From one arena, to the underbelly fighting pits, you grew up fighting. Whether being discharged from the military, sold into it, born from legendary gladiators, or you just like to beat someone into submission. Whatever the reason, fighting is in your blood and it doesn't matter where you land or lend your strength, after so much figthing, you won the love of the crowd and the respect of your "employer" and was set free, where you go from here, is up to you...
- Skill Proficiencies: Growing up in the world of fights of all walks and backgrounds, you've learnt rather quickly to read into your opponent and size them up before a combat, after which if you could, you'd avoid throwing the first punch, rather Intimidate your adversary to make the first rookie mistake.
- Tool Proficiencies: Without a cleric or a healer nearby, you had to learn how to patch up your own wounds yourself, so you learnt very quickly to rely on yourself to stitch an injury.
- Languages: besides curses and vulgar phrases in various languages, you have actually picked up an extra language to insult your enemies in the pits to further enrage them.
- Equipment: Growing up, you've picked up a few things to make life... easier on you, from clothes, trinkets of past victories, even some stuff that holds sentimental value to you.
Notable Fighting Style
Each pit fighter has a notable fighting style that they are known for, and have some heroic name to go with it. Rolling on the table below will determine that fighting style, or you can just pick.
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Notable Fighting Style |
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Hammerfist Style - Your Style can send blood flying with just the mear swing of your warhammer like fists.
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2
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Quick Step Style - Your Style is the use of Finesse Weapons, such as Rapiers, Daggers or Scimitars. As such, you move with death defying moves, only to get in close and end the combat quickly.
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3
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Striking Snake Style - Your Style is slow and methodical. Using a Spear and Shield, you strike quickly and aim to vital areas of your target, all the while protecting yourself with a shield to lessen any damamge on yourself.
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4
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Whirlwind Style - Your particular style revoles around polearms, quarterstaffs, tridents & glaives to be accurate, swinging for limbs or stiking for devastating blows, you leave your target in pieces.
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5
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Cresent Moon Style - Your style is that of a graceful Elf doing the dance of death. You carrying two blades weapons, regardless if their longswords, shortswords, or daggers, so long two are in your hands, you carry a deadly two-weapon fighting technique.
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6
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Myrmidon Style - This style is one master of all style. Doesn't matter what is in your hand, or even if nothing is in your hand, you are in to win the combat. you fight hard and make the crowd love you. You carry a note for battles, and all entries are one word... "Win by any costs"
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Feature: Easy Money
Tales of your fights bring many to the pits, arenas etc. whenever you're in a city that has a fighters guild, or arena, you can place your name/title forward and aquire entry to compete or to have a place with a roof over your head for half the price, if need be you can also gain money easier this way, due to your reputation as a fighter. Additionally, you know just the right amount of questions, or which hands to shake to find the best underground fighting pits to gather more money. Working with your DM, you are able to determine the best places to gain more money quickly in the underground fighting pits.
Suggested Characteristics
Pit Fighters often have come from tough backgrounds, living all their lives fighting everyone and everything. Because of this, some pit fighters can appear aggressive and terrifying to behold, others have a level of nobility and honour to them. And some... well some just like to rush of blood that comes with a glorious fight and the glory and honour that comes with it.
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Personality Trait |
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Some see me as intimidating. But to be honest, I don't want to hurt anyone.
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I can stare down any monster without flinching, only smiling.
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3
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I've seen to many good pit fighters get struck down, and I am slow to meet new fighters.
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4
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I have a crude sense of humour.
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5
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I'm full of tales of my times in the pits and arenas, I enjoy telling those tales over a mug of mead.
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6
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I am often the first to throw a punch in a bar fight.
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7
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Yes I am watching you, no its not because I fear you... I'm looking at places that I can end your life before you strike with a blade.
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8
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I'm often found fiddling with objects, before breaking them by accident.
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9
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I will always accept a flower from the crows as luck.
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10
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If i'm no longer smiling... run.
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Ideal |
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Mercy. Sometimes, killing your foe doesn't mean the best outcome, sometimes it is better to let them live. (Good)
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Rules. I carry strong morals and obey the rules of a fight with no deveiation. (Lawful)
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3
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Fighting. Can't talk now, there's a person with a punchable face. (Chaotic)
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4
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Blood-Drunk. I start seeing red when blood is drawn. (Chaotic)
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Money. Battle? Glory? Bloodshed? None of that matters, so long as I get paid. (Neutral)
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6
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Rage. What are you starting at? Do you want to end up dead?! (Evil)
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Glory. I will earn glory in any fight I enter. (Any)
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Helping Hand. Any new pit fighter injured or down on their luck, I will provide Aid. (Good)
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Bond |
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My parents sold me into those blasted fighting pits. I will find them and find the truth.
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2
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I want to fight a tough foe. So I know what it is like to truly test my skills.
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3
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I fell in love with another pit fighter, I still wonder what happened to them.
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4
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I witnessed a champion pit fighter get brought down by another who cheated with poison, I will get revenge on their behalf.
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5
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I owe my success to my mentor and employer, with each fight I enter, I do my best to honour them.
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6
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I once beat another pit fighter within an inch of their life, their face still haunts my dreams.
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7
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I seek the most glorious battle to die in.
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Flaw |
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If I become blood-drunk in combat, I cannot tell friend from foe.
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2
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The fight doesn't end until a person is dead on the floor!
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3
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I will try to start fights to prove my strength and combat prowess.
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4
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I fear to fail any fight in the pit or arena.
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5
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I will never back down from any challenge or call to fight, ever.
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6
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Anyone who isn't a proven warrior, doesn't have my respect.
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