Sep 3, 2025 11:41 pm
So I love theory building characters based on fictional characters from around Media and I thought it might be a fun thing to do on here.
Here is the "game" if you will, pick a character from books, video games, tv, movies, comic books, where ever and create a build for them and post it here. It can be for any TTRPG system you like
Describe your reasoning and thought process on your decisions
Example
CLOUD STRIFE from FF7 in DND 5e14
Pure Eldritch Knight
Background - SOLDIER (DUH)
Variant Human - Feat Great Weapon Master
GreatSword and Medium Armor
Fairly Balanced Stat spread using Point Buy of
str 16-dex 14-con 12-int 15-wis 8-chr 8
Prioritizing when you level up Strength and Intelligence and maybe finding a place to get that Dex or Con up a step if you make it that far.
Here is the "game" if you will, pick a character from books, video games, tv, movies, comic books, where ever and create a build for them and post it here. It can be for any TTRPG system you like
Describe your reasoning and thought process on your decisions
Example
CLOUD STRIFE from FF7 in DND 5e14
Pure Eldritch Knight
Background - SOLDIER (DUH)
Variant Human - Feat Great Weapon Master
GreatSword and Medium Armor
Fairly Balanced Stat spread using Point Buy of
str 16-dex 14-con 12-int 15-wis 8-chr 8
Prioritizing when you level up Strength and Intelligence and maybe finding a place to get that Dex or Con up a step if you make it that far.
[ +- ] Key Spells
Cantrip: Booming Blade
1st Level: Chromatic Orb, Jump, Longstrider
2nd Level: Misty Step, Magic Weapon
3rd Level: Summon Fey, Spirit Shroud, Haste
4th Level: Summon Elemental, Summon Construct, Summon Abberation
1st Level: Chromatic Orb, Jump, Longstrider
2nd Level: Misty Step, Magic Weapon
3rd Level: Summon Fey, Spirit Shroud, Haste
4th Level: Summon Elemental, Summon Construct, Summon Abberation
[ +- ] Reasoning
So I was initially thinking about going with a more complicated multiclass but after looking at Eldritch Knight's higher level spell slots it looks like you really can just go Pure Eldritch Knight to be Cloud.
GreatSword/Booming Blade is a great combination to replicate the Buster Sword damage and impact. Magic Weapon and Spirit Shroud do this as well
Chromatic Orb replicates quite a bit of magic for Final Fantasy. Along with Haste (which was an OP FF7 condition)
Jump, Longstrider and Misty Step work well to replicate some of the acrobatics seen in the cutscenes.
Summon Spells then do just that be your summons, Elemental does great work to replicate a ton of them but there are places for all of the ones I found listed
GreatSword/Booming Blade is a great combination to replicate the Buster Sword damage and impact. Magic Weapon and Spirit Shroud do this as well
Chromatic Orb replicates quite a bit of magic for Final Fantasy. Along with Haste (which was an OP FF7 condition)
Jump, Longstrider and Misty Step work well to replicate some of the acrobatics seen in the cutscenes.
Summon Spells then do just that be your summons, Elemental does great work to replicate a ton of them but there are places for all of the ones I found listed
Last edited September 3, 2025 11:53 pm