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Profession Overview

Brawler is one of the basic starting professions that branches off into 6 elite professions, Comando, Teras Kasi Artist,Smuggler,Fencer, Swordsman and Pikeman. Brawler abilities are designed around personal combat. They include weapon certifications as well as special techniques. The Brawler abilities also have bonuses to hit and to damage (including unarmed bonuses).

This profession requires 77 skill points to master.

Experience requirements to master:

• One Handed Weapons: 91000 (granted by using one handed melee weapons)
• Pole-Arm Weapons: 91000 (granted by using designated pole arm weapons)
• Two-Handed Weapons: 91000 (granted by using designated two handed weapons)
• Unarmed Combat  : 91000 (granted by using vibro knuckler or bare handed)

AP Experience: 0

Abilities

Brawlers get abilities to destroy their enemies in close combat. Brawlers can fight with or without weapons. With special attacks like "dizzy" and "blindness" a Brawler can also be a big contributor to a group by pairing their high damage with the enemy's incapacitation. The Brawler can learn to fight with a variety of weapons, from one or two handed swords to polearms, and even unarmed.

Novice Brawlers are just beginning to walk down the path of the melee fighter, gaining several of the basic skills that they will develop throughout their growth as a novice. There are five main advantages to being a novice Brawler:

• Attack Accuracy: Brawlers gain +10 to all of their basic attack skills as a novice (unarmed, one handed, two handed and polearm).
• Attack Speed: Brawlers gain +5 to the speed of all of their basic attack skills as a novice (unarmed, one handed, two handed and polearm).
• Unarmed Damage: Brawlers gain a +5 to their fist damage as a novice.

• Special Attacks: These are attacks that do something extra to grant the Brawler an edge over their opponent.
  • Berserk 1: This allows the brawler to deal more damage to their opponents, but they will get hit more often as they focus on their offense.
  • Intimidate 1: Intimidates an enemy. When intimidated, an enemy cannot strike as accurately.
  • One-Hand Lunge 1: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy.
  • Two-Hand Lunge 1: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy.
  • Polearm Lunge 1: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy.
  • Unarmed Lunge 1: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy.
  • Taunt: The ability to focus the enemy's attention onto the Brawler.
  • Warcry 1: This attack can slow the enemy's attacks.

Weapon Certifications: Weapon Certifications allow a Brawler to use weapons without penalty.

• Dagger Certification: The ability to effectively use Daggers.

The four Brawler skill lines are: Unarmed Specialization, One-Hand Sword Specialization, Two-Hand Sword Specialization and Polearm Specialization. Let's look at each of these in detail.

Unarmed Specialization

Unarmed Specialization is one of the most basic Brawler skill lines. It is the skill line that deals with the weapons that the Brawler will never have to pay to upgrade: his fists. Unarmed Specialization provides five major advantages:

• Unarmed Speed: The ability to attack more quickly when unarmed.
• Unarmed Accuracy: The ability to hit more often when unarmed.
• Unarmed Damage: The ability to hit for more damage when unarmed.
• Unarmed Toughness: The ability to decrease the amount of damage taken by melee attacks.

Special Attacks: The unarmed specialist gains several attacks that can only be used when unarmed.

Unarmed Hit 1: This attack does more damage than the basic attack.

Unarmed Stun 1: This attack can stun a single target.

Unarmed Blind 1: This attack can blind a single target.

Unarmed Spin Attack 1: This attack can damage multiple targets at once.

One-Hand Sword Specialization

One-Hand Sword Specialization is the specialization for one handed blades, such as the survival knife, the dagger and the sword. Brawlers who are skilled in One-Hand Sword Specialization can use these weapons most effectively. One-Hand Sword Specialization grants five major advantages:

• One-Handed Speed: The ability to attack more quickly with one-handed weapons.
• One-Handed Accuracy: The ability to hit more often with one-handed weapons.
• One-Handed Toughness: The ability to decrease the amount of damage taken by melee attacks.

Special Attacks: These are attacks that do something extra to grant the Brawler an edge over their opponent.

• • One-Hand Hit 1: This attack does more damage than the basic attack.
  • One-Hand Body Hit 1: This attack targets the body in order to damage the enemy's Health Pool.
  • One-Hand Dizzy 1: This attack can make a single opponent dizzy.
  • One-Hand Spin Attack 1: This attack can damage multiple opponents at once.

Weapon Certifications: Weapon Certifications allow a Brawler to use weapons without penalty.

