Warlord

Rim warband commander.

The Warlord is not an Officer. An Officer commands through rank -- the corps gave them the pips, the corps can take them away. The Warlord commands through something older: personal ferocity, earned loyalty, the unspoken understanding that the Warlord will be the first into the fight and the last to fall. The Warlord's troops follow because the Warlord has proven, in blood, that following is safer than not following.

Asset Realisation has no entry for the Warlord. The Nine cannot buy them because the Warlord's currency is not rek -- it is respect, fear, and the knowledge that the Warlord has killed everyone who tried to buy them. The corps have learned to negotiate with Warlords rather than attempt acquisition. A Warlord who controls a Rim system is treated as a sovereign -- not because the Nine recognise sovereignty, but because sending a fleet to remove the Warlord costs more than paying the Warlord's toll.

The Warlord's power is the Battle Cry: a shouted command that changes the fight. Kill Order -- the warband hits harder. Hold Fast -- the warband stands firm. Blood Rush -- the warband surges forward. The Warlord's voice carries farther than gunfire. The Warlord's presence turns a rout into a counterattack. When the Warlord falls, the warband does not break -- it becomes furious. Unbroken is the Warlord's final gift: even in defeat, the Warlord makes the enemy pay.

Operating on the Combat chassis (d10 HD, full BAB, Fort good, Ref/Will poor, 4 SP). All armour, all weapons -- the Warlord fights at the front. Prime requisites: STR (personal lethality) and CHA (the presence that makes others lethal).

Rules Reference

Field	Value
Armor Allowance	All
Bab Tier	full
Base Skill Points	4
Hd	d10
Hd Sides	10
Max Level	20
Multiclass Notes	Warlords can multiclass with Officer and Soldier archetypes. Non-human warlords use simultaneous multiclassing rules.
Primary Abilities	STR, CHA
Prime Requisites	STR, CHA
Save Tiers / Fortitude	good
Save Tiers / Reflex	poor
Save Tiers / Will	poor
Weapon Allowance	All weapons

Notes

Archetype Niche: The Warlord is the party's emotional engine. Battle Cry provides scalable, per-day party buffs that the Warlord chooses based on the tactical situation. Fear Is a Weapon chains kills and criticals into a cascading morale collapse -- the enemy line breaks one by one as the Warlord cuts through them. Unbroken is the ultimate 'last stand' ability: the Warlord going down makes the party stronger, not weaker. The Warlord's niche is winning through momentum -- every kill, every critical, every cry tilts the fight further in the party's favour.

Level Table

Clan Warrior

Field	Value
bab	1
fortitude	2
level	1
reflex	0
skillPoints	16
title	Clan Warrior
will	0
xp	0

War-Leader

Field	Value
bab	2
fortitude	3
level	2
reflex	0
skillPoints	4
title	War-Leader
will	0
xp	2250

Chieftain

Field	Value
bab	3
fortitude	3
level	3
reflex	1
skillPoints	4
title	Chieftain
will	1
xp	4500

War-Chief

Field	Value
bab	4
fortitude	4
level	4
reflex	1
skillPoints	4
title	War-Chief
will	1
xp	9000

Warlord

Field	Value
bab	5
fortitude	4
level	5
reflex	1
skillPoints	4
title	Warlord
will	1
xp	18000

Grand Warlord

Field	Value
bab	6
fortitude	5
level	6
reflex	2
skillPoints	4
title	Grand Warlord
will	2
xp	36000

Over-Chief

Field	Value
bab	7
fortitude	5
level	7
reflex	2
skillPoints	4
title	Over-Chief
will	2
xp	75000

Clan Lord

Field	Value
bab	8
fortitude	6
level	8
reflex	2
skillPoints	4
title	Clan Lord
will	2
xp	150000

High Clan Lord

Field	Value
bab	9
fortitude	6
level	9
reflex	3
skillPoints	4
title	High Clan Lord
will	3
xp	300000

World-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	10
fortitude	7
level	10
reflex	3
skillPoints	4
title	World-Breaker
will	3
xp	600000

High World-Breaker

Field	Value
bab	11
fortitude	7
level	11
reflex	3
skillPoints	4
title	High World-Breaker
will	3
xp	900000

System Lord

Field	Value
bab	12
fortitude	8
level	12
reflex	4
skillPoints	4
title	System Lord
will	4
xp	1200000

High System Lord

Field	Value
bab	13
fortitude	8
level	13
reflex	4
skillPoints	4
title	High System Lord
will	4
xp	1500000

Sector Warlord

Field	Value
bab	14
fortitude	9
level	14
reflex	4
skillPoints	4
title	Sector Warlord
will	4
xp	1800000

High Sector Warlord

Field	Value
bab	15
fortitude	9
level	15
reflex	5
skillPoints	4
title	High Sector Warlord
will	5
xp	2100000

Rim Commander

Field	Value
bab	16
fortitude	10
level	16
reflex	5
skillPoints	4
title	Rim Commander
will	5
xp	2400000

High Rim Commander

Field	Value
bab	17
fortitude	10
level	17
reflex	5
skillPoints	4
title	High Rim Commander
will	5
xp	2700000

War Chief

Field	Value
bab	18
fortitude	11
level	18
reflex	6
skillPoints	4
title	War Chief
will	6
xp	3000000

High War Chief

Field	Value
bab	19
fortitude	11
level	19
reflex	6
skillPoints	4
title	High War Chief
will	6
xp	3300000

Supreme Warlord

Field	Value
bab	20
fortitude	12
level	20
reflex	6
skillPoints	4
title	Supreme Warlord
will	6
xp	3600000

Special Abilities

Battle Cry

Field	Value
level	1
name	Battle Cry

description: As a standard action, the Warlord issues a Battle Cry that affects all allies within 60 feet who can hear it. Choose one cry: Kill Order (allies gain +2 to damage rolls for 1 minute), Hold Fast (allies gain +2 to AC and Will saves for 1 minute), or Blood Rush (allies gain +10 feet movement and +2 to initiative for 1 minute). The Warlord may use Battle Cry a number of times per day equal to 3 + CHA modifier. At level 6, the bonuses increase to +3. At level 12, +4. At level 18, the Warlord may combine two cries into a single use.

Fear Is a Weapon

Field	Value
level	3
name	Fear Is a Weapon

description: When the Warlord reduces an enemy to 0 HP or scores a critical hit, all enemies within 30 feet who witnessed the event must succeed on a Will save (DC = 10 + Warlord level + CHA modifier) or become shaken for 1d4 rounds. Enemies already shaken become frightened. This ability cannot affect the same enemy more than once per encounter. At level 9, the radius extends to 60 feet. At level 15, the Warlord may use Fear Is a Weapon as a standard action (Intimidation check vs target's Will save) to affect one enemy within 30 feet without needing a kill or critical.

Unbroken

Field	Value
level	5
name	Unbroken

description: When the Warlord is reduced to 0 HP or below, all allies within 60 feet who can see the Warlord gain +4 to attack and damage rolls and immunity to fear for 1 minute. This ability triggers automatically and does not require an action. The Warlord may use this ability even when unconscious (the sheer force of the Warlord's will projects defiance). Unbroken can only trigger once per encounter. At level 11, the Warlord may make a single melee attack before falling unconscious after triggering Unbroken. At level 17, triggering Unbroken automatically stabilizes the Warlord.