He's a Half-elf Fighter. It's not that hard.

Did you take a screen shot of a word document or did you put the red line under those words for effect?

This is the image. There's plenty of (IMHO) errors in this build, but it make me wonder how to do this homage the right way.

Link is an elf or half-elf fighter with a shitfuckton of magic items.

It's nto that goddamn hard.

oh. 4th edition. Uhm.
Half-elf Fighter.

Well, it's 4th ed, no wonder it fails like a bitch.

>>9094980
Screenshot from word. I'm not good with computers.

just take Link from Ocarina of Time since it seems to be peoples favorite Zelda game.

Why am I not surprised that someone's trying to make a video game character for 4e? You 4efags are really hurting your "4e is NOT a video game on paper" argument.

in Pathfinder he is a straight up Half-elf Fighter.

It's just a stat me thread folks.

Go with bard.

Being tweaked to play the party game seems to be a good loss in order to be not obvious and actually fun to be around.

What about He-man?

>>9095019

Oh I see, my bad.

but Link is so cold and distant. Him being a Bard doesn't seem right.
Even for a hero he's a bit of a door mat.

So, why has nobody suggested Ranger yet? He doesn't use more than leather armor, and the bow has always been second in importance for him only to his sword. He isn't a physical powerhouse soaking up damage, he's a lightly-armored, nimble character dancing around his enemies' attacks and dishing out tons of damage by attacking their weak points with sword and arrow. That suggests Ranger to me, maybe even Rogue.

>>9095185
Link uses mail in TP

>>9095185
Ranger makes sense. Straight Ranger would do, no need to multi-class either.

>>9095185
>He doesn't use more than leather armor
Depends really. Link got different armors in Twilight Princess.

>>9095251
magical light or medium armor for Link it is.

>>9095251
looking at this picture makes me think of a combination of Zelda and ffx-2

>>9095219

True enough, but his iconic outfit is always cloth and leather. In any case, his techniques are much more typical of a striker class than a defender or leader.

>>9095279
And he uses a bow pretty frequently. Half-elf ranger would probably fit, maybe with some bard multiclass.

>>9095251
That were all leather... The boutique one was jewskin.

>>9095289
just give him a few ranks of Performance.

>>9095251

Wow, that's some pretty good art right there.

no need to multi-class. the ocarina was a magical item that needed the right songs to be played on it.
hence Perform.

A Ranger with Shield? Did I miss something on 4E? The builds aren't Bow/ 2Weapons/ 1Weapon+Beast?

And rogue with Longsword and shield?

I agree he is more of a Striker, but there isn't at this time an Striker class where he can fit. We could go for some class with a secondary roll of Striker.

>>9095312

Here, have another and the person's DA tag.

>>9095251
Is this concept art from the new game?

Mother Fucking Bag'o Holding

FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Is Link an Elf or a Half-Elf?

>>9095341

So fix it with a feat. It makes more sense to have a ranger who picked up shield proficiency through a feat than a fighter who voluntarily forgoes heavy armor.

As for the ocarina stuff, I'd say give him Perform as a class skill through a background. The actual magical effects have mostly been explained as properties of the instrument, not the player.

I'll say what we're all thinking:

"This would be so much simpler in 3(.X)E."

>>9095507
I don't mind giving him Shield by feat, but melee powers for Rangers are two-weapon or weapon+beast.

>>9095675

I don't see how it would be simpler...

I like half-elf for Link. Does he even have a race?

>>9095675

Fighter multiclassed with bard.

Fighter with Ritual Casting and magic music themed rituals.

Ranger with heavy shield and multiclassed to get some magic.

It's not even hard.

Pathfinder Rangers are proficient in shield at the start.

>>9095675

More accurate maybe, but simpler? That, at least, is an area in which 4E has 3.X beaten.

>>9095700

He's obviously that off-hand throwing weapon build.

>>9095004
4E doesn't work that way.

done, statted, let's roll out.

magic items, and potion bottles

Link is an elf or half-elf Ranger with ranks in Performance: Ocarina

also has plot armor

>>9095715
Hylian, same for most LoZ characters. They are basically elves with a human lifespan.

The nice thing about 4e Link is that he can actually start at Level 1 and do shit.

>>9095803
so we use Half-elf as a template, and fiddle with maximum age.
easy when you don't have to worry about At Wills.

>>9095816
so can Link as a Pathfinder Ranger. Skills were put in the game for a reason.

