Fighter (FiD)

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As a fighter, you are the embodiment of physical prowess, martial skill, and sheer force of will. Whether your abilities were honed on the battlefield, in gladiatorial arenas, or through a life of rigorous training, you stand at the forefront of conflict. As the ultimate master of weapons and armor, you can wield a wide variety of armaments to suit any combat role.

Touchstones A soldier, legionnaire, ex-slave soldier, or gladiator. This playbook is an adaptation of both the Cutter and the D&D Fighter. Unlike a standard Fighter, this version is not automatically versed in ranged combat. For ranged specialization, refer to the Ranger and Sharpshooter playbooks.

Special Abilities

1. Band of Brothers: When you assist (p. 134) or protect (p. 135) a teammate and make a resistance roll, gain +1d to that roll.
2. Battleborn: You may expend your Special Armor to resist harm or to push yourself during a fight.
3. Brave: When you push Skirmish you can do one of the following: perform a physical feat that verges on the superhuman—engage a gang at your scale (p 211) on equal footing—entirely dodge an area attack.
4. Dreadslayer: You may imbue your hands, weapons, and tools with spirit energy. You gain potency in combat.
5. Mule: Your load limits are higher: Light 4, Normal 8, Heavy 12.
6. Steadfast: Gain +1d when resisting a consequence with Prowess or Resolve.
7. Vigorous: You ignore penalties from level 1 harm. Permanently fill in one segment of your healing clock. Take +1d to treatment rolls for healing and to rolls to resist harm with Prowess.
8. Warlord: When you Command a cohort in combat, they continue to fight when they would otherwise break (they're not taken out when they suffer level 3 harm). When you retreat or leave the group, survivors can safely retreat.

Dangerous Friends

˄ ˅ Cade, a vicious thug.

˄ ˅ Gray, an armorer.

˄ ˅ Marlen, a soldier.

˄ ˅ Rune, a supply officer.

˄ ˅ Voss, a physicker.

Inventory

☐☐ Breastplate.

☐☐ Fine Demolition Tools.

☐, ☐ Fine hand weapon.

☐☐, ☐☐ Fine heavy weapon.

☐ Fine Unusual Weapon.

☐ Shield.

• Breastplate ☐☐: A metal chest piece with greaves (legs) and vambraces (arms). Functions as armor and stacks with other armor.
• Fine Demolition Tools ☐☐: A axe, saw, sledgehammer, and iron spikes. Heavy drill. Crowbar. Fine quality increases effect.
• Fine Hand Weapon ☐: A one handed weapon such as a sword, axe, mace, whip, pistol, sling, or hand crossbow. Includes exotic weapons such as a blackjack, brass knuckles, whip, length of chain, razor-edged fan, or steel-toed boots. This is a masterwork weapon that fits you perfectly, improving your effect.
• Fine Heavy Weapon ☐☐: A two-handed weapon such as a longsword, greatsword, or pole-arm. This is a hand-picked weapon that you have mastered, improving your effect.
• Fine Unusual Weapon: ☐: A curiosity or tool turned into a weapon. A whip, a flail, a hatchet, a shovel, a length of chain, a razor-edged fan, steel-toed boots. This is a masterwork weapon that fits you perfectly, improving your effect.
• Shield ☐: A defensive weapon carried in one hand. Functions as armor and stacks with other armor. Cannot be used with a heavy or off-hand weapon.

XP

• Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.

At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.

• You addressed a challenge using violence or coercion.
• You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.
• You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.

Starting Actions

Prowl 1

Skirmish 2

4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one