Equine Build grants me the carrying capacity of a creature one size larger than me. Plus, Charge allows me to make an attack with my hooves (1d4 + Strength modifier) as a bonus action if I move 30 feet beforehand. However, a sense of nature and perceptive Wisdom can make for interesting spell casting as well.Ĭentaurs are considered Fey instead of humanoid and have a speed of 40 feet. One thing is for sure-some sort of melee combat is my character’s future. Build around +2 Strength/+1 Wisdom modifier and race abilities.įirstly, centaurs gain a +2 Strength/+1 Wisdom modifier, something we want to consider when choosing a class and role in the group. In other words, consider adding elements of a warrior culture to a centaur character. They are faster and stronger than most races and even have a built in calvary. Maybe my character was born to adventure, or maybe I was forced away from my roaming community.Īlso, think of the inherent power centaur’s carry and the lore this power brings. They have no concept of staying in place, which could be a fun storytelling piece. We could look at a centaur character’s sense of home as being the wide open wild. Naturally, they live a nomadic lifestyle, so community is an important element to take into consideration with a centaur’s backstory. With a mighty equine body, these wanderers love to run and roam over miles of open fields. Introduced in Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica, centaurs are powerful warriors of the fey realm.
If you know of some more optimization character builds for DnD 5th edition, please send a link by email, or make a comment. The Master of the Arcane: A Guide to the Wizard Īrrive on Time: A General Guide to Wizardry If Only You Knew the Power: A Warlock Guide īlade, Book, and Chain: A Warlock Guide Pact-Making 101: A Guide to the 5th Edition Warlock Into the Woods We Go: The Ranger Guide Ī Knife in the Dark: The Rogue’s Handbook ĭealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin The Outdoorsman’s Guide to Natural Ranging Good is Not Nice: A Paladin’s Guide Īnimal Buddy: A Guide to the Ranger’s Beast Companion Meditation, Meditation, Devastation: A Monk’s Guide Īvatar: The 4-Element Monk Mini-Guide Optimized Polearm Master Fighter Template Know Your Enemy: A Fighter’s Handbook īow Bond: An Eldritch Knight’s Guide to Archery Lunar Wilds: A Moon Druid Animal Guide īy Your Powers Combined: A Land Guide Handbook Thy Fear Symmetry: A Circle of the Moon Handbook The Devout and the Dead: A Guide to Clerics įor God and Party: A Cleric’s Guide ĭictum Mortuum’s The Cleric Handbook Ĭelestial Link Evoking Radiance into Creation ĥth Edition D&D Druid’s Handbook Graceful Destruction: A Guide to the Dex Based Barbarian īardic Lore: A Basic College of Lore Bard Guide Ī Party Without Music is Lame: A Bard The Gentleman’s Guide to Proper Barbarism I’ll Never Die! A Guide to the 5E Barbarian I am sure there are more, and many of these have already moved to Google Docs or other forums. It is a great listing of what is currently out there. Here is the list of guides that I found on another website ( ), that I am reading through right now. Since I’ve started with the Barbarian, it has turned into a very large posting that should be useful for a very long time. Red choices aren’t necessarily valueless, however, and are fine to take if you really like them.Īnd then going through a standard format: Another option exists that is in all ways at least as good or better. It might be useful in corner-case situations, but overall it’s not worth the investment. You’re not hurting your character by taking this, and it might even help in some situations, but there are better choices. It definitely helps your character in the majority of cases.īlack is average. An option you should strongly consider above most others.īlue is a good choice. It’s a rare rating that denotes something that is so good that you must take it, or you can’t call yourself optimized. I started with the Barbarian, and using the standard color coding for choices that can be made. Since the Wizards of the Coast’s community boards are all going away very soon, I have started creating my own optimization character builds. There are a lot of them that can be found on the Wizards community boards, and there are also some that are on Giant in the Playground. They are very detailed and have a lot of great information in them. There are a lot of character building guides and handbooks out there.