D&D5e: Simple “Balance” BUFF for Champion Fighter ❌too STRONG!?❌ D&D 5e
Channel: Funky Dungeon Master
Date: 08/05/2022

In this video, I back up my Champion Fighter BUFF in my previous Youtube Short with analysis and damage calculation, using @TreantmonksTemple baseline method. It'd be awesome if he could review my Champion Fighter buff for balance and potential exploits I haven't thought of. I think it's an ok but not broken multiclass option.

My Champion Fighter BUFF Shorts for reference: https://youtube.com/shorts/gHmkqntamRo?feature=share

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Timestamps:
0:00 What I did wrong in Champion Fighter Short
0:55 Summarize Champion Fighter BUFF
1:22 Damage comparison with Battle Master Fighter
3:09 Utility comparison with Battle Master Fighter
3:58 Optimized DPR with GWM and Crusher for BUFFed Champion Fighter
5:59 Analysis summary
6:25 Why I make Balance Homebrew for 5e
7:12 Inquisitive Rogue BUFF

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Champion Fighter simple balancing fix for D&D 5e from Thien's Balance Homebrew series.
At 3rd level, in addition to Improved Critical, the Champion Fighter now also has:
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**Timely Critical**
Additionally, from 3rd level, when you successfully hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can choose to make it a critical hit instead. You can use this feature twice and need to finish a short or long rest before you can do so again.
You gain an additional use of this feature when you reach higher levels in this class: 5th level (3 times), 11th level (4 times), 17th level (5 times).
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This fix is simple enough to keep it beginner friendly, which has been a selling point of the Champion Fighter subclass. But it's also interesting enough for veteran players to tinker around with.
Click for Treantmonk's analysis of the Fighter subclasses and why Champion Fighter is bad: https://youtu.be/v3YPVLMGDkg?t=1830
Click for RPGBOT's analysis of the Fighter subclasses and why Champion Fighter is bad: https://rpgbot.net/dnd5/characters/classes/fighter/subclasses/

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I'm an avid consumer of D&D optimization content like Treantmonk and RPGBOT. And I want to use that knowledge to make the game more fun for optimizers and non-optimizers alike. Thus, born the Thien's Balance Homebrew series for D&D 5th edition: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOlGNxI48E1xaHdQJCdVRNd0fcSf-aBqT

By making all the player options balanced, I hope to remove trap options for players that don't like to worry much about the nitty-gritty game mechanics. Also, when all the player options are roughly equivalent in power, we can worry a bit less about picking a powerful option and more about which option brings out the flavor we want.

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