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ties. Bribes may also reduce the length of the sentence to the arena. Money may also be spent to gain more favorable accommodations. Special weapons training may also be purchased. Convicts receive no money for arena combat victories, however, they may be able to bribe templars into betting on them. If the convict does well and gains the attention of a templar, there is always the possibility that the templar may buy the convict for a personal slave. Races: Since anyone at any time may be accused by a templar of committing a crime, the Convict kit is suitable for all races. Special Notes: Convicts may have any equipment that can be smuggled into the jails and pits in which they are held. They must find a slave, worker, templar, or family member willing to take the risk. Even then, the price can be high. The cost of a bribe to smuggle in an item is usually two to ten times the normal cost (based on availability and the DM). Poison, weapons, or other dangerous items could cost up to one hundred times the normal street value for someone to want to take the risk. Famous and Infamous: Atrocla Xutan Banoc the Worm Gall the Obtuse Half-giant female veteran of more than 40 arena battles. Former Raam templar’s servant, current Nibenay convict. Half-elf male. Escape artist. Current whereabouts unknown. A favorite in Urik. Has been raised 3 times. Accidentally impaled self 4 times. Currently deceased. Male half-giant. I4 Professional Gladiator When the arena fills on Blood Day, it is the professional gladiators that the crowd has come to see. The appearance of these strong, capable warriors never fails to draw the crowd to its feet. Different gladiators appeal to different circles in the crowd. Some professionals are loved for their mastery and artful use of weapons, others for the brutality they employ to crush the life from their opponents. The professional gladiator is at the pinnacle of her field. She has learned the gladiatorial arts and has spent considerable time and effort on becoming the best. The special ability score requirements are the same as the gladiator class. High Strength and Dexterity scores are preferred. A professional gladiator on Athas is a free person who has trained and entered the arena with aspirations of glory, wealth, and fame. Those who wish to enter the gladiatorial arena must first gain the sponsorship of an important person or house within the city. The sponsor generates interest and betting on the new gladiatorial combatant. Sponsors put their reputations on the line when taking on a new gladiator—rumors and misinformation about new gladiators spread like quicksilver. New blood generates additional interest and excitement in the upcoming games. Sponsors bribe city templars to get their newcomers into impending arena matches. The heftier the sponsorship, the higher in the combat hierarchy a professional may rise. If the new gladiator does not perform well in the arena, or is humiliated by his opponent, the sponsor can expect retribution from the templar. Role: In Athasian culture, gladiators represent the dreams and difficulties of Athasian lives. The harshness of daily life is embodied in what the gladiators face each time they enter the arena. The ability to overcome adversity, and to win glory and riches, are things the people of Athas dream of always.
Secondary Skills: Gladiators may receive any secondary skill by choice or random die roll. These are skills learned prior to becoming a gladiator. Weapon Proficiencies: The professional gladiator gains an automatic proficiency in all weapons. This is the result of years of training. In addition, professionals tend to specialize in multiple weapons. Nonweapon Proficiencies: Bonus Proficiencies: (Warrior) Armor Optimization (automatically gained at the 5th level), Endurance. A gladiator is free to choose any warrior nonweapon proficiency. The proficiency is attributed to early days, before turning professional. Equipment: A gladiator is free to use any and all weapons, except poison. Years of weapons training and physical combat create an unwritten code of honor I5 between professional gladiatorial combatants. These weapon masters believe that “strength and steel” should decide matches, not cheap tricks or deception. Poison is for cowards and bards (the same thing to a professional gladiator), not professionals. Special Benefits: Professional gladiators may specialize in any number of weapons, provided they have enough slots available. A gladiator must spend two slots to specialize in any melee or missile weapon except the bow, which requires three slots. Professional gladiators transcend the rule that limits specialization to fighters. They are also expert in unarmed combat, gaining a 4 point modifier on punching and wrestling attacks (the plus or minus may be added or subtracted after the roll). Special Hindrances: Professional gladiators are both revered and reviled on Athas. In the final days before a
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fighters. Care should be taken when
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to its fullest, always staring deat
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the foe, and the areas for improvem
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helps the DM and player more fully
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Famous Status The Famous gladiator
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young star and nurturing her to gre
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