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Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by blksabbath74 » Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:59 pm

Wanted to make a contest to see who could build the best Samurai build.

I would prefer a good bit of diversity and individual interpretation on the Samurai builds, so the requirements are pretty light.

- Melee Tank
- Longbow or Gonne option
- Epic Weapon Focus Katana
- Ride 6
- Alignment justification for Code of Honor

Will choose Best Overall, People's Choice, plus additional winners for best non-human race and/or class.

I'd imagine most will either use Monk or WM as a basis, but could see alot of viable options...ranger, paladin, barbarian, spellsword, ect.

Anything is viable, from noble and heavily armored Bushi to roguish Ronin to pious Kensai sword saints.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Vrass » Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:35 pm

Should make a blind one named Zatoiachi

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by blksabbath74 » Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:14 am

Vrass wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:35 pm
Should make a blind one named Zatoiachi
Blind Samurai James Bond...

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Vrass » Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:27 am

Not exactly... he was in many of the old Japanese samurai movies through the 60s and 70s and was for a time well known but not many these days outside of Japan remember or even know of him.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by malcolm_mountainslayer » Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:57 pm

Obvously the str based 20 monk/7 wm/3 rogue makes the ultimate samurai Jack.


There isn't even in a contest in that.


As for other cool things,

Maybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Subutai » Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:48 pm

malcolm_mountainslayer wrote:
Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:57 pm
Maybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.
If they're a paladin, how would they justify beheading peasants for dishonoring them?

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by malcolm_mountainslayer » Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:06 pm

Subutai wrote:
Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:48 pm
malcolm_mountainslayer wrote:
Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:57 pm
Maybe something like a dex based paladin for both bow and katanw use. But being dex based without epic dodge sucks.
If they're a paladin, how would they justify beheading peasants for dishonoring them?

Hmm perhaps i was too busy think of weeb lawful good samurai.

A REAL samurai probably uses the knight class in some fashion. Or again the wm monk build.

Perhaps a ranger build with both bow and katana.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by msterswrdsmn » Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:01 am

If you're trying to go more for something accurate, samurai typically used bows as a primary weapon. Katanas weren't typically a first weapon of choice. Or even a second; that was usually a polearm of some kind. They were also less LG and a lot more LE. Seriously. Samurai have been really, REALLY romanticized. Historically, they were uh. A fair bit less noble.

That in mind, maybe something like a LE Banite archer comes to mind.

Half elf Dex based
Ranger/AA/??? Monk, bard, or rogue could all fit thematically/buildwise. Though if you're going to include bard levels, fighter might be better than ranger.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Vrass » Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:59 am

How a Samurai behaved depended mostly on his clan and his lord. Some clans were more honorable then others and lords while always lawful could be evil, good, or neither. I would say most of them were LN rather then LE with a small number of LG among them. Time period could also factor since there were long periods of internal strife and warfare during much of Japan's history.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by TimeAdept » Sat Sep 07, 2019 5:06 am

dex ranger 27 / bard 3 [archer or normal]

dual weild katana for your daisho
dex based so you have your yumi longbow backup

you can pick a ranger path depending on what you'd like to focus on, the bow or the melee, but due to high dex, both will be decent backup secondaries.

lots of skill points from ranger mean you can pick up the many non-combat related skills samurai were known to be required to excel at, and have ride as well

wolf pet for your faithful shibe inu, he's a good boy

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Dr. B » Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:53 pm

You could try a dex WM who focuses in Katana; the latter will be able to get reasonable AB with a longbow and good damage with sneaks.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by malcolm_mountainslayer » Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:22 am

Dr. B wrote:
Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:53 pm
You could try a dex WM who focuses in Katana; the latter will be able to get reasonable AB with a longbow and good damage with sneaks.
Assuming katana is still dexabke, you hsve my attention.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Dr. B » Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:21 am

I would have been able to give you more feedback on this a week ago.

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by ReverentBlade » Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:49 am

I got the Zatoichi reference :)

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Re: Build-a-Weeb Samurai Contest

Post by Vrass » Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:52 am

Nice.

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