Haha maybe I should've given her something pertaining to their appearance and a bit of information she might have had about any holy symbols they carried.

@@ConstructedChaosI wouldn’t have remembered any of it anyway 😂

@@Tidesofmo true enough 😂

You're not wrong there! I just felt like it was kinda in the same vein as the elder dragon. Not really a species of dragon and more about a form that a dragon can take.

@@ConstructedChaos I agree with you there it's just cool to see to me to see two of some of the coolest creatures in dnd just be combined into being a single creature

@@laffywaffy1989 Haha absolutely! What's not to like about that!!

@@ConstructedChaos I would say it be cool if each head was using its element breath instead of each head using any kind and if we had three different kinds of dracohydra besides just chromatic one like have a metallic and gem dragon version of dracohydra

@@ConstructedChaos I will say thank good dracohydra don't have same age cycle as normal dragons how scary would an ancient or even great wyrm would be but If it did probably just be a ripped off version of tiamat

Hahaha I just can't believe the cleric was actually doing cleric things for once.

Haha he really took one for the team there and it was def worth it!

@@brettguidry2237 For all of 2 seconds.

@@paraschauhan1603 IT STILL COUNTS! lol

Yes indeed! Just gotta make sure your allies remember they have it!

Haha poor guy has no idea what's coming.

At the same time? That doesn't seem right. Where did you see that? From what I've seen the longbow only has the slow property by default.

@ConstructedChaos not at the same time I don't think.

@@MrMuddyWheels I don't think everyone gets to choose either. I believe some classes / subclasses may be able to apply different weapon properties, though.

@ConstructedChaos fighter and swap out a property on any weapon choosing from a few options

@@MrMuddyWheels Yep! That much I do know is true. I thought you were saying that the longbow had both for anyone to choose from.

Haha I appreciate the insight here but honestly, it was just because most of my audience plays D&D and most of those viewers wouldn’t click on a video without it relating to D&D in some form. I wanted to make some Pathfinder content and this is how I had to do it. To test my theory, I eventually made a PF video without any reference to D&D and it performed horribly 🤣

I understand. Good luck, friend.

@@danieldbdbthank you!

Hell yeah!! You’ll be caught up at a good time. Things are heating up!!

Totally understandable! I pinned a comment with corrections just to make sure I didn’t confuse anyone. I wish I could do more! Happy adventuring!

Haha Druids are so incredible at tanking! The brown bear is such a staple!

Haha odd the tactician!

It definitely is if you’ve got experience playing before!

Nice! Peace cleric is always a cool dip! I’ve used it in other builds and I’m excited to see what Brett decides to do as the campaign continues!

Sounds like homebrew but you can also flavor the artillerist’s eldritch canon to be something like that!

@@ConstructedChaos thank you my kobold artificer gonna be a fun character

@@thatluckydragon8088 I love kobolds and I love artificers! Sounds like a great combination to me!

Thanks as always! Just waiting for that chaos to strike!! hahaha

No worries at all!! Glad to hear y'all were out having a good time!

I missed it too, and next week is my birthday so may miss another 🥲

⁠well, happy early birthday!! We’re actually starting a different campaign next week so you won’t be behind on this one!

Haha names from another world!

I’m happy you found it helpful!

Yes indeed! And we do allow a feat at first level-odd took the mobile feat instead I think

@@iLitTheSun we’ll have to wait for the official PHB release for that but I’m chomping at the bit!

@@ConstructedChaos haha of course, I’ll be hacking together my own in the meantime!

@@20storiesunder thanks!! Happy to have ya as part of the chaos!

Monk and fighter do tend to mix pretty well IMO. In 5e especially, the fighter can actually get access to more powerful unarmed strikes earlier than the monk can.

@@ConstructedChaos they can? In what way? I’m curious

@@sirgusdaddyix4729 many would argue that the unarmed fighting style is better than the monk’s unarmed strikes early on-although it does still use strength as the modifier.

@@ConstructedChaos I’d like to see someone make a fighter build that’s basically the monk class and see the comparison between the two. That would be really fascinating. Honestly the idea of recreating classes with other classes in general would make an interesting video series in itself.

@@sirgusdaddyix4729 that honestly is a pretty cool idea! I might have to do that myself!

