Pugilist
“Why request a weapon when I can craft my body into one? They say you should have a deep connection with your weapon to wield it well. But what weapon can I know better than I know myself?”
“Why request a weapon when I can craft my body into one? They say you should have a deep connection with your weapon to wield it well. But what weapon can I know better than I know myself?”
The Pugilist school turns the human body into a living weapon. Its practitioners strike with precision, overwhelm with flurries, and manipulate the opponent's momentum to create openings.
It emphasizes timing, discipline, and physical mastery ranging from monk-like serenity to brutal street-fighting efficiency.
It emphasizes timing, discipline, and physical mastery ranging from monk-like serenity to brutal street-fighting efficiency.
Passives
The Pugilist receives the following passive effects:
Initiate - Honed Body
The Pugilist receives the following passive effects:
Initiate - Honed Body
Techniques marked with ‘Unarmed’ for their Range are treated as a weapon attack, being capped at a Moderate Wound and allows the user to follow up with Swift Strike while dual wielding.
Additionally, Swift Strike is enhanced such that a successful defense will allow the Pugilist to strike immediately consuming their Reaction. Regardless of the usage, Swift Strike will also apply on-hit effects.
Additionally, Swift Strike is enhanced such that a successful defense will allow the Pugilist to strike immediately consuming their Reaction. Regardless of the usage, Swift Strike will also apply on-hit effects.
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Initiate
Name: Reverberating Strikes
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Initiate | 1
Effect: Damage
Range: Unarmed
Charging Time: 1 Turn
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: N/A
Description: The Pugilist makes a precise blow against a target that enhances their further strikes. The target must make a defense save against the user’s Skill Roll, inflicting Roll Damage and an additional Minor Wound on failure.
Afterwards, this causes their future attacks to inflict an additional Minor Wound on hit for 1 round.
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Initiate | 1
Effect: Damage
Range: Unarmed
Charging Time: 1 Turn
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: N/A
Description: The Pugilist makes a precise blow against a target that enhances their further strikes. The target must make a defense save against the user’s Skill Roll, inflicting Roll Damage and an additional Minor Wound on failure.
Afterwards, this causes their future attacks to inflict an additional Minor Wound on hit for 1 round.
Name: Concussive Force
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Initiate | 1
Effect: Damage
Range: Unarmed
Charging Time: 1 Turn
Duration: Instant
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: The pugilist unleashes a brutal strike upon an opponent. The target must make a defense save against the user’s Skill Roll, inflicting Roll Damage and 5 Blocks Knockback on failure. This inflicts an additional Minor Wound if they collide with a surface.
The Pugilist can also choose to launch the target 3 Blocks straight upwards or downwards, which instead inflicts Disadvantage on Attack for 1 round and an additional Minor Wound if they collide with a surface on the way up (Not on the way down).
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Initiate | 1
Effect: Damage
Range: Unarmed
Charging Time: 1 Turn
Duration: Instant
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: The pugilist unleashes a brutal strike upon an opponent. The target must make a defense save against the user’s Skill Roll, inflicting Roll Damage and 5 Blocks Knockback on failure. This inflicts an additional Minor Wound if they collide with a surface.
The Pugilist can also choose to launch the target 3 Blocks straight upwards or downwards, which instead inflicts Disadvantage on Attack for 1 round and an additional Minor Wound if they collide with a surface on the way up (Not on the way down).
Name: Breath Control
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Initiate | 1
Effect: Boon
Range: Self
Charging Time: Bonus Action
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: N/A
Description: The Pugilist controls their breathing and clears their mind, enhancing themselves. This grants them [Hastened] and Advantage on Attack for 1 round.
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Initiate | 1
Effect: Boon
Range: Self
Charging Time: Bonus Action
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: N/A
Description: The Pugilist controls their breathing and clears their mind, enhancing themselves. This grants them [Hastened] and Advantage on Attack for 1 round.
Student
Name: Jumpkick
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Student | 2
Effect: Utility
Range: Unarmed
Charging Time: 1 Turn
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: The Pugilist leaps forwards in a flying kick. This launches the Pugilist straight forwards a number of blocks equal to their current Movement Speed without triggering Opportunity Attacks.
If they collide with a target, the target must make a defense save against the user’s Skill Roll, inflicting Roll Damage and [Slowed] for 1 round on failure.
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Student | 2
Effect: Utility
Range: Unarmed
Charging Time: 1 Turn
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: The Pugilist leaps forwards in a flying kick. This launches the Pugilist straight forwards a number of blocks equal to their current Movement Speed without triggering Opportunity Attacks.
If they collide with a target, the target must make a defense save against the user’s Skill Roll, inflicting Roll Damage and [Slowed] for 1 round on failure.
Name: Coiled Stance
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Student | 2
Effect: Utility
Range: Self
Charging Time: Bonus Action
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: The Pugilist assumes a low, reactive stance. While in this stance, they receive Advantage on Defense and upon successfully attacking a target or defending against a Melee attack will Disarm the target knocking their weapon up to 3 Blocks away in a direction of the Pugilist’s choosing.
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Student | 2
Effect: Utility
Range: Self
Charging Time: Bonus Action
Duration: 1 Round
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: The Pugilist assumes a low, reactive stance. While in this stance, they receive Advantage on Defense and upon successfully attacking a target or defending against a Melee attack will Disarm the target knocking their weapon up to 3 Blocks away in a direction of the Pugilist’s choosing.
Name: Pressure Points
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Student | 2
Effect: Utility
Range: Self
Charging Time: Reaction
Duration: Instant
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: Before the Pugilist makes an attack, they may prepare to strike a target's weakest points. For each attack they make within the Round on the same target, they may inflict the following debuffs for 1 Round:
Branch: Pugilist
Level/Cost: Student | 2
Effect: Utility
Range: Self
Charging Time: Reaction
Duration: Instant
Skill Roll: Body + Unarmed
Description: Before the Pugilist makes an attack, they may prepare to strike a target's weakest points. For each attack they make within the Round on the same target, they may inflict the following debuffs for 1 Round:
- First - Disadvantage on Defense
- Second - Disadvantage on Attack
- Third - [Stunned]