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Fighter Archetype: Gladiator (5e)

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A new fighter archetype for those seeking to play a warrior both stoic and spectacular. The gladiator survives in light armor, practicing highly specialized fighting styles and using critical blows to inspire their allies and demoralize their enemies.

Note: this interpretation of the gladiator (and the choices of which fighting styles to provide) is derived from the gladiatorial aesthetic of the STARZ Spartacus tv series, more than absolute historical accuracy.

I would really appreciate any and all feedback, as I want to make this archetype as balanced and interesting as possible.

Change Log

1) Modified Persistent Endurance to provide in-combat benefit similar to Relentless Endurance (as half-orc); adjusted some flavor text.

2) Modified Light Armor Mastery to provide a +1 bonus to AC instead of +2. Removed the quick exhaustion recovery component from Persistent Endurance. Removed the exhaustion effect from Adrenaline Surge. Adjusted background colors.

3) Removed Tunnel Fighter as one of the prerequisite options for the Retiarius Gladiatorial Fighting Style. Removed unnecessary clarification from the Retiarius Gladiatorial Fighting style. Replaced Improved Magnificent Blow with Spectacular Superiority.

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MG M September 13, 2018 4:45 pm UTC
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This is really nice work and I'll likely incorporate some version of the archetype into my game. Constructive feedback:

1) The fighter's 7th level feature is supposed to be a ribbon. Example: a Samurai gets a bonus to a charisma check. So causing fright is super-cool and also on-point, but is a little inconsistent with the class design.

2) Gladiatorial fighting style: I absolutely love Murmillo. Flavor + good use of reaction + well balanced == 10/10 will play. It seems like waiting until 10th level for a career-defining play style is too long to wait. What about moving gladiatorial fighting style to 3rd? Persistent fortitude could move to 10th, which is somewhat analogous to Samurai unbreakable will.

Just my two cents. Again, really nice work.
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Shredder . November 11, 2017 5:51 pm UTC
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persistent fortitude talks about sleeping to gain the benefit of a long rest, but you don't need to sleep at all to gain the benefits of a long rest.
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Shredder . November 12, 2017 12:48 am UTC
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also 5e doesn't differentiate between hands, so there's no such thing as main hand or off hand
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