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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 9157548" data-attributes="member: 15700">It's something I'm leaning pretty heavily on in my current project (GEAS). Conditions can really suck, and it seems glaringly obvious to me that a battle-hardened warrior can end many of those through willpower.For example, all warriors get the following (for context, every time you get an XP point, you can buy a trait that is in your circle or lower. Think of circles at tiers of play):Warrior TraitsArmor Proficiency: Light, medium, and heavy armor.Core Die: d10Starting Skills: Choose any two ability subcategories.Weapon Proficiency: All weapons.Action Points: You begin with a pool of 6 AP.Starting Traits:Hold the Line: You can make one opportunity attack for each creature triggering it this round by spending 5 vigor. This does not count as using your response.Martial Expert: You may use Combination Maneuvers as described in the Martial Maneuvers section.Winded: While in the winded status, you recover twice the vitality you normally would when a spell, ability, or effect causes you to recover vitality.Stances: For 4 AP, you adopt a stance that lasts until combat ends or you choose to spend 4 AP to change the stance.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Defensive Stance: +1 DEF PD and +1 DR while stance is active.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Offensive Stance: +1 CD to BDP bonus with weapons or natural attacks while stance is active.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tactical Stance: +2 AP while this stance is active.</li> </ul>Weapon Training: Gain +1 PD when attacking with weapons or natural attacks.Circle 1 Traits:Vitality: Increase your vitality by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Vigor: Increase your vigor by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Action Point: Increase your maximum AP pool by 2.Circle 2 Traits:Vitality: Increase your vitality by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Vigor: Increase your vigor by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Ability: Increase one of your abilities by 1.Battle Fortitude: Recover an additional 2 CD BDP of vitality after completing a rest (up to your maximum).Circle 3 Traits:Vitality: Increase your vitality by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Vigor: Increase your vigor by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Cannon Fodder. Any opponent you hit with an attack that has a MC of 1M or less is brought to zero vitality, regardless of damage. Attacks against these creatures have the AP cost reduced to 1.Weapon Training: Gain +1 PD bonus when attacking with weapons or natural attacks.Action Point: Increase your maximum AP pool by 2.Circle 4 Traits:Vitality: Increase your vitality by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Vigor: Increase your vigor by +1 CD. You may select this up to three times in this Circle.Ability: Increase one of your abilities by 1.Weapon Mastery: Gain a +2 CD bonus to your WDP when attacking unarmed or with weapons.Cannon Fodder. Any opponent you hit with an attack that has a MC of 1H or less is brought to zero vitality, regardless of damage. Attacks against these creatures have the AP cost reduced to 1.And the Mercenary Specialty (subclass of warrior):Circle 1 TraitsWeapon Specialization: You are able to utilize the Weapon Traits feature from weapons.Shield Mastery: Add your shield DEF as a PD bonus to your ability check Challenge Rolls to resist area-of-effect spells/attacks. I.e., if your shield has a DEF rating of +2 PD, you add 2 PD to your Challenge Rolls when called to resist an area of effect attack, such as a dragon’s breath or flame explosion spell.Training: Gain a +1 PD bonus to any ability skill check.Sniper: Gain a +1 CD bonus to your BDP when attacking with ranged weapons.Suck It Up: Use a response action (2 AP) to recover 2 CD of vigor. You may use this once per breather.Circle 2 TraitsProtection: As a response (1 AP) to an ally within 5 feet of you being attacked, spend 3 vigor and add your DEF PD bonus from your shield to that ally’s DEF PD until the start of your next turn.Armor Mastery: Gain a +1 bonus to your DEF PD when wearing armor.Precise Strike: As a response (1 AP) to a successful attack of yours landing, spend up to 1 CD vigor to inflict an extra amount of damage equaling the amount of vigor spent.Riposte: As a response (1 AP) to getting melee attacked, spend 5 vigor to make one melee attack at the creature that successfully hit you.Suck It Up II: Amount recovered increases to 2 CD + 2 CD.Circle 3 TraitsBack In The Fight: As a response (3 AP), spend 5 vigor and end one negative status affecting you. Sacrifice: As a response (1 AP) to an ally within 5 feet being attacked, spend 5 vigor and step in the way of an attack targeting that ally. Move that attack to yourself.Training: Gain an additional +1 PD bonus to any ability skill check.Combat Mastery: Gain a +2 PD bonus when attempting a Martial maneuver or resisting a Martial maneuver.Robust: If at the start of your turn you are in the winded status and do not have any desperation points, grant yourself a desperation point.Circle 4 TraitsLong Reach: The reach of your weapons increases by 5 feet. If it is ranged, add 50% distance.Whirlwind: Spend 6 AP to either attack every creature within 5 feet of you with a chosen melee weaopn, or attack each creature in a 5-foot radius for ranged attacks provided you have enough ammunition to do so.Precision Strike: As a response (1 AP) to a successful attack of yours landing, spend 5 vigor to bypass any resistances or immunities the creature might have to your attack until the start of its next turn.Imposing: Creatures are considered one size smaller when you use a trait or maneuver or item that is size limited. I.e., if you could grapple a large-sized or smaller creature previously, you can now grapple huge-sized or smaller creatures.Immovable: You cannot be moved or pushed against your will. if you do not move during your turn, you gain a +2 DR bonus until the start of your next turn.Epic TraitsArmor Master: You can wear armor comfortably, without any drawbacks from weight or encumbrance or extended wear. You also gain immunity to non-magical attacks.Arms Master: You can apply the special traits from weapons on any successful attack roll, not just ones that have multiple successes.Blurring Attacks: Spend 10 vigor. The AP cost of your weapons is reduced by 1 (minimum 1) until the end of your turn.Staying Power: You may spend 5 XP to choose this trait multiple times. Each time you choose this trait, you gain 2 CD of vigor and vitality.</blockquote>

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