Rules/Vigour Skills

Vigour Skills operate on a series of skill levels representing a character's skill, training or natural ability. Characters are free to have a variety of backstory elements that explain how they have these abilities but they should be reasonably mundane in scope.

Each skill tree has a series of options that must be acquired in order to unlock them. While any character may use any weapon combination to inflict 1 hit per strike the use of Vigour skills lets them use specific weapons to do Calls and other abilities. Each Vigour skill line allows you to use certain calls or abilities in conjunction with weapons it describes.

Bows and crossbows cannot deliver any Call except for Rend which they always inflict naturally.

A Focus cannot be used to deliver Calls gained from a Vigour ability.

If you use a Vigour call from the list below and the target doesn't take a call and doesn't explicitly stop it affecting them then you don't expend your use of Vigour.

Vigour and XP

To buy into any Vigour line costs 4xp. This allows you to access 1 of the level 1 abilities. Any further skill purchases in the same Vigour line let you buy another ability in that line. This costs 3xp. This skill is called [Skill line] Upgrade.

You may also buy an extra use of a level 2 ability you have already bought. This costs 3xp. This skill is called [Skill line] Mastery.

You can buy multiple trees but this will require you spend 4xp again to buy into the new Vigour line and may have restrictions that prevent you using them at the same time.

Vigour in Haven

For 1/encounter abilities, you may recharge in 30 minutes if there is no clear 'encounter' boundary. This is reduced to 10 minutes in the 'Nature's Rest' rite area effect

For other abilities, you still recharge only on the recharge trigger or between events, or by spending 10 minutes in the 'Nature's Rest' rite area effect.

Vigour skills

Toughness

Toughness1XP (+1XP per level)

Adds one base hit point per level.

Thrown

Thrown2xp

This skill allows a character to use Thrown weapons. These weapons always inflict Stagger and can only be used once every 10 seconds. Phys reps must follow all the rules for Thrown weapons.

Ranged Weapon Proficiency

Ranged Weapon Proficiency4xp

This skill allows a character to use a Bow or Crossbow. These weapons always inflict Rend.

Weapon Master

Restriction: cannot use with a Pike; bows/thrown weapons cannot make any calls other than their standard calls.

Catch Breath

Catch BreathLvl 1

Restriction	Weapon Master
Recharge	Recharges if you enter a critical state

You may use Regeneration once when not in critical state.

Clear Out

Clear OutLvl 1

Restriction	Weapon Master

When a nearby ally (within 5m) enters critical state, call Stagger twice on the next 2 hits or shield blocks.

Precision Strike

Precision StrikeLvl 2

Restriction	Weapon Master
Recharge	1/encounter

Crush or Rend (depending on your weapon physrep) on torso hit only.

Signature Weapon

Signature WeaponLvl 2

Restriction	Weapon Master
Recharge	1/encounter

Resist Shatter on one chosen weapon (you may change weapon choice between events).

Vanguard

Restriction: polearms only; cannot make any calls with a pike

Make Space

Make SpaceLvl 1

Restriction	Vanguard
Recharge	Recharges if you enter a critical state

Call Stagger on next hit when an enemy makes it past your polearm's point, once.

Backup Weapon

Backup WeaponLvl 1

Restriction	Vanguard
Recharge	Recharges if your polearm is shattered again

While your polearm is shattered, you may call Stun once with a 1 handed weapon.

Dazzling Strike

Dazzling StrikeLvl 2

Restriction	Vanguard
Recharge	1/encounter

Stun on any hit (not to shield).

Drive Them Back

Drive Them BackLvl 2

Restriction	Vanguard
Recharge	1/encounter

Stagger on hit on two adjacent enemies (you do have to hit both of them sequentially).

Harrier

Restriction: 1h weapons (optionally ambi), no heavy armour, no shield larger than a buckler

Backstab

BackstabLvl 1

Restriction	Harrier

You may call Rend on an enemy hit from behind (you must be behind them, not just your weapon) with a bladed weapon.

Riposte

RiposteLvl 1

Restriction	Harrier
Recharge	Recharges after landing a torso hit on an enemy

Call Stagger on Block.

Shake it off!

Shake it off!Lvl 2

Restriction	Harrier
Recharge	1/encounter

Regeneration from critical state or 5 secs of Appropriate Roleplay to call I've Seen Worse.

Weapon Snap

Weapon SnapLvl 2

Restriction	Harrier
Recharge	1/encounter

You may call Shatter when striking a weapon or focus with the weapons in your primary and off-hand simultaneously. (Using a buckler in your off hands prevents use of this ability as you cannot strike with any shields including bucklers)

Bulwark

Restriction: Must use a shield (incompatible with Harrier even if your shield is small)

Over Here

Over HereLvl 1

Restriction	Bulwark
Recharge	Recharges when the original taunted target enters a critical state

Taunt target on hit.

Brace

BraceLvl 1

Restriction	Bulwark
Recharge	Recharges when you next lose a hit point to a melee blow

Stagger on shield hit.

Push Forward

Push ForwardLvl 2

Restriction	Bulwark
Recharge	1/encounter

Call Stagger on one hit and then call Shatter on the next hit within ten seconds. The Shatter is wasted if your second hit is on a person rather than a valid shatter target.

Hold the Line

Hold the LineLvl 2

Restriction	Bulwark
Recharge	1/encounter

Regeneration on entering critical state, you do not have to get on the ground or stop defending with your shield for this instance of entering critical state.

Brute

Restriction: must be using a two handed weapon

Hard Head

Hard HeadLvl 1

Restriction	Brute
Recharge	Recharges when you go critical state

Call Resist to take Rend or Crush as Stun once.

Blood for Blood

Blood for BloodLvl 1

Restriction	Brute

After taking an offensive call, your next hit can call Stagger.

Mighty Blow

Mighty BlowLvl 2

Restriction	Brute
Recharge	1/encounter

Call Shatter but you Stagger away from the opponent.

Feud

FeudLvl 2

Restriction	Brute
Recharge	1/encounter

Ranged Taunt within 10m by pointing and yelling, you are also taunted by them until they reach critical state or end of encounter, you may call Crush or Rend (as per your weapon type) against them once.