Mercenary Background Feat [Archive] - Wizards Community

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jfh33

06-02-05, 11:26 AM
I am thinking of making a dwarf for the Bright Lands mods, and saw that some of the dwarves get access to this feat. Does anyone know what this feat actually grants you when you take it. The name sounds cool, but that doesn't mean anything.

jack
Simpi

06-02-05, 01:45 PM
I am thinking of making a dwarf for the Bright Lands mods, and saw that some of the dwarves get access to this feat. Does anyone know what this feat actually grants you when you take it. The name sounds cool, but that doesn't mean anything.

jack

Mercenary Background (General)
You’ve traveled across the Flanaess as a hired mercenary, learning a smattering of local flavor on every mission in foreign lands. Because you’ve known so many fellow mercenaries from distant lands, you have little difficulty picking up foreign languages.
Benefit: Speak Language is a class skill for you. You receive a +2 bonus on all Knowledge (Local) checks.
Availability: Hill Dwarf.

Note that according to P. 9 of Bright Lands Sourcebook Badland Dwarfs count as Hill Dwarfs so they can take this feat.

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jfh33

06-02-05, 03:00 PM
...that's kind of cool. I wonder how that will effect my barbarian's literacy.
kenobi65

06-02-05, 03:36 PM
...that's kind of cool. I wonder how that will effect my barbarian's literacy.

I don't think it would. Note that there's no mention in that feat about literacy.
Sieylianna

06-02-05, 05:05 PM
I don't think it would. Note that there's no mention in that feat about literacy.

The great thing about being a Seul Barbarian is you can take the "Well Read" feat from Dragon and have all knowledge skills as class skills.

Ed