There is a Legacy version
here.
Aldori DuelistSource Battlecry! pg. 54You have sworn the Aldori swordpact and studied the art of Aldori dueling, a famed school of bladecraft that has been passed down for over a millennium from the teachings of Baron Sirian Aldori. The Aldori Academy, widely regarded as the region’s finest war college, is the pride and joy of Restov. You’re filled with pride and determined to challenge yourself at every opportunity. One day, you hope to demonstrate your skill at swordplay to become acknowledged as a true swordlord.
Aldori duelists have much in common with
swashbucklers, and many Aldori duelists have the swashbuckler class or
archetype. Much like a swashbuckler’s daring deeds, classic Aldori duelist maneuvers are often showy feats intended to impress or intimidate.
Many feats in this section refer to being in a duel or dueling actions. For more information about duels and dueling actions, see the
dueling subsystem.
Uncommon Archetype Dedication Source Battlecry! pg. 54Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites trained in martial weapons
Access You are from the Broken Lands region.
Your Aldori duelist training teaches you martial techniques and increases your dedication to the Aldori dueling sword. You become trained in your choice of
Acrobatics or
Athletics; if you were already trained in that skill, you become an expert instead. You gain the
Additional Lore feat for Dueling Lore; if you were already trained in Dueling Lore, you also become trained in a Lore skill of your choice.
You have familiarity with
Aldori dueling swords, treating them as martial weapons for the purposes of proficiency. You gain access to Aldori dueling swords.
Archetype Skill Source Battlecry! pg. 54Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication
You're always ready for a new
duel, and you've been trained to start and end fights quickly. When you're in a duel or can see exactly one creature, you can always roll Dueling
Lore for initiative. If you do so while in a duel, you must choose from either Deception, Intimidation, or Perception when you roll for initiative; you're considered to have rolled the chosen skill for initiative for the purpose of dueling actions.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 54Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication
You can parry attacks against you with your Aldori dueling sword.
Aldori dueling swords you're wielding gain the
parry trait. If you have your other hand or hands free while wielding an Aldori dueling sword, you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to AC while parrying instead of the usual +1.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 54Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist DedicationTrigger You roll initiative, and you are observing at least one opponent.
You hone your reaction time through duels and learn to draw your weapon seamlessly as you begin a fight. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to the triggering initiative roll, and you can immediately Interact to draw an
Aldori dueling sword.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 54Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori ParryTrigger An opponent within your reach critically fails a Strike against you.
Requirements You are using an
Aldori dueling sword to parry.
You riposte with your Aldori dueling sword when your enemy leaves an opening. Make a melee Strike against or attempt to
Disarm the triggering opponent using your Aldori dueling sword.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist DedicationTrigger You critically succeed at a
Strike or
Disarm with your
Aldori dueling sword, or succeed at a Strike or Disarm attempt with your Aldori dueling sword against an opponent during your first turn of an encounter.
Your incredible skill with your blade unnerves your foes. You attempt to
Demoralize the target of your Strike or Disarm. This Demoralize attempt does not have the auditory trait, nor do you take a penalty to the check if the target doesn't understand your language.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist DedicationTrigger An opponent critically hits you with a melee attack.
You quickly whirl your blade, trying to deflect enough momentum to avoid the worst of the attack. Attempt a DC 15 flat check. If you succeed, the attack becomes a normal hit, instead of a critical hit.
One-on-One [one-action] Feat 12
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistFrequency once per round
Prerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication; trained in
Deception
Your true skill can be seen in a one-on-one fight where you have room to dance around your opponent. You attempt to
Feint and then Strike an adjacent creature with an
Aldori dueling sword. The Feint attempt must be against the same target as your Strike.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication
You can flow through combat reactions with graceful ease. At the start of each of your turns, you gain an additional reaction that you can use only for
Aldori Riposte,
Saving Slash, or any
dueling action.
Archetype Stance Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist DedicationRequirements You are wielding only an
Aldori dueling sword and have your other hand or hands free; you are not
fatigued.
Many assume that a duelist's habit of fighting with one hand behind their back or on their hip is an insult or self-restriction. This could not be further from the truth. Fighting with a single hand dictates mastery and heightens the duelist's focus by narrowing points of interest, allowing them to move and react to changing situations with unnatural speed. While in this stance, you are
quickened. You can use this extra action only to
Step or use a single-action activity gained from the Aldori duelist archetype. If you use your free hand for anything, this stance ends. When this stance ends, you become
fatigued until you rest for at least 10 minutes.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication
You move with an unpredictable tempo, shifting between unnervingly slow and rapid movements. You are
concealed for 1 round. As the nature of this effect still leaves your location obvious, you can't use this concealment to Hide or Sneak.
Archetype Flourish Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication
You pointedly note your enemy's deficiencies, filling them with fear and dismay. Strike an opponent with your
Aldori dueling sword.
If the Strike is successful, attempt a Dueling
Lore check against the target's Will DC. On a success, the target becomes
frightened 2. This is an
emotion,
fear, and
mental effect.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication; you have taken the last name of Aldori, sworn to the Aldori swordpact, and demonstrated skill at swordplay by winning a duel using only a sword in the presence of an Aldori swordlord.
You are an Aldori swordlord. You can always obtain free room and board at the Aldori Academy for yourself and your allies. You can use Dueling
Lore instead of Diplomacy to
Make an Impression or
Request provided that the target you are Making an Impression on would be aware of the Aldori swordlords or your Request is related to your standing as a swordlord. Whenever you successfully Strike a creature with an
Aldori dueling sword, you gain 5
temporary Hit Points (or 10 temporary Hit Point on a critical success) that last for 1 round.
Special You can’t take both this feat and
Swordlord Exile.
Archetype Source Battlecry! pg. 55Archetype Aldori DuelistPrerequisites Aldori Duelist Dedication; you have broken or forsaken the Aldori swordpact.
You are a swordlord exile. You have abandoned or been abandoned by the Aldori Academy. Aldori swordlords are honor-bound to challenge you on sight. Additionally, your unbridled skill strikes terror in those around you. You can use Dueling
Lore instead of Intimidation to
Coerce and
Demoralize while your
Aldori dueling sword is visible to the target of your attempt.
With broken pride, your blade is now a disgraced tool used to remove obstacles between you and your goals, whatever they may be. The first time you hit a creature with an Aldori dueling sword each round, you deal 5 additional precision damage.
Special You can’t take both this feat and
Aldori Swordlord.