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Gizurr - Berserker - Northman
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6th Lvl - HP 56 (94 when Berserk) - AC 9 (4 when Berserk) +1 To hit (+3 to Hit/
+3 Dmg when Berserk). Immune to all spells and effects which attempt to slow,
bind, charm, transmute or render unconscious while Berserk.
Gizuur
lives in the hills above the fjord. He has been blessed by the Raven God with the
red strength that comes from the old blood of bears. He is a sworn man to Rolfr
and accompanies him on raids or when called upon at the settlement around the
Fjord. When not raiding or fighting for Rolfr he works as a miner in the old caves
and sells the red iron ore to the local smiths.
Once
per day he can choose to go berserk (see Note). As a berserk wearing armor or
even clothing is difficult as his muscles increase in size and he can split
seams or cause damage to himself from the leather straps or chain links. He
chooses to wear no shirt and only a loose kilt-like wrap of animal fur around
his loins. For a weapon he wields an old axe called "Skull-Splitter"
which can split a man from pate to breast bone on a natural '20' (double-damage
on a save versus death magic otherwise an instant kill). Only those in a
Berserk state can wield 'Skull-Splitter' properly and it is considered a holy
weapon blessed by the
Raven
King.
Note:
Those blessed by the Raven King can go into a wild state called Berserking once
per day. They can summon this state in a single combat round and it will last
for 2 combat for every point of their constitution.
Their
strength becomes exceptional and they are at +3 to Hit and +3 to Damage. Their
AC becomes AC4 unless they are wearing armor of some sort which raises them to
AC6 till it is removed. Many berserkers fight in the nude and at the very least
fight bare-chested. Wearing metal armor causes 2HP of damage per combat round
and leather armor will split and fall from their arms and chest.
Berserkers gain HP equal to their maximum for
both their level and their constitution bonus with a 10HP bonus. Thus a 6th
level fighter with 18 constitution would have 94HP while berserk. If a
berserker is injured beyond his natural HP he will collapse after leaving the
berserk state, if he is injured to a point more than 10HP below his natural HP
he will die immediately upon leaving the berserk state.
While
in a berserk state the berserker is immune to all spells and effects magical that
would cause him to be bound, lose consciousness, be hasted or slowed, charmed,
or transmuted. He is immune to natural poison, pain, or injuries that would
render him unconscious.
Once
all enemies are dead a berserker will turn on his friends and most save versus
spells to keep them for every combat round that the berserk state is in effect.
A berserker cannot control the length of his berserk state (2xConstitution in
combat rounds) and must remain berserk for the entire duration. Once a
Berserker has left his berserk state he will be at -4 to Hit and -4 damage till
he has rested for at least 12 hours.
