Class Description

Class Division: Warrior

Fistlords are elite warriors who have certain abilities, obtained through heredity and a lifetime of training, negating the need for weapons and armor. As a result of their intense training in non-weapon related powers, using a weapon will cause a Fistlord to be penalized by -3 hit and -3 damage. Using armor, which Fistlord powers can not adapt to, will penalize their dexterity, lowering it by the amount that the armor would normally raise their AC by (not considering magical bonusses). It also causes them to suffer a -4 penalty to their hit roll.

Class History

Centuries ago in Waterdeep, a pit-fighting team made of the stuff of legends fought and won 100 consecutive fights. This team were a human female fighter and a mysterious human male with unprecedented control over magic. This man had sold his soul to Bane for his powers and his body was changed so that he could better control them. These two fell in love and had children. Their children seemed to possess their mother's battle instincts and their father's powers.

Through the centuries, this family has continued, and the eldest child of each family descended from the pit fighting team has always been trained in the use of their powers. Occasionally, one of the younger children has learned to use their powers on their own. The relations between most Fistlords is so distant as to be inconsequential (7th cousin and the sort), but most often a first cousin or another close relative who is also a Fistlord is a major part of the Fistlord's life.

Once in a while, a rouge Fistlord can be found, an illegitimate, but nonetheless direct, descendant of the first Fistlord. These rouges will not know their family history and will not have another Fistlord as a mentor. They always discover their powers on their own.

Proficiencies allowed

General, Warrior*, Wizard*
*armorer, weaponsmith, and spellcraft are not allowed, even if the Fistlord spends an extra proficiency slot.

Class Advantages

Fistlords have three types of powers: melee, missile, and utility. melee powers are used for close combat, while missile powers are used at a distance. utility powers tend to be similar to thieving skills. Some say this is the doing of Bane, god of strife, who gave the powers to the original Fistlord, and that he gave these powers without reason. Others disagree, saying that the original Fistlord wanted an easier way to get money than by fighting in the pits. No one is quite sure.

Dice are used to determine what abilities the Fistlord gets. The gain 1 ability each time they would gain a weapon proficiency.

Class Disadvantages

The only disadvantage to this class is that they can't use any weapons or armor. A Fistlord using a weapon will get -3 to hit and damage. A Fistlord using armor will suffer a -4 to all hit rolls. They will also suffer a penalty to their dexterity equal to the AC adjustment the armor would give them with no magic.

Power Chart

If character already has all missile powers, do not roll. Give character a melee power instead.Reroll within the category if a power the character already has is rolled.

Leveling