Buccaneer
About this class
Buccaneers rule the seas with their daring and cunnning. They command the field with their presence and skill.
Included subclasses
Domains
Bone
Starting stats
Hope feature
Class features
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Boastful taunt
Maake a Presence roll against an adversary within earshot to target them with a boastful taunt! On success, they mark a stress and you enrage your enemy with a reparte so scathing they come directly at you to attack. Melee creatures move as the crow flies directly at you and attack with disadvantage. Ranged attackers move within range and attack with disadvantage. If the advasary's attack fails to make your mark a HP, your next attack has advantage.
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Daring flare
Once per long rest you may perform an act of daring flare! You use your cunning and sure footedness to make an agility or finesse roll. You may re-roll a dice of your choosing and must accept the result. On asuccess, clear a stress.
Class items
- A mysterious map or a letter written in an unknown cipher.
Character questions
Background prompts
- You suffered a deep romantic loss. Who was it and how did you lose them?
- During your adventures someone crossed you and made an enemy for life. What is the grudge?
- What great legend does your heart yearn to delve?
Connection prompts
- What irresponsible promise did I make to you during a night of revelery that you intend to keep me to?
- Where have we made a pact to travel to one day?
- I know who your secret romantic interest is. Who are they and how did you convince me not to tell anyone?
Subclass cards
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Swashbuckler
Foundation
Sea dog: You're at home on the waves. Roll all checks against water related environments with advantage. On a success, clear a stress.
Swashbuckler
Specialization
Debonaire: When you succeed on a presence roll (other than an attack) clear a stress. On a critical success, clear all stress and a HP.
Once per rest, you may make this roll with advantage.
Swashbuckler
Mastery
Ferocious fighter: Spend 3 hope to perform a feat of daring on the battlefield.
Make an evironmental move with advantage, immediately followed by an attack with advantage.
On a hit add d6 to the damage.
Musketeer
Foundation
Nerves of steel: When you make a successful attack roll with hope roll a d6. On a 1, clear a stress.
Musketeer
Specialization
Uncanny evasion: Once per rest and before you know the result of the roll, mark as many stress as you please to increase your evasion score by that number.
Musketeer
Mastery
Expert marksman: Gain a permanent +1 to all rolls for firearms and blackpowder use.
Buccaneer
Buccaneers rule the seas with their daring and cunnning. They command the field with their presence and skill.
Domains
Bone + Aplomb
Starting Evasion
12
Starting Hit Points
6
Class Items
- • A mysterious map or a letter written in an unknown cipher.
Buccaneer’s Hope Feature
Deadly eye : Spend 3 hope. Once per rest before making an attack roll, you may dial in your deadly eye! Roll with advantage. On a successful attack increase the damage threshold by 1. Alternatively, you may spend 1 + 1 Hope per attack to make up to 3 regualr attacks within range.
Class Features
Boastful taunt
Maake a Presence roll against an adversary within earshot to target them with a boastful taunt! On success, they mark a stress and you enrage your enemy with a reparte so scathing they come directly at you to attack. Melee creatures move as the crow flies directly at you and attack with disadvantage. Ranged attackers move within range and attack with disadvantage. If the advasary's attack fails to make your mark a HP, your next attack has advantage.
Daring flare
Once per long rest you may perform an act of daring flare! You use your cunning and sure footedness to make an agility or finesse roll. You may re-roll a dice of your choosing and must accept the result. On asuccess, clear a stress.
Buccaneer Subclasses
Choose either the Swashbuckler or Musketeer subclass.
Swashbuckler
Take to the seas with your rapier wits and equally sharp blade.
Foundation Features
Sea dog: You're at home on the waves. Roll all checks against water related environments with advantage. On a success, clear a stress.
Specialization Feature
Debonaire: When you succeed on a presence roll (other than an attack) clear a stress. On a critical success, clear all stress and a HP.
Once per rest, you may make this roll with advantage.
Mastery Feature
Ferocious fighter: Spend 3 hope to perform a feat of daring on the battlefield.
Make an evironmental move with advantage, immediately followed by an attack with advantage.
On a hit add d6 to the damage.
Musketeer
Play as an dead eye marksman.
Foundation Features
Nerves of steel: When you make a successful attack roll with hope roll a d6. On a 1, clear a stress.
Specialization Feature
Uncanny evasion: Once per rest and before you know the result of the roll, mark as many stress as you please to increase your evasion score by that number.
Mastery Feature
Expert marksman: Gain a permanent +1 to all rolls for firearms and blackpowder use.
Background Questions
Answer any of the following, or create your own.
- • You suffered a deep romantic loss. Who was it and how did you lose them?
- • During your adventures someone crossed you and made an enemy for life. What is the grudge?
- • What great legend does your heart yearn to delve?
Connections
Ask one of the following, or improvise.
- • What irresponsible promise did I make to you during a night of revelery that you intend to keep me to?
- • Where have we made a pact to travel to one day?
- • I know who your secret romantic interest is. Who are they and how did you convince me not to tell anyone?
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