Blade

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The blade is an expert combatant with archaic weapons such as as swords, flails, axes or polearms. She can be a savage fighter, a member of an order that honors ancient fighting styles, or in times where firearms are more rare and restricted, she can simply be a swordswoman out of neccessity.

Role

Through her selection of weapons, armor and fighting styles, the blade has great freedom in her choice if she wants to act as a light, medium or heavy combatant. In any case, she is a front-line fighter who uses her strength and speed to strike hard and swiftly.

Abilities

Strength and Constitution are the blade's most important abilities. Strength is an important factor in all melee combat, providing bonuses to both her attack and damage rolls. Furthermore, being up-close to combat and often sustaining large amounts of injury, the blade is in need of a high Constitution score to increase her hit points. Blades who use light armor and focus on speed and agility instead of heavy protection, are in need of a high Dexterity score as well. Dexterity also provides her with hand-to-eye coordination for ranged combat, as well as a better initiative.

Game Rules

Hit Die

d10

Class Skills

The blade’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are:

• Balance (Dex)
• Jump (Str)
• Listen (Wis)
• Move silently (Dex)
• Ride (Dex)
• Spot (Wis)

Skill Points

• First level: (2 + Int. modifier) x4.
• Additional levels: 2 + Int. modifier.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the blade.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

A blade has the following weapon and armor proficiency feats:

• Simple Weapons
• Archaic Weapons
• Light Armor
• Medium Armor
• Heavy Armor
• Archaic Armor
• Archaic Shields

Action Boost

This ability, gained at 7th level, allows a blade to spend 2 action points on a single action in a round. A blade can spend 1 action point, see the result of the roll, and then decide to spend a second point, as long as she does so before the Gamemaster reveals the result of the action.

Adrenaline Rush

At 9th level, a blade can temporarily increase one of her physical ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution). The blade spends 1 action point and gets to increase the selected ability score by 4 points. The increase lasts for a number of rounds equal to her class level. At the end of the duration, the blade is fatigued for 1d4+1 rounds.

Improved Adrenaline Rush

At 15th level, a blade can temporarily increase two physical ability scores.