V9: Anti-Paladin

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Anti-Paladin
Description		Anti-Paladins are armored fighters who use dark magic to harm their enemies and control the flow of battle.
Playstyle		Frontline, Hybrid, Melee, Shield User, Crowd Control, Damage, Durable
Class Identifier		Magenta Sash
Weapons		Dagger, Short, Long, Flail, Great, Reach, Pike, Javelin
Shields		Any
Armor		May wear up to 4pts Physical Armor in each hit location. May gain 🌶️Low Armor Compensation as indicated below. - 11-20pts = No compensation - 0-10pts = +1 use of Fear
Garb Bonus		Choice of Garb Bonus Curio. +1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.

Level 1 You always get these abilities when you play this class.	ROW A	Immune to Afraid (T) Fear 😱 2/Life ♻20
Levels 2-6 For each level beyond 1, pick a row you have not already chosen and gain the abilities within. If that row has multiple options, pick one of those options and gain everything from that option.	ROW B	⬗Steal Life Essence 2/Life ♻10 Dark Pact (Unlimited)
	ROW C	⬗Poison Weapon (Self) 1/Life ♻10
	ROW D	Wounding 💀 1/Life ♻20	OR	⬗Curse Strike 😱 2/Life ♻20	OR	Fireball 🔥 1 Ball
	ROW E	Raise Dead 💀 1/Life ♻20	OR	⬗Dying Breath 😱 1/Life	OR	Incinerate Armor 🔥 1/Life ♻10
	ROW F	⬗Undead Minion 💀 2/Refresh ♻60	OR	Cowardice 3/Refresh ♻30	OR	⬗Flame Blade (Self) 3/Refresh
Archetypes If you are level 3 or above, you MAY choose to take an archetype. If you do, you cannot make more than one pick from outside that archetype’s column. Rows A, B, and C are part of all 3 columns.		Dark Revenant 💀 Whenever you use Dark Pact, you may declare and restore one 💀 ability instead of choosing one of the other options. Weapons are limited to Dagger, Short, and Flail.		Dread Blade😱 Whenever you use Dark Pact, you may declare and restore one 😱 ability instead of choosing one of the other options. Can only wield up to a Small shield.		Dragoon 🔥 Gain double uses from abilities with 🔥. Flame Blade, if picked, gains ♻60. Cannot wield Short or Long weapons.

⬗ = Does not require Free Hand

♻ = Rest Time

✅ = Included with Archetype

🎺👻🛡️etc. = Archetype-relevant

🌶️ = Experimental Rule

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Pre-Constructed Builds

Below are a few -pre-constructed builds for this class. Use these to quickly get into the game or to help new players ease their way into the intricacies of class customization.

Trying Out V9 Anti-Paladin			Fear: Incant "Witness me and be afraid" x3 to make the target Afraid of you for 30s. Steal Life Essence: Incant "Steal Life" immediately after killing an enemy. They become Severed, and you remove Severed from yourself. Dark Pact: Incant "May this dark pact restore me" while you're not Severed. You become Severed and either heal a wound, mend a point of armor or piece of equipment, release yourself from an effect, or restore an enchantment-granted Resistance or Ability with ♻20 or less. Poison Weapon: Incant "I coat these weapons with a deadly poison" x2. The next wound you deal is Wounds Kill. This effect can be restored with ♻10 Curse Strike: Incant "Power Strike Curse" and hit an enemy within 2s to Curse them for 30s. Engulfing. Dying Breath: Incant "I curse thee with my dying breath" immediately after dying to Curse the target for 30s. Flame Blade: Incant "The element of flame shall infuse these weapons" x3. Your melee weapons are armor breaking, shield crushing, and indestructible.
Identifier	Magenta sash
Weapons	Dagger, Short, Long, Flail, Great, Reach, Pike, Javelin
Shields	Any
Armor	Up to 4pts of Physical Armor
Level 1	Immune to Afraid Fear 2/Life ♻10
Level 2	⬗Steal Life Essence 2/Life ♻20 Dark Pact (Unlimited)
Level 3	⬗Poison Weapon (Self) 1/Life ♻10
Level 4	Curse Strike 2/Life ♻20
Level 5	Dying Breath 1/Life
Level 6	⬗Flame Blade 3/Refresh

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Extra Clarifications

Any additional clarifications about this class will be listed below. To request a clarification, please visit the Amtgard V9 Discord server.

• There are no additional clarifications for this class.

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List of Class-Specific Abilities

Cowardice
Simple Summary	Cowardice: Incant "Cower and be afraid of all" x3 to make the target Afraid of all players for 30s.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Barbarian, Bard
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft (Other)
Incantation	"Cower and be afraid of all" x3
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Afraid of all living players for 30s.

Curse Strike
Simple Summary	Curse Strike: Incant "Power Strike Curse" and hit an enemy within 2s to Curse them for 30s. Engulfing.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Barbarian, Warrior
Type	Power Strike
Range	Strike
Material Components	Melee Weapon
Incantation	"Power Strike Curse"
Effects	Status Effect: Target struck is Cursed for 30s. Engulfing.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Dark Pact
Simple Summary	Dark Pact: Incant "May this dark pact restore me" while you're not Severed. You become Severed and either heal a wound, mend a point of armor or piece of equipment, release yourself from an effect, or restore an enchantment-granted Resistance or Ability with ♻20 or less.
Available to	Anti-Paladin
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"May this dark pact restore me"
Prerequisites	Cannot be used while Severed.
Effects	Immediate Effect: Choose and declare one of the following: Caster is affected as per Heal Caster is affected as per Mend Caster is affected as per Release Caster is affected as per Renew Secondary Effect (Status): Caster becomes Severed until they respawn.

