
Dr. John Watson Variant Human _+1 Wis and +1 Con _ Bonus Feat: Crossbow Expert / Gunner _ Bonus Skill: Medicine _BG: Soldier (Athletics and Intimidate) Str:. 8 Int: 10 Dex:. 14 Wis: 16 Con:.14 Cha: 12 Start as a War Cleric for one level then go Cavalier Fighter the rest of the way.
Slight difference in execution, I used a Kenku because they already have perfect memory and mimicry. I was going for a different character but eventually became a Sherlock type. Inquisitive, obviously, but my starting stats were: Dex 14 (+2 for racial bonus) Int 14 Wis 14 (+1 for racial) Con 12 Cha 10 Str 8 Definitely take observant after getting dex to 18.
As for a cane for sherlock, if you can talk the dm into it, try a hanbo which is a Japanese half staff similar in length to long sword. Which as a rogue you have proficiency with a longsword and simple weapons from level one. As for style it could count as a simple weapon 2lbs with 1d6 bludgeoning damage.
Ok, first things first, bless you for incorporating Sherlock's need for Watson on his build, the video was amazing and I loved it. That being said, I'm a little heartbroken you didn't include any Wishbone footage, I was kinda hoping to see the cute doggie ;A; And, unrelated but... since it's October already... would you consider making a video for a werewolf build? Since you can technically play as one? It's totally cool either way but I thought I'd ask :)
Based off the build, I think your passive perception is higher than 20 at max level. +5 from Wisdom, +5 from Observant, and +12 from proficiency and expertise in the Perception skill would bring it to an astronomical 32 (PP = 10 + all modifiers that normally apply to the check).
I think I'll stick with my detective build as House Medani for half-elves gives you an extra 1d4 to insight and perception checks along with detect magic and poison as ritual spells. and two points to put where needed
I like this combo, you are the ultimate spotter of all things suspicious, and can then shank said suspicious thing for excellent damage. I would imagine that by 20 you can compensate for no natural magical weapon abilities by having a magical weapon. Similar for lower dex, gear plus there has to be at least someone in the group who can toss a good dex buff on you... right? Still not as good as it could be if you capped dex manually sure, but still, good enough to hit reliably id imagine.
Lol I was just retooling through these older vids and realized that the screen pic for this video you put Wishbone in between Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr
Hey Tulok I love your builds and they always provide wonderful insights into character building in D&D. I was wondering if you have ever considered making a build centred around the whip, perhaps Indiana Jones. I find it’s a very underused weapon with a ton of potential under a creative DM. Just a thought, keep doing what you’re doing, I love every video Edit : just watched the Indiana Jones build and it was pretty cool. It did call more to Indy’s mental aspects, which I think is the right call, as you said yourself he is an explorer first, fighter second. However I would still love to see a whip centric build as I still find it has tons of unused potential. Wonder if anyone else also feels this way about it?
picking up the observant feat would make you a nightmare for your GM since you'd see everything coming and the ability to see invisible targets to some extent makes even more sense your not seeing them your predicting their movements to find out where they are
I have an interesting build idea. Marvels own: Taskmaster, the man with a little bit of Spiderman, Captain America, Wolverine, MoonKnight, Hawkeye, and pretty much everyone else all rolled into one. Photogenic Reflexes, the definition of perfection except that he always loses somehow, because he's obviously a jack of all trades. But with all his different gadgets, I know you tend to go Eldritch Knight for things like Cap's shield, so how would you work that into a jack of all trades build? And what unusual powers would you throw in to simulate his photogenic reflexes
I picked sage as a background because of its distaste for unintelligent people. But I picked a Tabaxi instead of variant human. For the dex increase. Now that I'm level 7, monk only adds unarmored proficiency dex + wis and your strength modifier to your unarmed strike so d4 + str . Fighter with unarmed fighting style gives you 1d6 + strength modifier and 1d8 +strength modifier if unarmed and medium armor proficiency and martial weapon proficiency.
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Watson: "What creature type is a genie?"
