If you were to roleplay Optimus prime, may I recommend STARTING OUT roleplaying him like his G1 version first. Everyone’s favorite robot dad! Cracks jokes sometimes, likes learning new things (like basketball! Yes that’s canon) and “Strong enough to be gentle.” But, depending on how the campaign goes, drift into other versions of Prime. For instance, his more modern appearances. More hardened, less emotionally expressive and more action-hero like. But if the campaign gets REALLY dark, go for Bay-verse Prime. “I’ll kill them all…” “GIVE ME YOUR FACE!” Hopefully it doesn’t come to that.
i feel the need to add that optimus prime(not primal) has had at least 3 beast modes throughout the franchise's history. the first being a robotic aligator in an episode of g1, the second was a bat in the very early stages of the beast era, and the third being a robotic t-rex in rescue bots
For me, I've never been a huge fan for druids when your trying to be a transformer. Especially for Optimus. He's one of the few characters that screams Paladin. He has a oath, he's very charismatic, and leads the charge into battle. Sword and shield. That's just me, subclass? That's where it gets tricky. Devotion is a pretty solid one, Ancients is also a good choice but I think the UA Oath of Heroism is absolutely perfect for him.
I built Soundwave in D&D, it was a Warforged Ranger with a Warforged Hawk. The idea was down the line also give him a dual-class adding Bard or Sorcerer to the mix, so he can do sound based attacks.
In the wise words of Megatron: "I would have waited an eternity for this!" Thanks for the great build and I hope we get more Transformers builds in the future, Starscream would be cool with all the flying or maybe do one of the Headmaster like Chromedome or Brainstorm.
You know if you wanna be really silly right now, you can actually think of this build as being Optimal Optimus from Beast Wars instead. because in Beast Wars, Optimus Primal had merged his spark with Optimus Prime to keep it alive which turned him into Optimal Optimus. or it could be both at once because of the special anniversary animation, which shows Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal fusing into Optimal Optimus. just a thought
I’m watching the clips in the background and I completely forgot how Optimus fights with main antagonist energy in the Tranaformers live action movies. Like if these weren’t mechanical life forms fighting the movies would have been a Mature rating for sure. Like, “yay, Optimus is here- oh god, he just cut that man’s face in half and then through lava at another guy.” 😅
There a transformers comics where grimlock is teleported to a alien fantasy world and in the pages you can thing character sheet that lots like dungeon and dragon
For the record optimus prime/xyz convoy (depending on which continuity has optimus prime in japan) has always been a paladin with some druid specs. Optimus primal would be the druid druid set up.
I was thinking about that the other day, Beast Wars is my favorite Transformers cartoon, and a warforged turning into a metal animal via druid class and then maybe some barbarian to beef up your fighting abilities?
@@Zendrist-8128 true but robot Jesus did appear in a lot more movies than lion Jesus unless you go back to the really old school versions, so it's a little easier to find clips for the background video
I always want to use more Warforged, a Duo idea Soundwave and Blaster both are Battlesmith Artificer for the steel defender, more constructs and intelligence gathering background Then Bards Whispers for Soundwave and Creations for Blaster or Valor
I knew this was going to be a Warfoged race the moment is aw the video. Nothing else makes sense, that said, making Optimus and druid/fighter mutliclass was pretty slick. I love it. I'm trying to work out how to make Roxanne Wolf from Security Breach in D&D. So far, I've got a warforged bard. Now I'm wondering how to build Arcee in D&D.
It's unfortunate that your Asta build was taken down due to copyright issues. I'd have liked to have seen that. I always wondered if it was possible to do a build for him, especially given his lack of magic. It'd be pretty cool to see Lucifer Morningstar from DC's Lucifer (namely the TV series), get a build. Claire from Claymore, Bell from DanMachi (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?), or Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword would be cool too.
