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(Created page with "= Warrior = Though combat requires much action, success starts in the mind. Victory requires not only aggression, but endurance and adaptability; a Warrior trains in all three until their instincts are sharper than their opponent’s blade.<br> '''Starting Skill:''' Athletics. If you choose Warrior as your starting path, gain a free skill rank in Athletics. Vigilant Stance key talent === Vigilant Stance (Warrior Talent) ===...") |
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Though combat requires much action, success starts in the mind. Victory requires not only aggression, but endurance and adaptability; a Warrior trains in all three until their instincts are sharper than their opponent’s blade.<br> | Though combat requires much action, success starts in the mind. Victory requires not only aggression, but endurance and adaptability; a Warrior trains in all three until their instincts are sharper than their opponent’s blade.<br> | ||
'''Starting Skill:''' Athletics. If you choose Warrior as your starting path, gain a free skill rank in Athletics. | '''Starting Skill:''' Athletics. If you choose Warrior as your starting path, gain a free skill rank in Athletics. | ||
=== Vigilant Stance (Warrior Talent) === | === Vigilant Stance (Warrior Talent) === | ||
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Spend 1 focus to move up to half your movement rate, then make a melee weapon attack against the Cognitive defense of a target who has 0 focus. This attack ignores your target’s deflect value and deals an extra 4d6 damage on a hit. It can’t graze, only miss or hit.<br> | Spend 1 focus to move up to half your movement rate, then make a melee weapon attack against the Cognitive defense of a target who has 0 focus. This attack ignores your target’s deflect value and deals an extra 4d6 damage on a hit. It can’t graze, only miss or hit.<br> | ||
This talent becomes more powerful as your tier increases: at tier 3, you roll an extra 6d6 damage (instead of 4d6); at tier 4, you instead roll an extra 8d6 damage; and at tier 5, you instead roll an extra 10d6 damage.<br> | This talent becomes more powerful as your tier increases: at tier 3, you roll an extra 6d6 damage (instead of 4d6); at tier 4, you instead roll an extra 8d6 damage; and at tier 5, you instead roll an extra 10d6 damage.<br> | ||
== Soldier == | |||
=== Cautious Advance === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' Discipline 1+; [[Warrior#Vigilant Stance (Warrior Talent)|Vigilant Stance key talent]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' 2 Actions<br> | |||
''You understand the hazards in your environment and the flow of battle, helping you find the safest path across the battlefield.''<br> | |||
Move up to half your movement rate, ignoring difficult terrain, then gain that can be spent only on the Brace or Gain Advantage actions.<br> | |||
'''Leads to:''' [[Warrior#Defensive Position|Defensive Position]]<br> | |||
=== Combat Training === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' [[Warrior#Vigilant Stance (Warrior Talent)|Vigilant Stance key talent]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' Special Activation'''<br> | |||
''You’ve been trained in the basics of weaponry and elementary battle tactics.''<br> | |||
Once per round, when you miss on a weapon attack, you can graze one target without spending focus.<br> | |||
Additionally, when you acquire this talent, gain a weapon expertise and an armor expertise of your choice, and gain a cultural expertise in Military Life.<br> | |||
'''Leads to:''' [[Warrior#Devastating Blow|Devastating Blow]], [[Warrior#Hardy|Hardy]]<br> | |||
=== Defensive Position === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' Athletics 2+; [[Warrior#Cautious Advance|Cautious Advance]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' Always Active<br> | |||
''You’ve learned when to withdraw and when to commit to a position, holding it unflinchingly.''<br> | |||
The Brace action adds two disadvantages to attacks against you, instead of one.<br> | |||
Additionally, while you’re using a shield to Brace, allies within 5 feet of you can Brace as if they had cover or a shield.<br> | |||
'''Leads to:''' [[Warrior#Formation Drills|Formation Drills]], [[Warrior#Wary|Wary]]<br> | |||
=== Devastating Blow === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' Athletics 3+; [[Warrior#Combat Training|Combat Training]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' 2 Actions<br> | |||
''Delivering a fatal strike requires not only skill, but resolve. You’ve learned to set aside any natural aversion to harming others, and when you strike to kill, you do so without mercy or hesitation.''<br> | |||
Make a melee weapon attack against the Physical defense of a target. When you roll damage for this attack, add an extra 2d8 damage.<br> | |||
This talent becomes more powerful as your tier increases: at tier 3, you roll an extra 3d8 damage (instead of 2d8); at tier 4, you instead roll an extra 4d8 damage; and at tier 5, you instead roll an extra 5d8 damage.<br> | |||
=== Formation Drills === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' Discipline 2+; [[Warrior#Defensive Position|Defensive Position]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' Always Active<br> | |||
''You coordinate your allies to march in a defensive formation with you.''<br> | |||
While an ally within 10 feet of you benefits from the Brace action, they also benefit from your Defensive Position as if they had that talent themself.<br> | |||
=== Hardy === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' [[Warrior#Combat Training|Combat Training]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' Always Active<br> | |||
''You’ve trained your body to endure pain and fatigue, keeping you in the fight until the bitter end.''<br> | |||
When you acquire this talent, your maximum and current health increase by 1 per level. This applies to all previous and future levels; for example, if you choose this talent at level 6, retroactively increase your health by 6.<br> | |||
'''Leads to:''' [[Warrior#Swift Strikes]]<br> | |||
=== Swift Strikes === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' [[Warrior#Hardy|Hardy]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' 1 Action<br> | |||
''You instinctively follow the tempo of battle, keeping the pressure on your foes at critical moments.''<br> | |||
Spend 1 focus to make a second Strike action with a hand you already used for a Strike this turn.<br> | |||
=== Wary === | |||
'''Prerequisite:''' Discipline 3+; [[Warrior#Defensive Position|Defensive Position]]<br> | |||
'''Activation:''' Always Active<br> | |||
''Through your experience living in dangerous locations, you’ve learned to stay focused and respond quickly to unexpected hazards.''<br> | |||
While you have 1 or more focus, you can’t be Surprised.<br> | |||
Additionally, when you resist influence or lose focus involuntarily, reduce the amount of focus lost by your ranks in Discipline (to a minimum of 1 focus lost).<br> | |||