How to Play Alexander Armstrong in Dungeons & Dragons (Fullmetal Alchemist Build for D&D 5e)

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Today we have a build for Alexander Louis Armstrong in Dungeons & Dragons! Enjoy the power of Strong Arm Alchemy in D&D 5e. Be the buffest boy from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, muscles are fun.
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@brandongalvan6603 3 жыл бұрын

*"THIS CHARACTER BUILD HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!"*

@egg20 3 жыл бұрын

You beet me to the PUNCH line

@koolunit 3 жыл бұрын

Great comment...now lets bond through mutual bodybuilder posing!!!

@Cahutalama 3 жыл бұрын

@@koolunit and cap it off with a textbook perfect manly handshake.

@syncroe591 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@williamturner6192 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to justify bringing out the character's cousin if you need a new character.

@UntestedGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Using a dead Unearthed Arcana is the PERFECT way to represent a fighting style that's been passed through generations.

@dragonarchive7443 3 жыл бұрын

How did I not realize this!

@SupportMainSpartain 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree!!!!!!! Thank you for saying this!!!!

@davehammond7976 3 жыл бұрын

The paragon of positive masculinity.

@patrickdees5256 3 жыл бұрын

NONE CAN COMPARE!!! XD

@chrishubbard64 3 жыл бұрын

Armstrong is the perfect character of his type. It seems like every anime has some over the top flamboyant might guy style character, but he does it in such a way that its never not entertaining and at the same time, you take him seriously because he is usually kicking ass while on screen.

@patrickdees5256 3 жыл бұрын

The flex greating is the best scene in all of anime.

@gloomygloomstalker3878 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite thing was the flex off with the other muscle character

@PentragonCosplay 3 жыл бұрын

@@gloomygloomstalker3878 Sig Curtis! His friendship with Armstrong is amazing

@ericpeterson8732 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I found that Armstrong, next to Hughes, was the most sympathetic character. He truly cared for the boys, even if he had a weird way of demonstrating that.

@PieMan8522 2 жыл бұрын

"ha ha!" *Punches your head off*

@0_Body 3 жыл бұрын

"living proof you can eventually become muscular enough that it's magical I'm still working on getting there myself currently I can cast inflict wounds on myself then lie motionless on the floor for 15 minutes so it's not going great" - Tulok 2021 Weird flex but ok Same though

@szayelapporograntz3276 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Inflict Wounds is pretty strong so...

@DetectiveLance 3 жыл бұрын

@@szayelapporograntz3276 Especially when you flex weird to cast it. ...Hmm, no, the joke doesn't work if you word it the other way, damn.

@caranostalgico9249 2 жыл бұрын

Sooo... you're trying to become Flex Mentallo? OoO Well... if you manage to do it teach me the secret!

@exceedium844 3 жыл бұрын

A video about Alex Luis Armstrong? The Strongarm alchemist? The one that has been using the Armstrong alchemy that has been passed down for generations?

@dragonarchive7443 3 жыл бұрын

".... that Armstrong?" "YES that Armstrong!" "Gotcha covered."

@ClubsDeuce5150 3 жыл бұрын

My DM put Armstong in a campaign as an NPC. He specifically wrote that he gets +5 CHA when not wearing a shirt. My character got charmed so hard it changed my alignment.

@e4ehco21 3 жыл бұрын

From what to what

@WorgenGrrl Жыл бұрын

+5 to Charisma while not wearing a shirt. LOL I LOVE IT!

@kingdomkey01 3 жыл бұрын

Muscle wizard casts *FIST!* For real, though, Alex Louis Armstrong is one of my favorite characters in my all time favorite anime (the second series). The poll with him was a brutal decision, but at least I already know my vote for this month’s redemption.

@angelpena4519 3 жыл бұрын

INCREDIBLE VALOR! RESPECTABLE MUSCLES!