Honestly seeing Megatron be done would be cool, sure you can cooy some things over but at the same time Megatron is so much more brutal and violent than almost all versions of Prime that I feel like although similar it would be a completely different play style, although I'm not sure if you can easily cross Megatron and Beast Wars Megatron like how you can with Prime and Primal, but it would be cool to see regardless if done.
Cool vid! However, never thought of Optimus Prime as a druid, love the truck comparison though. As a recommendation, do you think you could try to make David Martinez or Adam Smasher from Cyberpunk?
wait, this video made me realize you could possibly multiclass more than 1 level and still get an epic boon feat. the class wording is alittle weird because it specifically says epic boon at level 19 as a class feature. but then asi/feats say you can take any feat you qualify for. and epic boons only mention being level 19+, so if your multiclass will give you an ASI when your total level is 19 or 20 you can get an epic boon. mind blown
Ok I like some the theme build that been done for dnd. I think a good challenge is do obscure characters from video games, tv shows, and movies. Maybe John crithon from farscape or peter pernelli from heroes.
Honestly in my opinion I would probably have done more the Paladin route since he is technically a disciple of prime while also going into fighter for Battle Master Forest tactician other than that definitely agree with the rest
Depending on the version of Optimus Prime, Roller is a suitable Wild Companion. Granted, Michael Bay movies in the video, but other than that, the build also works for most depictions.
the battlemaster-celestial warlock or oath of devotion paladin with the warlock dip, is both more lore accurate based on the Bayverse or the TFP, th original bayverse would probably be Battlemaster and the Ancestral Barbarian
Genuinely wonder what you're gonna do for Megatron/Galvatron to be able to turn into a battle tank. Flight is easy enough, Artillerist gives you a big arm cannon, but how will you BE the battle tank? Better yet, how will you turn into a handgun for others to shoot?
I'm still hoping for Nezuko Kamado! It could be fun to see some Addams Family characters for Halloween, though; Gomez, Wednesday, Morticia, maybe Enid Sinclair?
Seems like it would be easier/more straightforward to make a Maximal. I wonder if the GM would mind me yelling MAXIMIZE before every battle 😂😂 in serious, thanks, I'll be hanging on to this video
I would recommend going monk instead of fighter. you lose on the tactically feature "I would chosen battle master not champion " . but monk would give you the SPeed that would stack with the beast so you go vroom vroom . bonus action attack that is something druids don get much use of bonus actions in their wildform "Crazy thats no spell in the moon spells is a bonus action cast like found of moon night and cure wounds both should been bonus actions" sigh. do not get me started on all the things I see they did wrong with druid. BUT Bonus action unarmed attack you can take even if you are a beast and flurry of blows with d points and if you are lucky and got weapon masteries chose dagger or something with nick . so 2 shillelagh club attacks + nick and bonus action attack in robot form is hella good. also if you can convince your DM to update magic stones to work the same with shillelagh you got a winner of a ranged attack. Allas Lovely build Optimus prime is my fav charcter :D and druids are my favorite class . (Even though they should used wisdom for beast attacks and SPell save DC for beast saves and increased the temp hp and not restrict the Spellcasting your main half of the class until level 18 ) GAAAASP .... I had to say what bothered me sorry. :D .
One of these days i want to roll up a warforged who used to be a scientist's assistant and now has time magic. Why yes I DID enjoy Pokémon SV why do you ask
@@Penroseapostle I don't know much about Arknights, otherwise I would totally give some insight. But I've only played it for like a day, so I am not remotely familiar enough to weigh in
@@silvertongue8104 I actually had a huge discussion about that on my discord, because I didn't think it was possible. But the only requirement is actually being level 19, so as long as you time your levels right, it's possible
@ tried saying that to my own D&D discord group The gm council decided you needed to be level 19 in 1 of your classes for it to apply so i guess it depends on the GM
You cant be a warforged druid, class restrictions state that because a druid is a nature user only(unless it changed in the past couple years) meaning NO metal, and they cant be warforged because they are a constructs
@@winterdarkstorm716 no problem, just happy I could actually reference that, so many times I make an entire video to find out a it doesn't work because I missed something. But for once that's not the case lol
@@rlcbofficial871 I definitely will be, but there's a few characters I need to build in the first place, I've been wanting to do Gohan for a long time plus I need to make Frieza and possibly Cell
If you were to roleplay Optimus prime, may I recommend STARTING OUT roleplaying him like his G1 version first. Everyone’s favorite robot dad! Cracks jokes sometimes, likes learning new things (like basketball! Yes that’s canon) and “Strong enough to be gentle.”
