How to Play Ezio in Dungeons & Dragons (Assassin's Creed Build for D&D 5e)
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Today we have a build for Ezio from Assassin's Creed in Dungeons & Dragons! If you want to run around, jump around, and blend into crowds in D&D 5e, this is the build for you!
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Steady aim is actually a surprisingly fitting part of the build. Dude really did stand still for 6 seconds to aim his gun
To be fair that thing was probably hard as hell for him to figure out how to use it
Wait the hidden blade gun?
That smooth bore musket bullet too, shit swerved over longer distances
In Brotherhood it takes like 2-3 seconds
@@ChronoBolt it is hard to aim if your arm is not shaky
You must have expertise with sewing tools, because that ad drop was seamless.
Noice
“To say that nothing is true is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile and that we must be the shepherds of our civilization.
To say that everything is permitted is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic.”
-Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Greatest AC protagonists
Let’s not forget he set the example for gender equality in the Assassins from the beginning. Plenty of action girls in the Brotherhood, including his sister (who knows how to wield a knife).
I now fully understand the Creed! 🤯
That sounds like a fortune cookie stapled to western philosophy
Assassin's Creed will always have a special place in my childhood! I grew up on some of those games! Speaking of growing... I don't have a green thumb but I have grown a huge support for an Anderson Cooper build! With so much support you gotta make it!
The drastic variety of subtlety in these hints is giving me vertigo. How can I learn this power?
Swamp thing?
Longshot, but given the references to growing up and the color green, it _could_ be Peter Pan
@@verdragon5591 Already been done. That was one of the early builds.
So I have to wonder.... If Tulok DOES ever make an Anderson Cooper build, which probably will not happen, what will you request afterwards Mason?
*steb with Sneak attack* "AH- You STABBED me! Why did you STAB ME?!"
"Oh, sorry, it was an accident!"
"I think I need to go to an apotheca-" *steb in back again* "AGH! T-TWICE?! You stabbed me TWICE?"
"At least you were expecting it this time, or it could have been way worse."
I love Tulok videos. I never played Assassin's Creed or DND. I'm just here for the algorithm.
Altaïr: assassin rogue
Ezio: dex fighter
Connor: ranger
Edward: swashbuckler
Haytham Kenway: few levels of bard, because his tongue is as sharp as his blade.
I would love to play as Edward Kenway in D&D.
@@therealArchmageTeslar He's been my favorite too, mostly because of his attitude; where pretty much every other assassin is "I must get vengeance!", his is "Lets get rich, and if we can't get rich, get wasted."
@@SH-qs7ee Well, that's because Edward Kenway was more pirate than Assassin. He stumbled onto the Templars and Assassins by, mere chance, did essentially whatever he pleased to get rich, and joined the Assassins because theyhad a common goal.
I know so many people that say Black Flag was the best AC game, and every time I hear it, I just know they have a fancy for pirates. I also notice that they never say Rogue is their favorite, because fuck Rogue for destroying Adawale's character. That's not what I hear people say, just my personal opinion. Rogue had a great plot and conflict, but it's butchering of past characters really did a number on the game for me personally. Then again, Ubisoft did a fine job of that outside of the main series anyway.
I still need to get through Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, but even just having partially played Origins, I can really feel the "Assassin's Creed games where you still had to be an assassin" holding true. Black Flag was the last game in the series that felt true to what the game started as. Rogue went a little too Edgelord, but it was nice to see the Order in a more negative light. The first person gameplay for these games really sucked the fun out of them though when you weren't in the Animus. Unity and Syndicate were okay, but once Ubisoft started diving into the world of microtransactions, you could tell the entire thing was going to collapse. Then you have Origins, which feels like a completely different franchised game from a completely different company. I don't care about the time period, it just doesn't play like an Assassin's Creed game, and I've only heard worse things about Odyssey.
So I can really understand why so many people like Black Flag. It was the end of an era for the franchise, but when people say it was the best game? Pirate fanatic. I haven't even met someone who's played all of the games pre-ACIV that's said Black Flag is better. How could you when AC2 and Brotherhood are both RIGHT THERE? Nothing against Edward Kenway as a character. I actually really love his character and story, how his greed led to the loss of everyone he loved. It's an amazing character arc that was tied off perfectly (in-game). I just think too many people take their love for the pirate and turn that into "Black Flag is the best" by default, which just simply isn't true.