@thegreatandterrible4508 3 жыл бұрын

To anyone who argues that alchemy is knowledge (wizard) and not blood (sorcerer). You are forgetting that Alex's alchemical powers were PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS

@EM-vw7im 3 жыл бұрын

Armstrong meme aside, I always felt alchemy generally in FML fit the dnd sorcerer archetype much better than wizard

@thegreatandterrible4508 3 жыл бұрын

@@EM-vw7im Definitely much easier to build most of the characters using sorcery. Luckily Mustang was also passed down his abilities. Though in an arguably more Warlock like way.

@wolfherojohnson2766 3 жыл бұрын

Day 2 of asking for Amaterasu so Tulok can make the calligraphy god he’s always wanted

@patrickdees5256 3 жыл бұрын

Amaterasu is best girl in Okami.

@SuperCaleb283 3 жыл бұрын

YES.

@kellydolan9717 2 жыл бұрын

I would totally be down!

@matthewcort5839 3 жыл бұрын

I was just talking to a friend about how I wanted to make Armstrong in DnD a few days ago! The coincidence. Another great video and build.

@andrewdowning6520 3 жыл бұрын

Yoooo I was just doing the same thing.

@moonforged6343 3 жыл бұрын

Coincidence? I think not!

@theSixPathsOfTrains 3 жыл бұрын

"There is no accidents" -master ogway

@essejay7952 3 жыл бұрын

Tulok is an FBI agent, he listens to all our conversations

@wmrt167 3 жыл бұрын

Check out the College of Machismo Bard. It’s super fun

@sullivan108 3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving the 'punching doesn't have to mean monk' character builds.

@michelebenedetti7507 3 жыл бұрын

I love the "I cast fist" reference

@tedweird 3 жыл бұрын

Dumping intelligence on this build is the epitome of "this is how to build the character, not an accurate recreation thereof"

@aaronsirkman8375 3 жыл бұрын

Let's be fair, ALA is no dummy, but he's not exactly a genius; he's not the most INT forward of the alchemists, for sure...although I was, personally, thinking of running him as a War Wizard, instead of Sorcerer.

@lejandario7779 3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronsirkman8375 Sounds better mechanically but I can't rate Armstrong's charisma any lower

@notanotaku1101 3 жыл бұрын

I mean I suppose you could argue that Armstrong's alchemy, being PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS isn't something he developed himself and thus he doesn't need to be as smart as other alchemists, but overall yeah I agree with you

@aaronsirkman8375 3 жыл бұрын

@@lejandario7779 Yeah, that's the one issue with my build, and why a CHA caster could make a lot of sense; he's so damn likable! Although I could see an in-world justification for him having lower CHA, that for people he doesn't know well, unless he actually does something to help them, they just see him as this loud, overbearingly friendly man, and are just sort of put off. He's still absolutely the best, but people who don't know him well have a hard time getting that.

@dracovoid2001 3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronsirkman8375 you could also multiclass into barbarian or fighter

@MichaelJones-rz5sw 3 жыл бұрын

Armstrong, All Might, Might Guy would make great gym bros.

@faemerothgoblinbane 3 жыл бұрын

Great build. Difficult terrain issues aside, you mentioned flying enemies would be a bit of an issue because of lack of range options. I looked this up because I didn't know beforehand, but Earthbind is on the sorcerer spell list. Not only does it seem fairly congruent with the rest of build, but also provides an option to at least bring flying foes within fist range.

@robs.1868 3 жыл бұрын

YES! I homebrewed a sorcerer subclass to play him! A sinewmancer! Now there’s a build!

@lejandario7779 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds morbidly fascinating

@aetherspiralknight 3 жыл бұрын

Summers is that you??

@robs.1868 3 жыл бұрын

@@aetherspiralknight no, I’m not summers

@dalepalmitier7114 3 жыл бұрын

The instant I saw this notification, I clicked with a speed the Armstrong line would pass down for generations! Thank you so much for making one of my favorite casters. Also, this will be Day 7 of me requesting a build for the Soldier from TF2. I'm fascinated to see how you would translate his powerful RPGs, high-flying jumping stunts, and lethal bravery into 5e. Love ya, man.