But, depending on how the campaign goes, drift into other versions of Prime. For instance, his more modern appearances. More hardened, less emotionally expressive and more action-hero like.
But if the campaign gets REALLY dark, go for Bay-verse Prime.
“I’ll kill them all…”
“GIVE ME YOUR FACE!”
Hopefully it doesn’t come to that.
I love this, really clever way to integrate all the other versions of prime
FINALY!!!! MY REQUEST WAS GRANTED!!!! MY SOUL IS YOURS NOW!!!!!!
Whoa, hold on to that. It's just a YT video. Till all are one.
As soon as you said that, the scene from Mortal Kombat immediately flashed in my head and I wanted to say "your soul is mine"
@@dndbuildsga, that makes me fill old, lol
@@vernonhampton5863 It’s a God of War reference. Kratos says a similar line when pledging his soul to Ares. Just a joke.
No, your spark is now in his spark
i feel the need to add that optimus prime(not primal) has had at least 3 beast modes throughout the franchise's history. the first being a robotic aligator in an episode of g1, the second was a bat in the very early stages of the beast era, and the third being a robotic t-rex in rescue bots
For me, I've never been a huge fan for druids when your trying to be a transformer. Especially for Optimus. He's one of the few characters that screams Paladin. He has a oath, he's very charismatic, and leads the charge into battle. Sword and shield. That's just me, subclass? That's where it gets tricky. Devotion is a pretty solid one, Ancients is also a good choice but I think the UA Oath of Heroism is absolutely perfect for him.
Me too honestly
A cool homebrew would be to switch out the horse for a robotic transformation for Warforged.
I would also think valor bard
@@BJGvideos that's a good one too
I think Druid is a terrible fit for prime, something martial is far superior
I built Soundwave in D&D, it was a Warforged Ranger with a Warforged Hawk. The idea was down the line also give him a dual-class adding Bard or Sorcerer to the mix, so he can do sound based attacks.
Um actually Laserbeak and Buzzsaw are condors ☝️🤓
Nice. I went Battlesmith artificer and college of Whispers bard
*starts playing "The Touch"*
@@franciscovazquezjr4550 I knew I should have used that in the background music
YOU'VE GOT THE TOUCH! YOU GOT THE POWEERRRR YEAAAAH
@dndbuilds do you think you could do me negative from spider-man in dnd
@@dndbuilds You would have 100% been struck for that song. Better that you didn't.
@@KevinVideoI've seen other videos use it just fine. Hell that's probably one of the few things Team Fourstar wasn't getting strikes for.
In the wise words of Megatron: "I would have waited an eternity for this!"
Thanks for the great build and I hope we get more Transformers builds in the future, Starscream would be cool with all the flying or maybe do one of the Headmaster like Chromedome or Brainstorm.
You know if you wanna be really silly right now, you can actually think of this build as being Optimal Optimus from Beast Wars instead. because in Beast Wars, Optimus Primal had merged his spark with Optimus Prime to keep it alive which turned him into Optimal Optimus. or it could be both at once because of the special anniversary animation, which shows Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal fusing into Optimal Optimus. just a thought
The best way to play Optimus Prime in D&D is literally to just go buy the official Transformers RPG that’s purpose built for the job.
