Extreme Adventurer

Adventurers League Build Guide

A 1st-20th level build guide suitable for Adventurers League play

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 Extreme Adventurer
Adventurers League Build Guide

A 1st-20th level build guide suitable for Adventurers League play

Writing: David Friant

Editing: Doug Vehovec
Layout and Design: Doug Vehovec

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 Proficiencies
High Adrenaline Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
The Extreme Adventurer might be one of our more
tongue-in-cheek character builds. Think Indiana Tools: None
Jones meets American Ninja Warrior contestant. Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity

Our Extreme Adventurer is all about exploring big- Skills: Investigation, Perception, Survival
ger and better dungeons that others haven’t con-
quered yet.
— Nerdarchy
Step 3 — Ability Scores

PHB +1 STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

12 (+1) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 8 (-1)
Volo's Guide to Monsters
For our plus one we went with Volo’s Guides to Step 4 — Background
Monsters for access to goliath. These powerful
nomads are all about competition, fair play and Far Traveler
survival, making them the perfect candidates for Skills: Acrobatics, Insight
the kind of high-octane adventuring we had in Languages: Halfling
mind for this character. Tools: Drum

Our extreme adventurer left home and travels far

Step-by-step character build guide and wide in search of the most exciting dungeons
to delve and terrain to traverse.
Each step of the way, this guide will show you the
choices made that are significant to this character
build. Options that are of particular importance to Step 5 — Class and Level Progression
this character’s effectiveness are in bold.
Level Class Gains
1 Ranger Skills — Investigation,
Step 1 — Race Perception, Survival, Favored
Goliath Enemy — Constructs, Language
— Draconic, Natural Explorer —
Race option from Volo's Guide to Monsters. Mountain
We have chosen goliath for their ability score bonus- 2 Rogue Proficiency — Thieves' Tools,
es, natural athleticism, and mountain-born traits. Skill — Sleight of Hand,
Expertise —Acrobatics,
Athletics, Language — Thieves'
Proficiencies
Cant
Armor: None
3 Monk Unarmored Defense,
Weapons: None Martial Arts
Tools: None 4 Rogue Cunning Action
Skills: Athletics 5 Monk Ki, Unarmored Movement —
Languages: Common, Giant +10 ft.
6 Ranger Fighting Style — Dueling,
Spellcasting (jump, longstrider)
Step 2 — Class
7 Rogue Roguish Archetype — Thief
1st level (Fast Hands, Second-Story
Start with Ranger Work)
8 Rogue Feat — Mobile
9 Monk Deflect Missiles, Monastic
For our first character class we choose ranger from
Tradition — Way of the Open
the Player’s Handbook. This character is focused
Hand
on exploration, making the wilderness warrior
class a perfect match. 10 Monk Ability Score Improvement —
Dexterity +2, Slow Fall

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 11 Ranger Ranger Archetype — Hunter
(Giant Killer), Primeval
Awareness, Spell (goodberry)
12 Ranger Feat — Dungeon Delver
13 Monk Extra Attack, Stunning Strike
14 Rogue Uncanny Dodge
15 Rogue Expertise — Perception,
Survival
16 Monk Unarmored Movement
Improvement, Wholeness of
Body
17 Monk Evasion, Stillness of Mind
18 Monk Ability Score Improvement —
Dexterity +2
19 Monk Unarmored Movement
Improvement
20 Monk Unarmored Movement
Improvement, Purity of Body

Conclusion
Final Ability Scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 18 (+4) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 8 (-1)

Proficiencies D&D Encounters

Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• The Roper Wrangler Monster BFF Series
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Kobold Cavalry Encounter
Tools: Drum, thieves' tools
• The Hag's Apprentice Encounter
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
• Druid Circle from the Beyond
Skills: Athletics, Acrobatics, Insight, Investigation,
Perception, Sleight of Hand, Survival — Contains encounter ideas, new monsters and
a new druid Circle option for players
Languages: Common, Draconic, Giant, Halfling,
Thieves' Cant

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Further Resources
Character creation, build, roleplaying tips and
backstory elements are discussed in a video on
the Nerdarchy YouTube channel here. In the video
description, you can find a link to this character
build on D&D Beyond.
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• Ultimate Spell Duelist Character Build Guide

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For Dungeon Masters
We thought it would be fun and useful to take our
player character builds and create a version of them
as a creature stat block for Dungeon Masters.
This character can be used as an ally, villain, or
colorful NPC to engage the adventurers in your own
home games. In the video linked above we discuss
several ways to use this character in your D&D
games.
Born to Delve. Whether you are talking about an
archaeologist who seeks to uncover lost lore or the
unscrupulous tomb raider seeking to turn a quick
coin, this character will stop at nothing no matter
the risk to be the first to their prizes. Some are even
willing to go to murderous extremes.
Thrill of the Hunt. Others are adrenaline junkies
who love to win. Even the good natured of them can
become threats without thinking about it. To them,
everything is a competition.
Skirmisher. Difficult terrain doesn't cost the extreme
adventurer extra movement. When they make a
melee attack against a creature, they don't provoke
opportunity attacks from that creature for the rest
of the turn, whether you hit or not. If the extreme
adventurer moves at least 10 ft. before making an
attack they deal an extra 14 (4d6) damage when they
hit a target with a melee weapon attack.
Actions
Multiattack. The extreme adventurer makes three
attacks with its shortsword.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit,
range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing
damage.

Extreme Adventurer
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 17 (studded leather)
Hit Points 117 (18d8 + 26)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., swim 20 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

14 (+2) 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 8 (-1)
Saving Throws Strength +5, Dexterity +8, Intelligence +3
Skills Acr0batics +8, Athletics +5, Perception +5,
Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +8
Senses passive Perception 15
Damage Resistances Poison
Languages Thieves' Cant plus any one language (usu-
ally Common)
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the extreme

adventurer can use a bonus action to take the Dash,
Disengage, or Hide action.

Evasion. If the extreme adventurer is subjected to an

effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw
to take only half damage, the extreme adventurer
instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving
throw, and only half damage if it fails.

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