The Sellsword is a mercenary who hires out his services to the highest bidder. Inevitably, this sort of lifestyle involves a great deal of violence and physical exertion. Superhuman strength and stamina are vital characteristics for the Sellsword. As a result, his frame dwarfs that of the average human. His enormous strength is evocative of the might of the cloud giants and allows him to perform extraordinary feats of valor in combat. Unfortunately, due to his enormous size, the Sellsword's maneuverability suffers and his agility and dexterity are penalized. Due to his outstanding physical prowess, the Sellsword concentrates exclusively on 2-handed weapons. His tremendous size grants him a natural armor class bonus, which increases as he gains more experience. Furthermore, this allows him to withstand damage from crushing and slashing weapons to some degree. Only humans and half-orcs possess the necessary strength and constitution to become sellswords.
ADVANTAGES:
Gains +1 AC at level 13 and
16 +1 to THAC0 at level 1, 13, and 16
Has 25% resistance to slashing
and crushing attacks
+1 to max strength
DISADVANTAGES:
Cannot use 1-handed weapons
Can only gain slots in 2-handed
weapon style
Receives -3 to max dexterity
Can only be human or half-orc