Sherlock: "Elemental, my dear Watson."
@@gamecavalier3230 well at least you're kind about it
I like how you build his need for Watson into the build.
Sherlock is nothing without the good doctor.
Literally though; Watson is our perspective character in the books, not Holmes. Ostensibly because even if we WERE inside Sherlock's mind, we'd need to make DC 20 Int saves vs massive psychic damage, and perhaps DC 24 Con saves vs -drugs- poison.
Seriously, me too. It made it SO GOOD!
Wattson was a genius in his own right, the guy could notice things nobody else did and always knew to ask the smartest man in the room whenever he didn't know something.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 UA Sidekicks Spellcaster(cleric list) on a Soldier NPC could work as his Watson (or Warrior on a medical NPC).
"Just remember to keep your friends close and that's it. There's no follow up, be nice to John." - LOL
One tiny little nitpick: Passive skill checks include bonus modifiers, such as your Proficiency. Since Sherlock has Expertise in both skills, his Passive Perception and Investigation are actually a whopping *32*
Ya nothing getting pass him unless mortiary rolled good stelth
Due to Steady Eye, wouldn't he (almost) always have another +5 due to constant advantage?
Bringing it to a godlike *37*
_Perfect._
@@SuperVALERock ...this explains the RDJ scene where all the noises are too loud & almost overwhelming. Imagine trying to function in daily life when you notice literally E V E R Y T H I N G
Another nitpick is his low strength. Remember, he can not only dance around his enemies, he can also beat them with an iron bar, that he himself bent. Seriously, Sherlock literally needs to have strength almost as high as dex.
When I looked at the Inquisitive in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, I literally thought "This is basically Sherlock Holmes". Glad to know I wasn't the only one.
Oh for sure. It's almost one for one
I actually briefly thought Mastermind but no, that's Moriarty.
@@christopherbacon1077 I was bout to say lol Moriarty is mastermind. Great inspirations.
Same
You talked a lot about how Sherlock needs John, so I think you should pair this with a Watson build!
fighter, get the medicine feat maybe?
@@enigmaodell6806 Depending on when in the series you're playing Watson at, he does start attempting to employ Holmes' methods too. In Hound of the Baskervilles, he does most of the footwork, sending letters to Holmes in London and is even able to solve a number of the smaller mysteries surrounding the situation. Granted, in the very first story, he calls a summary of Holmes' method 'ineffable twaddle', haha.
@@enigmaodell6806 fighter with soldier background if we're oging with the cumberbatch version of watson. don't know jack dip about the other incarnations of Sherlock Holmes, so that might work for the original one too.
@@benthomason3307 True, Watson was reported to be a war doctor in the second Anglo-Afghan war that took place in the late 19th century in the Sherlock Holmes lore, so I see a Watson with a lesser perception albeit a bit tankier (not Paladin/Barbarian tanky though, more on the Fighter side of things) and perhaps a bit more able to deal some damage, as proposed by Enigma.
Surely watson is a cleric using the war doctor angle right?
If I recall corectly, Sherlock Holmes was actually an expert fencer, so giving him a rapier and flavoring it as a sword cane (or just straight up rapier) would also work for your weapon of choice when using this build.
This needs to get to the top
Defensive Duelist Feat
"When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which you are proficient and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to add your proficiency bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you."
Well, my Proficiency bonus is a +6, so I "reskin" (customize the name of the item) whatever Rapier I have to "Sword Cane", and then RP that the shaft of the cane is held off-hand when using the blade in the main hand, and it basically becomes a situational +6 shield...!
He's also strong. In "The Speckled Band," he was able to bend back an iron poker. I'd say his strength would be around 12.
I just noticed that the level of Monk makes quarterstaffs a monk weapon and your monk weapons can you use dexterity so if you take that level of monk you can use a quarterstaff for for the cane
Well it sesficicly say finesse and range weapons
@@blankiecat9302 it was worth a shot
@@blankiecat9302 DM's discretion.
