Brute

You gain a resource called Stamina, which you can spend in order to use powerful physical abilities, such as the Brute’s Rage feature.

When you gain this feature, you have two Stamina Points.

You regain all your Stamina when you finish either a Long or Short Rest.

The maximum number of Stamina Points you have increases whenever you gain the Additional Stamina feature. The Stamina you will have as a Brute is shown in the below Table:

As a Minor Action, you may spend Stamina to enter a Rage filled State.

The duration you may remain in this state for depends on how many Stamina points you spend when you enter into it:

• One Stamina Point: The state lasts until the Start of your Next Turn.
• Two Stamina Points: The state lasts for up to one Minute.
• Three Stamina Points: The state lasts for up to ten Minutes.

This State ends early if you are Incapacitated or you choose to end it (no Action required).

While in this State you gain the following benefits:

• You have Resistance to Physical Forms of Damage (Slashing, Piercing and Bludgeoning).
  • You lose this benefit while you are wearing Difficult or Heavy Armor.
• Attacks which use Strength for their Attack Bonus deal Additional Damage equal to one roll of your Martial Die.
• You have Advantage on any Physical Defense Rolls you make.

While your Rage is in effect, you cannot maintain use or maintain Effects (such as certain Spells and Martial Stances) which require Concentration. You cannot begin a Short or Long Rest while you are in a Rage.

While you are not wearing Restrictive Armor, your minimum Armor Class can be determined as follows:

Armor Class = 8 + Dexterity Bonus + Endurance Bonus

You may add the AC bonus of a Shield to this Armor Class as well as Armor Class bonuses granted by magical effects, including those from Armor you are currently wearing.

At Level 1 your Martial Die is a d4.

This die represents your Character’s ability to push themselves past their normal limits to achieve their goals.

At levels 5, 9, 13 and 17, the Improved Martial Die feature increases the die size to a d6, a d8, a d10 and a d12 respectively.

If you gain the Improved Martial Die feature from another Role, increase the Martial Die by one size category, up to a maximum size of a d12.

Some features of the Brute Role (such as the Brute’s Intimidating Presence) require a Character make a Defense Roll to resist it’s effects.

The Brute uses their impressive Endurance to their advantage, consequently their Save DC is given by:

Brute Save DC = 8 + Skill Bonus + Endurance Bonus

Whenever you make a Melee Weapon Attack or Unarmed Strike, you can decide to do so Recklessly to grant the Attack Advantage.

When you use this feature, all Attack Rolls against you have Advantage until the Start of your next Turn.

You rely upon your Instincts, which develop further as you gain additional levels in this Role.

You gain two Instincts of your choice. Instincts are presented at the end of this Role.

As you gain levels in this Role, you will gain additional Instincts of your choice.

A level prerequisite for an Instinct refers to your Level in this Role, and some Instincts have other prerequisites.

When you gain a level in this Role, you can choose any number of Instincts you know and replace them with other Instincts which you could learn at that Level.

At Level 3 you may choose a Theme compatible with this Role, such as the Combat Mastery Theme.

At Levels 6, 10 and 14 the Theme Improvement feature unlocks additional benefits from this Theme.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You may either: Increase an Ability Bonus by 1; Train Two Abilities; Train One Ability and gain a Perk; or gain Two Perks

You cannot increase an Ability Bonus to higher than +5 at this level.

Your Martial Die increases from a d4 to a d6.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

When you take the Attack Action, you may make up to two separate attacks at any point during your Turn.

As an Action, or instead of an Attack you make on your Turn, you may expend one Stamina Point to attempt to Frighten any Characters of your choice within 2 Spaces of you who can See or Hear you.

The chosen Characters must each make a Mental Defense Roll against your Brute Save DC.

If they Fail this Check, they are Frightened of you for 1 Minute.

A Character may repeat this Check at the End of each of their Turns.

You unlock the 6th Level Features of a Theme you gained from this Role.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

Before you make a Melee Weapon Attack against a Target, you may spend one Stamina Point to increase it’s lethality.

The Performance of the Attack is increased by one stage: a Critical Failure will become a Weak Performance, a Weak Performance will become a Normal Performance, a Normal Performance becomes a Strong Performance and a Strong Performance becomes a Critical Hit.

If the Attack becomes a Critical Hit without the use of this feature, you regain this expended Stamina point.

You may either: Increase an Ability Bonus by 1; Train Two Abilities; Train One Ability and Gain a Perk; or gain Two Perks

You cannot increase an Ability Bonus to higher than +5 at this level.

