Stalwart Defender
The stalwart defender is a sponsored champion of a cause or a way of life. As the name might imply, this character is a skilled combatant trained in the arts of defense. A line of stalwart defenders is a far better defense than a 10-foot-thick wall of stones, and much more dangerous.
Requirements
Base Attack Bonus: +7
Feats: Dodge, Toughness
Hit Die: d12
Proficiencies: Armor (Light, Medium, Heavy), Shields, Weapons (Simple, Martial) Skill Points: 2 + INT
Class Skills: Concentration, Craft, Discipline, Heal, Listen, Intimidate, Knowledge (all), Lore, Parry, Profession, Sense Motive, Spot
Level Progression
| Lvl | BAB | Saves | Feats | HP range | Damage reduction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort | Ref | Will | ||||||
| 1st | +1 | +2 | +0 | +2 | Defensive Stance | 6-12 | ||
| 2nd | +2 | +3 | +0 | +3 | [Defensive Awareness I https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Defensive_awareness]] | 12-24 | ||
| 3rd | +3 | +3 | +1 | +3 | 18-36 | |||
| 4th | +4 | +4 | +1 | +4 | 24-48 | |||
| 5th | +5 | +4 | +1 | +4 | [Defensive Awareness II https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Defensive_awareness] | 30-60 | ||
| 6th | +6 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Dwarven Defender Damage Reduction | 36-72 | 3/- | |
| 7th | +7 | +5 | +2 | +5 | 42-84 | 3/- | ||
| 8th | +8 | +6 | +2 | +6 | 48-96 | 3/- | ||
| 9th | +9 | +6 | +3 | +6 | 54-108 | 3/- | ||
| 10th | +10 | +7 | +3 | +7 | [Defensive Awareness III https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Defensive_awareness] | 60-120 | 6/- | |
Defensive Stance This
Epic Stalwart Defender
The epic Stalwart Defender has become the very definition of immovable object. He is a stalwart warrior that can stand against virtually any foe imaginable.
Hit die: d12
Skill points: 2 + int modifier
Bonus feats: The epic Stalwart Defender gains a bonus feat every four levels. In other words, at levels 14 and 18.
Available Epic bonus feats: armor skin, devastating critical, epic damage reduction, epic energy resistance, epic prowess, epic toughness, epic weapon focus, overwhelming critical, perfect health, two-weapon fighting
Epic Stalwart Defender level progression
| Lvl | Feats | HP range | Damage reduction |
Def. stance uses per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 66-132 | 6/- | 6 | |
| 12th | 72-144 | 6/- | 6 | |
| 13th | 78-156 | 6/- | 7 | |
| 14th | bonus feat | 84-168 | 9/- | 7 |
| 15th | 90-180 | 9/- | 8 | |
| 16th | 96-192 | 9/- | 8 | |
| 17th | 102-204 | 9/- | 9 | |
| 18th | bonus feat | 108-216 | 12/- | 9 |
| 19th | 114-228 | 12/- | 10 | |
| 20th | 120-240 | 12/- | 10 | |
Special
Defensive stance: An additional use per day is gained for every two levels past 9th.
Damage reduction: The damage reduction increases by 3 points for every four levels above 10th.
Notes
- This class replaces the Dwarven Defender class.
- Due to a bug it still requires you to be lawful. A DM can help with this.