Mercenary

Extremely well rounded fighters, mercenaries are the most common type of adventurer in the lands. Easily picking up nearly any combat technique, they are also fluent in skills such as weapon maintenance and animal handling. Mercenaries can work for both good and evil, or simply work for themselves. Occasional mercenaries have even dabbled in the arcane arts, making this truly a versatile profession.

A mercenary is the master of melee weapon combat, able to utilize its melee weapons offensively and its parry, shields, or evasion defensively.

Grit

Mercenaries who choose Grit Fighting will use a combination of skill and raw determination coupled with persistence. Favoring heavy weapons, two-handed weapons, and shields, the grit tree will have offensive and defensive abilities focused around brute strength and determination to stay conscious despite distractions.

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Mercenary

These tags are available to all Mercenaries.

Name	Requirements	Cost	Description
Determination	55 Conditioning	10 Willpower	The mercenary replenishes his stamina, finding greater physical reserves though force of will alone.
Discipline	109 Conditioning	20 Willpower	The mercenary unites his mind with his body, pushing himself beyond his physical limits.

Grit

These tags are available to mercenaries that have taken the grit specialization. Their abilities may be displayed with the Grit command.

Name	Requirements	Cost	Description
Vicious Blow	None	1 Stamina per swing	The mercenary uses a combination of force and technique with a hybrid or power weapon to inflict more greivous wounds. The bonus scales with tactics skill.
Clotting	10 Conditioning	5 Stamina	The mercenary exercises control over his body, forcing his heartbeat to slow its pace and reduce bleeding for a time to allow it to clot.
Parry-Breaker	19 Melee	1 Stamina per swing	The mercenary uses a combination of force and technique with a hybrid or power weapon to break through its opponents parry. The bonus scales with tactics skill.
Another Pint	28 Conditioning	Passive	The mercenary maintains a special balance of diet and exercise, granting him a greater reserves of stamina and vitality. The bonus scales with conditioning skill.
Knockdown	37 Melee	1 Stamina per swing	Adding a bit of power strategically to each swing, the mercenary attempts to knock its opponent down with each blow.
Shield Bash	46 Shields	5 Stamina	The mercenary bashes its target in the chest with its shield, stunning its opponent. A successful roll doubles the stun and knocks the opponent to its knees.
Shield Block	82 Shields	1 stamina per block	The mercenary readies to block incoming blows with its shield more effectively, giving it a second smaller chance to block attacks.
Challenge	127 Tactics	None	The mercenary issues a challenge to its foe, making it focus on him.

Skills

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Skill	Value
Alchemy	Very Bad
Animal Handling	Good
Archery	Good
Armor	Very Good
Channeling	Very Bad
Conditioning	Very Good
Evasion & Dodging	Normal
First Aid	Very Good
Fishing	Normal
Focus	Very Bad
Foraging	Normal
Gnosis	Normal
Kinesis	Very Bad
Larceny	Bad
Lockpicking	Bad
Lore	Normal
Mechanisms	Bad
Melee Weapons	Very Good
Observation	Good
Outdoorsman	Normal
Parry	Very Good
Shields	Good
Skinning	Very Good
Sorcery	Very Bad
Stealth	Normal
Tactics	Very Good
Throwing	Very Good
Unarmed Combat	Good