@welavolcanowarrior9410 3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking soldier would be at least a few levels in artificer artillerist, artificers do get the jump spell so all it needs is a little flavor and you have the rocket jump. Then again I don't know a whole lot on tf2 as a game but this is just my best guess

@nemohimself2580 3 жыл бұрын

@@welavolcanowarrior9410 And you could avoid the damage by saying you're using the Rocket Jumper, which deals no damage and gives like double or triple the launch

@ChasoGod 3 жыл бұрын

D&D needs to release more Sorcerer Bloodlines to make up for the fact that the origins of a Sorcerers magic can come from many different magical areas. Like the Elemental Planes, Celestials, Fiends, Fey, Undead, ect.

@scottatkins6915 3 жыл бұрын

YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSS! EXCEPTIONAL VALORE! RESPECTABLE MUSCLES!

@trevorgerstin2490 3 жыл бұрын

Rune Knight AND Stone Sorcerer? Thank you for this gift Tulok. Probably my favorite build you’ve ever done. It’s great to see the forgotten unearthed arcana some attention.

@Rubymagicalgirl88 3 жыл бұрын

This is interesting, in my Saltmarsh campaign one of my players is playing a Armstrong inspired character. He went for Barbarian and Stone Sorcerer. I modded some Cestus like weapons to be a pair of d6 bludgeoning. At present the party are lvl 6 and it's been interesting. (This campaign began well before Tasha's was a thing and he hasn't asked for a rebuild. it's neat to see how close different people can make fun builds.

@andrewtyrell4795 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Stone Sorcerer was ever a thing. It sounds rad, but the cons at the end are probably why it didn't become official. It's a shame, though, because it really does sound cool. Maybe they can revisit and revise it someday.

@alansmith9537 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I love looking at just the mechanical sides of these builds and seeing what sort of character you can create out of it. Out of this one I get someone who's descended from stone Giants (and is maybe a Goliath) and practices a form of stone warping, magical martial art that's been passed down through his bloodline for generations. Also, just saying this build would totally work for Boulder from ATLA

@franciscovazquezjr4550 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the strong arm alchemist. Superb strengthening skill 🤜🤛

@chaoslordlordofchaos 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a Scar build. I've got one waiting for a campaign to start. Figured unarmed fighting rune knight was the best way to go. Not sure how to get destruction from unarmed fighting off hand.

@chknnood4828 3 жыл бұрын

It would be cool to see Seryu Ubiquitous from akame ga kill, especially how you would incorporate her dog.

@CrimsonReapress 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Armstrong, and my brain thought it meant as in Senator Armstrong, and I got really excited lol

@thegreatandterrible4508 3 жыл бұрын

I made a version a while back that was a Stone Sorcerer/Eldritch Knight with 2 levels of Paladin. Mark of Making Human. Shockingly good combo.

@valentina-jc3ry 3 жыл бұрын

Tinker Bell as a fairy artificer do it I DARE you

@kirkcannon8079 3 жыл бұрын

*RESPECTABLE BUILD*

@edgar-sama642 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone remember Tulok's eldritch knight / blade singer builds focused on speed? My favorites are Alucard and Tracer

@feralart 3 жыл бұрын

I've put thought into mixing blade singer into psi-knight with a bit of artificer.

@Papercut337 3 жыл бұрын

I’m always a fan of the speed Gish. I usually throw 3 levels of monk in there so I can go Kensei and use a longsword, just because I like the feel of an eastern style sword master with a western aesthetic.

@Elmithian 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if DnD 3.5 psychic warrior might work for Armstrong...

@doodleboardgames2802 3 жыл бұрын

Considering "recent" events, i feel like a build of kazuha from tekken is a must

@BJGvideos 3 жыл бұрын

He has to eventually if he's making all the Ultimate characters.

@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 3 жыл бұрын

I walked out of a movie for this video.

@DracoChurch07 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Been asking for this!

@lejandario7779 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this exact combo for Diane from Seven Deadly Sins

@babomberman 3 жыл бұрын

A fantastic start to my day. Glorious physique.

