dungeons and dragons - What is the etymology of the term Gish? - Role . . . The githyanki captain, the gish githyanki, and the githyanki soldier appeared in Monster Manual IV (2006) Furthermore: The gith races are truly efficient warriors in that they combine all disciplines in their tactics; it is probably the case that the only race to even approach this multi-disciplinary approach to combat is humanity itself
How to optimize a Gishy [Fighter Mage] Character? [closed] A solid “gish-in-a-can”, the duskblade from Player’s Handbook II gets a very useful ability to channel touch spells through an attack Unfortunately, their spell list is really limited ( and goes only to 6th-level spells), and the really good feature (full-attack spell channeling) doesn’t come until 13th class level, which is very rough
dnd 5e 2014 - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange Well, let's take a look at some of the classic 5e gish spells, ones we know have interactions with things like GWF and GWM: Booming Blade As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell's range, otherwise the spell fails
Good final class for GISH (high BAB and 9th-level spells)? I need help for the final 5 levels for this character build I'm going for a "gish" build combining spell casting and martial abilities My initial thought is Eldritch Knight, but I think there may
dnd 5e 2014 - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange For an intelligence based gish there's really only 4 options: Arcane Trickster Rogue, Battle Smith Artificer, Bladesinging Wizard, or Eldritch Knight Fighter An Arcane Tricksters is a great dual wielder because a bonus action attack is another opportunity for Sneak Attack and is an OK melee damage dealer because of said Sneak Attack
How can I make a fighter sorcerer that contributes to the party? Gish is the term used for any fighter mage build where the character's focus in both spellcasting and martial combat is at least somewhat equal and where both aspects of the character are viable Spellcasting and Manifesting (for psionics) can usually be used interchangeably If you're playing pathfinder, this answer is obsolete
What is the best way to make a Swordsage Beguiler character? A "Gish", or a caster capable of fighting in melee combat, seems to be exactly what you're currently aiming for, which is different from the sneaky deceiver of the former question One of the proposed builds from that guide is the Melee Bard, which allows for some deception skills:
What weapon should a halfling wizard get proficiency for? I'm not planning on building a gish, or trying to become good with a weapon Weapons are strictly my fallback option for when I have no useful spells or it's not worth wasting a spell any more spells on the encounter
How can I build a dual-wielding thrown weapons character? Another super-popular gish prestige class, the jade phoenix mage from Tome of Battle, is awkward for ranged combat because it revolves around the “sublime maneuvers” found in that book and they’re almost-all melee-only