>>9095850

There are skills in 4e too. It's not like you really use craft and profession

Please, no edition war. The thread is about 4E.

I can't see Hylian as a "Half-" race. I would go full Elf.

I'd say he's a half-elf fighter, high strength, high dexterity. With focus on skills like athletics and acrobatics, so he doesn't use heavy armor. Multiclassed (Hybrid maybe?) bard, so he can use bard rituals.

High dex should cover the longbow, though he'd lack bow powers, just basic attack.

>>9095918
You mean, aside from making magic items if you're not a caster? Because Profession and Craft can actually let a noncaster make magic items, you know.

>>9095850
4e rangers effectively have more skills.

>>9095957
They're somewhere between human and elf. Thus, half-elf.

Otherwise, I'd go with human.

There are non TWF/archery/beast rangers now, ya know

Don't forget his special shieldbash attacks.

Heavy Shield goes -2 on Skill Checks: I think Link would prefer using a Light Shield instead.

The same aplies to armor:
Leather don't have penalties
Hide have a -1 to Skill
Chainmail a -1 to Skill and -1 to Speed
Scale only a -1 to Speed.

>>9094939

Half-Elf Paladin.

>>9096305
Link was no stranger to using encumbering equipment when it was what got the job done.

Also, armor specialization feats remove the penalties to most armor types.

Every time you level up after fighting a Solo monster, you MUST carve out and eat its heart.

>>9096448
and you must eat fairies to heal wounds if magic spring water isn't available.

>>9096402
Hide Specialization requires Con 15
Chaimail Spec requires Dex 15

Link is getting his attributes too much spread for my tastes.

>>9096448
>DM: But...it's an ooze.
>Link: I CUT OUT ITS HEART AND EAT IT.

>>9096476
Forgot my pic.

>>9096458
Eating fairies would be awesome. You should tell your DM to replace potions with captured fairies.

>>9096448

And then OP was The Darkness

>>9096545
In the first comic I laughed so hard at the "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" after he found out that sex could kill him.

Bump?

>>9096476
>>9096488


>An eyeball works, too

is there some reason why paladin never get's suggested in these threads? I mean Link is always presented as being the Champion of Big Divine type stuff like Courage, Wind, Time, Power, Wisdom. Plus there's all the shiny energy sword slashy stuff that seems kind of radiant to me. Paladin's actually have ranged sword attacks now and even some stupid bow power, Just throw a damn green jerkin over some scalemail and you're golden.

>>9096860
Paladins usually go Plate. I can't see Link as a Paladin, but as a chosen Fighter.

>>9096860
Link doesn't blast people with divine energy for ignoring him. Or blast them with divine energy at all. And he doesn't worship a god. While there were goddesses in OoT, they were the missing creators type.

Also, paladins are plate-armor-wearers and don't use dex.

>>Link doesn't blast people with divine energy at all

What the hell is the stuff shooting out of the master sword when he's at full health then?

i think half elf paladin with some rank in perform would do it.

Keep to chain shirt and have low wisdom to cast few spells.

Even if he dont worship a particular god, he IS blessed by them (triforce of courage anyone)

>>9097549
Din's Fire would be a much better argument, anon. The shit out of the Master Sword could be any kind of magic.

>>9097631
We could argue Din's Fire is cointained within a gem, so it is a wondrous item with an area power.

He's clearly a Paladin. How else would he be capable of drawing the Sword of Evil's Bane?

Hint: there's no real way to do Link in D&D or most systems.

Link's a generalist, a do everything kind of character who's good at a dozen things. D&D is designed for the creation of specialist characters, and generalists tend to suck a whole bunch.

>>9097666
Wondrous item, yes. But of presumably of divine origin, since it's named after a god damned god.

>>9097755
Pathfinder Bard.

Covers all of the above.

>>9097755
Indeed. Granted I will agree with the op, that a half valor bard is probably the closest you're going to get to a generalist solo character like Link. Plus, that way you can grab a familiar as a Navi stand-in.

>>9097803
Can a Bard outfight a Fighter toe to toe?

>>9097879
With weapon skills? No. By shouting and insulting him to death? Yes. Especially with Psychic Lock.

>>9097879
In Pathfinder? Fuck no, but no one can.

However, he can make a pretty good showing given the self buffs and number of feats.

the Master Sword is a magical weapon by default. Link just presses the trigger.

>>9097922
No one gives a shit about Pathfinder, little miss viral marketer.

