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Swashbuckler
About this class
The Swashbuckler mixes martial prowess with poise, elegance, and sheer force of personality. Play a swashbuckler to dance across the battlefield with ease, taunting your foes as it were effortless, looking good the whole while.
Clothes That Are: Extravagant, fancy, refined, multicolored, patchwork, unobtrusive
Attitude Like: A gentleman, a knave, a jester, a daredevil, a pirate.
Included subclasses
Domains
Bone
Grace
Starting stats
Hope feature
Class features
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Dance of Blades
You may spend a Hope to enter a Dance of Blades, which lasts until the end of the Scene or until you take Severe damage. While in a Dance of Blades, you gain the following benefits.
Attacks creatures make against you have Disadvantage unless they mark a Stress.
You have advantage on Agility rolls made to move.
Whenever an adversary within Very Far range marks their last Stress, clear a Stress. -
Fearless Poise
Once per rest, when you would make an action roll with fear, mark a Stress to make it a roll with Hope instead.
Class items
- An item stolen from the lord of a far off land
- An outfit bought for you by a lost love
Character questions
Background prompts
- Somebody wants you dead, who and why?
- You are known throughout the land for a deed you never did, what is it, and why does everyone believe you did it?
- You attract many admirers, but there is one you'll never forget. Who are they?
Connection prompts
- I once saved you from a dire situation, what was it, and what do you owe me because of it?
- What about me do you find personally inspiring?
- I tried helping you once. What was the situation and how did I only make things worse?
Subclass cards
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Duelist
Foundation
SPELLCAST TRAIT: Presence
In The Right Circles: Whenever you meet a new NPC for the first time, you may Mark a Stress to say you have a friend in common. You may ask one question about the NPC without making a roll, and have advantage on non-attack Presence rolls against the NPC for the rest of the scene
Taunting Tongue: Whenever you hit an adversary with an attack, you may spend a Hope to make them become temporarily Insulted. Insulted creatures cannot make action rolls that do not target you.
Duelist
Specialization
Regal Bearing: When you succeed with Hope on a Presence Roll, you can remove a Fear from the GM’s Fear pool instead of gaining Hope.
Weaving Duelist: Your Evasion increases by +1 against Insulted creatures.
Duelist
Mastery
Decisive Strike: Once per Session, when you make an Insulted creature mark one or more hit points, you may spend any number of Hope. If you do, they mark a number of additional Hit Points equal to the Hope spent.
Outlaw
Foundation
SPELLCAST TRAIT: Presence
Tales of Derring Do: Once per session and whenever you critically succeed on a roll, you and each ally within Very Far range may each gain a Hope.
Force Back: Whenever you deal damage to adversary within Melee range, they must mark Stress equal to the Hit Points they marked or move back to Close range from you.
Outlaw
Specialization
Close Call: Once per rest, you may mark a Stress in place of an Armor Slot. When you do, target adversary within Close range marks Stress equal to the Hit Points you would have marked.
Rabble Rouser: You have advantage on Presence rolls to work large crowds and convince others to perform risky actions.
Outlaw
Mastery
Living Legend: Once per Session, when you would succeed on a roll but not critically succeed, you may instead choose to Critically Succeed. In addition, when you use Tales of Daring-Do, you and each ally within Very Far range may clear a Stress as well.
Swashbuckler
The Swashbuckler mixes martial prowess with poise, elegance, and sheer force of personality. Play a swashbuckler to dance across the battlefield with ease, taunting your foes as it were effortless, looking good the whole while.
Clothes That Are: Extravagant, fancy, refined, multicolored, patchwork, unobtrusive
Attitude Like: A gentleman, a knave, a jester, a daredevil, a pirate.
Domains
Bone + Grace
Starting Evasion
11
Starting Hit Points
6
Class Items
- • An item stolen from the lord of a far off land
- • An outfit bought for you by a lost love
Swashbuckler’s Hope Feature
Mocking Jape : Spend 3 Hope to force an adversary within Very Far range to mark Stress equal to your Presence.
Class Features
Dance of Blades
You may spend a Hope to enter a Dance of Blades, which lasts until the end of the Scene or until you take Severe damage. While in a Dance of Blades, you gain the following benefits. Attacks creatures make against you have Disadvantage unless they mark a Stress. You have advantage on Agility rolls made to move. Whenever an adversary within Very Far range marks their last Stress, clear a Stress.
Fearless Poise
Once per rest, when you would make an action roll with fear, mark a Stress to make it a roll with Hope instead.
Swashbuckler Subclasses
Choose either the Duelist or Outlaw subclass.
Duelist
Play the Duelist if you wanna use your poise and social acumen to walk in high society and compete in noble duels. Art by David Palumbo
Spellcast Trait
Presence
Foundation Features
In The Right Circles: Whenever you meet a new NPC for the first time, you may Mark a Stress to say you have a friend in common. You may ask one question about the NPC without making a roll, and have advantage on non-attack Presence rolls against the NPC for the rest of the scene
Taunting Tongue: Whenever you hit an adversary with an attack, you may spend a Hope to make them become temporarily Insulted. Insulted creatures cannot make action rolls that do not target you.
Specialization Feature
Regal Bearing: When you succeed with Hope on a Presence Roll, you can remove a Fear from the GM’s Fear pool instead of gaining Hope.
Weaving Duelist: Your Evasion increases by +1 against Insulted creatures.
Mastery Feature
Decisive Strike: Once per Session, when you make an Insulted creature mark one or more hit points, you may spend any number of Hope. If you do, they mark a number of additional Hit Points equal to the Hope spent.
Outlaw
Play the Outlaw to play the daring vigilante, the robber of the rich, or the dastardly pirate, shaking off the laws of society with heroic flair. Art by Paul Sc
Spellcast Trait
Presence
Foundation Features
Tales of Derring Do: Once per session and whenever you critically succeed on a roll, you and each ally within Very Far range may each gain a Hope.
Force Back: Whenever you deal damage to adversary within Melee range, they must mark Stress equal to the Hit Points they marked or move back to Close range from you.
Specialization Feature
Close Call: Once per rest, you may mark a Stress in place of an Armor Slot. When you do, target adversary within Close range marks Stress equal to the Hit Points you would have marked.
Rabble Rouser: You have advantage on Presence rolls to work large crowds and convince others to perform risky actions.
Mastery Feature
Living Legend: Once per Session, when you would succeed on a roll but not critically succeed, you may instead choose to Critically Succeed. In addition, when you use Tales of Daring-Do, you and each ally within Very Far range may clear a Stress as well.
Background Questions
Answer any of the following, or create your own.
- • Somebody wants you dead, who and why?
- • You are known throughout the land for a deed you never did, what is it, and why does everyone believe you did it?
- • You attract many admirers, but there is one you'll never forget. Who are they?
Connections
Ask one of the following, or improvise.
- • I once saved you from a dire situation, what was it, and what do you owe me because of it?
- • What about me do you find personally inspiring?
- • I tried helping you once. What was the situation and how did I only make things worse?
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