Anyway, sorry about the ramble. This got off topic in so many ways.
what about Bayek and Eivor?
So, I have a homebrewed weapon specifically called the hidden blade, and it does 1 damage plus dexterity modifier with the special effect that when the blade is concealed it can be used to deliver a surprise attack provided the enemy doesn't know you have it regardless of whether you are actually attack from stealth. Once you use the blade all enemies that can see you know you have the hidden blade preventing you from using it on them, but the hidden blade is still useful for those rogues looking to get off another surprise attack and is especially useful for assassin rogues who can now land two critical sneak attacks.
I liked this comment.
I was waiting for the part where Tulok trolled us again with "I'm making an assassin without the assassin class, but hear me out", lol. Not this time, I suppose. :P
I mean, Assassinate is really the feat you need to build an assassin. It's the best way to instakill a surprised ennemy
I was expecting Thief Rogue because I literally forgot about Assassin. It's just that bad 🤷♂️
@@MyRegularNameWasTaken yeah all that massive damage is underpowered af
@@DerexWolfheart
Oh but it's very nice
On the first turn
Since in the next ones you won't be using any of the features
@@Luan-st2gb If u dont kill the target on the first hit, then u failed the assassination. assassins dont just keep attacking over and over, they hit once and get the fuck out of dodge. if that playstyle doesnt work with ur party, then dont play it, but to say its a bad class is just not understanding what the subclass is or how to use it.
Genuinely surprised it took this long to do an Ezio build.
This isn't how I remember Part 5: Golden Wind...
Bruno doesn't in io.....
Yet it isn't inaccurate with a man using the Underworld to his benefit and improving it
Aight, I legit laughed at “DC, Duh-ssassins Creed”
Dat ssass tho.
ok who else was caught off guard by "a knife, NO!"
I did laugh pretty hard
It’s a reference to a video where a mom asks her little son (like 4 years old) “what’s that you got?” As he runs around, and he yells “A knife!” as he holds it up, and she yells “NO!”
@@jonathanrich9281 I'm completely aware of the reference, hence why I was caught off guard 🙄
Ezio is one of those characters who is hard to do right cause he can do most things so you have to pick and choose. Monk and Rouge make sense, obviously, but some fighter would have worked great to. He is good with pretty much all weapons ( Heavy ones to), does wear armor and disarms people and takes their weapons (Battlemaster maybe). Also he is Charming as hell.
First you do the grabby, then you do the stabby
It's stabby time!!!
@@Nubbletech hell yeah
grappler feat gives adv on attacks when grappling :3
Do talion from shadow of war. He’s an awesome character.
Me AC fan: Wait doesn't Ezio wear armor?
Me optimizer: *holding blade "they don't need to know that"
SAME! Ezio could have anywhere from no armor to heavy armor and still be efficent in battle, but the armor was critical to staying upright. I didn't hunt down every Scroll of Romulus for nothing, dammit!
Hey look, a guy who has a brotherhood of sorts, hangs out with cool cats and is quick and nimble when he needs to be!
Uncle Iroh build please.
Then Sokka and Suki next! Then Korra after that!
@@chazjohannsen sokka is kind of boring
@@gavinlopez6258 that's just your own personal, incorrect opinion.
Sokka was a non-bender who regularly made himself useful due to his skills and intelligence. Sokka was smart and tactical enough to come up with most of the Fire Nation invasion plan. He just flubbed on explaining.
We just only ever saw Sokka as a teen and not as an adult, when all the teen angst would be gone.
@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 No I mean as a build. I love the character. It would just be a battlemaster fighter in my belief
@@gavinlopez6258 fair
Ezio has the perceptive eye of an eagle and can spot targets for miles. Sun Wukong has eyes that can spot shapeshifters and the true forms of demons. A build for him would be great!