@zimattack9994 3 жыл бұрын

Let face it Armstrong real power come from his manly moustache just haveing it is a flex

@patrickdees5256 3 жыл бұрын

As well as being proficient in speaking in flexing.

@EMbrokehp 3 жыл бұрын

"INCREDIBLE VALOR! RESPECTABLE MUSCLES!"

@LordSanquil 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome I've been waiting on this one since I mentioned it awhile ago..great build looking forward to actually trying it out one day..the curse of the forever dm

@TheLanach 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this build in your channel 40 minutes before this.

@fullmetalf4i 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this build!

@josephperez2004 3 жыл бұрын

Fell out of watching these for awhile. Got a long backlog to work through, but luckily a fair bit of time to do so.

@burrito9327 3 жыл бұрын

You know, if you take away unarmed fighting with great weapon master or polearm master, this makes a a great Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate build. And I'm not just saying that because they're both great old muscle men with great moustaches.

@Ryu_D 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@PaxSum 3 жыл бұрын

Very excited to see the rune Knight in action! Seems like a cool class option.

@uhhok8296 3 жыл бұрын

A wizard that casts with Con rather than Int would be so powerful, but I want it so bad

@LordBrittish 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about this one for a while actually.

@lonsunokrogan 3 жыл бұрын

An amazing build, I forgot about stone sorcerer.... It's a good one I hope you are right about them watching your shows and reviving the best of things.

@darkmatterpancake9824 3 жыл бұрын

I completely thought this was going to be just a Rune Knight build. This is some good stuff right here.

@ipsumquaerere6927 3 жыл бұрын

Either way looking forward to the next episode

@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 3 жыл бұрын

Earth aspect spells have been in the Armstrong family for generations

@benhartshorn7484 3 жыл бұрын

FINALLY! Someone I know in a build!

@gargax3925 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Sometime in the future of you have time, could we see a Greed build?

@samuelkenney5855 3 жыл бұрын

Never give up on your pursuit of magical muscles. You’ll get a first level spell slot some day.

@yousefalabdulghani5309 3 жыл бұрын

I waiting for this guy for so long

@nicholasmahaffey6285 3 жыл бұрын

Literally one of my favorite characters from full metal alchemist and a totally realistic character in D&D! Another great build! Please consider doing the Doctor from the “Doctor Who” franchise!

@kanelibrea 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS!!!!

@dm_curt 3 жыл бұрын

We saw a Rick O'Connell build, so steering away from video games, anime and superheroes is an option. Here's a challenge: expertise in perception, investigation and medicine with perhaps a side of Cutting Words. Dr. House, MD.

@ianmurphy9335 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, so I forgot the Stone Sorcerer even existed, so I decided to look up some of the UA stuff for sorcerer. That's when I ran into the Sea Sorcerer subclass. Has he done Juvia from Fairy Tail? I think that subclass was designed to recreate Juvia in 5e

@Juliet-Belcouleur 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Mr.Muscle Moustache !

@stevencooper564 3 жыл бұрын

I played him in a one shot a while back. I built him as an open hand monk/oath of order paladin. Caestus as his monk weapon to smite with punches. He was a lot of fun, curious to see how you've done it.

@osmtree 3 жыл бұрын

Give us stone sorcerer, Wotc!!!

@neldunak5743 3 жыл бұрын

This is a fun build

@MrSHADOWANGEL999 3 жыл бұрын

Truly a build for strong arming

@attonthejedi 3 жыл бұрын

Well I was half right with my prediction because I figured you would have to cast stuff and Armstrong doesnt really lose his cool like a barbarian would

@redmage808 3 жыл бұрын

Instant like for the manliest man in FMA

@Rictavio27 Жыл бұрын

MY FAVORITE DEAD UNEARTHED ARCANA!!! I love stone sorcerers

@ebros5758 3 жыл бұрын

Arms theme music, hell yeah

@inkyvigor8173 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even sure what the 'I Cast Fist' reference is but that made me laugh

@kody_dryden-conway 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great I build and when I first saw the stone sorcerer this was my first thought for it lol I used Battle master because the rune knight wasn’t out yet also Armstrong is my favorite character from Fullmetal alchemist