• Gaderiffi Baton: The ability to effectively use the Gaderiffi Baton
• Sword Certification: The ability to effectively use the Sword.
• Curved Sword: The ability to effectively use the Curved Sword.
• Vibroblade: The ability to effectively use Vibroblades.
• Ryyk Blade: The ability to effectively use Ryyk Blades.
• Rantok Sword: The ability to effectively use the Rantok Sword.

Two-Hand Sword Specialization

Two-Hand Sword Specialization is the specialization for two handed weapons, such as the wooden staff, the reinforced staff and the large axe. Brawlers who are skilled in Two-Hand Sword Specialization can use these weapons most effectively. Two-Hand Sword Specialization grants five major advantages:

• Two-Handed Speed: The ability to attack more quickly with one-handed weapons.
• Two-Handed Accuracy: The ability to hit more often with one-handed weapons.
• Two-Handed Toughness: The ability to decrease the amount of damage taken by melee attacks.

• Special Attacks: These are attacks that do something extra to grant the Brawler an edge over their opponent.
  • Two-Hand Hit 1: This attack does more damage than the basic attack.
  • Two-Hand Head Hit 1: This attack targets the head in order to damage the enemy's Mind Pool.
  • Two-Hand Sweep 1: This attack can lower the posture of a single enemy.
  • Two-Hand Spin Attack 1: This attack can damage multiple opponents at once.

Weapon Certifications: Weapon Certifications allow a Brawler to use weapons without penalty.

• Two-handed Axe Certification: The ability to effectively use Two-Handed Axes.
• Two-handed Cleaver Certification.
• Vibro Axe Certification: The ability to effectively use Vibro Axes.
• Two-Handedd Curved Sword Certification: The ability to effectively use Two Handed Curved Swords.

Polearm Specialization

Polearm Specialization is the specialization for polearm weapons, such as the lance. Polearms are upper-tier weapons, so there aren't many on the market at the moment. Brawlers who are skilled in Polearm Specialization can use these weapons most effectively. Polearm Specialization grants five major advantages:

• Polearm Speed: The ability to attack more quickly with one-handed weapons.
• Polearm Accuracy: The ability to hit more often with one-handed weapons.
• Polearm Toughness: The ability to decrease the amount of damage taken by melee attacks.

• Special Attacks: These are attacks that do something extra to grant the Brawler an edge over their opponent.
  • Polearm Hit 1: This attack does more damage than the basic attack.
  • Polearm Leg Hit 1: This attack targets the legs in order to damage the enemy's Action Pool.
  • Polearm Stun 1: This attack can stun a single enemy.
  • Polearm Spin Attack 1: This attack can damage multiple opponents at once.

Weapon Certifications: Weapon Certifications allow a Brawler to use weapons without penalty.

• Metal Staff Certification: The ability to effectively use Metal Staffs.
• Reinforced Combat Staff Certification: The ability to effectively use Reinforced Combat Staffs.
• Basic Lance Certification: The ability to effectively use Basic Lances.
• Long Vibro Axe Certification

Master Brawlers

Master Brawlers (who have all the artisan abilities and have obtained Master status) gain additional attack bonuses and special abilities. The Master gains in ability to use most of their special attacks (such as taunt and warcry) as well as gains several new moves. The Master Brawler combat moves are:

• Berserk 2: This allows the brawler to deal more damage to their opponents, but they will get hit more often as they focus on their offense. It is more powerful than Berserk 1.
• Intimidate 2: Intimidates an enemy. When intimidated, an enemy cannot strike as accurately. This is more powerful than Intimidate 1.
• One-Hand Lunge 2: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy. This is more powerful than One-Hand Lunge 1.
• Two-Hand Lunge 2: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy. This is more powerful than Two-Hand Lunge 1.
• Polearm Lunge 2: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy. This is more powerful than Polearm Lunge 1.
• Unarmed Lunge 2: This allows the Brawler to slightly extend their range and has a chance of changing the posture of the enemy. This is more powerful than Unarmed Lunge 1.
• Warcry 2: This attack can slow the enemy's attacks of all enemies within a Cone of Effect.

If you choose not to become a master you can still become any of the Advanced Professions by mastering specific skill trees.

Getting Started

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Skill Modifiers

• One-handed Center of Being Duration
• One-handed Melee Center of Being Efficacy
• One-handed Weapon Accuracy
• One-handed Weapon Speed
• Polearm Accuracy
• Polearm Speed
• Taunt
• Two-handed Melee Accuracy
• Two-handed Melee Center of Being
• Two-handed Melee Center of Being Efficacy
• Two-handed Melee Speed
• Unarmed Accuracy
• Unarmed Center of Being Duration
• Unarmed Center of Being Efficacy
• Unarmed Damage
• Unarmed Speed

Abilities

Community Information

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