There are three ways that I can think of to get that sort of sight: the sixth level spell True Seeing, the level fifteen Eldritch Invocation Witch Sight (most accurate), and the Inquisitor Rogue's level 13 ability Unerring Eye (least accurate). Personally, I would go for the Rogue as the rest of Sun Wukong's levels would have to be in Monk (probably Kensei as that quarterstaff is definitely magical). As for race you could reasonably go for Variant Human, Scourge Aasimar (too stretch it a little), or Bugbear if you're going the monkey Wukong route (which would be sick combat-wise).
@@caeligocielo5634 "the monkey Wukong route" you say, as if there are any other ways to go for Wukong! If he isn't a monkey, what is he!? (I mean, I can see building him as a human or Aasimar, but either way, you gotta say he's a monkey, whatever he technically is)
Funnily enough the staff isn’t magical, it’s just a really fucking heavy support pillar from a water dragons house that said dragon made smaller, but just as heavy.
@@cameronhumphreys2309 I think, most technically, it's a water level measuring stick that can change its' dimensions, but also that.
I really need to see some artwork of what Waezio looks like.
"Wait, are kabobs Italian?**Aggressive typing**" made me laugh more than it ought to have. A fun looking build! TY Tulok!
I love the Kensei as a kind of "7-10 levels makes for a perfect generic main character base" class.
Personally, I would have gone with a thief rogue. I know that the series is *Assassin's* Creed but in gameplay you seem to do more parkour than anything else. Just my take. Build is solid. Rogue and monk do tend to compliment each other.
I mean Monk gots some pretty good Parkour skills too
I must be watching too many of your videos, during that intro I was saying to myself "you already made Mario" seconds before "You already made Mario" showed up. Keep up the good work.
Another cool way of doing hidden blade is having the soulblade rogue subclass. I know not getting the assassin while playing an assassin's creed character seems strange but a blade that come out of your hands/sleeves and leave minor signs of injury seems pretty in character.
Psionic Energy Die can also bolster Perception and Stealth checks, you can add them to your attack rolls with Psi blades if you miss and even teleport and cast Message without casting Message.
My favorite Assassin is and always will be: Adewale from Freedom's Cry and Rogue
Didn't like him in Black Flag then?
Haven’t seen it yet. Guessing assassin/kensei monk
Edit: just occurred to me probably some fighter levels too
The self burn at the end was a perfect cherry on top of a great episode. Bellissimo!
Me: Sees the ad for Surfshark.
Also Me: Tulok, can we get Coraline in D&D?
Just gotta rep-Italians do have Kebabs (Spiedini), and they kick ass.
Solid build as always. Still I have the sinking feeling I'm the only viewer who hasn't played any of the Assassin's Creed games.
I was unsure of the Monk dip but you worked in Leaps of Faith and aerial assassinations so that's awesome. Can't wait for the Ranger flavor Connor down the line
Honestly for the rogue levels I would have expected thief
Fast hands, second story work, supreme sneak
Hell if it was 13 rogue/7 monk then also would have had use magical device
Edit: clarification on use magical device: the apple.
Any chance of an Aloy from Horizon zero dawn build? I'd love to see that
ALOY!!!!!
Aloy is a difficult one as at first she seems pretty much pure Ranger, but while that would give you her skills with a bow and some of her arrows it wouldn't give you her traps/explosives nor the ability to charm monsters (robots). I'd say the most straightforward way is to go Ranger (Hunter or Gloom Stalker) 11 / Druid (Circle of the Land - Grassland) 9. This gives you the ability to take up to fifth level Druid spells and up to third level Ranger Spells (which gives you the arrows). You lose out on some class features for Ranger, but the spells should more than make up the difference.
Really, I'd love to include some Rogue to give Uncanny Dodge and Evasion, or else go up to the 15th level of Ranger (Hunter) to grab one of those, but there's no real place to shove those levels without losing out on more important things. That being said, you could try to piece together a build for Aloy that's Ranger/Rogue and uses an Alchemist's Kit to craft her traps and arrows. You'd have to get the DM on board, though.
@@caeligocielo5634 Maybe some sort of Ranger/Artificer? Not a common multiclass, but one that I've never thought more appropriate.
