So you want to play the Batfam in D&D?
Hereās some ideas for youāthis party is unbalanced as heck, entirely human, and kind of a mess. I did this for Disney Princesses on another blog and am probably going to do more for other superhero teams at some point.
Look, I feel like this man would be multiclassing as heck because he is That Extra. Depending on optimization and whether certain things matter more in your version of the bat, you might lean more heavily or entirely on one class more than another, but my main ideas for Bruce would be:
BarbarianāPath of the Totem Warrior. Use stats for Eagle but call it the Bat, or homebrew a Bat Totem.
FighterāChampion, because Bruce hones his skills so heavily
PaladināNow, I donāt see him as a heavy magic user, but Oath of Vengeance is pretty much his schtick, and he could use Gotham personified as a deity/a bat god or a similar being as his divine patron.
RogueāInquisitive, because heās the Worldās Greatest Detective guys.
Now, his background could be Noble, Folk Hero, or Haunted One, depending on what you choose to focus on backstory wise, but whatever you do for his background keep in mind that he is Rich as Hell so his wealth is going to factor in to how much he starts off with.
The man takes really good care of the batfam, and though his background was British Military or spying if I recall, I would leave his class as Clericāprobably in the Life Domain, as heās always the familyās rock and if they donāt make it to Leslie Thompkinsā clinic you can bet heās the one helping them stitch each other up
Look, I know heās not a vigilante, but heās important to the Batfam and is on their side in the ways that matter. As a cop, Iād have him as a Paladin (Order of the Crown) or a fighter of some kind (maybe Battle Master?)
Dick would beāwait for itāa bard. Ā He grew up in a circus, remember? Ā But he would be College of Valor, imo, because he inspires the teams he leads and is a fierce fighter. If you want to multiclass him, Iād add Monk (Way of the Open Hand) as is useful. Ā As for background, I would lean into him as a Folk Hero, because Nightwing is respected among many circles, and back when he was Robin he was Boy Wonder after all. Ā
*slams fist on desk* we need some spellcasters and you cannot tell me that Barbara Gordon would not make a good Divination wizard. Letās face it, it matches the name perfectly.
Well, if you ever cast Detect Undead in the room, Jasonās going to ping off on that, so yeah. Ā As for his class, Jasonās a fighterādefinitely has the Firearms Specialist featāthough I canāt decide whether I would place him as a Brute (these new subclasses are interesting!) or an Eldritch Knight ultimately. Both fit into his undead black sheep of the family thing. Ā
Okay so I would place Cass as some kind of Rogueāher stealth is known to be amazing, so perhaps a Scout, with maybe enough levels under the Fighter category to make her a Samurai, because of her assassin background.
TIM why are you so d i f f i c u l t okay so I would make him a Battle Master fighter because of those other tool proficiencies and his intelligence would be higher than his wisdom because the boy is smart, but not necessarily able to transfer that knowledge to good decisions.
Stephanie Brown / Batgirl
Stephanie would definitely have a higher wisdom than intelligence for the opposite reasons of Timāshe means well, wants to make correct decisions, but doesnāt always know enough to do so. Ā I would place her as a rogue Scout because Iām reminded of her Spoiler days where she always had the intel on her dad to share, and she builds on that with the fam to maybe learn some wizardry from Barbara or fighting from Cass. Ā
One that I know little about, but Iām going to go ahead and call him an Oath of Devotion paladin with some potential aasimar traits, depending on how you handle his abilities.
Rogue Assassin to start, adding some levels of either monk or fighter based on his inspiration from Dick or Bruce. Ā Since he was Dickās Robin, Iām inclined to actually give him some Monk levels, as he would not be impressed by the whole bard thing, but his fighting? Heck yeah.
I believe sheād be a paladin, Oath of the Crown to start with, as she was military if Iām remembering her backstory correctly, but then later would turn to Oath of Vengeance as she intermingles with the family.
Um. Rogue thief. Ā With a criminal background and maxed out charisma. Sheās probably the easiest to pick out for anyoneāI hardly have to explain myself for her like I do others.
Probably a ranger; if I recall she is a sniper? Ā Gloom Stalker conclave, because Gotham and because sheās probably going to need the disguise spells to hide that very recognizable hair and keep her brother safe and out of the line of fire.
Jean-Paul Valley / Azrael
Okay, I know the least about Jean-Paul of the people on this list, but Iād actually leave him as a Scourge Aasimar (the angel name was too good to pass up) Oathbreaker Paladin. Ā It seems to fit him to some degree, and while I know little about him I understand that he breaks off from the family and goes crazy, so Oathbreaker works for me here.
Helena Bertinelli / Huntress
Rangerāand I bet youāll never guess what conclave? Ā No? Hunter Conclave. Ā Yeah, real original. Sheād probably take Horde Breaker and Uncanny Dodge when she levels to them. Ā Definitely a crossbow wielder, or hand crossbow depending on what your personal game allows. Ā
Terry is new-ish to the game, so I would have him be less extra than Bruce. Ā Probably a Champion fighter, with maybe some Artificer levels in there because Neo Gotham translates into battle magic tech for meālikely as an Artillerist.Ā His brother, Matt, as Robin, would probably just have the same classes.Ā
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