
Geralt’s Class is where people’s opinions are going to differ. I’m also increasing his Dexterity and Strength Scores, and adding on the Abyssal language. For Geralt, we’ll give him proficiency in Investigation, for all that monster hunting, and tack on the Alert feat since he’s always on his guard. Double-check with your Dungeon Master (DM) first, as the Feat rules are optional. Let’s go with the Variant Human to give Geralt the edge he’s definitely going to need when fighting monsters in your campaign. However, there are also Variant Humans that increase the versatility quite a bit. There are your base Humans that get an extra language and an ability score buff. We do have a pair of options when it comes to playing Humans in D&D. If you’re just using this build as a framework, feel free to put whichever race you find most intriguing. The trailer for the show has a part when Geralt looks possessed by a demon, and if this was Skyrim I’d consider making him half-Vampire for fun. Geralt of Rivia isn’t some hybrid-monster he’s a Human. This magic sets him apart from mere mortals, but there are other, more powerful sorceresses that his power is dwarfed by.

Here are the big three points of emphasis for the character that we want to convey in our build: He’s a hard-nosed character with a somewhat abrasive personality, but we see glimpses of humanity every so often. There’s a lot of lore that we can dig into for Geralt, whether we use the books or the video games.

Onto the Witcher build! Step 1: Create a Character Concept He has a little bit of magic, swordplay, heartiness – he’s really the entire package. There are tons of ways you can split this onion, because Geralt of Rivia is something of a jack of all trades. He’s a muscular guy, so it took some finagling make it work. With the impending release of The Witcher Netflix series, we thought it would be fitting to press Geralt of Rivia into the Dungeons and Dragons 5E mold. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s hard, but we always do our best to stay mildly true to the character at hand.


It’s time for another installment of Staying in Character, where we mix, match, and mash our beloved pop culture icons into our favorite tabletop role-playing game systems.
