Niche Protection Status: Secure

This class was a fun lunch hour diversion. This class follows in the foot steps of those who sought to emulate Aragorn and the mighty fighters before and since. Those fighters who bring soft uncalloused feet through the harsh and dangerous wilds to serve a purpose greater than blood shed. Yet blood will be shed.

When your game is not about fighting.

When the princess and her animal friends set out to change the dangerous world with the power of love and friendship.

When the wicked witch and her dragon master darken the wood and make safe roads uncertain.

When the battered resistance has only one last thread of hope against their terrible oppressors. Just before the fall of the last bastion of goodness and light.

Summon ye, the fighter.

THE FIGHTER

There is something in your blood that will not give you rest. No matter how far you run into the peaceful and quiet countryside, destiny has chosen you. Rise again, ye tarni… er, rise up, ye of noble blood. Fight the battle you were born for.

There can only be one fighter in your group, indeed there might be only one in your setting. Gain +2 to hit for every template in this class.

Skills: 1. Farming, 2. Logging, 3. Fishing ,4. Hunting, 5. Carpentry, 6. Reading 

Starting equipment: Wood cutting axe, leather overcoat, oiled fox-skin pouch, bear trap, your great great grandfather’s heirloom shortsword Wound Digger, fishing pole.

A To Its Purpose, Dolorous Stroke

B Reaper

C Heavy Handed

D Exemplar

To its purpose - No one except fighters may put a weapon to their true purpose. They do not have the requisite skill.

Dolorous stroke - Any attack roll with a result of 20 or more is a crit. Roll double damage.

Reaper - When you only carry weapons and armor, gain 1 additional attack for each template in this class you possess.

Heavy Handed - When attacking an adversary you could kill with a normal non-crit damage roll, if you hit them they are killed.

Exemplar - When you are reaping, those allies who can touch you cannot be attacked whilst you stand, those allies who can see you may use your to-hit bonus. Those who can hear you will never break from morale.

Weapons you know full well:

1. Hand-axe - light, throwable, On successful attack, forgo damage to deny an enemy the use of their weapon.

2. Battle-axe - medium, may reduce damage dealt in half to disarm enemy of one weapon.

3. Two handed-axe - heavy, on damage roll of a 6 roll, roll another d6 and add to the damage. repeatable.

4. Club - light, on a hit, forgo damage to stun for one round.

5. Dagger - light, throwable, counts as heavy vs prone or surprised enemies.

6. Flail - medium, Target always counts as having AC 10. Deals d4 damage.

7. Greatsword - heavy, upon killing an enemy the wielder can make an additional attack.

8. Pike - Heavy, in formation, attacks against your unit count as if you are wearing medium armor. 

9. Poleaxe - heavy, reach, target always counts as having AC 10 unless they are adjacent to you.

10. Javelin - medium, thrown,

11. Longbow - Medium, +1 to hit per round spent aiming

12. Mace - Medium, target always counts as having AC 12.

13. Quarterstaff - Target must make a dodge save to approach, failure results in automatic damage from this weapon.

14. Shortbow - light, may split move and fire and fire from horseback.

15. Shortsword - light, riposte twice.

16. Sling - light, deals no damage unless it crits, unlimited ammunition.

17. Spear - may hold your attack to attack anyone who approaches you first.

18. Sword - medium, riposte.

19. Warhammer - heavy, those struck are thrown back 1ft for every point you hit them by.

20. Haja-no-Ontachi (Great Evil-Crushing Blade) - Super Heavy, those without divine blood are slain when cut. Those who are evil and demons, must save vs fear when it is drawn even if they are immune to such things. If the wielder strikes one whose heart is more pure, they are slain instead in a fountain of black gore and pulled into the underworld.