Grit, luck, and panache represent three different means by which heroes can gain access to the same heroic pool, using it to accomplish fantastic feats. A swashbuckler spends panache to accomplish deeds (see below), and regains panache in the following ways. Her panache goes up or down throughout the day, but usually cannot go higher than her Charisma modifier (minimum 1), though feats and magic items can affect this maximum. At the start of each day, a swashbuckler gains a number of panache points equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum 1). She fights with panache: a fluctuating measure of a swashbuckler’s ability to perform amazing actions in combat. More than just a lightly armored warrior, a swashbuckler is a daring combatant. Swashbucklers are proficient with simple and martial weapons, as well as light armor and bucklers. The following are the class features of the swashbuckler. The swashbuckler’s class skills are Acrobatics ( Dex), Bluff ( Cha), Climb ( Str), Craft ( Int), Diplomacy ( Cha), Escape Artist ( Dex), Intimidate ( Cha), Knowledge (local) ( Int), Knowledge (nobility) ( Int), Perception ( Wis), Perform ( Cha), Profession ( Wis), Ride ( Dex), Sense Motive ( Wis), Sleight of Hand ( Dex), and Swim ( Str). Starting Wealth: 5d6 × 10 gp (average 175 gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less. Swashbucklers often face death with wry humor, mocking it with jabbing wit. These fast and agile combatants serve as protectors for spellcasters and flank mates for rogues and slayers, while waiting for the opportunity to show panache and score the killing blow on some lumbering hulk.
Role: Combining fancy footwork with quick and precise lunges, swashbucklers dart in and out of battle, harassing and thwarting their opponents. Those of smaller races are particularly driven to prove that the right mix of discipline and daring is the perfect counter to size and strength, and enjoy nothing more than taking down lumbering brutes and bullies. Some may be arrogant and devil-may-care, but behind this veneer lie people deeply dedicated to their craft. Their deft parries and fatal ripostes are carnage elevated to an art form. Swashbucklers dart in and out of the fray, wearing down opponents with lunges and feints, all while foiling the powerful attacks against them with a flick of the wrist and a flash of the blade. Whereas many warriors brave battle encased in suits of armor and wielding large and powerful weapons, swashbucklers rely on speed, agility, and panache.
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