@@thewolverine7619 yeah, and technically it would need to be a hanbo staff (a little over waist high) to be used as a cane. Although you can homebrew one that acts as a finesse weapon that deals blunt damage.
The quarter staff is a monk weapon but does not qualify for sneak attack because it's not ranged or finesse.
Characters like this tend to excel in Matt Mercer's campaigns. He tends to favor tricksters and detectives. Especially if they are well presented.
Definitely. Mercer is all about RP, it's pretty great
Well, not like anyone herr is ever going to play with him.
The instant you mentioned low charisma my mind went straight to that scene from the TV show:
"Punch me in the face."
"What?"
"Punch me, in the face. Did you not hear me?"
"I always hear "Punch me in the face" when you speak, but usually it's subtext."
"Get it memorized"? Sherlock, Axel called and he wants his catchphrase back.
Someone's been reading my slash fiction...
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Nope, I just enjoy this video series.
I did not expect to like this build as much as I did. I think you're videos are improving alot, and I'm excited for your next video on Thursday.
Hey thanks! I'm working on injecting more personality so they're not so mechanical
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 cool
After just watching The Princess Bride, I’d love to see a Westley or Inigo builds.
I also wouldn't complain if we got a Fezzik build. Or even Count Rugen
Westley is difficult in just being incredibly good at everything. Inigo on the other hand is what Swashbuckler is made for, you may want to dip into Fighter though potentially. Fezzik is a stronk, way of open hand is fine. Count Rugen though I might go something like a Necromancer with maybe a dip into Assassin
The Terminator should be the next one because he also got unveiled as a mortal kombat fighter
I agree, it would make it topical :)
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Terminator as a War-Forged would be awesome.
@@powerhouse04330 Got to imagine taking alot of abilities that basically make them unstoppable and good at imitation and tracking. Champion Fighter/ Hunter Ranger? Guess we will see!
The thing is, Sherlock, canonically, can literally bend iron pokers like they was bendy straws.
With Sherlock in the gallery, I would say Arsene Lupin is a must do now
The first or the third?
I love that, in addition to RDJ and Cumberbatch, you included Wishbone. The pup was my introduction to the Greatest Detective, and thus my love for the mystery genre in general.
I was disappointed by the lack of Johnny Lee Miller’s Holmes.
This was my favorite. I’d love to se some where you build character concepts and do 2 at a time like John and Sherlock, Inigo and Fezzic, and take into account play styles.
Been waiting for this one for a while. Thanks!
My request, the Doomslayer!
Will be out for DOOM Eternal
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 hype
I'm imagining a Vengence Paladin with some Frenzy Barbarian mixed in
@@wabschall Local Man Too Angry To Truly Die
@@wabschall berserk barbarian for that frency moment?
So, one thing I love about this show that was exemplified in this video: I'm learning how to DM better by learning how characters are built.
The example I found here was just in the line "You'll learn everything you possibly can about a puzzle." If you're doing full-form, roleplaying D&D, your players are going to have to roll insight/perception/etc. to figure out pieces of the puzzle presented to them. As a DM, you need to gauge how much to reveal about the puzzle based on what they roll on those checks. And I don't think I would have ever thought about building a puzzle with that in mind without that idea. Maybe I just made a wild, extrapolatory jump there, but hey I found it super insightful so I thought I'd share!
Hell yeah! If I can give people new ideas for how to run they're games while making roughly 4 bad jokes per minute, I'm happy
This is arguably my favorite build so far. You guys should do Butler from Artimis fowl
I’d like to mention that Sherlock in the books was inhumanly strong able to effortlessly straighten out a poker that a mound of flesh struggled to bend.
dualnitroknife true but this seems to be more based off of the tv versions
Just got recommended to this channel by a friend of mine, and I'm Loving it.
Hey, welcome! Thanks!
Was not actually expecting this one when i mentioned it a few videos ago. Totally awesome
Congratulations, you're a prophet
I forgot about wishbone until I saw the thumbnail. Childhood memories coming back to me.
