The Old World: Grim and Perilous

ence during character creation, a Wanderer
may choose four of their career skills and gain
one rank in each of them.
Starting specialization
During character creation a Wanderer can
pick one of the following specializations for
free: Bounty Hunter, Coachman, Entertainer,
Huntsman, Outlaw, Ratcatcher, Riverman,
Scout, Sorcerer.
Starting Gear
If you have a Wanderer character, they start
with the following gear in addition to gear
gained after choosing a specialization: a Dagger,
a Backpack, a Bedroll, Flint and Steel,
a Waterskin.
Warrior
Warriors are a broad category of people who
primarily make a living by using their combat
skills. However, they do not belong to the
army, which distinguishes them from soldiers.
They value independence and individual skills
more than regular pay and honors associated
with military service.
Career Skills
Warriors count the following skills as career
skills: Athletics, Cool, Melee (Light),
Melee (Heavy), Resilience, Vigilance. After
choosing a specialization, but before
spending experience during character
creation, a Warrior may choose four of
their career skills and gain one rank in
each of them.
Starting specialization
During character creation a Warrior can pick
one of the following specializations for free:
Bodyguard, Champion, Roadwarden, Slayer,
Watchman, Witch Hunter.
Starting Gear
If you have a Warrior character, they start
with the following gear in addition to gear
gained after choosing a specialization: a Dagger,
Leather Armor.
Specializations
This section introduces rules for specializations
and professions used in The Old World:
Grim and Perilous. Available specializations
are presented later in the chapter.
There are three levels that determine who
your character could be:
• Career - the widest category which contains
several specializations. It represents a character's
job class - a broad, abstract concept,
for example a Noble, Scholar or Rogue. Once
chosen, the career cannot be changed.
• Specialization - is linked to a specific career
and focuses on a particular aspect of that
career. In other words, it represents your
character's job or role, for example Knight
is a specialization of the Noble career.
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