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|You gain +5 to your | |You gain +5 to your Initiative rolls. You can no longer be Surprised, and when making a STR or AWR skill check in combat, roll 2d20 and take the higher result. | ||
|''Warrior, Soldier'' | |''Warrior, Soldier'' | ||
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|You are a soldier of great renown. Tales of your conquests on the battlefield have been spread far and wide. Kings might compete to earn your allegiance and great merchants would pay small fortunes to acquire your services. | |You are a soldier of great renown. Tales of your conquests on the battlefield have been spread far and wide. Kings might compete to earn your allegiance and great merchants would pay small fortunes to acquire your services. | ||
It is nearly impossible for you to be slain in battle. If you reach your Death Point max, but | It is nearly impossible for you to be slain in battle. If you reach your Death Point max, but your head and torso remain intact, you may make a choice: to continue fighting or submit to your injuries. | ||
If you submit, you become | If you submit, you become Unconscious instead of dead, and must retire from your adventuring lifestyle upon being healed. You may no longer participate in combat unless attacked, and must make an effort to avoid it. This can be roleplayed as a mix of physical and/or mental wounds, or simply a personal choice. Generally, this means rolling a new character and handing over narrative control to your MC. | ||
If you continue to fight, you cannot die so long as the battle you are participating in persists. An hour after combat, or 1 minute after you are the last | If you continue to fight, you cannot die so long as the battle you are participating in persists. An hour after combat, or 1 minute after you are the last one standing of your allies, you die. This cannot be mitigated by healing, as the wounds you receive pushing past this limit go beyond the scope of healing magic. | ||
* | * '''Level 30:''' If you reach level 30 without using your Indomitable Champion feature, you gain +2 STR and the final cap for your STR increases from 12 to 14. | ||
|''Warrior, Soldier, '''Capstone''''' | |''Warrior, Soldier, '''Capstone''''' | ||
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