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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Warrior Talents

Explore Warrior talents in "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader", including Cautious Disengage, Clenched Teeth, and Contempt, with their specific bonuses and effects.

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Explore Warrior talents in "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader", including Cautious Disengage, Clenched Teeth, and Contempt, with their specific bonuses and effects.

  • Hardened Scars: Endure
  • Blade Flurry: Break Through
  • Shearing Strikes: Break Through
  • Reckless Fury: Reckless Strike
  • Invigorating Hatred: Sworn Enemy

Warrior Talents:

  1. Cautious Disengage: You take -(10 + 3 x WS bonus)% damage from attacks of opportunity. Movement within range of attacks of opportunity costs -1 MP less.
  2. Clenched Teeth: You gain +(TGH bonus) deflection against the first attack made by every enemy this combat.
  3. Contempt: When an enemy attacks you, your next attack against that enemy deals an additional +(TGH bonus) damage. Does not stack.
  4. Crowd Kill: Area attacks deal an additional +(1 + STR bonus / 2) damage for each enemy in the area of effect.
  5. Defensive Manoeuvres: When taking damage, you gain +(5 + 2 x AGI bonus)% dodge. This stacks up to 3 times and resets after a successful dodge.
  6. Defensive Stance: If you have not attacked this turn, you gain +(10 + 2 x TGH bonus)% armour. _Charge_ and _Slash_ do not affect this bonus.
  7. Desolation: Your melee attacks deal +(AGI bonus) damage to enemies that have no allies in adjacent cells.
  8. Disarm: When making a single-shot or melee attack against a target, you gain +(5 + 2 x TGH bonus)% armour against attacks made by that target for 1 round.
  9. Easy Target: Your critical damage against enemies not armed with a melee weapon is increased by +(10 + 2 x STR bonus)%.
  10. Enrage: You gain +(5 + TGH bonus + AGI bonus)% critical hit chance while below 50% wounds.
  11. Epicentre of Slaughter: When you are attacked, you gain +1 stack of _epicentre of slaughter_ until the end of combat. At the start of your turn, you gain +1 temporary wound for each stack up to a maximum of (TGH bonus) wounds.
  12. Field Medic: You can use medikits without the Medicae skill. When a medikit is used on you, you gain an additional +(TGH bonus) wounds.
  13. Impetus: You deal +(STR bonus + TGH bonus) damage with _Charge_ when the ability is used from a distance of 5 or more cells.
  14. Interception: After parrying an attack, your next Warrior ability costs -1 AP less.
  15. Living Shield: Enemies suffer a -10% penalty to their hit chance with ranged attacks for every enemy in a 1-cell radius around you. Stacks up to 3 times.
  16. Open Engagement: If there are no enemies next to you at the start of your turn, the damage of your first melee attack is increased by +(2 x STR bonus).
  17. Opening Strike: _Charge_ and pushing attacks increase the damage of ranged attacks made against affected enemies by +(5 + WS bonus)% until the end of combat. This effect does not stack.
  18. Ramming Speed: Increases _Charge_ distance by +3 cells.
  19. Rigorous Training: _Charge_ and _Slash_ do not end your movement and grant +(10 + AGI bonus)% dodge for 1 round.
  20. Thick Skin: You receive +1 deflection. Your parry chance is increased by +25% of your total armour.
  21. Hardened Scars: When you are hit while under the effect of _Endure_, you gain +1 deflection until your next turn.
  22. Blade Flurry: Each use of _Slash_ increases the damage dealt by the ability by +1 until the end of combat.
  23. Shearing Strikes: When you use _Slash_ with two melee weapons equipped, you deal damage with both weapons.
  24. Reckless Fury: When you hit with _Reckless Strike_, you score an automatic critical hit.
  25. Invigorating Hatred: When ending your turn near an enemy affected by _Sworn Enemy_, you gain +(2 + TGH bonus) temporary wounds.
Tips
  • Consider talents that synergize with your primary stats (WS, TGH, STR, AGI).
  • Talents like 'Crowd Kill' and 'Living Shield' are excellent for managing multiple enemies.
  • 'Cautious Disengage' and 'Defensive Manoeuvres' provide valuable survivability.
  • 'Reckless Fury' offers a high-risk, high-reward critical hit opportunity.

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