Nice build, too.
Man these are always just so fun, like I love that this build screams for a Watson to help it, or just about any lovable tough guy.
On the more request side of things what are the odds of getting the undead musician of the Strawhat Pirates, Brook from One Piece?
Or alternatively the worst DnD party ever, anyone from Konosuba?
Could be? I'm not familiar, but I'll get there... eventually...
I recently built the Fate/GO version of Sherlock. He's a bard, much more focused on supporting his allies in combat by revealing the weakness of enemies and bolstering the powers of his team. Plus Zone of Truth is pretty useful for interrogations.
My only thought about this is Sherlock's tinkerings. If he lived in a world of magic, no way he doesn't have a spell book. I'd probably pick up the ritual caster feat, or, a level in Wizard somewhere. But its so hard to delay the awesome rouge stuff.
Maybe a level in Bard, as he's supposed to be a violin player, though a Loremaster would fit Sherlock.
I love this build, will have to try it sometime.
Given it's the spooky month, could you do a build on Ash Williams?
I’d love to see a Watson build to work along side this build, but I’d also really love to see a Moriarty build that can match Sherlock in some skills while falling short in others
Really good build the possibility for gameplay and role play are amazing. Definitely one of my favorite builds that you've done. Right up there with night crawler.
Wow, thanks! I really like it my self!
When I was first saw the thumbnail and title I thought it was gonna be an easy build of Divination Wizard with a bunch of Locate spells and maybe at most 5 levels of rogue
Spell slots run out. Sherlock doesn't. That's expertise baby
Can I just play as Wishbone? That would be awesome!
No pupper races yet, WotC needs to get on that
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 That's so weird too since they have cat, bird, and lizard.
@@BJGvideos and turtle
I'm surprised sum1 else remembers Wishbone.
Wishbone? That bourgeois SWINE.
Although it might be a little tricky, a character build for the Doctor from Doctor Who would be fun, even if it meant doing one video for each Doctor.
Thank you so much I want to build a Sherlock inspired detective for my friends campaign I feel that he always has some hidden clues and mysterys that no one bothers with and just follow the most liner path so I dont want that to go to waste I'm sure he will appreciate it
I have an npc named Benedict whose just a conglomerate of Benedict Cumberbatches roles (Sherlock, Dr.Strange, bit of Smaug with the draconic origin sorcerer) so this combined with the doctor strange build really amused and helped me!
Funny part about the Medicine mention, you now have Dr. House which was also based off of Sherlock Holmes.
I’m genuinely curious about the route you would take to build one of the vampire slayers in Buffy. Buffy herself lends a lot of credibility to some mix of Paladin, Monk, and/or Fighter. Faith could likewise prove interesting for the darker side of being a hunter of the undead. Or maybe being specific would be too difficult (I know it’s been tough for me to figure it out with only twenty levels) so maybe the right way to go is just a Vampire Slayer, not one of them specifically.
if they havent watched buffy that would be a big risk to take with speed research
There will be a couple vampire slayers soon, sadly no Buffy, I never saw it. But I'll get there eventually!
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Oh, you absolutely should. IMHGO, still the best TV show ever made, a near perfect blend of horror, comedy, action and melodrama. As for Slayers, basically a Monk/Monster Hunter Fighter combo.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 I'll be satisfied with any vampire hunter honestly. But if you do find the time, like Christopher Bacon says, Buffy is a fantastic show that would be well worth your time. It's just a lot of time to invest in.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 ooh is it morbius (the living vampire) cause he's got that Jared Leto movie in development or is it Blade love always wanted to play a vampire character there was this one time I played an aasimar and I decide to have his skin be white and I don't mean Caucasian I mean chalk white so when someone had me look in a mirror I said "I look like a vampire on a day pass" unfortunately I had to leave that campaign me and the dungeon master did not geld well. He was limiting my character by changing his spells and abilities and it was only my character he was 1 lvl barbarian, 3 lvl warlock (fiend but in retrospect undying would have been better) oh and fallen aasimar so i gave him the goal of becoming a vampire
I don’t know if it was my comment or not but I really appreciate seeing mr.freeze in the poll
That was both fun and interesting. It is satisfying when the character's mechanical flaws match the character's lore ("John is your translator" hehehe). It also shows how Sherlock would be able to unravel some devil's devious scheme, see through its lies, resist its magical compulsion, but be able to physically stop it. Just inform the Holy Order of Scotland Yard paladins and go back to playing the violin.
