Utility Perks

• You are Bonded to an Animal Companion.
• The Companion takes on the form of a Small or Medium sized Beast of your choosing.
• The Companion is obedient to you and shares your Turn during a Conflict. You may take your respective Movement and Actions in any order you wish.
• As a Minor Action, you can Command the Companion to use any Action, with the exception of the Use an Object Action.
  • If you do not provide it with an Action it automatically takes the Dodge Action and moves to a position of your choice.
• The Companion has the following Stats depending upon whether it is a Small or Medium Sized Beast:

• Additionally, your Companion has two Companion Perks.
• Pick any two of the following Companion Perks. These represent the natural abilities your Companion has, relating to the form of Beast it takes. You may change the Perks chosen when you Level Up.

• Your Animal Companion may choose two additional Companion Perks, or they may instead use the Large Sized Creature Stat Block:

• You become Skilled in one Skill of your choice.
  • Skills available in most Settings include Athletics, Creativity, Lore, Medicine, Social, Survival, Technology and Trickery.
• You become Skilled in one set of Tools of your choice.
• You may take this Perk up to 5 times, becoming Skilled in one additional Skill and set of Tools each time you gain this Perk.

• Choose one Skill and one Tool Skill you are Skilled in. You become an Expert in using that Skill and Tool.
• Whenever you make a Skill Check using that Skill or Tool, you may add one roll of your Expertise Die to the Result of the Check,
  • If you would benefit from two or more instances of using your Expertise Die on a Check (i.e. you are using a Skill and Tool in which you are an Expert), roll the Expertise Die with Advantage.
• You may take this Perk up to 8 times, becoming an Expert in one additional Skill and set of Tools each time you gain this Perk.

• You become Skilled in three sets of Tools of your choice.
  • See the Tools Page for the Tools you may choose from.
• You may take this Perk up to 3 times, becoming Skilled in three additional sets of Tools each time you gain this Perk.

• You learn two Languages of your choice.
  • See the Languages Page for the Languages you may choose from.
• Additionally you are able to understand all forms of Language to a limited degree. When reading or listening to a language you are unfamiliar with, you are able to understand the general meaning being conveyed (e.g. basic nouns, verbs and grammar). But you will not be able to understand complex details being described nor will you be able to communicate in such Languages.
• You may take this Perk up to 5 times, learning two additional Languages each time you gain this Perk.

• Your Speed Bonus increases by 1.
• You lose the Benefits of this Perk while wearing Restrictive Armor or Shields. You may overcome this limitation with the Armored Acrobat Perk.
• You may take this Perk up to 6 times, increasing your Speed Bonus by 1 each time.

• You may use either the Distract or Negotiate Actions as a Minor Action.

• You may use either the Dash or Stealth Actions as a Minor Action.

• When another Character who can See or Hear you Fails a Check, you may as a Reaction expend a Will Point to add a roll of your Expertise Die to the Result of the Check.
  • If you do not already have Will Points, you gain 2 Will Points.

• As an Action, you may expend two Will Points to give an Inspiring Speech which bolsters the resolve of up to six Characters of your choice who can See and Hear you (including yourself). Each Character chosen gains Temporary Hit Points equal to your Level.
• Additionally, you have Advantage on Social Skill Checks made against groups of 3 or more Characters.
• If you do not have Will Points already, you gain two Will Points.

• Whenever a Character’s Damage is reduced as a result of a Spell or Effect you caused, their Damage is reduced by an additional amount equal to one roll of your Support Die.

Experienced Rider

• While you are Riding a Mount, you gain the following benefits:
  • You have Advantage on all Checks relating to Riding a Mount, including staying seated, controlling a Mount, communicating with a Mount and performing feats of athleticism on a Mount.
• You do not need to hold your Mount with one hand while Riding.

Cavalry Training

• If a Mount you are Riding is Targeted by an Attack you can See, you may as a Reaction cause the Attack to Target you instead.
• If your Mount makes a Physical Defense Roll against an effect you can See, you may as a Reaction cause the Mount to have Advantage on the Check. If the effect would cause half Damage on a Success, the Mount instead takes no Damage.