Paymaster

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Skills

Skill	Basic Stats	Description
Hewing Strike	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 10 Cooldown: 10	Delivers a strike to one of the target's hands with +50% Bleed Chance and +20% Bodypart Damage. If the strike does damage, applies the target with -20% Move Resistance and -20% Bleed Resistance for 3 turns. The skills' effects are doubled if the target is Staggered. Successful two-handed sword counters reduce the skill's cooldown by 1 turn.
Heroic Charge	Attack / Charge Type: Target Object Range: 3 Energy: 24 Cooldown: 16	Performs a charge towards the target and delivers a strike with +80% Stagger Chance. Each tile traveled with the charge grants the strike +10% Weapon Damage and +5% Crit Chance.
Parry	Maneuver Type: No Target Energy: 12 Cooldown: 8	Activates "Parry" for 2 turns: +25% Block Chance +25% Max Block Power +50% Counter Chance Fully replenishes Block Power While "Parry" is active, each blocked strike reduces the skill's cooldown by 2 turns and grants +20% Block Power Recovery for 3 turns, and each counter grants +5% Crit Chance for 5 turns. The effect stacks up to 3 times.
Seize the Initiative	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 14 Cooldown: 10	Applies the target with -20% Dodge Chance and -20% Block Chance until the next turn and delivers a strike to its least protected body part with +25% Accuracy and -25% Fumble Chance. If the strike does damage, activates "Seized Initiative" for 2 turns: +5% Accuracy -5% Fumble Chance -10% Cooldowns Duration -10% Skills Energy Cost Also applies the target with "Initiative Loss" for 2 turns, which penalizes the same stats. Damaging strikes and shots prolong the duration of both effects by 1 turn. "Initiative Loss" can only be active on one target at a time. Grants the skill +1 Range (if equipped with a spear) or sets its Range to that of the weapon (if equipped with a ranged weapon).
Thirst for Battle	Maneuver Type: No Target Energy: 24 Cooldown: 30	Activates "Thirst for Battle" for 8 turns. Each missing percent of Health grants: +0.5% Weapon Damage +0.25% Crit Chance +0.5% Crit Efficiency +0.33% Life Drain +0.5% Energy Drain The effect's power changes dynamically depending on the current Health. Killing an enemy prolongs the effect's duration by 2 turns. The first strike received on the same turn as using the skill is guaranteed to trigger a counter.
Elusiveness	Maneuver Type: No Target Energy: 20 Cooldown: 20	Activates 5 stacks of "Elusiveness" for 8 turns: +5% Dodge Chance -5% Damage Taken Each dodge or received fumbled strike reduces the number of stacks. Moving to other tiles (Charges and Maneuvers count as well) grants an extra stack of the effect for each traveled tile (up to V). Applies all adjacent enemies with +5% Fumble Chance for 4 turns.
Dead or Alive	Maneuver Type: Target Object Range: 10 Energy: 12 Cooldown: 12	Applies the target with an effect that persists until the Paymaster's death. When attacking the affected target, all Brigands with the Paymaster within their Vision gain: +10%Accuracy +15%Armor Penetration +20% Bodypart Damage
Fight to the Death	Passive	Consecutive two-handed sword strikes against the same target grant +10% Stagger Chance and +5% Counter Chance for 5 turns. Each received strike grants +5% Block Chance and +5% Block Power Recovery for 5 turns. Both effects stack up to 3 times.
Inner Reserves	Passive	Once per 30 turns replenishes 20% Max Energy when Energy drops below 15%.
Disengage	Passive	Reduces the chance of triggering attacks of opportunity (from 50% to 25%). Applies all adjacent enemies with +5% Fumble Chance and -5% Accuracy.