The Spear

Origin: All
Calling: Champion
Starting ability: ✪Reach

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Starting items: Spear

The spear is perhaps the most broadly effective melee weapon in the realm. Tipped with a small, leaf-shaped bronze blade, a spear makes a fine offensive and defensive weapon. You start with the following ability:

Ask the Guide:

What's the composition and origin of that spear?
How well does that warrior know how to use their spear?
How can we strike to the point of the matter?

✪ Reach

Starting ability

While you wield a spear, you can use the following techniques:Death from Above If you hold a spear with both hands, you have Maneuver advantage when you Jump-Attack (YAAH!).Quick Thrust If you miss a foe with a standard melee Attack, you can take -1 awareness to Attack them one additional time as a ➟following action—OR to keep your distance from the foe, preventing them from ➥counterattacking.

Abilities to Learn

✪ Spearfighter's Prowess

Mark of GRACE

Add 1 to the calculation that determines the size of your Move Die.

✪ Piercing Thrust

Mark of STRENGTH

While you wield a spear:

On a lethal hit, you inflict an additional -1 grace and -1 life.
If a foe guards a Jump-Attack, you can reduce your spear’s durability by 1 to inflict life damage equal to your core Strength.

✪ Precision Thrust

Mark of GRACE

While wielding a spear or a straightsword, you can take -1 awareness before making a standard melee Attack. On a lethal hit, you inflict extra life damage equal to your core Awareness.

✪ Spear Practice

Mark of GRACE

As an endeavor when you rest, Move yourself and gain spear-focus equal to your result. If a Spear ability calls for you to take -1 awareness, you can instead spend 1 spear-focus.

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