Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Why do your sidekicks hit better than the PC's??
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8342847" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>With 20 being the highest one can get...not necessarily.</p><p></p><p>And why would you not GIVE your sidekick the other +3 weapon that you found?</p><p></p><p>Now, you get a +4 to hit at level 9, with another +5 from your STR, and a +3 weapon for a +12. Your sidekick also has a +4 prof bonus to hit at level 9, with another +5 for their STR (remember, they also get to add to their stats), and a +3 weapon AND a +2 to hit, so they now have +14 to hit.</p><p></p><p>They also will have 2 attacks as you have two attacks.</p><p></p><p>There are several PC classes that have worthless bonuses in comparison in the PHB...and a Battlemaster...they are so limited by default that your skills will last one combat...maybe two if you are VERY lucky...while the NPC warrior doesn't have their bonus ever die out.</p><p></p><p>NPC Warrior will outdo many of the PC warrior classes in many cases...</p><p></p><p>I don't see why Martials don't get the extra bonuses to hit...</p><p></p><p>Anyone who thinks a Wizard (or any other class) can't get a 20 STR or DEX is kidding themselves...because 20 is the max, you HAVE to eventually put your stat increases SOMEWHERE if one is not using feats...and not everyone uses feats.</p><p></p><p>If something is good enough to give to the Sidekicks, it should be good enough to give to PC's (though in theory, one COULD use the sidekick idea as a PC according to Tasha's...which could bring up other interesting questions that are open ended with the rules in there...for example...if I am a Storm Giant PC using a sidekick warrior class...is my STR still limited to 20? and if it is not...when I add stat bonuses...can I get it higher than 30?...sorry...just thinking of the cheese one can do with the Sidekick rules of Tasha's).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 8342847, member: 4348"] With 20 being the highest one can get...not necessarily. And why would you not GIVE your sidekick the other +3 weapon that you found? Now, you get a +4 to hit at level 9, with another +5 from your STR, and a +3 weapon for a +12. Your sidekick also has a +4 prof bonus to hit at level 9, with another +5 for their STR (remember, they also get to add to their stats), and a +3 weapon AND a +2 to hit, so they now have +14 to hit. They also will have 2 attacks as you have two attacks. There are several PC classes that have worthless bonuses in comparison in the PHB...and a Battlemaster...they are so limited by default that your skills will last one combat...maybe two if you are VERY lucky...while the NPC warrior doesn't have their bonus ever die out. NPC Warrior will outdo many of the PC warrior classes in many cases... I don't see why Martials don't get the extra bonuses to hit... Anyone who thinks a Wizard (or any other class) can't get a 20 STR or DEX is kidding themselves...because 20 is the max, you HAVE to eventually put your stat increases SOMEWHERE if one is not using feats...and not everyone uses feats. If something is good enough to give to the Sidekicks, it should be good enough to give to PC's (though in theory, one COULD use the sidekick idea as a PC according to Tasha's...which could bring up other interesting questions that are open ended with the rules in there...for example...if I am a Storm Giant PC using a sidekick warrior class...is my STR still limited to 20? and if it is not...when I add stat bonuses...can I get it higher than 30?...sorry...just thinking of the cheese one can do with the Sidekick rules of Tasha's). [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Why do your sidekicks hit better than the PC's??
Top