Veteran

Veterans are professional fighters that take up arms for pay or to protect something they believe in or value. Their ranks include soldiers retired from long service and warriors who never served anyone but themselves.

Medium Humanoid (Any Race), Any Alignment

Defences

STR: 17ᵀ, DEX: 15ᵀ, CON: 12, INT: 10, WIS: 14ᵀ, CHA: 10
+1 parry bonus to strength defence vs. melee attacks

Stamina: 56 (d10 Recovery Die)

Damage Reduction: 7, Coverage: 1-2 4-16 (Padded Armour, Chain Shirt, Chain Coif, Splint Armour, bulky, hard, noisy)
+1 bonus to DR vs. bludgeoning and slashing damage

Ability Scores

STR: 16 (+3), DEX: 13 (+1), CON: 14 (+2), INT: 10 (+0), WIS: 11 (+0), CHA: 10 (+0)

Speed: 40 feet

Actions

Multiattack: The veteran makes two bastard sword attacks. If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a shortsword attack.

Bastard Sword: Melee Weapon Attack: 2d20kh1+3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d4+3 piercing or slashing damage, or 2d4+5 piercing or slashing damage if used with two hands (versatile).

Shortsword: Melee Weapon Attack: 2d20kh1+3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d3+3 piercing or slashing damage.

Heavy Crossbow: Ranged Weapon Attack: 2d20kh1+1 to hit (two-handed, unwieldy), range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 1d10+1 piercing damage (ammunition 20, load 2).

Other

Skills: Athletics (Trained), Perception (Trained), -1d to Initiative and Stealth

Senses: Passive Perception 14

Languages: Any one language