Soldier

A Soldier is a disciplined and focused fighter. They take their job seriously and perform it with vigor and thoroughness. Soldiers learn combat from the defensive and protective side first, mastering moves that are meant to keep them alive.

Base Abilities

• Protect: As an Action, the Soldier can spend 1 Motivation to move half their Movement to be positioned adjacent to an ally or friendly NPC, or as close as possible. For the rest of the Round, any attacks made against the ally or friendly NPC will instead hit the Soldier, so long as they are still adjacent to them. The GM may Shift the Soldier 1 square during these attacks, but this does not count as normal Movement.
• Serve: As an Action, the Soldier can spend 1 Motivation to perform an Athletics or Acrobatics check for an adjacent character as an act of assistance. This can include: climbing, jumping, running, strength feats, swimming and Reaction Checks. It is assumed that the Soldier carries or tosses the adjacent character, so there is a difficulty penalty if the adjacent character is Medium or Larger (additional Difficulty Die for each size category above Small).

Ultimate Ability

• Deadly Strike [Finesse/Attack]: As an Action and by spending 1 Motivation, the Soldier can perform an attack with a +3 dice bonus. All Focus Results count as Critical Hits for this attack. If this would inflict an Injury on the target, it instead inflicts 2 Injuries.

Knowledge

• Military: the Soldier knows how their military functions as well as how most militaries function, including standard protocols, security, strategies and tactics.

Motivators

• Good Soldiers Follow Orders: Whenever the Soldier asks for orders from a commanding officer, or selects a Standing Order and spends at least 10 minutes working to accomplish those orders, they gain 1 Motivation.
• Protect the Civvies: Whenever the Soldier moves adjacent to an ally or friendly NPC during combat, they gain 1 Motivation. Additionally, whenever a Soldier spends at least 10 minutes working out the defenses of their current position, they gain 1 Motivation.

Knowledge: Military

The Soldier is knowledgeable in how large militaries work, their common procedures and protocols. This can come in handy when predicting the behavior of military personnel, or attempting to infiltrate a military by utilizing their blind spots.

This knowledge of the Military can also impart valuable tactical information, like what guard rotations are like, how much spare ammunition a typical trooper hauls with them, and what the standard procedure is when hearing an explosion.

Hit Points

The Soldier gains 1 Hit Point per level.

Leveling Table

Class Level	Class Features for Level
0	Protect; Serve;
1	Knowledge: Military Hit Points +10
2	Ranged Weapons Proficiency; Guard Skill Point
3	Melee Weapons Proficiency Survivalist Skill Point
4	Thrown Weapons Proficiency Athlete Skill Point
5	Knowledge: Military Stun Threshold +1
6	Ranged Weapons Proficiency Technician Skill Point
7	Investigator Skill Point Exotic Weapons Proficiency
8	Helm Skill Point Melee Weapons Proficiency
9	Knowledge: Military Acrobatics +1
10	Thrown Weapons Proficiency; Scanners Skill Point
11	Ranged Weapons Proficiency Comms Skill Point
12	Melee Weapons Proficiency Medical Skill Point
13	Knowledge: Military Resistance +1
14	Thrown Weapons Proficiency Networker Skill Point
15	Ranged Weapons Proficiency Negotiator Skill Point
16	Any Field Operative Skill Point Exotic Weapons Proficiency
17	Knowledge: Military Emotional Control +1
18	Leader Skill Point Instigator Skill Point
19	Calculator Skill Point Engineering Skill Point
20	Deadly Strike;

Talent Tree(s)

