Mercenary

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Class Skills: The mercenary's class skills are Animal Ken, Athletics, Crafting, Healing, Perception, Streetwise, Survival, Warfare.

Skill Ranks Per Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Proficiencies: Mercenaries are proficient with simple weapons, as well as the flail, greatsword, halberd, heavy flail, heavy pick, light pick, lance, longsword, shortsword, and warhammer. You may also wield the bastard sword and estoc, but only as two-handed martial weapons. You are also proficient with light, medium and heavy armor and all shields, including tower shields. You are also proficient in all shield bashes.

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Build: Conscript with Knightly martial tradition and Conscript Weapon Training and Armor Training specializations.

1st Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save
+1	+2	+2	+0

Combat Training

Gain the ability to perform the Attack of Opportunity reaction.

If this is your first level in a class that grants combat training get the following benefits:

First you may choose either Wisdom or Intelligence as your practitioner modifier.

You also gain either the Berserker or the Shield Fighter feat as a bonus feat.

Finally you get the Mercenary weapon and armor proficiencies listed in the header.

Quickbuilds
Shield Fighter: Uses a shield and one-handed weapon along with a range of combat maneuvers.

Pick the Shield Fighter feat

Feats

You gain three combat feats.

Shield Fighter:

Pick the feats Redirecting Shield, Brute Fighter, and Powerful Maneuvers.

If this is your first character level you gain another bonus feat of any type. Use it to pick Weapon Focus feat for your chosen weapon.

Equipment

Starting Gold: 175 gold pieces

Gear Packages:

• longsword, heavy steel shield, shortbow w. 20 arrows, scale mail armor and 55 gold pieces, or
• warhammer, heavy wooden shield, chainmail armor and 2 gold pieces, or
• battleaxe, heavy wooden shield, 5 javelins, chain shirt and 49 gold pieces or
• greatsword, light crossbow w. 10 bolts, scale mail armor and 35 gold pieces

and a traveler's outfit, a backpack, a belt pouch, and a whetstone.

Use 6 gold pieces if you wish to purchase a trail package.

Use 15 gold pieces if you wish to purchase a dungeoneering package.

2nd Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save
+2	+3	+3	+0

Feats

You gain two combat feats.

Shield Fighter: Pick the Blockade feat and the Charge Through feat

3rd Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save
+3	+4	+4	+2

Armor Training

Whenever you are wearing armor, you reduce the armor check penalty by 1 (to a minimum of 0) and increase the maximum Dexterity bonus allowed by your armor by 1.

In addition, you can also move at your normal speed while wearing medium armor.

Feats

You gain two combat feats.

Shield Fighter: Pick the Hammer and Drop Foe feats.

If this is your third character level you gain another bonus feat of any type. Use it to pick the Cleave feat.

4th Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save
+4	+5	+5	+2

Ability Score Boost

Choose one ability score. You gain a permanent +2 increase to that ability score.

Feats

You gain two combat feats.

Shield Fighter: Pick the Quick Force feat and the Weapon Specialization feat with your chosen weapon.

5th Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save
+5	+5	+5	+3

Feats

You gain two combat feats.

Shield Fighter: Pick the Hostile Movement and Shielded Focus feats.

If this is your fifth character level you gain another bonus feat of any type. Use it to pick the Dodge feat.

AC Boost

You gain a +1 dodge bonus to AC.

6th Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save
+6/+1	+6	+6	+3

Ability Score Boost

When gaining the level, choose one ability score. You gain a permanent +2 increase to that ability score.

Armor Training

Whenever you are wearing armor, you reduce the armor check penalty by 2 (to a minimum of 0) and increase the maximum Dexterity bonus allowed by your armor by 2 (not stacking with the ability at level 3).

Feats

You gain two combat feats.

Shield Fighter: Pick the Greater Bull Rush and the Vital Strike feat.

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