I'm pretty upset about it as well but I wonder if they'll add it back in a way we don't expect. I could see them giving weapon mastery on your monk weapon specifically but it wouldn't be its own level 1 feature. Probably wishful thinking on my part. But they did at least boost the monk a decent amount in the playtests. I'm hoping that all translates well into the final version.

I think that's how loaded dice are made!

@@ConstructedChaos didn't know that was a thing I just think of random stuff that somehow works all the time

@@ConstructedChaos my friends get no break from random dumb ideas I am the factory of ideas

@@BarefistVR That's a pretty cool super power! My friends and I used to test our dice to see how they're weighted. A lot of plastic dice float in water and you can see if they tend to one number based on the weight by dropping them in a cup of water a few times!

I disagree with your premise. But, even if it were true, I don't think invocations are the issue with Warlock.

I think you're absolutely right about that! I'll have to consider that idea for a build when the official rules drop!

I wanted to see Nick instead of Vex

Oh that would have been interesting... Although, I do think Vex might be more useful for triggering sneak attack eh?

Yep! They said that they even experimented with that specifically early on. Eventually they settled on this simplified system so it wasn't too complex for new players.

Honestly, it'd be better than a lot of the other stuff SW is putting out haha.

Ohhh that's a good point! Someone else mentioned using hex/hunter's mark with cleave as well and I dig it!

@@slyracc3733 If it ain’t general kenobi…

@@ConstructedChaos That's Sherif Kenobi to you sir, and no, you ain't addin my six shooter to your "collection".

@@slyracc3733 I've been trained by Outlaw Dooku in your sherif ways.

tips hat 🤠

A plasmoid druid sounds pretty interesting! I say go for it!

Ohh these are interesting observations! I feel like the poison would only activate on a hit, sadly (just a guess here). And the you only need one nick weapon to get the benefit of freeing up your bonus action so it's basically a free extra chance to hit for sneak attack, smite, or something like it. I think it's worth it!

In one of the interviews Todd Kendric asked if you could throw three daggers and JC said yes with no pushback. Sometimes they do mis remember their own rules though. The mastery I have an issue with it, and it is entirely pacing issue, is topple. A saving throw every attack is going to get tedious. Using some like their Con score instead of rolling might help but that means some monsters are always going down and some are always standing but maybe that's OK.

@@XanderHarris1023 you have an excellent point about the saving throw here. I’d thought about that as well but I’m not sure how you’d solve that because topple without a save seems pretty strong.

The thing is, fighter is a fantastic martial option in early tiers of play and it multiclasses REALLY well--especially with spellcasters. You don't even need many levels in fighter to see the benefit of it. There's more than one way to look at it, ya know?

@@ConstructedChaos that's what I just said. Fighter useful only in multiclasses as additional useful abilities for casters. And yes, fighter not bad on low level, but still not as good as barbarian or paladin.

@@TaliZenAvi Right! I was just repeating it with a different framing the viewed fighter more favorably. Instead of "Multiclass builds only have a few levels in fighter" my out look is "Multiclass builds only NEED a few levels in fighter". I'm just pointing out that two things can be true at the same time.

That’s fair but I don’t think this is introducing anything for martials that casters weren’t already doing

I've playtested this as a DM and it's perfectly fine

@@sagebrown5643 Absolutely. Aside from the saving throw on topple, I don't even see these slowing down combat in most cases.

I LOVE these ideas! I once made a homebrew magic item to the effect of "impressive" but it was just the hilt of a sword and it only worked when it was sheathed because the blade itself was unimpressive haha.

@ConstructedChaos that's dope I love crunchy esoteric weapon and gear ideas that kinda still emphasize the "weapon-ness" instead of kinda undercutting the vibe by making it feel like any focus or talisman. I love those too tho!

@@laffingist218 Absolutely. Either way, I'm glad we're getting baked in features that can work as a foundation for new and fun martial abilities!

That's so creative, I love that idea!

You and me both! This has honestly been one of the parts I've been most excited for in the new books. We needed it badly!

Where did they say that? I know you can't change at will but I believe certain classes will still allow for certain masteries to be applied to certain weapons.

@@ConstructedChaos they said it in the fighter video. The fighter can now apply slow, sap or push ok any weapon attack. But the ability to change weapon properties other then that was removed because it was creating design issues.

