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Gladiator

(Sword and Fist: A Guidebook to Monks and Fighters variant, p. 21)

Rich or poor, all gladiators face death whenever they step into the arena.

Requirements

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Skills: Perform 4 ranks or Intimidate 4 ranks

Feats: Must have at least two feats from the list of fighter bonus feats. You do not have to earn them as a fighter, but they must appear on that list.


Hit die

d10

Skill points

4 + Int

Class Features

Improved Feint: The gladiator has learned sneaky tactics such as kicking dirt in a foe's face, pretending to be badly wounded, or forcing an opponent to stare into the sun. You can use the feinting in combat Bluff technique on page 64 of the Player's Handbook as a move-equivalent action.

Study Opponent: You are adept at spotting weaknesses in your foes' fighting styles. If you take a all-out defense action, you gain a dodge bonus to your AC against any opponent who attacks you in melee combat that round. The dodge bonus begins the round after that opponent attacks you and lasts for the duration of the fight.

Exhaust Opponent: As combat continues, you can tire out your foe. You must attack the same opponent for at least 3 consecutive rounds. After your third set of attacks, your opponent must make a Fortitude save to avoid taking 1d6 subdual damage from exhaustion. The DC for this save starts at 15 and increases by 1 for every round beyond the third you continue to attack the same foe. Many gladiators fight defensively while employing this attack. If you do not attack for one round, the count resets to zero.

Roar of the Crowd: You can appeal to spectators with flourishes, trash-talking, and fancy moves. As a move-equivalent action, make a Perform check (DC 15). If you succeed, you get a +1 morale bonus to attacks and damage for the duration of the fight. Spectators must be noncombatants, and there must be at least a half-dozen of them.

Improved Coup de Grace: You dispatch fallen foes quickly, or with great flair. You may use a melee weapon to deliver a coup de grace attack as a standard action. If you are being showy, you take a full-round action to deliver the coup de grace attack, but gain a +2 morale bonus to attack for the rest of the combat.

Poison Use: You are trained in the use of poison just as assassins are. Ask your DM for details; the poison rules are found in the DUNGEON MASTER's Guide.

Make Them Bleed: You are skilled at dealing wounds that cause extra blood loss. When you deal damage with a slashing weapon, the wound bleeds for one point of damage per round thereafter until a Heal check (DC 15) is made, any cure spell is applied, or 10 rounds minus the opponent's Constitution modifier elapse. Multiple wounds are cumulative, but creatures without discernible anatomies such as constructs, undead, and plants are immune to this effect.

The Crowd Goes Wild: With each blow you strike, the spectators cheer more loudly. If you have already engaged the spectators with roar of the crowd, you gain a +2 morale bonus to damage on your first successful blow. This bonus increases by +2 for each successive consecutive blow that deals damage to your opponent. The bonus resets to +2 if you miss.

Advancement

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special
1st +1 +2 +0 +0 Improved feint
2nd +2 +3 +0 +0 Study opponent +1
3rd +3 +3 +1 +1 Exhaust opponent
4th +4 +4 +1 +1 Roar of the crowd
5th +5 +4 +1 +1 Study opponent +2
6th +6 +5 +2 +2 Improved coup de grace
7th +7 +5 +2 +2 Poison use
8th +8 +6 +2 +2 Study opponent +3
9th +9 +6 +3 +3 Make them bleed
10th +10 +7 +3 +3 The crowd goes wild

Class skills

Skill name Key ability Trained only Armor check penalty
Bluff CHA no no
Climb STR no yes
Craft INT no no
Handle Animal CHA yes no
Intimidate CHA no no
Jump STR no yes
Perform CHA no no
Ride DEX no no
Tumble DEX yes yes

Spells for Gladiator