Warrior – Asthalia Wyrldica

Table of Contents

Foundations
Required Abilities	Str, Dex, Per
Axiom	Disciple
Affinity	Null
Spell Casting	—
Spell Attack	—
Saving Throws	Con
Hit Dice	D12
HP @ Lvl 1	Your Con Modifier + 1d12 or 7.
HP @ Higher Lvls	Your Con Modifier + 1d12 / Level After 1st

Introduction

Not everyone can use magic. And for many, the response to that may be “that isn’t fair”, but for Warriors, the response is nearly uniformly “who the hell cares?”.

Soldiers, Guardsmen, Fighters, warlords – the history of the world has shown that just because you have magic does not mean that you are untouchable, that you are invincible or invulnerable.

And who is it that took down those wizards who forgot that? Warriors.

There are those who can fight well, those who can stand against a host and come out the other side, but there are few who can do it with style, with others, with the unique mix of wisdom, knowledge, and skill that creates a person whose ability to end a fight is as important as the ability to start one, and for whom winning is a concept that few will ever truly understand.

The Profession of Warrior is considered the oldest of all of them. It is the one that is most needed, and the one that doesn’t require much more than unswerving dedication to the art and science of battle, the ebb and flow of a fight, the tide and circumstance of war. Warriors know more and are taught more about blood and death than any others, because that is their trade: defense, assault, survival, honor.

A warrior grand master can stand against a grand master wizard, and only the skill and knowledge of the two will determine the outcome, for there is no one who is better at fighting than a warrior. Rangers and Paladins may know how to fight, may understand battle at the cellular level, but they will not have the arsenal of talents that a warrior has – and as many know, even a warrior can use magic if they really want to.

They just don’t always want to. They want to learn the most incredible tricks, the higher order stuff that allows a man to be taken down from ten yards away in a single move. They want to ability to stand before the mightiest things on the planet and smile because they know it will be a good death, but an even better life.

Role

Proficiencies
Skills (Pick 2)	Any skill
Spell Proficiency	None
Armor Training	Standard, Light, Medium, Heavy, Shield
Weapon Training	Simple, Common, Adept, Expert, Specialist

Wyrlde is not a safe place. Wyrlde is always at war, always fighting, always having a need for someone who will step up and stand against those who would kill, would harm, would end the lives of others.

Patrols roam the area a day out around a settlement, working hard to ensure that the people who live there are as safe as they can make them.

Nobles and wealthy people need bodyguards and defenders for their homes.

The Armies always need people and will conscript them in order to have enough to send to the Crusades every year.

The local Watches and Guard posts aren’t manned by Reeves – it is soldiers and fighters who do the hard work. Grizzled, enduring, everywhere, Warriors are the oldest profession foa simple reason: there is always something to fight about, and if people are fighting, there are always people who will pay you to fight for them, no matter what form your coin may take.

Fortes

Honored Weapon

An honored weapon is a special weapon. Honored Weapons start with two Weapon Properties, and you can add 1 every four levels to each of your Honored Weapons.

You start with 1 Honored Weapon. An honored weapon allows you to apply your proficiency bonus to damage rolls.

At 5^th Level, you gain a second honored weapon, or you can move up 1 place on the die chain on damage rolls for one honored weapon.

At 9^th Level, you gain a third honored weapon, or you can move up 1 place on the die chain on damage rolls for one honored weapon.

At 13^th Level, you gain a fourth honored weapon, or you can move up 1 place on the die chain on damage rolls for one honored weapon.

At 17^th Level, you gain a fifth honored weapon, or you can move up 1 place on the die chain on damage rolls for one honored weapon.

Extra Attacks

At 1^st Level, you start with 2 attack rolls per Turn. Both count as your attack action.

At 5^th Level, you gain a third.

At 9^th Level, you gain a fourth.

At 13^th Level, you gain a fifth.

At 17^th Level, you gain a sixth.

Fighting Spirit

Your intensity in battle can shield you or help you strike more swiftly.

At 1^st Level, you can use this to give yourself 1d6 temporary hit points as part of your action.

At 5^th Level, you can either add 2d6 hit points or you can take a Bonus action.

At 9^th Level, you can either add 3d6 hit points or you can take a Bonus action.

At 13^th Level, you can either add 4d6 hit points or you can take a Bonus action.

At 17^th Level, you can either add 5d6 hit points or you can take a Bonus action.

You can use this feature between long rests a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, but you regain only one use of it when you finish a long rest and cannot use more uses than you have stored.

Defender

Starting at 1^st Level, you can expend one of your Fighting Spirit uses to defend another person within five feet of you.

1^st Level: reduces damage by Strength modifier plus proficiency bonus.

