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SPARTAN PRESTIGE CLASS The Spartan is a powerful fighter trained in the city-state of Sparta. While highly efficient with the sword and spear, the Spartan is particularly potent in combat with his Aspis (Spartan shield), which is often used to block the mighty blows of his opponents (and bash them to their senses). Spartans only come from one place: the city-state of Sparta. They are elite warriors who train at a very young age. It is said that Spartan boys are thrown together in and arena with weapons against a grizzly bear as a rite of Prerequisites passage. In order to advance become a Spartan you must meet the following DM’s Option: Spartans can only be prerequisites: human. Prestige Class features Dexterity 13: Being a Spartan requires excellent combat abilities and A prestige class is like any standard specialized training in the Dory and core class – you gain levels in the xiphos. prestige class as you would a core Sample file class. Having a prestige class is like Strength 15: Spartan babies are multi-classing in every aspect. You can destroyed if any defects are found. As only become a Spartan with your 3rd they grow, only the strongest of Spartan overall class level. men can become Spartan combatants. Note that you cannot take the Spartan Character level 3rd: you must be 3rd Fighter archetype and Spartan Prestige level or higher before becoming a class at the same time. The Spartan Spartan. Prestige Class comes with 11 total levels. Class Features As a Spartan, you gain the following See Appendix B: Multiclassing for more features. details. Hit Points Hit Die: 1d10 per Spartan Level (+con modifier) UNORTHDOOX ARCHETYPES: SPARTANS Proficiencies Homoioi Specialty (short sword) Armor: Light armor, Medium armor, The Homoioi specialty focuses on using Aspis the Xiphos (short sword) in combat. You gain a +1 bonus to all attack rolls Weapons: Simple weapons, martial and damage rolls when using this weapons, Dory, Xiphos weapon. In addition, when in melee combat, if your opponent misses an Equipment attack by a dice roll of 5 or more, as a The Spartan starts with the following reaction you may make a melee attack equipment: with your Xiphos against the same opponent, doubling your Homoioi bonus • Dory (spear), Xiphos (short sword), for this attack. and Aspis (Spartan Shield) You must purchase these items at a Reactions: A reaction is an instant cost of 20gp each, or you can construct response to a trigger of some kind, them yourself. Constructing such items which can occur on your turn or on requires access to a forge and takes 3 someone else’s. When you take a days per item to make at 10gp each. reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your next turn. If the See Appendix A: Spartan Equipment reaction interrupts another creature’s Chart turn, that creature can continue its turn right after the reaction. Weapon Specialty Hoplite Specialty (spear) While Spartans always carry a Dory Specializing in the Dory (spear), the and Xiphos (spear and sword), they Spartan can focus his attacks on tend to specialize their combat in oneSample or file critical areas to harm his opponent. the other. Spartans You gain a +1 bonus to AC can choose from 2 when using an Aspis (shield) specific weapons and Dory in combat. specializations, Furthermore, whenever you focusing either on the are in melee combat, if your spear or the sword. opponent misses an attack When becoming a against you by a roll of 5 or Spartan, you must more (whether or not you are choose one (and only using a shield), as a reaction one) of the following you may make a melee attack weapon specials. against the same opponent with your Dory; for this attack, a natural roll of 17-20 is considered a critical hit. UNORTHDOOX ARCHETYPES: SPARTANS .