Let’s Play D&D With Lilith from ‘Borderlands’
Did you see the Borderlands movie? Neither did I. So let’s spend our time on something more worthwhile an play D&D with the Lilith instead.
Unfortunately, Borderlands feels like a fun concept for a game that was going to translate well onto the big screen in so few, rare ways…. And it’s not looking like the movie that just came out was any of those. Instead, this is a movie that’s being almost universally panned by critics and fans alike. Personally, I haven’t seen it, and if I do it won’t be until it’s available to stream and watch from the comfort of my own couch without having to pay a babysitter. But in the meantime, let’s do something a little more worth all of our time, and play D&D with…
Lilith
Some characters in Borderlands are pretty straight forward in their character make-up and class placement. Others are a little less cut-and-dry adventurer types and can fit into more baskets. I think Lilith fits a little better into the second category. She has a naturally occurring set of powers, she has unique abilities, and she’s no slouch in physical combat or with a firearm. None of it is unheard of for video games or even tabletop games. But it’s not an easy case of picking her one perfect class.
To start I made her a Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer. Lilith is human, but she’s also a little more. And I thought that a Draconic Bloodline played into that really well. Sorcerers have magic abilities, but they come by them naturally and don’t need to spend years studying like wizards do. I chose red dragon or fire because her aesthetic and powers can be heavily fire influenced. And, as icing, if you manage to collect enough levels in Draconic Sorcerer, you can get some sweet dragon wings. Would your DM let yours look like flames? If it doesn’t effect any of the mechanics, I don’t see why not.
From there I took a few levels in Fighter with a focus on Arcane Archery. Gunslinger would have also worked, but I like that there’s a magic-attack element to the Arcane Archer’s arrows. Fighter gives us a second wind, which is perfect since that is literally something that shows up within the Borderlands games.
We had access to two feats, and I took two that were helpful for guns with Gunner and Sharpshooter. Just because we didn’t take Gunslinger doesn’t mean we don’t also want to be effective with it.
Finally, Sorcerer gives us a bunch of spells. Lilith has a Phasewalk power that basically let’s her get around the field invisibly via another plane of existence. Spells like Misty Step and Blink would help with this as well as Invisibility. But she can also see other people with the same power, hence the See Invisibility. From there we took a few fire spells for good measure and called it a day.
Have you seen Borderlands? Is it actually as bad as they say, or is it a perfectly acceptable way to turn your brain off and enjoy two hours? What movie, show, game, book, or comic should we make sheets from next time? Let us know in the comments!
Happy adventuring!