I’m watching the clips in the background and I completely forgot how Optimus fights with main antagonist energy in the Tranaformers live action movies. Like if these weren’t mechanical life forms fighting the movies would have been a Mature rating for sure. Like, “yay, Optimus is here- oh god, he just cut that man’s face in half and then through lava at another guy.” 😅
This is really great build, I personally always thought that Optimus would be a celestial warlock ( cuz the whole prime Lore) with a battle master dip
My name is Optimas Prime to all surviving Autobots....roll initiative
There a transformers comics where grimlock is teleported to a alien fantasy world and in the pages you can thing character sheet that lots like dungeon and dragon
There is the recent Rathalos Optimus Prime! Add True Polymorph for a dragon!
I do appreciate that they've finally let shillelagh grow in strength as you level.
For the record optimus prime/xyz convoy (depending on which continuity has optimus prime in japan) has always been a paladin with some druid specs. Optimus primal would be the druid druid set up.
I was thinking about that the other day, Beast Wars is my favorite Transformers cartoon, and a warforged turning into a metal animal via druid class and then maybe some barbarian to beef up your fighting abilities?
Primal would be a fighter
I read the thumbnail as "Optimus Prime DIED" and I was like "god dammit, again?!"
The one I have been mulling over is Rattrap or Dinobot from Beast Wars...
Now i’m hoping for Megatron and Grimlock, too!
We got robot jesus before we got lion jesus.
@@Zendrist-8128 true but robot Jesus did appear in a lot more movies than lion Jesus unless you go back to the really old school versions, so it's a little easier to find clips for the background video
@@dndbuildsI guess that's fair. Lol
To be fair, there is Leo Prime aka Lio Convoy from Beast Wars Second. So you could have both. lol
I always want to use more Warforged, a Duo idea
Soundwave and Blaster both are Battlesmith Artificer for the steel defender, more constructs and intelligence gathering background
Then Bards Whispers for Soundwave and Creations for Blaster or Valor
I knew this was going to be a Warfoged race the moment is aw the video. Nothing else makes sense, that said, making Optimus and druid/fighter mutliclass was pretty slick.
I love it.
I'm trying to work out how to make Roxanne Wolf from Security Breach in D&D.
So far, I've got a warforged bard.
Now I'm wondering how to build Arcee in D&D.
This just came to mind because I’ve been watching the show recently. Try Hajime Nagumo from Arifureta. That would be a really interesting build.
It's unfortunate that your Asta build was taken down due to copyright issues. I'd have liked to have seen that. I always wondered if it was possible to do a build for him, especially given his lack of magic.
It'd be pretty cool to see Lucifer Morningstar from DC's Lucifer (namely the TV series), get a build. Claire from Claymore, Bell from DanMachi (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?), or Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword would be cool too.
I was deadass thinking about what if the transformers were in the lord of the rings. This is perfect 👍
Honestly seeing Megatron be done would be cool, sure you can cooy some things over but at the same time Megatron is so much more brutal and violent than almost all versions of Prime that I feel like although similar it would be a completely different play style, although I'm not sure if you can easily cross Megatron and Beast Wars Megatron like how you can with Prime and Primal, but it would be cool to see regardless if done.
Robot Jesus 😂
I got future build idea Issac Clarke from Dead Space
Yo, I NEED the medley music he’s playing in the background
Since you've done the TMNT, can you build Splinter and the Shredder?
I'm taking notes
It would be cool to see soundwave as he is different from most transformers
Cool vid! However, never thought of Optimus Prime as a druid, love the truck comparison though. As a recommendation, do you think you could try to make David Martinez or Adam Smasher from Cyberpunk?
At the end of the video. More transformers
wait, this video made me realize you could possibly multiclass more than 1 level and still get an epic boon feat.
the class wording is alittle weird because it specifically says epic boon at level 19 as a class feature. but then asi/feats say you can take any feat you qualify for. and epic boons only mention being level 19+, so if your multiclass will give you an ASI when your total level is 19 or 20 you can get an epic boon.
mind blown
@@ShurikenSean yup, you can definitely double epic boon
Ok I like some the theme build that been done for dnd. I think a good challenge is do obscure characters from video games, tv shows, and movies. Maybe John crithon from farscape or peter pernelli from heroes.
