Legionnaire

  A mercenary waits in a narrow alley, rifle ready for the target stepping out of the cantina across the street. The job is simple, the pay is good, and that is all that matters.   On another world, a soldier moves through the smoke of a city under siege. Orders come through the comms and the unit advances together, pushing block by block toward the objective.   A duelist stands in the center of an arena, surrounded by shouting crowds. The signal is given, and both fighters close the distance, trading strikes until only one remains standing.   Legionnaires are professional combatants who rely on training, tactics, and endurance instead of the Weave. Some serve in organized militaries, others take contracts as bodyguards or bounty hunters. Their reasons for fighting differ, but all share the same foundation: discipline, skill, and the will to survive.  

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK

Many Legionnaires see battle, escort duty, and high-risk operations as routine work. Some protect convoys or settlements, others take contracts to eliminate threats or enforce order for those who can pay. Legionnaires may serve as guards, bounty hunters, mercenaries, soldiers, or explorers who rely on their own skill to survive beyond the reach of law or command.  

CODE OF IRON

Most Legionnaires begin their path through structured training or military service. Some graduate from academies and officer programs, while others learn through contract work and years of field combat. A few pick up the trade out of necessity, taking whatever work their weapon can earn them.   Whatever their origin, Legionnaires are bound by a shared respect for discipline and endurance. They understand command, coordination, and the cost of failure. Some are career soldiers, others are hired professionals, and a few are lone wanderers who have spent too long on the battlefield to imagine any other life.   When creating your Legionnaire, consider your place in the world. Are you a trained soldier, a bodyguard, or a mercenary? What weapon do you rely on most? Who do you serve, and why? Do you fight for duty, for pay, or because conflict is all you’ve ever known?  

Quick Build

You can make a Legionnaire quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on melee or ranged combat. Your next-highest score should be Constitution. Second, choose the Soldier or Mercenary background.

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:  

(a) medmium armor or (b) heavy armor

(a) a martial melee weapon and shield or (b) two martial weapons

(a) a sidearm and 2 power cells or (b) a second melee weapon

(a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack

Fighting Style: 1st Level

  You adopt a particular form of combat mastery. Choose one of the following Fighting Styles (Defense, Dueling, Great Weapon, Two-Weapon, marksman, Close Quarters, or Protection). You can’t take a Fighting Style more than once.  

Second Wind: 1st Level

  You have a reserve of endurance that lets you push through injury. On your turn, you can use a bonus action to regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your Legionnaire level. Once you use this feature, you must complete a short or long rest before using it again.  

Adrenal Surge: 2nd Level

  You can push yourself beyond your normal limits. On your turn, take one additional action. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before using it again. At 17th level, you can use it twice between rests (but only once per turn).  

Combat Superiority: 2nd Level

  You learn tactical maneuvers fueled by superiority dice.   Maneuvers Known: You start with one maneuver of your choice and learn more as you level up. Superiority Dice: You begin with two d4s, which grow in size and quantity as shown in the class table. You regain all expended dice when you finish a short or long rest. You can use only one maneuver per attack, and each maneuver once per turn.   Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your maneuver ability modifier (Choose Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution for physical maneuvers; Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma for mental maneuvers.)  

Legion Strategies — 3rd Level

You've adopted a Legion Doctrine, as detailed at the end of the class description, and you adopt more at higher levels, as shown in the Doctrines Known column of the Legionnaire table.
 

Martial Specialty — 3rd, 7th, 10th, 15th, 18th

Choose a Specialty (subclass). See “Legionnaire Specialties” below.
 

Ability Score Improvement: (4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 19)

  As normal: increase one ability score by 2 or two by 1 (cannot exceed 20).  

Extra Attack: 5th Level

  When you take the Attack action, you can attack twice instead of once.  

Indomitable: 9th Level

  You can reroll a failed saving throw. You must use the new roll. You can use this feature once per long rest, twice at 13th, and three times at 17th.  

Greater Extra Attack: 11th Level

  When you take the Attack action, you can attack three times instead of two. Additionally, when you use a bonus action for Two-Weapon Fighting, you can make two off-hand attacks instead of one.  

Master of Combat: 20th Level

  Your physical mastery has reached its peak. Increase your Strength or Dexterity by 2, and your Constitution by 2 (to a maximum of 22 if allowed). When you take the Attack action, you can make four attacks.  

Legionnarie Doctrine

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Cover Doctrine

When you have half cover, treat it as three-quarters cover. When you have Three-quarters cover, treat it as full cover against ranged weapon attacks. (You can still be targered, but gain the benefits of full cover for that attack.) Additionally, when you make a rangered weapon attack from cover, reduce the target's cover by one step for that attack (Three-quarters → half, half → none).
 

Fieldcraft Doctrine

Choose two from the following. You can perform each of the chosen options with your bonus action, instead of you action:  

Dash

Disengage

Guard

Help

Hide

Search

Apply Consumeable (Stim/Kit) to yourself

Arm/Throw a grenade or mine

 

Endurance Doctrine

You only require 3 hours of sleep during a long rest to gain its benefits. If your long rest is interrupted, you only need to complete the remaining time (you don’t restart). You have advantage on saving throws against exhaustion.
 

Mastery Doctrine

You've mastered a particular style of fighting. Choose one of the Fighting Mastery options.
 

Maneuver Doctrine

You learn two additional maneuvers. When you finish a short rest, you can replace one of these maneuvers with another maneuver you qualify for. When you finish a long rest, you can replace both.
 

Training Doctrine

You gain proficiency in one skill and one tool, or two tools.
 

Style Doctrine

You adopt a second Fighting Style. When you finish a long rest, you can swap this extra style for another Fighting Style you qualify for.