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The principal attribute of a fighter is Strength. To become a fighter, a character must have a minimum Strength of 9 and a Constitution of 7 or greater. A good Dexterity rating is also highly desirable.
If a fighter has Strength above 15, he or she adds 10% to experience points awarded by the Dungeon Master.
Also, high Strength gives the fighter a better chance to hit an opponent and causes an increased amount of damage.
Fighters have a ten-sided die (d10) for determination of their hit points per level. The only class of characters which is entitled to [Constitution] bonuses above +2 per hit die is fighters (including the fighter sub-classes paladins and rangers).
No other class of character (save the paladin and ranger subclasses of fighters) is so strong in this regard. Fighters are the strongest of characters in regards to sheer physical strength, and they are the best at hand-to-hand combat.
Exceptional Strength. Fighters with an 18 Strength are entitled to roll percentile dice in order to generate a random number between 01 and 00 (100) to determine Exceptional Strength; Exceptional Strength increases hit probability and damage done when attacking, and it also increases the weight the character is able to carry without penalty for encumbrance, as well as increasing the character’s ability to force open doors and similar portals.
Any sort of armor or weapon is usable by fighters.
Fighters may be of any alignment—Good or Evil, Lawful or Chaotic, or Neutral.
Although fighters do not have magic spells to use, their armor and weapons can compensate.
They have the most advantageous combat table and generally have good saving throw possibilities as well. (1)
Fighters can employ many magical items, including potions; “protection” scrolls; many rings; a few wands; one rod; many other magic items; and all forms of armor, shields and weapons.
Prime Requisite. Strength (16+ adds a 10% experience bonus)
Minimum Ability Scores. Strength (9), Constitution (7)
Hit Dice. d10; Maximum 9d10
Alignment. Any
Player Character Races. Human (U), Dwarf (base 7th), Elf (base 5th), Gnome (base 5th), Half-elf (base 6th), Halfling (base 4th), Half-orc (10th)
Armor. Any
Shield. Any
Initial Weapon Proficiencies. 4*
Non-proficiency Penalty. -2
Added Weapon Proficiencies. 1 per 3 levels above the 1st (4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, etc.)
Weapons Allowed. Any
Use of Poison. ? (per DM)
DMG, p.74; Special Note Regarding Fighters’ Progression: The table is designed to allow fighters to advance by 5% per level of experience attained, rather than 10% every 2 levels, if the DM believes that such will be helpful in their particular campaign. If the DM opts for a per level advancement in combat ability, simply use the table but give a +1 “to hit” bonus to fighters who attain the second level of experience shown in each group of 2 levels, i.e. 1-2, 3-4, etc. The DM may, of course, elect not to allow per level combat advancement.Campaign Rule. The Attack Matrix table has been updated to show progression allowing a 5% per level advancement.
MULTIPLE MELEE ATTACKS PER ROUND
MULTIPLE MELEE ATTACKS PER ROUND
Multiple Attacks per Round. Fighters able to strike more than once during a round (with any thrusting or striking weapon) will attack once before opponents not able to do so, regardless of initiative, but if fighter and fighter melee, initiative tells.
Example. A 12th level fighter is allowed attack routines twice in every odd numbered melee round, for example. and this moves up to three per round if a haste spell is cast upon the fighter. Damage from successful attacks is assessed when the "to hit" score is made and damage de-termined, the creature so taking damage having to survive it in order to follow its attack routine.
Additional Note Regarding Fighter Number of Attacks Per Round. This excludes melee combat with monsters of less than one hit die (d8) and non-exceptional (0-level) humans and semi-humans, i.e. all creatures with less than one eight-sided hit die. All of these creatures entitle a fighter to attack once for each of his or her experience levels.
Polyhedron #8, Dispel Confusion: Q: “How do you combine a fighter’s multiple attacks per round with a weapon that gets more than one attack per round?” A: You don’t! Only missile weapons have multiple attacks, and the “Attacks per Round” table (PH pg. 25) says “With any thrusting or striking weapon”—not missile weapons. Note that the rule at the bottom of the same page, referring to the “one attack per level” rule for fighting creatures with less than one Hit Die, replaces the 3/2 or 2/1 attack rule; they do not combine to give 1½ or 2 attacks per level. Special cases may arise if the relative speed factors allow a weapon to be used more than the given rate (DMG pg. 66); again, this multiple-strike rule supersedes the others.Polyhedron #21; Dispel Confusion, p.29: ADQ: How many attacks per round does a 9th level fighter or fighter sub-class get when throwing darts, daggers, or using a bow?ADA: Use the rates of fire given for each weapon. Do not apply the "3 for 2" principle of multiple attacks (PH pg. 25), as these apply only to thrusting or striking weapons. The "attacks with two weapons" rule (DMG pg. 70) might be applied, but no mention of ranged weaponry is made in that section, and it is probably meant to apply to melee attacks only (cf. "florentine" style combat in other reference works). If the DM chooses to apply it to ranged combat, we suggest (unofficially) that the penalties for the "second weapon" attack, based on Dexterity, be doubled.
Dragon #137, Sage Advice: Q: “What happens when a fighter who is normally allowed multiple attacks in a round fights creatures with less than 1 HD?” A: When fighting creatures with less than 1 HD, a fighter attacks a number of times per round equal to his level, his ability to make multiple attacks in other situations not withstanding. Note that if there are more powerful creatures fighting alongside these weaker creatures, the fighter may opt to attack the more powerful creatures at his normal rate, but he may not make extra attacks against weaker creatures in the same round.Dragon #150, Sage Advice: Q: “Can fighters with multiple attacks attack more than one opponent per round?” A: Yes;...
Dragonsfoot.org; Q&A With Gary Gygax, Part V (Jan 09, 2006): Q: [...]if a fighter of high enough level attacks 2 times in a single round, and that fighter is using a weapon in each hand, could that fighter attack 4 times (or does this only apply to 1 hand).A: [...] I would say that the two-attack ability applied only to the main-hand weapon, so a fighter able to attack once with each hand would gain a second attack with his primary-hand weapon only, thus three attack[s] that round.
FREEHOLD
FREEHOLD
When a fighter attains 9th level (Lord), he or she may opt to establish a freehold. This is done by building some type of castle and clearing the area in a radius of 20 to 50 miles around the stronghold, making it free from all sorts of hostile creatures. Whenever such a freehold is established and cleared, the fighter will:
Automatically attract a body of men-at-arms led by an above average fighter. These men will serve as mercenaries so long as the fighter maintains his or her freehold and pays the men-at-arms; and,
Collect a monthly revenue of 7 silver pieces for each and every inhabitant of the freehold due to trade, tariffs, and taxes.
MEN-AT-ARMS
MEN-AT-ARMS
Roll once for leader type, once for troops/followers (all are 0-level men-at-arms).
ZERO-LEVEL
ZERO-LEVEL
The bulk of the people met on an adventure in an inhabited area—whether city, town, village, or along the roads through the countryside, will be average folk, with no profession as adventurers know it, and no special abilities for clericism, magic, thievery, or even fighting. They are simply typical, normal people. These folk are considered “zero-level” persons and use the fighter attack matrix and saving throws. The bulk of men-at-arms, guards and/or militia are zero-level. Note that only humans or halflings that have no class level are considered zero-level. Other races without class levels are considered differently. See Non-Player Characters.
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