Gladiator
E
verywhere in the world Fighters are
needed. Some pursue a career in the
military of one nation or another. Some
guard caravans, or sell their sword to the
highest bidder as adventurer or mercenary;
others pursue the favor of a lord or lady,
exchanging lifelong loyalty and service for
favor, lands, and titles. But for fighters whose passion is the
fight itself, who crave the love and admiration of crowds and
spectators; the only true path is that of the Gladiator, warriors
whose esoteric techniques and unique equipment are
matched only by their bravado and eccentric personalities.
Unorthodox Tactics
At 3rd level, you become an exemplar of the unique and
unconventional fighting styles featured in arenas the world
over. You are proficient with any object you use as a weapon,
even if it bears no resemblance to a weapon, select a
gladiatorial fighting style from the list below:
Auxiliary: While wielding a weapon with the reach
property, your weapon attacks critically hit on a roll of 19
or 20.
Brute: Once on each of your turns when you miss an
attack with a melee weapon that deals bludgeoning
damage, you may reroll the attack and must use the new
roll. You may use this ability a number of times equal to
your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), regaining
all spent uses after completing a long rest.
Skirmisher: You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage
rolls you make with melee weapons when you throw
them.
Trapper: You may attack with a net as a bonus action on
your turn, adding twice your proficiency bonus to the
attack roll. The health of your net is increased to 10, its AC
to 15, and the DC to escape the net is increased to 15.
You cannot gain the benefits of this feature while you are
wearing heavy armor.
Crowd Pleaser
Beginning at 7th level, you may utilize your physicality to
capture the attention of those around you. You may add your
Strength or Dexterity modifier to any Charisma
(Performance) check you make instead of your Charisma
modifier.
Additionally, your walking speed increases by 10 feet.
Spice it Up
At 10th level, you have made significant improvements to
your technique, as well as the equipment you wield. Your
chosen fighting style improves in the following ways:
Auxiliary: You may use a shield while wielding a weapon
with the reach property.
Brute: You may wear heavy armor and still benefit from
the Unorthodox Tactics feature. Additionally, you add half
your proficiency bonus to damage rolls with weapons that
deal bludgeoning damage, as well as your unarmed
strikes.
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Skirmisher: Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature does
not impose disadvantage on your throwing attack rolls.
When you roll a 1 on a damage die you make with a
thrown weapon attack, you can reroll the die and you
must use the new roll, even if it is a 1.
Trapper: The range of your net attack is tripled, and a
creature restrained by the net takes 1d8 slashing damage
at the beginning of its turn.
Penchant for Violence
At 15th level, you are constantly itching for a fight to show off
your talents, gaining one of the following abilities:
Auxiliary: Whenever you hit a creature with a weapon
that has the reach property, you can move out of that
creature's melee range without provoking an attack of
opportunity, so long as that creature remains in your
melee range. In addition, you can choose a second option
from the Fighting Style class feature.
Brute: You have advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks
to grapple an enemy or escape from an enemy’s grapple.
Additionally, your hitpoint maximum increases by an
amount equal to your Fighter level. Whenever you gain a
Fighter level thereafter, your hitpoint maximum increases
by an additional 1 hit point.
Skirmisher: You have advantage on Initiative checks and
on attack rolls against creatures that have not yet taken
their turn during the first round of combat.
Trapper: While a target is restrained by your net, moving
towards it in a straight line costs only half movement and
you may leave its melee range without causing an attack
of opportunity.
Ostentatious Flair
At 18th level, the word mastery does not do your combat
prowess justice. You have perfected your unique style of
combat, improving it in the following ways:
Auxiliary: You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls
you make against targets in your melee range that are
more than 5 feet from you. Additionally, you gain a +1
bonus to damage rolls you make against Huge or
Gargantuan enemies.
Brute: After you take the Attack action on your turn, you
may make an unarmed strike against each enemy within 5
feet of you, and have advantage on each attack directed
against an enemy that damaged you last round. You may
use this ability a number of times equal to your Strength
modifier, regaining all spent uses after completing a short
or long rest.
Skirmisher: Weapons that you can throw gain the
Returning property. When you make a throwing weapon
attack with a magical weapon you are attuned to, the
target cannot benefit from half-cover.
Trapper: Your net becomes impervious to slashing
damage, preventing it from being cut open. The DC of the
Strength check required to break free increases to 10 +
twice your proficiency modifier.
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Index
Weapon Property - Returning: When you throw this weapon
as part of your attack action, you may instantly return the
weapon to your hand after the attack has been resolved.
Credits
Class Design: Kyle Neblo
Cover Art: Nick Gindraux Art Station / Cover Image
Formatting: Made with The Homebrewery
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