Description
Strong Japanese warrior adept at both melee and ranged combat. Some item names show up in Japanese when playing the Samurai.
Allowed Races
Allowed Genders
- Male
- Female
Allowed Alignments
Class Traits
- Starts with a faithful dog
- Some item names are in Japanese
- Gains extra score from Japanese items of at least artifact, exceptional, or mythic quality
- Special achievement is to find the Kusanagi and Katana of Masamune
Intrinsic Abilities
| Level | Intrinsic Abilities |
|---|---|
| 1 | Speed |
| 15 | Stealth |
Hit Points and Mana
| Stat | Starting Value | Increase Per Level |
|---|---|---|
| Hit points | 13 | +1d9 (avg. +5) |
| Mana | 1d3 (avg. 2) | +1d2 (avg. +1.5) |
Skills
Starting skills / Maximum skill levels for Lawful Human Samurai.
Combat Skills
- Bare-handed combat: Basic/Grand Master
- Dodge: Unskilled/Master
- Dual wielding: Unskilled/Grand Master
- Martial arts: Unskilled/Skilled
- Shield: Unskilled/Expert
- Two-handed weapon: Unskilled/Grand Master
- Wand: Unskilled/Basic
Weapon Skills
- Bow: Basic/Grand Master
- Crossbow: Unskilled/Expert
- Dagger: Unskilled/Expert
- Flail: Unskilled/Grand Master
- Polearm: Basic/Grand Master
- Quarterstaff: Basic/Grand Master
- Sword: Basic/Grand Master
- Thrown weapon: Basic/Expert
- Thrusting weapon: Unskilled/Grand Master
Miscellaneous Skills
- Disarm trap: Unskilled/Basic
- Riding: Unskilled/Expert