We've already done Jonathan and Jotaro, how about the best JoJo, Joseph Joestar?
I'm working on Dio, does that do anything for you?
Pretty sure Johnathan and Joseph Joestar both have basically the same capabilities and powers, so maybe switch Redemption Paladin multiclass to Conquest maybe and bam, Joseph. He was a crusader after all.
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Dio is really cool. I feel like Joseph would be pretty easy to change from Jonathan, he just has a few things different (like his clacker volley and his mind tricks and maybe hermit purple). I feel like it's possible to just have a small segment on changing the Jonathan build to fit Joseph.
Clicked because you put Wishbone in the thumbnail, you legend.
Am a day late, but still wanted to say that it is awesome that you built the greatest detective. Keep up the good work!
I was wondering where you were, welcome back. :)
Thanks dude. Been pretty busy lately, but luckily things are calming down now
Awesome as always!
I think Gambit would be an awesome build if it fits into the schedule!
We need someone who has knowledge, can remember everything, and can see everything when they walk into any situation.
My prediction: Inquisitive or Mastermind Rogue with Expertise in Perception/Investigation, Keen Mind feat, Observant feat, and high Intelligence/Wisdom scores.
Actual Build: Yep.
Ever thought of breaking down movies as campaign settings?
Like, what 3 rooms do you have to draw and staff with enemies to make the schwarzenegger Conan the Barbarian movie?
What would Helms Deep look like on a DnD board and HOW would you nerf it to make it managable for 3-4 players?
A year late but this is a really good idea. I'd love to see how he could translate movies or at least some aspects of a movie into a dnd setting
I read this just as Two Towers starts
Wow!... Wishbone? Now that’s a flashback and a half, right there.
I noticed that the character multiclassed into a "rouge" on the 5th level. I'm not sure what benefits a shade of red has.
Rouge Class: Atleast we aren't 50 shades of gray!
Holy shit this is an underrated comment
0:45 “Get it Memorized” I’m just gonna mark that down as a Kingdom Hearts reference.
Major kudos for adding Wishbone
ask and you shall receive. thanks for this build. I only suggested it a couple of weeks ago. either it had been requested by many others and had been on your mind for a while, or you are that quick.
I'm not that quick. Just a happy accident. :)
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Hey, take the credit & just say "it was nothing really".
The reason I asked for Holmes was that I was thinking of playing Watson in an upcoming 1 shot as the party had no healers. We were trying to think of famous cleric healers & he was all that I could think of. Not sure if watson is one, but will be interested to see your build of him.
Thank you so much for using Wishbone in the thumbnail xD
I'm a simple man, I see Wishbone in the thumbnail, I click.
Now I wanna see a Watson and moriarty build 😂😂
Watson is a life cleric, Moriarty is a whisper bard/archfey warlock.
@@Hellrazer212 moriarty is the exact same as homes just mastermind instead of inquisitive
o god, The mad lads done it... hes made a build using the keen mind feat... Such a brave yet controversial move Mr Tulok
Another excellent build, Tulok 👍🏻 Your creativity with each build fits these characters extremely well 😊 Your videos have become something I look forward to every Tuesday and Thursday
As far as suggestions for future characters, I would definitely recommend Daredevil, Green Lantern (either as a specific one or more of a concept build like the MIB Agent), any of the Paladins of Voltron, a Power Ranger concept build, and Austin Powers 😆
God, I really should do the international man of mystery
Tulok the Barbrarian I would love to see just what you could come up with for that, especially working in his mojo 🤣
Amazing, I was JUST rewatching Sherlock on Netflix, love it!!
