The Old World - Grim and Perilous Beta v3

Cavalerist
Cavalerists are light-armed mounted soldiers, usually used for hit-and-run attacks
and harassing the enemy at short distances. While noble knights tend to look down
on common-born cavalrymen, those same cavalrymen look down on the foot soldiers,
considering themselves as part of the elite of the army.
They maintain a specific culture, and rarely fraternize with troops of other formations.
As a result, they are often seen as arrogant and self-righteous.
Soldier
Starting Gear
3D10 + 10 Silver Shillings, a Riding Horse, a Miliary Pick and
a Bow OR a Spear OR a Light Spear and a Shield
Additional Career Skills
Melee (Light), Ranged, Riding, Survival
Profession
Specialization Progression
Horseman
Join the military while having at
least 1 rank in Riding.
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cavalerist
Increase ranks in Riding to 3.
Increase ranks in Melee (Light)
or Ranged to 3.
Your character may spend 15XP to purchase
the Born in the Saddle talent.
Cavalry
Sergeant
Increase ranks in Riding to 4.
Increase ranks in Melee (Light)
or Ranged to 3.
Purchase the Cavalier (Improved)
talent.
Your character may spend 10XP to purchase
the Officer specialization.
Social Class:
Middle Class
Species:
Hu, HE, WE
Specialization Tree
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Quick Draw
Once per round draw or holster an easily
accessible weapon or item as an incidental.
Quick Draw also reduces a weapon’s Prepare
rating by one, to a minimum of one.
[Incidental]
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Ranger
Discipline and Firearms are now career skills
for your character.
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Steady Hand
Before your character makes a ranged combat
check, you may spend one Story Point to use
this talent to add a equal to your character’s
ranks in Discipline to the results.
[Incidental]
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Enduring
Each rank of Enduring increases your character’s
soak value by one.
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Cavalier [Sup.]
Your character may choose to suffer 1 strain
to use the Cavalier talent as an incidental,
instead of as a maneuver.
[Incidental]
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Finesse
When making a Brawl or Melee (Light)
check, your character may use Agility instead
of Brawn.
[Incidental]
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Parry
When suffering a hit from a melee combat
check, after damage is calculated but before
soak is applied, suffer 3 strain to reduce the
damage of the hit by two plus ranks in Parry.
[Incidental, oot]
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Side Step
Suffer a number of strain up to the talent ranks.
Until the end of your char’s next turn, upgrade
the diff. of ranged checks targeting your char
a number of times equal to the strain suffered.
[Maneuver]
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Toughened
Each rank of Toughened increases your
character’s wound threshold by two.
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Toughened
Each rank of Toughened increases your
character’s wound threshold by two.
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Grit
Each rank of Grit increases your character’s
strain threshold by one.
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Impaling Strike
When your character inflicts a Critical Injury
with a melee weapon, they may use this talent
to immobilize the target until the end of the
target’s next turn.
[Incidental]
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Vanguard
If your character is mounted at the beginning
of a combat encounter, they add ss
to the check to determine Initiative order.
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Cavalier [Imp.]
While riding a mount, your character and
the mount increase their defense by 1. Your
character can maintain control of an untrained
mount without a Riding check.
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Side Step
Suffer a number of strain up to the talent ranks.
Until the end of your char’s next turn, upgrade
the diff. of ranged checks targeting your char
a number of times equal to the strain suffered.
[Maneuver]
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Let's Ride
Once per round in your character’s turn, get
on/off a vehicle or animal, or change position
in a vehicle as an incidental. A short-range fall
from the mount causes no damage.
[Incidental]
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Desperate Recovery
Before your character heals strain at the end
of an encounter, if their strain is more than
half of their strain threshold, they heal two
additional strain.
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Cavalier
While riding a mount trained for battle, once
per round your character may use this talent
to direct the mount to perform an action.
[Maneuver]
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Grit
Each rank of Grit increases your character’s
strain threshold by one.
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Dedication
Each rank of Dedication increases one of
your character's characteristics by one.
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