@grantbaugh2773 3 жыл бұрын

I freaking love Armstrong

@moisttoaster 3 жыл бұрын

FINALLY!!! 🤩

@assassinviii6477 3 жыл бұрын

I asked for this one a few months ago. Thank you so much! Lifetime subscriber for sure. How about an Eivor from Assassins Creed? I know you did Ezio, but Eivor is….less concerned about stealth lol. I think it’d be a nice mix of Barbarian and Rogue

@danieljones3291 3 жыл бұрын

Going to try this one out if my DM lets me. Stone Sorcerer and Phoenix Origin Sorcerer were my favorite UA that never made it.

@user-er2ez2hm4s 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@milanmarkovic2721 3 жыл бұрын

Now imagune a fight between a wizard that casts fist vs wizard that casts gun.

@Horusbonrea 3 жыл бұрын

Currently playing a stone sorcerer, hill dwarf with max con and picking up tough at lv8 and its beautiful the amount of health you get as a caster

@magicianvv489 3 жыл бұрын

In celebration of Guilty Gear Strive, I think a build for any of the GG character would be very interesting

@patrickdees5256 3 жыл бұрын

Armstrong is my favorite FMA/FMA Brotherhood character. None can compare to his awesomeness.

@nicolasrodriguesdossantos1881 3 жыл бұрын

I was making the character as I watched the video, and since I was doing in an app I couldn't do it with the UA Sorcerer version so I stick with the Draconic Sorcerer, and OOOOHH BOI, I rolled some good dice until the end for HP: 295. This big boi is a sack of health and with some Magic Items he's gonna be a reeeal problem.

@theSixPathsOfTrains 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to see a maple build from bofuri.

@jasond.w.2138 3 жыл бұрын

Am pretty excited for an Inuyashi build! Hope it works out. Ashitaka and/or San from Princess Mononoke, would be great too!

@BJGvideos 3 жыл бұрын

He did San and it got yanked by the long arm of the law.

@brambeam568 3 жыл бұрын

Just started watching your videos and love them! Any plans to do any fairy tail character builds?

@socatoansoldier9984 3 жыл бұрын

Armstrong is best boi, that's a true science fact.

@dracone4370 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of Big Bois, go take a look at Pumpkin Scissors. One of the main characters of Pumpkin Scissors is a special soldier that was literally trained to solo literal tanks, Randel Oland, so he's a beefy boi, also fights with a very special handgun (the gun is impractical and unfeasible for anyone that doesn't have the build to handle the ridiculous kick of the weapon, it's also a single-shot handgun). I'm sure that might make for an interesting build.

@brady-gelskey3884 3 жыл бұрын

I made Armstrong but a combo I'd use is catapult with mold earth so I could do piercing damage making the stone into sharp Spears

@Roseknight888 3 жыл бұрын

Am I losing my mind? I could have sworn I watched this about a year ago, or during the December Sprint

@brettdallman3885 3 жыл бұрын

Only a little bit in, just wanted to say Stone Sorcerer is awesome. Built one a while back for a short campaign and it is very fun. Hope WOTC brings it back

@KevinVideo 3 жыл бұрын

I actually do hope that WotC is watching your videos. I also want to see stone sorcerer given some revised love.

@Elvalley 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, missed the element inspired sorcerers, good to se one put to good use.

@Elvalley 3 жыл бұрын

Also, I want BraveStarr!!!

@anthonynorman7545 3 жыл бұрын

I've never been so happy about a poll. Who ever gets selected is going to make my day!

@sorignhasword3651 3 жыл бұрын

We in early today

@novaterian7042 3 жыл бұрын

Can we get a Juggernaut/Collosus build?! Love your videos!

@MisterBonez 3 жыл бұрын

you know for a hot second I thought this was a different Armstrong a certain fictional politician to be specific

@Chernybrothers 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about this for a week let's GOOOOOOOO. I preditct It'll be a combination of Ranger for hail of thorns and Storm Harold Barbarian because regular FMA and FMAB, so 15/5 split