Marauder

Marauder
Metaclass	Rogue
Locked	Yes
Starting Life	100
Life Rating	+0
Stat Modifiers
Strength	+4
Dexterity	+4
Constitution	0
Magic	0
Willpower	0
Cunning	+1

Description

The wilds of Maj'Eyal are not a safe place. Untamed beasts and wandering dragons may seem a great threat, but the true perils walk on two legs. Thieves and brigands, assassins and opportunistic adventurers, even mad wizards and magic-hating zealots all carry danger to those who venture beyond the safety of city walls.

Amidst this chaos wanders one class of rogue that has learned to take by force rather than subterfuge. With refined techniques, agile feats and brawn-backed blades the Marauder seeks out his targets and removes them by the most direct methods. He uses dual weapons backed by advanced combat training to become highly effective in battle, and he is unafraid to use the dirtiest tactics when the odds are against him.

Their most important stats are: Strength, Dexterity and Cunning

Starting Equipment

• Iron Dagger
• Iron Dagger
• Rough Leather Armor

Starting Talents

• Dirty Fighting
• Skullcracker
• Hack'n'back
• Dual Strike
• Armour Training

Talents

Class
Type	Name	Mastery	Locked	Talents
Technique	Combat Techniques	1.3	No	Rush	Precise Strikes	Perfect Strike	Blinding Speed
Technique	Combat Veteran	1.3	No	Quick Recovery	Fast Metabolism	Spell Shield	Unending Frenzy
Technique	Dual Techniques	1.2	No	Dual Strike	Flurry	Sweep	Whirlwind
Technique	Dual Weapons	1.2	No	Dual Weapon Training	Dual Weapon Defense	Precision	Momentum
Cunning	Dirty Fighting	1.3	No	Dirty Fighting	Backstab	Switch Place	Cripple
Cunning	Poisons	0.9	Yes	Vile Poisons	Venomous Strike	Empower Poisons	Toxic Death
Cunning	Tactical	1.2	Yes	Tactical Expert	Counter attack	Set Up	Exploit Weakness
Technique	Battle Tactics	1.2	Yes	Greater Weapon Focus	Step Up	Bleeding Edge	True Grit
Technique	Bloodthirst	1.1	Yes	Bloodbath	Mortal Terror	Bloodrage	Unstoppable
Generic
Type	Name	Mastery	Locked	Talents
Technique	Combat Training	1.3	No	Thick Skin	Armour Training	Combat Accuracy	Weapons Mastery
Technique	Conditioning	1.3	No	Vitality	Daunting Presence	Unflinching Resolve	Adrenaline Surge
Technique	Field Control	1.3	No	Disengage	Track	Heave	Slow Motion
Technique	Mobility	1.3	No	Hack'n'Back	Mobile Defence	Light of Foot	Strider
Technique	Thuggery	1.3	No	Skullcracker	Riot-born	Vicious Strikes	Total Thuggery
Cunning	Survival	1.3	No	Heightened Senses	Charm Mastery	Piercing Sight	Evasion

Strategy

The Marauder is a highly mobile Rogue subclass, adept in dual-weapon physical combat. The primary difference compared to a Rogue is the substitution of some mobility and combat-augmentation trees in place of Lethality, traps and stealth.

(Note: the absence of Lethality means that their starting daggers actually use Strength and Dexterity instead of Cunning and Dexterity. This takes some getting used to.)

The class seems to be designed with the goal of using one sword-type weapon and one dagger. However, they actually start with two daggers, not a sword and dagger like Temporal Wardens do. It's far more viable to stick with daggers, focusing on Dagger Mastery, Strength and Dexterity for raw damage.

Marauders only have one talent tree that requires Strength (Technique/Thuggery), but many optional trees based on Cunning. This requires some tough decisions regarding which stats and talents to build.

You also have a talent (Mobile Defence) that gives armor hardiness while wearing light armor, but since you're not using Stealth, it seems silly not to wear heavy armor in the first place. The bonuses for heavy/massive armor are better, and you can invest your Generic talent points in other places.

A straight stab-'em build using Dex, Str, Dagger Mastery, Dual Weapons and Dual Techniques skills makes the early game fairly simple. At level 10, you can decide which direction you want to go when you spend your first category point.

Classes

Classes with a non-white background need to be unlocked or may have other requirements

Classes
Warrior	Rogue	Mage	Afflicted	Defiler	Celestial	Wilder	Chronomancer	Psionic	Adventurer	Tinker	Demented
Bulwark	Rogue	Alchemist	Cursed	Reaver	Anorithil	Summoner	Paradox Mage	Mindslayer	Adventurer	Sawbutcher	Writhing One
Berserker	Shadowblade	Archmage	Doomed	Corruptor	Sun Paladin	Wyrmic	Temporal Warden	Solipsist	Wanderer	Gunslinger	Cultist of Entropy
Archer	Marauder	Necromancer		Doombringer		Stone Warden		Possessor		Psyshot
Arcane Blade	Skirmisher			Demonologist		Oozemancer				Annihilator
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