Some warriors prefer to get up close to their opponents, to slip under their reach and carve them up with blades. Cutters study a fighting style that favors knives, daggers, hatchets, and the like. Swift and accurate, they dart and weave through the press, striking with serpent speed to open up their enemies and let the blood flow.
Make no mistake: just because cutters prefer light, fast weapons do not mean they sacrifice their durability; they are every bit as tough as other fighters.
Cutters often come from the ranks of warriors, who look to exploit their favored weapons’ versatility. But they could also have been rogues. These scoundrels devote themselves to mastering arms to get the upper hand against their foes. Other characters might come to this path seeking more options for self-defense in battle.
Level 3 Cutter
Attributes Increase two by 1
Characteristics Health +5
Languages and Professions You speak another language or add a profession to your list of professions.
Blade Expertise You increase the base damage die of daggers, knives, and hatchets from 1d3 to 1d6. In addition, when you attack with two weapons, you reduce the number of banes imposed on your rolls from doing so by 1
Quick Draw During the first round of combat, you make attack rolls with daggers, knives, and hatchets with 2 boons.
Level 6 Cutter
Characteristics Health +5
Bladed Defense While you are wielding an off-hand weapon in each hand, you can use a triggered action when a creature you can reach attacks you to impose 1 bane on the attack roll.
Level 9 Master Cutter
Characteristics Health +5
Blade Mastery You make attack rolls with daggers, knives, and hatchets with 1 boon and your attacks with these weapons deal 1d6 extra damage.