Athlete (Character Kit)

Athlete
Class: Trademen
Ability Reqs: Str 14 Dex 14 Con 14
Prime Req: Dex
Hit Die: D6
Attack as: Trademen 
Save as:Trademen
Advance as:Trademen
Spell Ability?: no
Exe Str? yes
Exe Con? yes 
Starting Cash: 3d6
Proficiencies
Weapon Slots: 3
Additional Slot: 4
Nonproficiency Penalty: -3
Nonweapon Slots: 6
Additional Slot: 3
Available Categories: Military, or Wilderness
Bonus Profs: Athletics
Recommended Profs: Endurance
Overview
The year 1896 saw the rebirth of an ancient tradition. For the first time in centuries, the Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. The men and women who competed there, as well as those who play baseball in the United States, tennis at courts in the English countryside, or ice hockey in Canada, are all dedicated to pushing the human body to its limits.
Description
Role-playing
Athletes are, by their very nature, fierce competitors. They feel a constant need to push themselves farther than ever before each time they begin play. While there are those allow their fame (such as it is) to go to their head, most pursue their chosen career simply out of a love for the game they play.
Special benefits
Just as different sports attract different individuals as athletes and appeal to differ- ent classes of spectators, so too do they impart upon their participants unique skills and talents. The following is a list of possible sports and their advantages:
Baseball: If the player is a pitcher, he receives a +2 bonus to his attack and damage rolls when employing thrown weapons. Players best known for their batting gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls with Medium-sized blunt weapons.
Soccer: Few sports are as demanding as this one. Athletes who play soccer receive both the Endurance and Running skills as free bonus proficiencies.
Tennis: Quick reflexes and agility dominate this sport. To reflect this, tennis players gain a +1 bonus to their Dexterity score.
Hockey: Whether the traditional game of field hockey or its recently introduced winter cousin, this game demands much from its players. Goal tenders are rugged folk who gain a +1 hit-point bonus to every Hit Die they roll. Other players must be quick and agile, giving them a +1 bonus to Initiative rolls.
Athletes run the gamut of Gothic Earth’s social classes. Some, like baseball’s Christy Mathewson or Honus Wagner, are simple, unassuming folk at heart. Others, like tennis’s Lottie Dod or Joshua Pim, are more sophisticated members of the upper class. As a rule, the nature of a given sport dictates the dress and mannerisms of its athletes.
Special hindrances
At the start of each game session, all athletes must make an Athletics proficiency check. Failure indicates that the athlete has some minor, nagging injury received during a recent game. The exact nature of the injury is up to the player (subject to the DM’s approval.) As a general rule, an injured character suffers a -2 penalty to all saving throws made during the game. If the roll was an unmodified 20, however, the injury is more severe. In this case, the penalty is a -4.
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