Warrior

For many, combat is a terrifying chaos of steel and blood. For the warrior, it is life. They are the true master of the battlefield, a paragon of martial skill who has elevated combat to an art form. They need no magic, no divine gifts, and no primal fury. Their body is their greatest weapon, their discipline is their strongest armor, and their perfected skill is the only "power" they need to dominate any fight. Every step is precise, every swing efficient, and every victory is earned through sweat and steel.

The Perfected Form

The warrior's power comes from pure, relentless training. Where a magic-user studies a spell, a warrior studies an opening. Their Stances are the foundation of this mastery—perfected forms that provide a passive, persistent advantage, allowing them to react, defend, or strike with greater effect. Building on this, their Battle Tactics are the practical application of this knowledge: a shouted command, a brutal maneuver, or a perfectly timed defense that controls the flow of the battle and creates opportunities for their allies.

Steel and Resolve

Where the Berserker embraces the chaos of unbridled rage, the Warrior imposes order upon it. Where the Monk unleashes a rapid flurry of strikes, the Warrior makes every single strike count, emphasizing efficiency and power. They are the unshakeable center of the battlefield, a wall of steel and resolve. They do not rely on supernatural gifts or inner energy; they rely on a strong arm, a sharp mind, and a lifetime of training, proving that a mortal, through sheer discipline, can be more devastating than any magical force.

Creating a Warrior

When creating your warrior, consider the source of your incredible discipline. Are you a former Militia soldier, your skills forged in the shield wall? Are you a Noble who received the finest martial training from private tutors? Or are you a former gladiator (using the Entertainer background) who fought for survival and learned the hard way that a smart fighter always outlives a strong one? Are you a leader, a bodyguard, or a sell-sword whose only loyalty is to the coin?

Quick Build

Briefly summarize a quick way to create a You can make a warrior quickly by following these suggestions. Prioritize your primary combat attribute: Strength for heavy weapons and heavy armor or Dexterity for precise weapons and lighter armor. Your second priority should be Endurance, followed by Agility. Choose the Militia, Noble, or Entertainer background. For your Job, Mercenary is the most direct fit, representing your life as a professional combatant, while Blacksmith reflects a life of strength and weapon mastery.

Class Features

As a Warrior, you gain the following class features:

Health

Health Pool: 2

You add your Health Pool to your Health at level 1.

Vitality

Vitality Dice: 1d10 per Warrior level

Vitality at 1st Level: 10 + your Agility and Endurance

Vitality at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Endurance per Warrior level after 1st

Combat Skills

Weapons: Warriors start with advanced weapon aptitude

Armor: Trained in the Light, Medium, and Heavy armor skills

Defense: Trained in Body and Mobility skills

Skill Ranks at 1st Level: 4 combat skill ranks

Skill Ranks at Higher Levels: 1 combat skill rank per  Warrior level after 1st

Skill Boosts at Higher Levels: 1 combat skill boost per Warrior level after 1st

Action Points: A Warrior uses Dexterity when rolling Action Points

Fighting Style

You adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. Whenever you finish a long rest, you may replace any fighting styles you know that are on this list with any other styles that are also on this list.

• Archery. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

• Defense. While you are wearing armor, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor.

• Dueling. When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.

• Great Weapon Fighting. When you roll the damage for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you may roll one additional dice, ignoring the lowest dice roll. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

• Hand and a Half Fighting. While you are wielding a versatile weapon in two hands, you gain a +1 bonus to your attack rolls with that weapon and a +1 bonus to your Passive Defense and Parry.

• Interception. When a creature you can see hits a target, other than you, you can use spend 4 Action Points to move ½ your movement to the target and reduce the damage the target takes by 1d10 + your Dexterity (to a minimum of 0 damage). You must be wielding a shield or a weapon to react and must be within reach of the target after the movement.

• Protection. When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you, you can spend 2 Action Points to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield and must be within 5 feet of the attacker or the target, or in between the attacker and the target in a straight line when the attacker makes a ranged attack.

• Thrown Weapon Fighting. When you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown weapon, you gain a +2 bonus to the damage roll.

• Two-Weapon Fighting. When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your attribute modifier to the damage of the off-hand attack.

• Unarmed Fighting. Your unarmed strikes can deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier on a hit. If you aren’t wielding any weapons or a shield when you make the attack roll, the d4 becomes a d6. At the start of each of your turns, you can deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage to one creature grappled by you.

Battle Tactics

Starting at 1st level, you are able to use your supreme martial training to perform powerful combat Techniques.

Techniques. You know two techniques of your choice from the Techniques list. Most techniques enhance your weapon attacks in some way, while others enhance your defenses or provide other benefits. You learn additional Techniques as you gain levels in the Warrior class as shown on the Techniques Known column of the Warrior table. Whenever you gain a level in the Warrior class, you can exchange a technique you know for any other technique you could learn at that level. You can use one technique per turn.

Technique Tiers. There are three tiers of techniques: Beginner, Advanced, and Master. You can learn Beginner techniques as soon as you take this class. You gain the ability to learn Advanced techniques at 7th level, and Master techniques at 15th level.

Battle Dice. Your Battle Dice are used to add to and modify your techniques. Your Battle Dice starts at a d8s, and becomes larger as you gain levels in the Warrior class as shown on the Battle Dice column of the Warrior Table. You regain all battle dice at the end of a short or a long rest.

Second Wind

You have a limited well of stamina that you can draw on to protect yourself from harm. At 2nd level, when you become Winded or while you are Winded you can immediately spend 2 Action Points and a battle die to regain vitality equal to your Battle Dice plus your Endurance.

At 13th level, when you use this ability you can roll your Battle Die twice, adding both rolls to the vitality you regain. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Stance

Also at 2nd level, you learn to set your body into a state of martial readiness, called a Stance. You learn two stances of your choice from those available to you. You can enter a stance for 2 Action Points, and you gain the benefits of the stance until you enter a different stance, or until combat ends. You can only have one stance active at a time. Starting at 12th level, you can enter two stances.

You learn additional stances as you gain levels in the Warrior class, as shown on the Stances column of the Warrior table. Additionally, whenever you gain a level in the Warrior class, you can swap a Stance you know out for any other stance you could learn at that level.

Battalion

At 3rd level, you choose your Battalion, in which you focus your combat talents. The discipline you choose grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level.

Talent

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you gain a Talent.

Efficient Attacks

At level 5, you become more adept with attacks. You reduce the cost of weapon attacks by 1 Action Point per attack.

Combat Talent

When you reach 6th level and again at 14th level, you can select a Combat Talent from the list of Talents.

Iron Defense

At 9th level, your relentless martial training has hardened your mind as well as your body. When you make a Mental or Spirit defense, you may expend a battle die and add it to the result.

Master of Attacks

At 11th level, your first attack each round costs 1 less Action Point. In addition, when you score a critical hit on an enemy, that creature loses a number of Action Points equal to your Strength.

Weapon Savant

Beginning at 17th level, when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you regain one spent Battle Die. This effect can only occur once per round.

Battle Master

At 20th level, you are a master of battle. You have unlimited uses of your battle dice and any time you roll a 6 or under on your battle dice, treat the roll as if it were a 7. When you roll a critical hit on a weapon attack roll, you may roll your battle die and add it to the damage. This is in addition to any battle dice you may of used as part of the attack.