CGR2 - The Complete Gladiator's Handbook

Intelligence or less simply try to minimize the danger by
presenting a different side to the attacker. Thus, if two or
more gladiators attack a weakened creature, there is a
good chance they can continue exploiting its weakness
throughout the battle as it shifts the damaged area from
one side to another.
The bonus conferred by this proficiency can be communicated
to one’s allies. However, if the creature under
attack understands the language used to effect this communication,
anyone attacking the creature does so with a
-2 penalty.
When used against a gladiator with the Arena Acting
proficiency, the two sides involved must have a proficiency
contest. Each character must make their respective Proficiency
checks. The degree of success in this is measured
by the difference between the target number and the
actual die roll. The winner is the character with the higher
degree of success. If the winner is using Weakness Identification,
he spots the acting through some small flaw in the
performance. Likewise, if the Arena Actor has the greater
number, the one with Weakness Identification falls for it.
Example: Bythal has an Arena Acting proficiency of
14. His opponent Haarna has a Weakness Identification
proficiency of 13. Bythal's roll is a 7, while Haarna's is a 3.
Since Haarna's difference is greater at 10 (13-3=10)
than Bythal’s 7 (14-7=7), Haarna can easily see that
Bythal is acting. He is not drawn in, and Bythal’s bonus is
negated.
The interchange here can be complicated. Some gladiators
take both Arena Acting and Weakness Identification.
Arena Acting should be checked first, so that the
enemy may be fooled from the first instant he spies his
opponent. After the gladiator assumes his weakness, he
can begin checking his enemy for the same thing. Both
these rolls should be rolled where only the DM can see
them, so that the player does not know if he was successful
in his various attempts.
3I
Weapon Proficiencies
The gladiator need never worry about having to swing an
unfamiliar weapon in a pinch; for a gladiator, there is no
such thing as an unfamiliar weapon. If nothing designed
specifically as a weapon is available, he can make one
from his surroundings.
Gladiators never suffer a nonproficiency penalty when
picking up a weapon. Even when the gladiator has never
seen a weapon of its like, he can easily fathom its purpose
and the way it is used—just in time to eliminate his foes.
Unlike most others, the gladiator is trained extensively in
the understanding of weapons and awareness of his body’s
capabilities.
Indeed, the gladiator’s ability with weapons is such
that he can specialize in more than one weapon at 1st
level. Gladiators may specialize in as many weapons as
their available weapon proficiencies allow. Whenever
the gladiator gains enough proficiencies to qualify for
another weapon specialization, he may take it. When
trying to gain new weapon specialization, the gladiator
must pay the full cost for his weapon specialization; that
is, he must pay both the initial slot for proficiency in
that weapon, as well as the additional slots required to
specialize.