Legionnaire

Rigorously trained in the arts of war, adept at compelling and enabling groups of fighters to fight as one. There is strength in numbers, but only if the numbers coordinate their efforts to create leverage. The Legionnaire focuses primarily on strengthening allies to fight with greater proficiency and effectiveness, rather than relying on individual strength: the Archimedes lever in war.

The combat style of the Legionnaire was formed by the Murgana barony in the early days of its conquests. Many attribute the rise of Murgana to power to the shoulders of the Legionnaires. To this day, Legionnaires serve as commanding officers in the armies of not only Murgana, but many powerful dukedoms.

Every army has utilized commanders in battle – those capable of leading others to produce formations and thus results otherwise unobtainable. But the command style of Legionnaires has been found to be the most effective in battle.

Legionnaires also make for wonderful additions to most any adventuring group as they are able to enhance the Spells, Abilities, and efforts of even small teams. Ultimately, the Legionnaire performs a function of vast importance to any group of warriors, large or small.

Legionnaire Class Stats

Note that these stats are not specifically used in Eternity TTRPG. Instead, these representative stats are meant to provide an overall idea of how the class plays. Definitions are provided below which do directly align with the Eternity TTRPG system.

Legionnaire Traits

Legionnaire Abilities

The following legionnaire ability descriptions provide summaries of their actual in-game effects.

Blood Draw

If this Ability hits, on every one of the target’s turns, they have a chance to take damage. Once the target drops to half of their max HP (rounded up), this Ability cannot be dispelled, and your chance to cause damage to them each turn increases. You can choose to maintain this Ability, making it an Instant Action at the start of every Battle.   

Break Morale

This Ability automatically hits. The target has -1Resilience, -1Dodge, and -1Will (can stack without limit). “Break Morale” cannot be dispelled. 

Challenging Shout

An ability with a high hit chance. Up to 3 enemies in Range, all affected targets are Taunted for 1turn.

Combat Regeneration

This Ability can only be used if you take more than 1damage in 1turn. Instant Action, heal +1HP.

Echelon Tactics

Up to 2 allies in Range, while at max HP (or more), gain a large amount of additional defenses. You can choose to continually maintain this Ability.

Phalanx Tactics

Up to 2 allies in Range, gain additional hit chance, against the same target. You can  choose to continually maintain this Ability.

Strategic Advantage

After this Ability has been used, the target has increased physical hit chance. You can choose to continually maintain this Ability.

Superiority

Up to 3 allies in Range, each move your respective Speed values -2. You (but not allies) can instead choose to move 2 spaces (regardless of current Speed value), if you prefer.

War Tactics

Up to 2 allies in Range, both take an Action using any attack, Spell, or Ability.

Weapon Block

After you use this Ability on yourself, whenever you are hit by an attack, you have a chance to instead avoid that attack. You can choose to continually maintain this Ability.

Legionnaire Playstyle

The Legionnaire class specializes in enhancing the power of allies, and they're best suited for players who enjoy either protecting or supporting others, during adventures.

Regardless of the exact role you choose to fill as a Legionnaire, it's always a lot of fun increasing your own hit chance with "Strategic Advantage," and using that to start off any battle with an instant-action "Blood Draw," to deal damage over time to your target. Then, as damage is ticking, you can enhance your allies with "Echelon Tactics" and "Phalanx Tactics," letting the timer run out on enemies, all while your own team's power is increased.

In battles against challenging foes, you can use "Challenging Shout" to protect allies, then "Weapon Block" and "Combat Regeneration" to keep yourself alive against focused attacks.

Finally, when you get the chance, you can also break the balance in battle to your side by using "Break Morale" to lower enemy defenses, combined with "Superiority" and "War Tactics" to give yourself and allies the edge with both mobility and attack power.

Legionnaire Lore

Foe before them, blades to the sides, they had charged in tactical aggression. Do’Zakarr’s black mane was ringed with black blood, yet still the stone giant assaulted him with four clawed hands. Raising his dented spear, a naginata half broken and battle-worn, he deflected a mighty strike from the beast.

Cado moved around the creature’s side and loosed an arrow that drove through stone into crunching shoulder, causing furious shrieks to echo amidst blood-stained halls.

Terror gripped the party as brands deflected in raging sparks off of hard obsidian, only to be returned with heartfelt blood leaving their own bodies.

Blood spattered across the room as Sanctus flew forward, his greatsword twirling in whistling arcs. He shouted, and it sank deep into the arm of the gargoyle, finally severing the cracked appendage until the claw mixed in with the blood of the dungeon floor.