>>9097791
An overdeity-level goddess who does not grant spells to the priests of the Triforce.

>>9097959
>overdeity
Not if it took three of them to make the world.

>>9097939
Bard in Pathfinder is the only 'Does Everything passable well' class there is. Previous versions sucked, and 4e requires a lot of specializations the Brad usually doesn't have access, forcing him to be a broad power user instead. Not that it's impossible for the 4e bard to manage, it's just easier in Pathfinder. And 3.5 is right out.

Now, could we do it in Shadowrun? THAT is a question.

>>9097986
He'd have to be an Elf Poser.

>>9097986
>Bard in Pathfinder is the only 'Does Everything passable well' class there is.
>4e requires a lot of specializations

>does everything
>specialization
What.

>And 3.5 is right out.
Factotum/Chameleon.

>>9097980
They're sisters, they didn't share because they needed to. But because they wanted to.

>>9098039
>Shadowrun Link
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

>>9098046
Which is an easier build though?

>>9097922
Then it doesn't do Link very well, who can outfight Ganon, a master swordsmen.

>>9098124
4e builds are the easiest, as well as the most forgiving.

Go with fighter with magic items. Link knows no intristic spells, most of the time. Almost everything he gets is an item.

Only the sword-beam could really be defined as "his", and even that's more the Master Sword's power than his own.

>>9098156
Half-Elf Fighter, your dilettante power is Magic Missile.

>>9098046
Admittedly I don't know a whole lot about 4e. It would take me hours to comb through the books lookign for all the appropriate powers and feats to give him.

And factotum/chameleon, you have a point there, if Factotum can make a passable fighter type. It's broken as all hell, so it would probably fit for the uber-hero link is supposed to be, though.

Out of the box a lvl 1 Ranger could emulate what Link is capable of doing. I've been statting him as a regular player character. (god I'm such a geek)

>>9098156
Fight was my first choice for Link actually.

>>9098189
>It's broken as all hell
I don't remember ever finding a way to break the fuck out of them, but I didn't really try. I just went for a build I called the "Linguomancer." Lots of fun, not supremely powerful.

There was a 1d4 Chan page with a build for Link.

>>9098873
http://dungeons.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_of_Time_%283.5e_Optimized_Character_Build%29

Highlights

* Similar to Link, this character is good at a great number of things. He can add his Factotum level to skills, giving him a wide array of options in almost any situation. With all the puzzles he needs to figure out, Link needs this high Intelligence, and this intelligence is channeled into the different abilities he gains. Finally, he gains a spiritual companion who can be as annoying or snarky as the player wishes, making for interesting roleplaying.
* At level 12, you gain a Blade Guide. (Navi or Midna, for example.)
* Int mod can be added to:
o Attack and damage twice (Eternal Training, Cunning Insight)
o Damage when flanking or catching foes Flat-footed (Battle Cunning)
o AC twice (Defensive Insight, Cunning Defense)
o Knowledge checks (Cunning Knowledge gives 3, Eternal Knowledge gives your Int mod + 9, and Collector of Stories another +5 for a total of Int x2 + ranks + 17, adds to attacks through Knowledge Devotion)
o Reflex Saves twice (Battle Clarity, Cunning Insight)
o Strength and Dexterity checks and Strength- and Dexterity-based skill checks (Brains Over Brawn)
o Critical Confirmation rolls (Battle Ardor)
* Use Robilar's Gambit in combination with Stormguard Warrior to gain a bonus to attack and damage whenever an enemy attempts to attack you. (Capitalize on this with Power Attack.)
* Shore up that low Will save by picking up Moment of Perfect Mind.
* Access to level 9 maneuvers by level 19; Combat Rhythm + Time Stands Still followed in the next round by Diamond Nightmare Blade can be very devestating.

alright, im a total d&d nub and bored, so i wanna now re-create this, but using neverwinter nights (dont kill me yet.)
any alternate suggestions there,
or what?
inb4; an hero, fail less, troll, rageface.jpg

let me learn d&d my way.

>>9098046
...How are you the first person who mentioned the Factorum in this thread? Especially since the whole POINT of the class is its an ace of all trades.
...I mean, it still doesn't completely translate, but...

There was a Shadowrun thread I enjoyed a while ago about Link as a Changeling with some trippy multiple layers of reality/perception adventures.

>>9099175
And by Shadowrun I of course mean World of Darkness.

You people are making this more complicated than it needs to be.

needs some whirlwind attack