Gladiator Kits (CGH)

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The special gladiators described in this chapter are in kits that have different characteristics. Each kit consists of the following elements:
* Description: A summary of who and what this gladiator is: appearance, manner, cultural background; how to use the character in a campaign.
* Role: A description of the gladiator's role in society and in a DARK SUN® campaign. There may be details about how the fighter is perceived by others.
* Secondary Skills: If you are using the Secondary Skills rules from the AD&D® 2nd Edition game, your kit may require ^our gladiator to take a specific skill; some skills may have changed and some may not be available to characters on Athas.
* Weapon Proficiencies: Most of the kits require ^our gladiator to take specific weapon proficiencies. A piscator wouldn't be a piscator without a trident and net, nor a convict be a gladiator without his chains. When required to take a specific weapon proficiency, the cost is subtracted from the number of slots the gladiator has available.
* Nonweapon Proficiencies: Many gladiator kits require your character to take specific nonweapon proficiencies. A number of these required nonweapon proficiencies, however, are bonuses—proficiencies given in addition to those that the character would normally use slots to acquire. Sometimes a bonus proficiency comes from a group other than the general or warrior groups, but, since it's a bonus, it requires no extra slots.Some proficiencies are recommended, not required. Recommended proficiencies are not automatically given to the character, and slots must be spent to obtain them.
* Equipment: Certain types of gladiators gravitate toward certain kinds of equipment. Any special or required equipment will be listed in this section.
* Special Benefits: The advantages of the kit, the abilities wielded by this type of gladiator.
* Special Hindrances: Each gladiator kit has certain disadvantages, and these are described here.
* Wealth Options: Some gladiator kits have special rules regarding wealth. The various methods of payment (or lack of payment) are in this section.
* Races: Gladiatorial kits are written for all Athasian character races. This paragraph includes notes on recommended races for each of the kits.
* Special Notes: This section presents comments and hints about the kit. Notes may contain optional rules the DM might use.
* Famous and Infamous: This section catalogues the important nonplayer characters of Athas who may become involved with a specific character kit