Kensai

Classes

Class Summary

The Kensai is a specialized combatant who masters the art of swordsmanship and unarmed combat through intense discipline and agility. Known for exceptional speed and coordination, the Kensai excels at dodging melee attacks. However, they refuse the use of any armor, instead relying on rigorous training to compensate for their lack of protection.

Restrictions:

• No spellcasting ability
• Cannot wear armor
• Cannot use ranged weapons

Stats

Stat offsets for Kensai can be found on the Level System page.

Skills

(All other skills default to 0.0)

Combat Skills

Skill	Cap	Starting Skill
Anatomy	100	30
Arms Lore	100	30
Dodge	100	30
Focus	100	40
Meditation	100	40
Resisting Spells	100	70
Swordsmanship	100	30
Tactics	100	30
Wrestling	100	30
Healing	80	30
Mace Fighting *	60	20
Fencing *	60	20

(*) These caps can be raised to 100 using Perks > Skill Research.

Crafting Skills

(Capped at 40 unless crafting feats are allocated)

Skill	Cap	Starting Skill
Blacksmithing	40	30
Carpentry	40	30
Cooking	40	30
Tailoring	40	30
Tinkering	40	30

Gathering Skills

Skill	Cap	Starting Skill
Herbalism	100	30
Fishing	100	30
Mining	100	30
Lumberjacking	100	30

Other Skills

Skill	Cap	Starting Skill
Camping	100	30
Detect Hidden	100	10
Musicianship	100	10
Item Identification	100	30
Cartography *	80	20

(*) Can be raised to 100 through Perks > Skill Research

Feats and Abilities

Base Feats

• Acrobatic Combat
• Wholeness of Self
• Critical Strike
• Ki Barrier

Base Abilities (Free Feats)

• Body of Iron
• Tactical Assessment
• Mind Body and Soul

Subclasses

At level 10, Kensai may select a subclass from the Feat menu, enhancing specialization while keeping all base skills.

Blademaster

You dedicate yourself to the sword, unlocking the ability to parry with any non-ranged weapon and hurl concentrated ki. Upon taking this subclass, your current Dodge skill is converted into Parrying (Block).

Subclass Feats:

• Ki Shot
• Riposte
• Slice and Dice

Subclass Abilities (Free):

• +2% Block cap on level-up
• +10 Swordsmanship cap
• Level-based Swordsmanship bonus while wielding a sword
• Ability to parry with any melee weapon (excludes bows, crossbows, and wands)

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Monk

You forsake weapons entirely, mastering the way of the open hand and channeling ki into devastating unarmed strikes.

Note: Selecting this subclass sets your Swordsmanship, Mace Fighting, and Fencing caps and values to 0.

Subclass Feats:

• Ki Strikes
• Flurry of Blows
• Colossal Strike

Subclass Abilities (Free):

• +10 cap to Dodge and Wrestling
• +10% chance of successful avoidance

Access to Stances

Monks gain unique combat stances that can be toggled using the `]Stance` command. Bonuses scale with level.

• Neutral Stance ( ]Stance 1 ) – No change
• Recovery Stance ( ]Stance 2 ) – Increased mana and stamina regeneration, reduced damage output
• Defensive Stance ( ]Stance 3 ) – Increased defense and dodge chance, reduced attack speed
• Offensive Stance ( ]Stance 4 ) – Random bonus: Crushing Blow chance, hit chance increase, or damage bonus. Reduced defense

Note: 20 second cooldown between stance changes.

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