Also, maybe its an idea to show the total character level, especially if you multiclass often. Love your channel, it gives me lots of insoiration.
Man, your videos are so fun to watch. Please, give us a how to play Neo/Tidus/Cloud/Sol Badguy
Finally, a build I would actually like to use.
Elementary my dear Tulok! Another great build dude 👍🏽 Imagine Benedict Cumberbatch and RDJ both portraying a well-loved fictional arrogant genius popular on both film and books... wait a minute.
I kinda wanna see you try to make ryner lute
These bills keep getting weirder and weirder, I love it
Why no love for Johnny Lee Miller in Elementary? Seriously, though, this is a rather nice Holmes build. And the single level of Monk lets you use DEX for simple weapons like clubs (even if it's not finesse, so no sneak attack).
I'm just not familiar with it, I've heard good things.
Truth be told elementary is very far from actual sherlock apart from names and a few personality traits. Now the show is still awesome it just is bordering on being loosely inspired by sherlock.
Yes definitely do a Watson build for Thursday, or next week since you've already planned and are working on the Thursday build.
I'd love it if you did a build for John Constantine, ive got a game coming up pretty soon and i think that'd just be badass
Arcane Trickster and Bard... With a pinch of Warlock?
@@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw ive heard people recommend sorceror or even cleric in the mix there somewhere
I’m just gonna keep requesting Bakugo from MHA, he would be so cool to play.
I love MHA, definitely gonna get some more content of that nature out in the future
OH MY GOD thanks for responding man, I respect all of these builds and LOVE your content.
Keep it coming, I love it!
Anyways, the usual Morgana from League and a more likely option in Catwoman if you didn't do it yet.
She unfortunately didn't win her redemption poll, but I'll get a Catwoman soon
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One can only hope
This was really fun. Every video of yours makes me want to play the build.
Standard request for Goblin Slayer and Hit Girl. And Kick-Ass. Why not? Lol
Dr. John Watson
Variant Human
_+1 Wis and +1 Con
_ Bonus Feat: Crossbow Expert / Gunner
_ Bonus Skill: Medicine
_BG: Soldier (Athletics and Intimidate)
Str:. 8 Int: 10
Dex:. 14 Wis: 16
Con:.14 Cha: 12
Start as a War Cleric for one level then go Cavalier Fighter the rest of the way.
>wishbone in the thumbnail
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
Get it memorized.... got it memorized... ooohhhh Axel from KH or have I missed it and you did it
Oh I did it. And its glorious. (Actually it's one of my earlier videos that I'm scared to watch because it might be a little rougher...)
I need a judge dredd build.
Dang, me too. I should get that on the schedule
Slight difference in execution, I used a Kenku because they already have perfect memory and mimicry. I was going for a different character but eventually became a Sherlock type.
Inquisitive, obviously, but my starting stats were:
Dex 14 (+2 for racial bonus)
Int 14
Wis 14 (+1 for racial)
Con 12
Cha 10
Str 8
Definitely take observant after getting dex to 18.
As for a cane for sherlock, if you can talk the dm into it, try a hanbo which is a Japanese half staff similar in length to long sword. Which as a rogue you have proficiency with a longsword and simple weapons from level one. As for style it could count as a simple weapon 2lbs with 1d6 bludgeoning damage.
Please do a build for Doomsday from DC Comics.
Should be that hard, they're basically just a barbarian goliath
@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 it would be your first true Constitution focused build
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Ok, first things first, bless you for incorporating Sherlock's need for Watson on his build, the video was amazing and I loved it. That being said, I'm a little heartbroken you didn't include any Wishbone footage, I was kinda hoping to see the cute doggie ;A;
And, unrelated but... since it's October already... would you consider making a video for a werewolf build? Since you can technically play as one? It's totally cool either way but I thought I'd ask :)
Based off the build, I think your passive perception is higher than 20 at max level. +5 from Wisdom, +5 from Observant, and +12 from proficiency and expertise in the Perception skill would bring it to an astronomical 32 (PP = 10 + all modifiers that normally apply to the check).
