The Fighters · The Banners
The Crimson Cloak
Warrior · The Standard-Keeper
✦ Name pending — what should we call them?
The names in the book aren’t final — we’ll announce the chosen ones before launch. Yours could be it.
STR
13
+1
DEX
14
+2
CON
12
+1
INT
10
+0
WIS
12
+1
CHA
13
+1
Affinity Hearthfire
Ward the Undertow
Bane Vigil
Proficiencies Stealth · Performance · Intimidation
Warrior · The Standard-Keeper
Fights beneath a red banner that never stains. Presence over force.
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The Ladder
What they learn
LV 1
Colors Flown Allies who can see your cloak reroll the first failed morale save.
LV 3
Spotless Your cloak cannot be marked, stained, or tracked — the wash-water runs clear.
LV 6
Rally Point Allies within 15 ft of you gain +1 to saves vs fear.
LV 10
The Red Never Fades 1/story, stand as a rally banner — allies in sight cannot be routed this scene.
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For the Guide
How to run The Crimson Cloak
VoiceProud, immaculate, a little too composed.
WantsTo wear the red. To keep it clean. To not think about why the wash-water runs clear.
Do this nowThe Crimson Cloak rallies — a banner that steadies the line by being seen.
“(the launderer developed a sudden passionate interest in tablecloths)”
Marches alone in a cloak so freshly washed it still smells of river, red as ever — and the wash-water always runs clear, a detail the launderer mentioned once and never again. A small standing wrongness the town has agreed not to see.
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