Archer

You’re a War Arrow, a Hawkeye, a Death Whisper—or, as they sometimes callthose like you, an Archer. You down your foes from afar with whistling bolts, one shot after another, before they have a chance to close. Even when foes bite, hew, and curse you in turn, your steady hand and long experience wielding a bow in combat allow your aim to remain true. You excel at ranged support for your allies, or sometimes downing foes from afar before hostilities have a chance to truly begin. You’re also adept at watching over an area for your next target, protecting others in your band with the threat of your nocked arrow.

Background Options

• You bow-hunted as a child to feed your family when your single parent was hurt by raiders— raiders who later burned your family’s home to the ground, killing all but you.
• You won an archery contest a month ago despite allegations of cheating.
• You were stranded in aforlorn desert keep for years until rescued two months ago.
• You poached game from the royal forest to feed the starving (including yourself) until you were caught and served years in the dungeon. Recently, you escaped.
• You were part of an expedition to retrieve a sacred artifact that went missing here a year ago.
• A barbarian host saved your homeland from adragon about six months earlier.
• Every year a famed archery contest is held. One day you hope to enter and win it.
• You found a weird arrow in a swamp-choked ruin a couple of weeks ago.

Archer Abilities

You gain all of the following benefits: Able to taketwo more minor wounds and one more moderate wound Add+4 to Speed Pool Add+1 Edge in Pool of your choice Freely use light and medium weapons Freely use light armor Gainoneweaponofyourchoice At tier 3and tier 6, choose anability fromthe Fantasy Genre Abilities list

Expert Combatant: You are trained in a specific weapon attack of your choice, such asswords, axes, orbows;orinabroadercategoryofattackssuchaslightbashingweapons,lightbladedweapons,light ranged weapons, medium bashing weapons, medium bladed weapons, medium ranged weapons, and so on. At tier 2, you can choose to become specialized in the same attack method you chose at tier 1, but you must gain the skill normally. At tier 6, you can become an expert in a specific attack method (either the one you chose at tier 1 or another weapon skill you're already specialized in),but you must gain the skill normally. Enabler.

Overwatch (2 Speed): You use a ranged weapontotarget a limited area (such as a doorway, a hallway, or the eastern side of the clearing you’re in); as soon as a viable target entersthe area, you can attack them. This works like delaying, but you also negate any benefit the target would have from cover, position, surprise, range, illumination, or visibility. Your attack inflicts +1 damage. You can remain on overwatch as long as you wish, within reason. Alternatively, you canusethis ability against a target already in the limited area on your turn. Action.

Quick Draw (2 Speed): If you take down a foe with your medium or heavy ranged attack, you can immediately make another attack on thatsame turn against anew foe within short range as an extra action on your turn. Enabler.

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Part of Swords & Sorcery