The madlad actually did it
I actually really love this build!!! No problems at all. Might have to get a friend to build Watson lol
I think I'll stick with my detective build as House Medani for half-elves gives you an extra 1d4 to insight and perception checks along with detect magic and poison as ritual spells. and two points to put where needed
Since Halloween is coming up you should do some creepier builds. A good idea I had was Scare crow from Batman.
Batman has been done. Yay!
Currently playing a Sherlock/John Constantine themed character. Doing something similar, but only went 3 levels rogue and the rest as a Wizard
Thank you Tulok! You are amazing!
I wanna see a build for The Doctor
Dr Who would knock Sharlock around
Probably just a utility wizard
I definitely would like to see Conan the Barbarian!
The time lord known as the doctor
I like this combo, you are the ultimate spotter of all things suspicious, and can then shank said suspicious thing for excellent damage. I would imagine that by 20 you can compensate for no natural magical weapon abilities by having a magical weapon. Similar for lower dex, gear plus there has to be at least someone in the group who can toss a good dex buff on you... right? Still not as good as it could be if you capped dex manually sure, but still, good enough to hit reliably id imagine.
Please do Conan the Barbarian. He's a barbarian character who is strangely well-read. He's smart, but he'll cave your skull easily.
Lol I was just retooling through these older vids and realized that the screen pic for this video you put Wishbone in between Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr
Hey Tulok I love your builds and they always provide wonderful insights into character building in D&D. I was wondering if you have ever considered making a build centred around the whip, perhaps Indiana Jones. I find it’s a very underused weapon with a ton of potential under a creative DM. Just a thought, keep doing what you’re doing, I love every video
Edit : just watched the Indiana Jones build and it was pretty cool. It did call more to Indy’s mental aspects, which I think is the right call, as you said yourself he is an explorer first, fighter second. However I would still love to see a whip centric build as I still find it has tons of unused potential. Wonder if anyone else also feels this way about it?
picking up the observant feat would make you a nightmare for your GM since you'd see everything coming and the ability to see invisible targets to some extent makes even more sense your not seeing them your predicting their movements to find out where they are
I mean, if you take the feat, you've earned it.
You need to make Eric Draven form the crow for Halloween. Also make a vampire hunter like Angel from Buffy, Buffy the vampire Slayer, or Van Helsing
Watson is a cleric/fighter. Either that or a Paladin, but you use Paladin a lot and you'll probably go for something a bit campy, yet fun too make.
Beetlegeuse next!! I was thinking a Warlock changeling/bard subclass, with lots of enchantments and illusions
I think Beetlegeuse would serve better as a Warlock Patron than a player character.
No researcher feat? Seems like something Holmes would be good at, even if he rarely has to use it.
I have an interesting build idea. Marvels own: Taskmaster, the man with a little bit of Spiderman, Captain America, Wolverine, MoonKnight, Hawkeye, and pretty much everyone else all rolled into one. Photogenic Reflexes, the definition of perfection except that he always loses somehow, because he's obviously a jack of all trades. But with all his different gadgets, I know you tend to go Eldritch Knight for things like Cap's shield, so how would you work that into a jack of all trades build? And what unusual powers would you throw in to simulate his photogenic reflexes
How would you do Doc Savage? That would be interesting.
well, i dont have anything to say anymore
you're charming again i guess
Awh, you're too kind
I picked sage as a background because of its distaste for unintelligent people. But I picked a Tabaxi instead of variant human. For the dex increase. Now that I'm level 7, monk only adds unarmored proficiency dex + wis and your strength modifier to your unarmed strike so d4 + str . Fighter with unarmed fighting style gives you 1d6 + strength modifier and 1d8 +strength modifier if unarmed and medium armor proficiency and martial weapon proficiency.
Also, one could use Performance as the skill behind the many disguises that Holmes uses throughout his adventures.
Just a thought.