Despite this being a solid build overall, i don't think it represents Ezio very well. He wears armor, uses heavier weapons, and his unnarmed strikes are pretty much on the "brute streetfighter" side, rather than at the "skilled martial artist".
If i were to make him in DnD, I would:
1-Trade strength for either wisdom or inteligence (he wasn't good on the whole "self-control thing" up until his late 30s, and wasn't quite fond of book smarts).
2-Pick 6 levels in fighter (with either mariner or unnarmed fighting as the fighting style) with battle master with defensive manouvers or samurai as the subclass.
3-keep the rogue assassin levels.
That leaves you with 6 ASIs. I'd use 2 to buy either fighting initiate to get mariner as a fighting style pretty early on (since he needs to climb), or the atlethe fest, that practicly gives you a climbing speed. Tulok didn't, but I'd also buy the mobile feat (since, you know... The guy's mobile). The 4 remaining could see some use capping dexterity and the second higuest stat (now strength), or to increase constituition and wisdom (for he gets sturdier and more patient as he gets older, and the stat increase could symbolize that).
Never considered this class pair. I might make this for my next campaign
That was the most SHAMELESS segue ever for an advertisement. Hilarious!
"Imagine being able to assassinate ghosts, what a flex"
DO I HEAR A KAYA BUILD?
Unrelated MTG reference: I played Chainer as an echo knight/warlock! Do mtg character builds plz
@@jeremylackey6587 i play a 4 jace pure blue deck.
@@Dany-ww2lk You're the worst and I approve.
Im surprise that didn’t pick up Piercer feat since this would give even more damage and it basically have Great Weapon Fighting as part of it so can guarantee damage if you roll low
Fun fact: I worked up an Ed Kenway build that combined assassin with bard. Ended up looking like a cross between your Puss'n'Boots and Batman builds. >.>
"You've probably played the game if you're watching this video"
No Tulok, we are here watching because of you. We love you...
and yes, I've played the game and got excited about the build, FINE! YOU WIN!... whatever.
Hey Tulok,
At long last, I get to feed the algorithms with an irate comment. Normally, I either agree with you or concede that you made the better call. This is one of those rare occasions where I disagree with you on a point. That point is infiltration Expert.
Comparing it a disguise kit is like comparing a fire engine hose to a squirt gun; the former makes you look different, the latter creates an entire identity. There are no rolls involved, so the NPCs /will/ believe that you are who you say who are unless you give them a reason to think you aren't, and a cool DM will let you include whatever in-universe information you need to pretend to be a noble, a merchant, a bartender etc. in your seven day prep time.
Which, by the time, can happen as quickly as the DM saying, "seven days later". The other players give a quick summary of what their characters were doing, if they want, and then you can get right to using your new identity to infiltrate whatever place/group/etc. the party needs to infiltrate. You can even tell guards "they (the rest of the party) are with me", and they could let you all pass.
So montage over the research, sneak into the place, kill the target (or whatever) and then leave. If any blame falls, then it falls on your fake identity. You can continue using this identity for the rest of campaign, if you want.
It's certainly a niche ability, but it is not a useless one.
There! Algorithm fed.
People are probably gonna be angry he suggested an aarakocra as a race, but honestly I'm just imagining Ezio bomber-swooping down, silting their throats, and flying away screaming "Caw caw bitch!"
I would definitely play an aarakocra assassin. In fact that may be my next D&D character. :)
That ad segue was slick.
Game: Dark Souls
You ok TH-cam?
Much positive review. Rolling in the joy-rage!
You can also use slowfall as more than utility. If you land on someone they need to take a dc15 dex save or be knocked prone and take half the falling damage, so you can drop from 100ft, make your target take half of 10d6, reduce your own damage taken equal to 5xmonk level and knock them prone, leaving them prime for a backstabbing.
I've been hoping to find something like this for years (despite being more than capable of doing it myself). Thank you!
You can actually use sneak attack once per turn. So any turn of yours you can use sneak attack. Like opportunity to attack stocks be a turn in itself and give sneak attack in 5e.
I have a homebrew rule with infiltration expertise.