Honestly in my opinion I would probably have done more the Paladin route since he is technically a disciple of prime while also going into fighter for Battle Master Forest tactician other than that definitely agree with the rest
Depending on the version of Optimus Prime, Roller is a suitable Wild Companion. Granted, Michael Bay movies in the video, but other than that, the build also works for most depictions.
Tfo bumblebee: I am badassatron
Every bots: aaaarrghhhh bumblebee you can’t pick that name
Oh god, I loved the Shillelagh cantrip and I'm so happy it got a boost!
Still hoping for Akito from Ghostwire Tokyo.
Awesome vid and personally I'd love to see a Jak and Daxter build since you've already done Ratchet and Clank.
Killmaster/Murdermaster with a wand from IDW Transformers comics could make a good final boss fight in DnD.
Soundwave or a combiner next?
Now knowing this, gives me an evil idea of how to stealth play a specific transformers chaeacter
You could flavour a familiar as a minicon if you wanted one
You have to do soundwave!
In my first d&d game since subscribing I rolled 2 nat 20s. Sadly it was on an attack with advantage. Any chance for Buliwyf from 13th warrior?
Can you do Wesley from the Princess Bride?
I thiiiiiiink Tulok may have built him. I know I've seen a Westley build before. But always room for more! Just to tide you over.
the battlemaster-celestial warlock or oath of devotion paladin with the warlock dip, is both more lore accurate based on the Bayverse or the TFP, th original bayverse would probably be Battlemaster and the Ancestral Barbarian
Requesting Boxxo from Reborn As A Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon.
I actually loved that anime and I would totally do that one
Can you do a build for Percy Jackson? Other book character ideas are Eragon, Kaladin, and Peter Pan
Considering there is a new Ranma 1/2, how would YOU build Ranma Saotome?
I've seen changeling but idk. Really I would tend to go variant human and just inflict the curse as homebrew
@BJGvideos It shouldn't even be a homebrew. It can just as easily be a simple roleplaying thing. No mechanic. It just happened in cold and warm water.
@@StanleyTeriaca I mean the specific curse doesn't have a d&d version so it would have to be something you wrote in.
@@BJGvideos True. But what advantage and disadvantage the curse has which the game can simulate?
@StanleyTeriaca I have no clue
Genuinely wonder what you're gonna do for Megatron/Galvatron to be able to turn into a battle tank. Flight is easy enough, Artillerist gives you a big arm cannon, but how will you BE the battle tank? Better yet, how will you turn into a handgun for others to shoot?
I'm still hoping for Nezuko Kamado! It could be fun to see some Addams Family characters for Halloween, though; Gomez, Wednesday, Morticia, maybe Enid Sinclair?
Could you technically use True Polymorph at higher levels to become a truck?
~_~
@@majinsole8554 yeah, someone brought that up on discord, but then you probably couldn't do much as the truck in that state
@@dndbuilds
Two words: Truck Kun 😆
~_~
Can you pls do a 5e version i love the content❤❤❤
Seems like it would be easier/more straightforward to make a Maximal. I wonder if the GM would mind me yelling MAXIMIZE before every battle 😂😂 in serious, thanks, I'll be hanging on to this video
Wait, so you get an epic boon just for reaching level 19, and not if it’s level 19 of one class?
you can play Lio convoy if you don't want primal
Next you should do Bumblebee and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for Halloween.
Please do Grimlock next. I want to know how to make Grimlock in D&D.
Nice im just into dnd i got a good idea for you how about making art the clown in dnd
Its a bit of rulebending but i had a friend that let me pick a cart as an integrated tool and i was able to turn into a simple cart
Surely do an Akame build 🤔
Fun!
@@MrHawger thanks
I would recommend going monk instead of fighter. you lose on the tactically feature "I would chosen battle master not champion " . but monk would give you the SPeed that would stack with the beast so you go vroom vroom . bonus action attack that is something druids don get much use of bonus actions in their wildform "Crazy thats no spell in the moon spells is a bonus action cast like found of moon night and cure wounds both should been bonus actions" sigh. do not get me started on all the things I see they did wrong with druid.