Dying Breath
Simple Summary	Dying Breath: Incant "I curse thee with my dying breath" immediately after dying to Curse the target for 30s.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Monster (Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"I curse thee with my dying breath"
Prerequisites	Can only be used immediately after dying.
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Cursed for 30s.
Other Details	This ability can be used by a dead player.
Reminder	This can only be used once per triggering moment.

Fear
Simple Summary	Fear: Incant "Witness me and be afraid" x3 to make the target Afraid of you for 30s.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Bard, Monster (Gargoyle, Werewolf)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft (Other)
Incantation	"Witness me and be afraid" x3
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Afraid of the caster for 30s or until the caster dies.

Fireball
Simple Summary	Fireball: Incant "The power of flame is mine to evoke" x2 to prime a red spellball. It’s Weapon, Shield, and Armor Destroying, and Wounds Kill.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Monk, Wizard, Monster (Red Drake)
Type	Spellball
Range	Strike
Material Components	Red Spellball
Incantation	"The power of flame is mine to evoke" x2
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Destroying, Shield Destroying, Weapon Destroying, Wounds Kill.

Flame Blade
Simple Summary	Flame Blade: Incant "The element of flame shall infuse these weapons" x3. Your melee weapons are armor breaking, shield crushing, and indestructible.
Available to	Anti-Paladin
Type	Enchantment
Range	Self
Incantation	"The element of flame shall infuse these weapons" x3
Effects	Enchantment Effect: Bearer's carried melee weapons are Armor Breaking, Shield Crushing, and Immune to destruction.

Incinerate Armor
Simple Summary	Incinerate Armor: Incant "Flame and fire damage thy armor" x3 to remove 1 point of armor from each hit location on the target.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Druid, Wizard
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"Flame and fire damage thy armor" x3
Effects	Immediate Effect: 🌶️ Target suffers 1 point of damage to their armor in each hit location.”
V8 Transition Note:	Immunities and resistances extend to carried equipment. This means immunity/resistance to verbals will protect against this effect.

Steal Life Essence
Simple Summary	Steal Life Essence: Incant "Steal Life" immediately after killing an enemy. They become Severed, and you remove Severed from yourself.
Available to	Anti-Paladin
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	Unlimited
Incantation	"Steal Life"
Prerequisites	Can only be used immediately after killing an enemy.
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Severed until they respawn. Secondary Effect (Immediate): If the target was affected, remove any status effects that are making the caster Severed.
Reminder	This can only be used once per triggering moment.

Poison Weapon
Simple Summary	Poison Weapon: Incant "I coat these weapons with a deadly poison" x2. The next wound you deal is Wounds Kill. This effect can be restored with ♻10
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Assassin, Druid, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Enchantment
Range	Self - Anti-Paladin, Assassin 5ft (Other) - Druid, Shroomkin
Incantation	"I coat these weapons with a deadly poison" x2
Effects	Enchantment Effect: The next wound caused by the bearer in melee is Wounds Kill. This effect can be renewed, and restored with ♻10.
Other Details	When declaring this enchantment, the bearer must indicate whether the Wounds Kill effect is active or not.

Raise Dead
Simple Summary	Raise Dead: Incant "Rise and fight again" x5 to revive the target. They’re either cursed and suppressed until they die, or cursed and unable to use melee weapons until they die. This effect can only be released by death.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Healer, Monster (Harpy)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"Rise and fight again" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target is revived. Secondary Effect: Choose one at the time of cast: If the target is revived, they become Cursed and Suppressed until they die. This status effect can only be removed by death. If the target is revived, they become Cursed and unable to aggress with melee weapons until they die. This status effect can only be removed by death.
Reminder	If a dead player moves more than 20ft from where they died, they become severed.

Undead Minion
Simple Summary	Undead Minion: Incant "By the power of my will, arise my minion" x3. If the bearer was dead, they're revived. You can cast Raise Dead (Unlimited) on the bearer. The bearer does not become Severed for moving more than 20ft from they died, but can't be revived in any other way. Bearer is either Cursed and Suppressed or Cursed and cannot aggress with melee weapons.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Healer, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Enchantment
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"By the power of my will, arise my minion" x3
Effects	Immediate Effect: If the target is dead, they are first affected as per Raise Dead. Enchantment Effect: The caster of this enchantment gains Raise Dead (Unlimited) that can only be used on the bearer of this enchantment. The bearer does not become Severed for moving more than 20ft from where they died, but they can only be revived by the Raise Dead ability.
Other Details	This enchantment can be cast on dead players. This enchantment remains active while the bearer is dead. This enchantment cannot be removed by the bearer. It is only removed by respawning. The caster may not have more active Undead Minion enchantments than they have maximum uses of the ability.
Reminder	If the bearer is Severed, the bearer cannot be revived.

Wounding
Simple Summary	Wounding: Incant "Death strikes off thy <right/left> <arm/leg>" x3 to Wound the target's named limb
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Wizard
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"Death strikes off thy <right/left> <arm/leg>" x3
Effects	Immediate Effect: If the target has no other wounds, the designated limb is wounded. If the target is already wounded, this ability has no effect.

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Trivia

• The Anti-Paladin class was introduced in Amtgard V4 (1986).
• Up until 2021, a player had to be a Knight to play the Anti-Paladin class.

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