If the party increases the gold by 10 per character the rogue can help them craft identities for themselves as well.
So it's a significant investment but actually USEFUL.
I honestly would go thief over the obvious assassin, second story work covers improved movement from monk, grab Fighting Intiate for unarmed fighting which is basically same as being an 11th level monk as far as punching goes, and you still get all the skill bonuses, the only issue is not inately having magic weapons, but use magic device fits well with controling the apple of edan. Not saying this is bad but i think straight thief hits a lot of the same boxes.
(Edit: 3 levels of monk for Agile Parry is still a great idea though)
SMT Build with The Demi-Fiend
YES
@@joelsasmad but mainly unarmed fighting for damage, so strength monk
@@joelsasmad yeah, agreed
Laughed harder than I should have at Wah-Ezio 😂
I have waited so long to see this! Great video, thanks for giving AC some love!
Gotta say I really love your builds dude. I always look forward to them. I'm currently playing the Geralt and Red Hood builds in two different campaigns, and they both as fun to play, especially since the dice landed in my favor for both. lol
Talion/Celebrimbor from Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War
Hm so I'm not totally sure about a prediction for this. If it's just Ezio than mostly/full assassin rogue is the obvious choice, but I could also see some college of spirits bard for some "accessing the memories of ancestors" action
Think that would be good for desmond honestly. Because of the bleeding effect
Infiltration Expertise actually does work quite well for something if you have the time for it. You there isn't anything about not having several of them available for you in the game.
If you want to get into a fortress and have the time for it, being able to walk in as a new cook or other worker, depending upon your tool proficiencies. So they likely aren't going to be messing with Miles the Ferrier who is there to help shoe some horses...after having taken out their main smith in an inn during the setup for things. As long as you aren't raising suspicions, you don't need to make any checks about it (The checks are if you are acting out of character for the identities role).
Or a cook, and when unobserved thanks to your insane Passive Perception letting you, largely, know if you're being observed, adding some poison to the food coming from one of the other cooks both gives you a patsy and access to the target.
10/10 build man. you have really ben landing it with these past few builds you been doing
I'd actually really like to see a Connor build, feels like the right opportunity for ranger.
I would love to see more assassin’s creed characters
Please make a Terry Bogard video. I really want to go BUSTER WOLF on some orcs.
Sun Soul Monk, attack with a Stunning Strike, then Searing Arc Strike; that should do it.
Speaking of lesser-seen/obscure characters, I'm going to going back to 1999 for this, Ace Cooper, the protagonist of The Magician, there's a suggestion for a future project. If you've never heard of the series, or the character, you're welcome. I mean playing a crime-fighting stage magician who helps law enforcement and is a decent detective in his own right sounds fun, especially if it's unclear if his magical abilities are just good showmanship or actual magic could be interesting, the series was pretty good at conveying that uncertainty about Ace's magical abilities.
Yeeaaaasssss been waiting for an AC build! love this one
3.5 had the hidden blades in a supplemental book. Arm blades, boot blades, elbow blades, spring loaded wrist arrow launchers. Also, imagine playing as a Changeling in lieu of a human.
I can't believe Assassin's Creed: Unity AND Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall and The Bridgmore Witches both copied off of D&D 3.5e 😔
I think Chrono Trigger builds would be great. It's seriously one of the most loved and acclaimed JRPGs ever.
Crono with longsword and lightning/radiant damage.
Marle with crossbow, healing, and ice magic.
Lucca a flame throwing artificer.
Frog could be a grung with paladin levels and water magic.
Robo a warforged who fires off beams and his own fists (there's an infusion for that).
Ayla the cavewoman with feral strength and rock-hard fists.
Magus could be an elf with a wide variety of offensive spells in fire, water, lightning, dark, gravity, even banishment.
The last joke about your jokes landing was amazing. Really good work like always Tulok.
Getting the poisoner feat is also kind of an empty level. Sure, you can ignore resistance to poison damage, and there are some pretty powerful poisons in the DMG if you convince your party to have a little hunting adventure. (Purple worm)
But, the problem is, there are actually very few creatures resistent to poison, most of them are inmune to it, meaning you will do absolutely nothing with it. It would be better to get tough to get a little bit more HP probably.
