***Spoilers Ahead***
Nanashi is a foreign swordsman who seeks immense challenges to test himself. He is an immensely skilled sword fighter who wields a katana. He also has the ability to heal and uses his powers to aid the survivors of Camelot through the demonic attacks. Eventually, a portion of his past is discovered as wounds on his back reveal his true race, but with his quiet nature he only responds with its “an old story”. With the sword speed and power to destroy a gray demon with ease, Nanashi is a force to be reckoned with.
Nanashi Stats
Str 9 Dex 14 Con 14 Int 9 Wis 14 Cha 12 (27 point buy)
Str 10 Dex 14 Con 14 Int 9 Wis 14 Cha 14 (after racial and feat mod)
Class Sorcerer 1 (Divine Soul)/Monk 5 (Way of the Kensei)
The three things that I wanted to achieve in this build are:
- Lighting Quick Swordplay.
- Wanderer of the World.
- Former Winged One.
Background
For Background, I chose Outlander for Nanashi. He gains the Skill Proficiencies of Athletics, Survival, and the Tool Proficiency of Shawm, the language of Infernal, and the Background Feature of Wanderer. Wanderer gives him the ability to recall general layouts of terrains, and the ability to find food and fresh water.
Race
For the race, I chose Fallen Aasimar for him but Protector Aasimar would work as well. With this race, he gains Darkvision, Celestial Resistance, Healing Hands, Light Bearer, and Necrotic Shroud.
Class
Nanashi’s class breakdown is a combination of two classes, Sorcerer 1(Divine Soul)/Monk 5 (Way of the Kensei). It is with these classes that he gains further healing abilities, the ability to manipulate his destiny, swift sword slashes, immense movement abilities, and a worldly traveler aesthetic. This combination of classes is the best attempt to consolidate her abilities and talents at this level.
Sorcerer 1 is the starting class for Nanashi. This gives him the skills of Insight and Arcana, Spellcasting, Divine Magic: Good, and Favored by the Gods. Favored by the Gods gives Nanashi the ability to roll 2d4 for a save or an attack and can possibly change the course of fate with that roll.
Monk 1 gives him the gains the features of Unarmored Defense and Martial Arts as well.
Monk 2 is where he picks up the class features of Ki and Unarmored Movement. He is now able to increase his movement speed as well as use Ki to further fuel his monk abilities.
Monk 3 is the level that gifts Nanashi the Monastic Tradition of Way of the Kensei. This path gives him the mastery skills of Calligrapher’s Supplies, Longsword, and Dart, Agile Parry, and Kensei’s Shot. He also gains Deflect Missles.
Monk 4 is where he gains the feat of Alert. This gives him a +5 bonus for his initiative which gives him his lighting fast reflexes to let him move first. He also gains Slow Fall.
Monk 5 is the last level for this build. At this level, he gains Extra Attack and Stunning Strike
With full use of Nanashi’s powers he can perform the following techniques via spells and abilities:
Iai: Heartless Waterfall- Booming Blade
Healing: Cure Wounds/Healing Hands
This combination of feats, stats, and spells makes this DND build of Nanashi a leaf slash of lighting speed in Six levels or Less.
Spells
Sorcerer
Cantrip
Booming Blade
Mold Earth
Spare the Dying
True Strike
1st Level
Cure Wounds
Jump
Equipment
Standard Sorcerer equipment with Darts and Daggers, Pick up a Longsword (Katana reflavor)
Shout out to https://nanatsu-no-taizai.fandom.com/wiki/Nanatsu_no_Taizai_Wiki for the amazing information in making this amazing character as well as DNDBeyond for its character creation platform. My next build will be Sariel of the Four Archangels!
Until next week Tale-Tellers!