BUT Bonus action unarmed attack you can take even if you are a beast and flurry of blows with d points
and if you are lucky and got weapon masteries chose dagger or something with nick . so 2 shillelagh club attacks + nick and bonus action attack in robot form is hella good.
also if you can convince your DM to update magic stones to work the same with shillelagh you got a winner of a ranged attack.
Allas Lovely build Optimus prime is my fav charcter :D and druids are my favorite class . (Even though they should used wisdom for beast attacks and SPell save DC for beast saves and increased the temp hp and not restrict the Spellcasting your main half of the class until level 18 ) GAAAASP .... I had to say what bothered me sorry. :D .
How would you make tfp predaking
Rhinox is druid/barbarian. Thoughts?
I… am Optimus Prime. (In my D&D campaign)
One of these days i want to roll up a warforged who used to be a scientist's assistant and now has time magic.
Why yes I DID enjoy Pokémon SV why do you ask
I would say the only robotic Jesus is Matoro
I do bleave one dm said "flavor is free"
its possible ot make a titanfall 2 pilot or a ODST from halo?
Could you perhaps build ryomen sukuna
As much as I doubt you will see this, I want to know how to build Skyfire (a feline fire caster) from Arknights in DnD
@@Penroseapostle I don't know much about Arknights, otherwise I would totally give some insight. But I've only played it for like a day, so I am not remotely familiar enough to weigh in
So then, what would any of the Dinobots look like as a character in D&D?
thank god bles you
Cid of Eminence in Shadow please 😭 !!!
I think the last five levels should've been put in paladin
Which ones got taken down by copyright?
Kakashi from Naruto recently got hit, and Asta from black clover got hit a while back. My Gundam build also had to be heavy snipped
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I told myself I needed to say that at least 30 times before recording this video, and of course I forgot it
Asking again for a JoJo part 7 steel ball run character! Johnny or gyro of course, but mountain Tim would be interesting too!
I'm curious
Day 1 of asking for Escanor from seven deadly sins
Ah the one Tulok flat out refused to make.
Can we get lancer from fate stay night unlimited blade works whenever you get a chance please
Druid? Eh, Prime seems he'd be more like the epitome of some kind of cosmic Paladin.
How did you get an epic boon if you have 4 levels in fighter?
@@silvertongue8104 I actually had a huge discussion about that on my discord, because I didn't think it was possible. But the only requirement is actually being level 19, so as long as you time your levels right, it's possible
@ tried saying that to my own D&D discord group
The gm council decided you needed to be level 19 in 1 of your classes for it to apply so i guess it depends on the GM
Can you do Shirou Emiya from Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works?
they need to eat Energon.
Can you please build Trafalgar law from one piece please please please
Could you do master chief
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REAPER FROM OVERWATCH!!! Please and thank you.
Red hood soon please?
can you redo your final fantasy builds and do a tifa build
Can you do sukuna
You cant be a warforged druid, class restrictions state that because a druid is a nature user only(unless it changed in the past couple years) meaning NO metal, and they cant be warforged because they are a constructs
@@winterdarkstorm716 that restriction was removed for 2024
@@dndbuilds my mistake, thank you for the correction
@@winterdarkstorm716 no problem, just happy I could actually reference that, so many times I make an entire video to find out a it doesn't work because I missed something. But for once that's not the case lol
I've seen a campaign with a warforged druid. She was made of wood.
I was in it for the first 2 minutes. Then uou brought 2024 into it. Byeeeeee
Dude you should redo Dbz characters with the new rules!
@@rlcbofficial871 I definitely will be, but there's a few characters I need to build in the first place, I've been wanting to do Gohan for a long time plus I need to make Frieza and possibly Cell
@@dndbuilds oh heck yes!
sooo...trukk and munky?