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Starting Gear Past First Level

Starting Gear Past First Level

When starting at a higher level, adventurers may spend their starting gold on the following equipment packages, organized by tier (tier 2: 5th–10th level, tier 3: 11th–16th level, tier 4: 17th–20th level). These packages represent popular and common choices for characters of a given class and level, intended to present an easy-to-use index. Characters with unique builds might prefer to swap out items or buy entirely different items. 

Tsunami Dash

Tsunami Dash

( points)

You sprint through your enemies, striking at every one you pass.

You take the Dash action. During your turn, any time you become adjacent to a creature, you can make a melee attack against it using a weapon that has the dual-wielding or finesse properties. 

You cannot attack the same creature twice in a row in this manner or make more attacks than your proficiency bonus.

 

Tidal Parry

Tidal Parry

( points)

An expert parry turns a hit into a miss.

Whirlpool Strike

Whirlpool Strike

( points)

You spin around, gathering momentum as you strike your foes harder and harder.

Make a melee weapon attack against any number of creatures within 5 feet of you, making a separate attack roll for each target. For each subsequent hit after the first, you deal an additional 1d6 damage.

 

Flowing Steps Stance

Flowing Steps Stance

( points)

You focus on moving so swiftly and with such subtlety that nothing can stop you.

First Blood

First Blood

( points)

You react and attack quicker than the eye can see.

After rolling initiative, you can use your reaction to treat your initiative as if you had rolled a critical success.

 

Rapid Strike

Rapid Strike

( points)

With an array of quick, carefully placed attacks against the same opponent you throw them off their guard.

When you activate this maneuver, you take the Attack action and make a weapon attack, as well as any additional attacks granted by Extra Attack. After hitting a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can use your bonus action to make an additional attack against the same creature. 

On a hit with this additional attack, you can use your reaction to spend 2 exertion points and attack the same creature again.