Lux Mahariel♛ (Duncan)

Class Abilities & Specializations

Backstab

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You can inflict extra damage with an attack if you can strike an opponent from an unexpected direction or catch them unawares. You must approach your opponent with a move action If attacking with a melee weapon. Then you must win an opposed test of your Dexterity (Stealth) vs. your target’s Perception (Seeing). If you win the test, you can use your major action this round to Backstab him. This is an attack with a +2 bonus to the attack roll that inflicts +1d6 extra damage. You cannot Backstab an enemy that you begin your turn adjacent to.

Rogue's Armor

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You are at home in leather armor. You can ignore the Armor Penalty of leather armor altogether. It affects neither your Speed nor your Dexterity.

Stunt Bonus

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You become more adept at finding the weak spots in your opponents’ armor. You can perform the Pierce Armor stunt for 1 SP instead of the usual 2.

Bluff

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You can try to Backstab an opponent that you begin your turn adjacent to. You must first use a minor action to try to deceive him. This is an opposed test of your Communication (Deception) vs. your opponent’s Willpower (Self-Discipline). If you win, you have wrong-footed your opponent and can Backstab him. As usual with a Backstab, you make a melee attack with a +2 bonus and inflict +1d6 extra damage if you hit.

Stunt Bonus

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You become adept at instantly noticing the many dimensions of a tricky situation. You can perform the That Makes Me Wonder exploration stunt for 2 stunt points instead of the usual 3.

Duelist Specialization

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Novice: You learn the Dueling Weapon Group, a weapon group unique to Duelists. When fighting in the Dual Weapon Style and using a melee weapon that uses Dexterity, you gain both +1 on your attack rolls and +1 Defense vs. melee attacks.

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Journeyman: Your precise attacks hit opponents where it hurts. While fighting in the Dual Weapon Style, you inflict +1 damage with melee attacks.

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Master: Your pinpoint accuracy can find the gaps in your opponents’ armor. When you perform the Pierce Armor stunt, your damage is penetrating. (That stunt normally halves your opponent’s Armor Rating, but penetrating damage allows you to ignore it altogether.)

Dirty Fighting

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You can daze opponents with sharp blows to vulnerable areas. To use Dirty Fighting, you must first hit with a melee attack. If successful, you inflict no damage but your opponent must make a successful TN 15 Constitution (Stamina) test or become stunned. A stunned character can attempt the test again at the start of their turn, and if successful can act normally. Otherwise, the only thing a stunned character can do on their turn is take a single move action. While your opponent is stunned, all attacks against them from rogue characters are considered Backstabs. Stunts are possible on your initial attack roll, so you could stun your opponent and then use Lightning Attack for an immediate Backstab, for example.

Lethality

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You use your wits to hit enemies where it hurts. You can add your Cunning to your damage when making ranged attacks.

Slippery

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You are hard to pin down in combat. Opponents do not gain an attack bonus for outnumbering you in melee combat. Normally, attackers can gain up to a +2 bonus in such circumstances (see page 216). If you also have the Master degree in the Single Weapon Style, your Defense bonus increases to +3 when fighting in that style.

Stunt Bonus

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You know how to act with style and grace. You can perform the With a Flourish exploration stunt for 3 SP instead of the usual 4.

Diplomat Specialization

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Novice: You are adept at social graces that win friends and avoid embarrassing faux pas. You may reroll tests with any one of the following abilities and focuses (pick one) but must take the second roll: Communication (Etiquette), Intelligence (Cultural Lore), and Intelligence (Heraldry).

Perforate

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You know how to take advantage of an enemy when their guard is down. Perforate is a special stunt that you can perform for 2 SP if you’ve just hit an opponent with a Backstab. You can make a second Backstab attack against the same opponent; this second attack does not generate stunt points.