5^th Level: redirects attack on next turn to you, reduces damage by Strength modifier plus proficiency bonus.

9^th Level: redirects attack on next turn to you, and reduces damage by Strength modifier plus proficiency bonus plus your Dexterity modifier.

Apprenticeship

Starting Gear
Gear	Any 3, but one must be a crafting skill.
Tools or Kit	any 2, but one must match a crafting skill.
Focus	none
Armor	Any 1 set.
Weaponry	Any 2 Melee, any 2 ranged.
Wealth Bonus	35

The most common apprenticeship for a Warrior is to serve in an army of one of the realms. They may have served as guards or fought in a crusade or performed Patrols, but the thing they all have in common is that they are generally about three years older than most fresh-faced apprentices from other professions, because a warrior is only ever a warrior once they have been blooded – that is, once they have fought a battle and lived to tell the tale of it.

Regardless, all Warriors train under a Sergeant initially, for at least a year. Some then move into officer ranks (Sergeant, Captain, etc.), but most stay at Corporal or Private and leave after their first tour to seek their fortune. A tour is the standard apprenticeship, and Warriors are trained to fight in groups as well as individually, and taught to master weapons suited for both, as well as essential tactics and knowledge of how to effectively kill someone.

Warriors are, without any doubt, the best fighters there are – despite their gifts, Rangers, Paladins, and others cannot hope to match them.

Aspects

Orders

At 1^st Level, you gain 1 First Order.

At 5^th Level, you gain 1 Second Order, or 1 First Order.

At 9^th Level, you gain 1 Third Order, or 1 Second Order, or 2 First Orders.

At 13^th Level, you gain 1 Fourth Order, or 1 Third Order, or 2 Second Orders, or 3 First Orders.

At 17^th Level, you gain 1 Fifth Order, or 1 Fourth Order, or 2 Third Orders, or 2 Second Orders, or 3 First Orders.

Precepts

At 3^rd Level, you can choose one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 7^th Level, you can choose one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 11^th Level you can choose one aspect from the Member list, or one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 15^th Level you can choose one aspect from the Hieros list, or one aspect from the Member list, or one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 19^th Level you can choose one aspect from the Alumni list, or one aspect from the Hieros list, or one aspect from the Member list, or one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

Maxims

At 4^th Level, you can choose one Dedicated Maxim.

At 8^th Level you can choose one Persistent Maxim or one Dedicated Maxim.

At 12^th Level you can choose one Zealous Maxim or one Persistent Maxim or one Dedicated Maxim.

At 16^th Level you can choose one Unyielding Maxim or one Zealous Maxim or one Persistent Maxim or one Dedicated Maxim.

At 20^th Level you can choose one Absolutist Maxim or one Unyielding Maxim or one Zealous Maxim or one Persistent Maxim or one Dedicated Maxim.

Esoterica

At 2^nd Level, you can choose one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 6^th Level, you can choose one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 10^th Level, you can choose one aspect from the Member list, or one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 14^th Level, you can choose one aspect from the Hieros list, or one aspect from the Member list, or one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

At 18^th Level, you can choose one aspect from the Alumni list, or one aspect from the Hieros list, or one aspect from the Member list, or one aspect from the Initiate list, or one aspect from the Postulant list.

Proficiencies

At 2^nd Level, you gain 2 proficiency slots.

At 6^th Level, you gain 2 proficiency slots.

At 10^th Level, you gain 3 proficiency slots.

At 14^th Level, you gain 2 proficiency slots.

At 18^th Level, you gain 2 proficiency slots.

Ability Score Increases

At 3^rd Level, You gain 2 points.

At 7^th Level, You gain 2 points.

At 11^th Level, You gain 3 points.

At 15^th Level, You gain 2 points.

At 19^th Level, You gain 1 point.

Leveling Table

Level	Mastery	Prof Bonus	Skill	Forte	ASI	Maxims	Precepts	Mysteries	Orders	Esoterica
1	Novice	0		Yes				Simple	First
2		0	Yes							Yes
3		0			Yes		Yes
4		+1				Yes		Rudiments
5	Yeoman / Doyen	+1		Yes					Second
6		+1	Yes							Yes
7		+1			Yes		Yes
8		+2				Yes		Medial
9	Adept	+2		Yes					Third
10		+2	Yes							Yes
11		+2			Yes		Yes
12		+3				Yes		Advanced
13	Master	+3		Yes					Fourth
14		+3	Yes							Yes
15		+3			Yes		Yes
16		+4				Yes		Expert
17	Grand Master	+4		Yes					Fifth
18		+4	Yes							Yes
19		+4			Yes		Yes
20		+5				Yes

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