![]() ![]() ![]() An Eldritch Knight has all the signature abilities of a Fighter, a small but useful selection of arcane spells (mostly evocation and abjuration) and abilities like "War Magic" and "Eldritch Strike" that let them attack with weapons and cast a spell in the same turn. The simplest, most straightforward way to make a Githyanki-style "Gish" build in D&D 5e is to choose the Fighter class, then pick the "Eldritch Knight" sub-class at 3rd level. To be a truly versatile "Gish," though, a character build must have the weapon and armor proficiency of a Fighter Class plus the magical power of a Wizard or Sorcerer. Luckily for aspiring magic knights, a few sub-classes and multi-class combinations let D&D PCs play the role of both meat-shield and magician. In Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, there are several character classes capable of competently swinging a sword and casting a spell: Clerics, Paladins, and Rangers blend frontline melee survivability with divine magic, while Bladesinger-subclass Wizards and Arcane Trickster-subclass Rogues can take the offensive with both stabbing and blasting. In D&D, an RPG system where most D&D character classes are specialized into specific roles, a cleverly crafted "Gish" character can take on almost any role in an adventuring party, embracing versatility without sacrificing too much raw power (particularly if players grab the "War Caster" feat). The in-universe term "Gish" has since been adopted by D&D veterans to describe character builds skilled in both physical combat and offensive magic – "squishy wizards" who can actually take a hit, and "meat shields" who can drop a fireball into a horde of zombies. Related: Dungeons & Dragons' Most Illogical & Confusing Rules Explained ![]() One branching of the Gith, called the Githyanki, are famed for their imperialism, their cruel xenophobia, their relentless hunting of Mind Flayers, and elite champions called "Gish," described in the 1980s Fiend Folio and 1990s Planescape sourcebooks as warriors with the martial prowess of a Fighter and the arcane knowledge of Wizard. There's an official Dungeons & Dragons species called the Gith, psionic dwellers of the Astral Plane and mortal enemies of the Mind Flayers (both these species have a major role in the Baldur's Gate 3 early access computer RPG). ![]()
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