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Buccaneer

Classes Designed by Michael Paterson • Art by Adobe Gemini

About this class

Buccaneers rule the seas with their daring and cunnning. They command the field with their presence and skill.

Domains

Core domain
Blade
Core domain
Bone
Core domain
Grace

Starting stats

Evasion
12
Hit points
6

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. If the attack would deal severe damage, mark off 4 HP. On a critical success, clear 2 stress as well.

Class features

  • Boastful taunt

    Mark a stress to target an adversary with a boastful taunt! 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 ignoring perils of the arena and make an attack with disadvantage. Ranged attackers move within range and attack with disadvantage. On a successful presence roll, the would be attacker must also mark a stress.

  • 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

  1. You suffered a deep romantic loss. Who was it and how did you lose them?
  2. During your adventures you crossed someone and made an enemy for life. What is the grudge?
  3. What great legend does your heart yearn to discover?

Connection prompts

  1. What promise did I make to you during a night of revelery?
  2. Where have we made a pact to travel to one day?
  3. I know who your secret romantic interest is. Who are they and how did you convince me not to tell anyone?

Discussion

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