• Weapon Specialty (x12): The Soldier gains a +1 damage bonus when using a specific Weapon category. This can only be taken once per Weapon Proficiency. This does not stack with a Weapon Specialty from another class.
• Light Armor Mastery: The Soldier has mastered the use of Light Armor. While wearing Light Armor the Soldier gains +1 Armor Deflection, +1 Soak and +1 Resistance Bonus.
• Medium Armor Mastery: The Soldier has mastered the use of Medium Armor. While wearing Medium Armor the Soldier gains +2 Armor Deflection, +2 Soak and +2 Resistance Bonus.
• Heavy Armor Mastery: The Soldier has mastered the use of Heavy Armor. While wearing Heavy Armor the Soldier gains +3 Armor Deflection, +3 Soak and +3 Resistance Bonus.
• Shield Mastery: The Soldier has mastered using Shields (physical or energy). They gain +1 Block Bonus and +10 Shield Hit Points (if it has any) while wielding a shield.
• Improved Suppressive Fire: This talent grants the Soldier the Suppressive Fire special move if they don't have it already. It increases the size of the area to 4x4 or a 16-square-line. In addition, the ability gains +2 bonus damage dice against any who are hit by this.
• Improved Piercing Shot: This talent grants the Soldier the Piercing Shot special move if they don't already have it. It also reduces the target's Armor Soak by 4 and doubles the Attack bonus to +4. It gains Piercing 2 (instead of the normal Piercing 1).
• Crack Shot: Activating this ability costs 1 Motivation. The Soldier can gain the effects of the Aim Action without taking the extra Action. The Aim Action allows two Attack Dice to be rerolled.
• Combat Reflexes: The Soldier's Passive Defense increases by 1 permanently.
• Increased Deftness: The Bounty Hunter's permanent Deftness score increases by 1.
• Increased Agility: The Bounty Hunter's permanent Agility score increases by 1.
• Increased Toughness: The Bounty Hunter's permanent Toughness score increases by 1.
• Increased Strength: The Bounty Hunter's permanent Strength score increases by 1.
• Improved Block: The Soldier's Block is improved, increasing their Block defense by +2.
• Improved Dodge: The Soldier's Dodge is improved, increasing their Dodge defense by +2.
• Improved Parry: The Soldier's Parry is improved, increasing their Parry defense by +2.
• Indomitable Will: The Soldier can spend 3 Motivation to ignore all penalties from Injuries for 1 minute.
• Shield Strike [Finesse / Attack]: The Soldier spends 2 Motivation and performs an (extra) Attack Action against a single target using their Shield with a +3 Attack bonus. If successful, the target must beat a Hard(4) Acrobatics check or be knocked Prone.
• Dive Prone [Quick / Defense + Attack]: As an Action, the Soldier can spend 2 Motivation and move their full Movement speed, drop Prone on the ground and open fire against a target within weapon range. The Prone state cuts their Dodge in half, reduces their Armor Soak by 2 against Melee Attacks, but doubles their Passive Defense against Ranged Attacks. In addition, the Soldier also gains a +3 Attack bonus against their target. Until the beginning of their next Turn the Soldier can use 3 Focus Results as Evades on the Green Defense Die when defending. This special move can be performed as a Reaction for 3 Motivation instead of 2.

Standing Orders

These are orders that the Soldier gets either from their commander, or from their organization. These Orders can provide additional opportunities to gain Motivation, as per the Good Soldiers Follow Orders Motivator.

Standard Standing Orders:

1. Clean or Latrine: Keep your area clean and your bed made, or you will be put on latrine cleaning duty. Whenever the Soldier takes 10 minutes to clean up an area, they gain 1 Motivation.
2. Rifle vs Gun: Soldiers respect their equipment and keep it well maintained and properly stowed when not in use. Whenever the Soldier takes 10 minutes to clean, repair and pack up their gear after a scene, they gain 1 Motivation.
3. Cut the Chatter: Soldiers know that radio frequencies are for important communications, and not for idle conversation. Whenever a Soldier reminds their fellow adventurers to stay on track and "cut the chatter," they gain 1 Motivation.
4. No In-Fighting: Soldiers know that inner-squad fighting and rivalries are dangerous and do their best to diffuse conflicts among allies. Whenever the Soldier attempts to intervene in an argument between two allies in an attempt to prevent the dispute from escalating, they gain 1 Motivation.
5. Get Your Exam: Soldiers know that they must be in the best possible physical condition to do their job well, and don't ignore injuries or illness. Whenever a Soldier willingly submits themselves to a doctor or medic's examination, they gain an 1 Motivation.
6. Don't Waste Ammo: Soldiers know that their supplies are critical and should not be wasted frivolously. Whenever a Soldier double checks that they have enough ammunition, rations and energy cells for a mission, even if it's to double check the current amount, they gain 1 Motivation.
7. Hazards of the Job: Soldiers understand the hazards of the soldiering job and will obey orders that put the soldier in danger. Whenever a Soldier follows an order that puts themselves in harm's way, they gain 1 Motivation.
8. Chain of Command: Soldiers know that obeying a command from a superior is important. Whenever a Soldier responds to a superior's request with "Sir, yes sir!" or the equivalent, they gain 1 Motivation.

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