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'''Fighting Styles''' are stances that a character can be in to receive specific benefits. Changing stances takes an action. Training new styles requires a trainer, but advancing styles to higher ranks can be done through self-training, or more rapidly through a trainer that knows the style.
 
'''Fighting Styles''' are stances that a character can be in to receive specific benefits. Changing stances takes an action. Training new styles requires a trainer, but advancing styles to higher ranks can be done through self-training, or more rapidly through a trainer that knows the style.
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===Aleph===
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''Heavy Weapons and Armor''
  
===Aleph===
 
 
Rank 1: Ignore armor check penalty for all checks except stealth rolls.
 
Rank 1: Ignore armor check penalty for all checks except stealth rolls.
  
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===Beth===
 
===Beth===
Rank 1: When you hit a target on your turn with a melee or ranged attack, add your Beth rank to your AC until the start of your next turn. Does not stack with multiple hits.
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''Speed and Mobility''
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Rank 1: When you hit a target on your turn with a melee or ranged attack, add your Beth rank to your AC against attacks made by the target(s) you hit until the start of your next turn. Does not stack with multiple hits.
  
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Rank 2: When you kill a target with a melee or ranged attack, you may store and inflict any excess damage to the next target you hit within the next minute.
  
 
Rank 3: ???
 
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===Daleth===
 
===Daleth===
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''Twin-weapon Anti-mage''
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Rank 1: When two-weapon fighting, gain a bonus to saving throws against spells equal to your Daleth rank.
 
Rank 1: When two-weapon fighting, gain a bonus to saving throws against spells equal to your Daleth rank.
  
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===Gimel===
 
===Gimel===
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''Vigilance and allied defense''
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Rank 1: May guard others within melee reach as a free action once per turn. Add twice your Gimel rank to their AC until the start of your next turn.
 
Rank 1: May guard others within melee reach as a free action once per turn. Add twice your Gimel rank to their AC until the start of your next turn.
  
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===Hei===
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''Goliath Felling''
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===Waw===
 
===Waw===
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''Prone and danger zone''
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Rank 1: Each time you hit an opponent, reduce their AC by your Waw rank until the start of your next turn. This does stack up to a number of times equal to your Waw rank.
 
Rank 1: Each time you hit an opponent, reduce their AC by your Waw rank until the start of your next turn. This does stack up to a number of times equal to your Waw rank.
  
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===Yod===
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''Seize the initiative''
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Rank 1: You gain a bonus die you add to initiative. This scales with your Yod rank. At this rank, the die is a d4.
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Rank 2: When you hit an enemy, you may declare that you are burning your reaction to burn your enemy's reaction. You and the target regain your respective reactions at the start of your next turn. At this rank, your Yod initiative die is a d6.
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Rank 3: Once per long rest, you may roll initiative with advantage. At this rank, your Yod initiative die is a d8.
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===Zayin===
 
===Zayin===
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''For ranged specialists''
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Rank 1: Gain a bonus to your initiative rolls and damage rolls with ranged weapons equal to your Zayin rank.
 
Rank 1: Gain a bonus to your initiative rolls and damage rolls with ranged weapons equal to your Zayin rank.
  
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=Trainers=
 
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===Petra Amenthal===
 
===Petra Amenthal===
 
A retired adventurer and friend of Alem Nitor. She teaches out of her home. She knows the '''Beth''', '''Daleth''', and '''Waw''' styles.
 
A retired adventurer and friend of Alem Nitor. She teaches out of her home. She knows the '''Beth''', '''Daleth''', and '''Waw''' styles.
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===Hamus Xabar===
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A travelled warrior who runs a noodle stall in one of Londolond's markets. He knows the '''Yod''' fighting style.

Latest revision as of 21:38, 3 October 2018

Fighting Styles are stances that a character can be in to receive specific benefits. Changing stances takes an action. Training new styles requires a trainer, but advancing styles to higher ranks can be done through self-training, or more rapidly through a trainer that knows the style.

Aleph

Heavy Weapons and Armor

Rank 1: Ignore armor check penalty for all checks except stealth rolls.

Rank 2: ???

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Beth

Speed and Mobility

Rank 1: When you hit a target on your turn with a melee or ranged attack, add your Beth rank to your AC against attacks made by the target(s) you hit until the start of your next turn. Does not stack with multiple hits.

Rank 2: When you kill a target with a melee or ranged attack, you may store and inflict any excess damage to the next target you hit within the next minute.

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Daleth

Twin-weapon Anti-mage

Rank 1: When two-weapon fighting, gain a bonus to saving throws against spells equal to your Daleth rank.

Rank 2: ???

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Gimel

Vigilance and allied defense

Rank 1: May guard others within melee reach as a free action once per turn. Add twice your Gimel rank to their AC until the start of your next turn.

Rank 2: ???

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Hei

Goliath Felling

Rank 1: ???

Rank 2: ???

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Waw

Prone and danger zone

Rank 1: Each time you hit an opponent, reduce their AC by your Waw rank until the start of your next turn. This does stack up to a number of times equal to your Waw rank.

Rank 2: ???

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Yod

Seize the initiative

Rank 1: You gain a bonus die you add to initiative. This scales with your Yod rank. At this rank, the die is a d4.

Rank 2: When you hit an enemy, you may declare that you are burning your reaction to burn your enemy's reaction. You and the target regain your respective reactions at the start of your next turn. At this rank, your Yod initiative die is a d6.

Rank 3: Once per long rest, you may roll initiative with advantage. At this rank, your Yod initiative die is a d8.

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Zayin

For ranged specialists

Rank 1: Gain a bonus to your initiative rolls and damage rolls with ranged weapons equal to your Zayin rank.

Rank 2: ???

Rank 3: ???

Rank 4: ???

Rank 5: ???

Trainers

The following is a list of known trainers and the fighting styles they know.

Nicol Wiessman

A trainer that works as a part of the fighter's guild known as the Archfighter's Hall. He knows the Aleph, Gimel, and Zayin styles.

Petra Amenthal

A retired adventurer and friend of Alem Nitor. She teaches out of her home. She knows the Beth, Daleth, and Waw styles.

Hamus Xabar

A travelled warrior who runs a noodle stall in one of Londolond's markets. He knows the Yod fighting style.