Oh boy. A new build to use.
Thanks Tulok
I've waited for so long for this video! Thanks for not letting me down sir! Continue with your work it is awesome! Do you have any plans to do Rick O'Connell from The Mummy series? It would be amazing!
Ah yes back when Assassin's Creed was about Assassins... I miss shooting someone in the head and them dying not ticking away at a hp bar
I dont have a strong opinion about Ezio or this build, just posting to help the numbers. I love your videos, Tulok, you're awesome!
That search history at the beginning was that real or just for the bit. If real I have mad respect for you dedication to staying informed.
I’d kill for you to make Edward kenway from black flag
Swashbuckler Rogue.
That's about it hahaha
Awesome stuff mate. Would love a Disney's Robin Hood :D
"Imagine trying to assassinate a ghost"
Kaya, Ghost Assassin has entered the chat
Now, she would be an interesting D&D build; maybe a Soulknife/some sort of Sorcerer?
I just searched your feed last week for an Ezio build.
Damn, that Segway into SurfShark though. xD I was like "Why is his keyboard framed in the shot this obviously? ... Ah, there it is. lol."
FINALLY I WANTED THIS FOR SO LONG!!!!!!
YOOOO I WAS WAITING FOR EZIOOOO
I wonder how much of this would be changed to be Kassandra (AC: Odyssey). Maybe replace Observant with Magic Initiate for 'Find Familiar'?
And here I figured a fallen assimar sun soul sorc/lock build. Why? Because you seem to have a talent for creating builds I never would have thought of and somehow having them make sense! Just kidding, rogue/monk was a pretty obvious and awesome choice.
Way to make another great video
Phil
Ezio is a Assassin Rogue/ Battlemaster Fighter. He clearly abuses the Riposte Maneuver to get an extra Sneak attack per round on his instakill counterattacks. He also takes expertise in athletics for his climing checks and to grapple and shove enemies from high buildings. Intelligence is his dumb stat, as he relies on quests from his friends and is very prone to intrigues and plot twists.
Ah yes, my favorite assassin: Elmo Audible the Furry
Please do a talion build from shadow of mordor
rogue is the obvious choice here, but i feel like hes going to pick thief over assassin. just because of how second story work is really effective here!
edit: the answer was right in front of me....
Yes I need this character sheet
"Imagine trying to assassinate a ghost. What a flex" this on got me. Great video and build
...FINALYYYYYYY OMG OMG OMG OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
Great video man
I'm actually going to use this for a Kobold assassin who is batshit insane. Story-wise he's going to be a complete lunatic, darting out while screaming his head off about how he likes to stab people and then of course well... stabbing them. But mechanically it's going to be running a clinic on outright removing enemies from the fight while using draconic cry to give my party advantage as often as I can.
I did dump intelligence though lol.
So in short, thanks, this is going to be awesome.
I might be the only one to think this, but I think it'd be really cool to see some MtG Planeswalker builds on your channel. Someone like Nissa, Liliana, Jace or hell maybe even someone like Nicol Bolas.
You made another variant human?
Rabble! rabble, rabble, rabble :0
The Assassin's Creed Protagonists being time-travelling robot people (warforged) would make more sense as a set up for the game than someone reliving the memories of their relatives and somehow related to loads of assassins from different parts of history though genetic memory. At least there is some scientific basis for time travel and robots
Make your melee Kensei weapon a rapier or longsword. Ezio has been known to use both one and two handed swords when in a big fight. Doing all your open combat with the hidden blade in AC is a great way to break your controller in frustration
This was a great build and (IMO) your funniest video yet. I will confess, I also commented because I would like to request three characters. Conan the Cimmerian, Count Dooku, and Tarzan of the apes. Thank you for your time.
Extra points for the clever ad intro
No one:
TH-cam: Ah yes that's Dark souls
Assassin's Creed 2, the Dark Souls of Assassin's Creeds. Apparently.
Tulok: good news you only use Long range and Finesse weapons!
Me:*laughs in Arno's Guillotine Gun*