Martial Artist
Through intense training by a master of the art, you’ve made your body a deadly weapon and you have speed and precision to use it effectively. What called you to leave such training in favor of adventuring?
This type of skill doesn’t come lightly. How did you receive such training? Who was your teacher? What kind of combat did you study? How do you use it? Have you chosen to dedicate yourself to this path, or do you use this experience to further your studies elsewhere?
Common clothes, calligrapher’s supplies, quarterstaff, 5 day’s rations, and a flute.
Your training has allowed you to gain a heightened level of strength and calm, both inside and out. Choose one of the following options.
Healing Meditation. Your years of training allow you to call on additional vitality. You can When you take a short rest , you can spend time in meditation to gain an additional Hit Die to expend. You can do this after you have rolled your current Hit Dice, though this feature does not allow you to exceed your maximum hit points. You can only use this feature once per long rest .
Versatile Strikes. You’ve learned to leverage both your brawn and your speed. You can choose to use either Strength or Dexterity for both attack and damage rolls when you use an unarmed strike.
Your prowess in martial arts may eventually draw individuals that wish to learn from you. If you choose to take the time to instruct them during your downtime, your students show their gratitude by sharing what they have, providing you a lifestyle equal to their own. Eventually, if enough people seek your tutelage, you become recognized as the leader of your own sect. When this happens, choose one of the following:
- You establish a physical school and its dues earn you a modest lifestyle. You do not always have to be present in the area to earn this income, though you will likely be expected to make appearances and represent the school at certain functions.
- You gain the services of 8 disciples (use stats for a guard ).