@@michaelcolon4162 My impression is that the video was speaking to a fighter's ability to switch properties on their weapons at will. I don't believe this was in direct reference to the base feature referenced in the rules glossary of the final playtest (which was a more general rule about ANY class that gets a similar ability). Treantmonk (who has a copy of the book) did mention that there are some reasons that they didn't go into more detail as well. This leads me to believe that there are other features that still utilize this core rule. But, regardless, it is playtest. So that may be gone as well and I could be wrong on my intuition here.

And I did at least have the forethought to structure the video so that part can be cut out seamlessly if I end up being off base here. So I do appreciate you bringing it to my attention!

I my bad. You can still switch mastery properties after a long rest no problem.

Haha me too! I can't wait to see how this changes the dynamic of our combats!

Haha they haven't shut us down yet!

Absolutely! Depending on your table, that kind of downtime activity is both flavorful and efficient!

I do have to say that I think I'm enjoying the OneDND approach of empowering martials better. Still, I do think pathfinder's approach makes spellcasting more involved and balanced compared to 5e. And, I also find that pathfinder's system makes me feel a bit more connected to the semantics of casting. Instead of just saying "I cast fireball", it forces me to think about what that actually looks like in their system.

@@ConstructedChaos I think that a lot of that flavor is a table to table/player to player thing. Most players dont want to be bogged down with a lot of non essential stuff. I tax my casters 30 percent of their share of the loot, and in exchange they never have to worry about spell components, half casters get taxed 15 percent. Its simple, makes casting have a material cost, but is simple and able to focus on other aspects. If players want to ham up the components, they can, but its pretty much fluff, and most dont. The One DnD martial improvements are a START of what they need to do but its at least a start. I think they should have gone harder on WM, and Monks not getting them is stupid and I am gonna fix that oversight.

@@shadowmancer99 I don’t disagree with you. But it’s hard to deny that the power casters have in 5e make it difficult to play a strong build without at least dipping spell casting along the way. I didn’t say PF2e has the best solution-only that it’s better than no solution at all.

@@ConstructedChaos Let me be clear, I start with the understanding that casters will be more powerful than martials. They just are. Nothing beats Wish. 1. Yes, I agree that there is a divide and that if you are playing for more than just casual fun, ie optimized even a little, than yes there is strong incentives to get other goodies on straight melees. And not all casters are made the same. I can make an excellent argument that Clerics are martial, and even Hexblades. So ya, if you are going to more optimized game, you do want to look at what other tools and multi class you can add to a martial. 2. Now Pathfinder nerfing the spells, and/or how casting is done however seems to be a non solution. Yes, its something that brings them down, but does it actually make the game more fun...maybe for those who like martials but at the equal or greater dislike of those who like casters. Hence, its not really a solution it just shifts who is upset. 3. So, like you, I think the One DnD is a BETTER approach. RAISE the martials with Weapon Mastery and options on the Barb Brutal Crit and Rogue Sneak Attack features. They didnt go hard enough in those classes, but there was improvement. And by hard enough, I dont mean everyone needs spell or supernatural abilities, but better scale their abilities to keep up with and excel in the jobs they need to do. They really failed the fighter by not tossing the Battle Master, and making that subclasses manauver feature core to ALL fighters for example. Is there a perfect solution, no. Because anyone who wants a perfect solution is going to violate the first thing I said, that casters are, will be, and should be more powerful than the guy swinging a sword. So the next best thing is to raise the sword guys options in appropriate and fun ways without falling into the 4e trap of "powers".

@@shadowmancer99 well said-although I do still believe that a world where martials and casters are on equal footing does exist.

It’s not wrong. You can see for yourself how effective this build is at punishing enemies for slipping past to attack the back lines. A tank doesn’t have to be a meat shield. The build does get pretty high hp (albeit pretty late). A spear does not have the two handed property and does work with polearm master and hex warrior.

@@ConstructedChaos my bad for the spear, you're right, but still a tank needs to discourage the enemy to Attack you ally like a armorer artificer or a barbarian ancestral guardian AND encourage to Attack them self. This is a great build but (for me) it is just hard tò kill and deals a lot of damage with a bit of controll. The enemies can easly spawn behind the line and its done

@@killer44339 I think that's a pretty fair assessment. However, you shouldn't forget that the build does also have compelled duel, polearm master, and plenty of ways to support allies IF enemies get by. Perhaps "tank" isn't the best descriptor for it but I can tell you that it has served that purpose plenty well enough in our campaign. Good positioning and strong punishes for enemies that attempt to leave Odd's range do a lot more heavy lifting than you'd think.