Your Martial Die increases from a d6 to a d8.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

You unlock the 10th Level Features of a Theme you gained from this Role.

You may either: Increase an Ability Bonus by 1; Train Two Abilities; Train One Ability and Gain a Perk; or gain Two Perks.

You cannot increase an Ability Bonus to higher than +5 at this level.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

You gain Resistance to Elemental Damage types while your Rage is in effect.

Elemental Damage types include Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison and Thunder.

From Level 12 onwards, Major Improvements you gain from this Role may increase Ability Bonuses above +5.

You may either: Increase an Ability Bonus by 1; Train Two Abilities; Train One Ability and Gain a Perk; or gain Two Perks

Your Martial Die increases from a d8 to a d10.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

You unlock the 14th Level Features of a Theme you gained from this Role.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

The Range of your Intimidating Presence feature increases to 6 Spaces.

You may either: Increase an Ability Bonus by 1; Train Two Abilities; Train One Ability and Gain a Perk; or gain Two Perks

Your Martial Die increases from a d10 to a d12.

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

Your Stamina Point maximum increases by one.

You learn an additional Instinct.

When you Hit a Character with an Attack which is a Critical Hit, you may attempt to Kill them instantly.

They must make a Physical Defense Roll against your Brute Save DC. If they Fail, they immediately take a Wound.

You may not use both this effect and the effects of a Critical Enhancement as part of the same Attack (see Instincts).

You may either: Increase an Ability Bonus by 1; Train Two Abilities; Train One Ability and Gain a Perk; or gain Two Perks

Your Skill Bonus is Trained.

You learn an additional Instinct.

While you are in a Rage you have Resistance to all forms of Damage.

When an Attack you make against a Character is a Critical Hit, all further Attacks you make against that Character before the Start of your Next Turn are considered Critical Hits on a Successful Hit.

While you are in a Rage, you may add one roll of your Martial Die to any Dexterity Skill Checks you make.

While you are in a Rage, you may add one roll of your Martial Die to any Strength Skill Checks you make.

You have Advantage on Focus Checks to spot traps and hidden Characters, as well as to determine when Characters mean you harm.

While you are in a Rage, you have Advantage on any Mental Defense Roll you make.

You gain one Basic Martial Feat from the Basic Martial Feats section.

You may change your choice of Basic Martial Feat when you Level Up.

You may use your Strength Bonus on Attacks with Ranged Weapons which lack the Loading Property.

While you are in a Rage, you may add one roll of your Martial Die to any Charisma Skill Checks you make.

While you are in a Rage, you may add one roll of your Martial Die to any Focus Skill Checks you make.

You may add the Additional Damage caused by the Rage feature to Attacks which use Dexterity for their Attack Bonus

Whenever you enter your Rage you may immediately move up to your Movement Speed towards a Character you can See.

This Movement does not expend your Movement or provoke Attacks of Opportunity.

While you are in a Rage, you are immune to the Frightened Condition. Going into a Rage will also end the Frightened Condition.

While you are in a Rage, you are immune to the Charmed Condition. Going into a Rage will also end the Charmed Condition.

While you are in a Rage, you are immune to the Restrained Condition. Going into a Rage will also end the Restrained Condition.

If an effect would impose the Restrained Condition on you, you are instead only Grappled.

You are immune to the Poisoned Condition.

Choose two Critical Enhancement Options. Current options include Brutal, Push, Stagger, Knock Down, Knockout, Halt and Blind.

When you Hit a Character with an Attack which is a Critical Hit, you may apply the effects of one Critical Enhancement to the Attack.

You may choose the Critical Enhancement Instinct multiple times, choosing two additional Critical Enhancements each time you choose it.

Your Rage no longer ends early if you are Incapacitated.

After you take Damage, you may as a Reaction expend one Stamina Point to immediately reduce your total Damage by an amount equal to two Rolls of your Martial Die.

You may choose to impose the Charmed condition on all Characters who fail a Defense Roll against your Intimidating Presence instead of the Frightened Condition.

You may Concentrate on other effects while in a Rage. You have Disadvantage on Checks to maintain your Concentration on such effects while in a Rage.

While you are not Incapacitated, you cannot be Grappled by Characters who are the one Size Category larger than you or smaller.

While you are not Deafened you have 15ft Blind Sight. You automatically detect hidden Characters, doors and other objects within this range.

When you Successfully Frighten a Character with your Intimidating Presence, you may choose to also cause them to take Psychic Damage equal to two rolls of your Martial Die.

You may move through spaces occupied by other Characters, whether they are hostile to you or not.

Spaces occupied by other Character are not considered Difficult Terrain to you.