Gendarme
Level 8Attacks
Abilities
When the gendarme succeeds against a fear effect, they get a critical success instead.
The gendarme can instead of Striking.
The gendarme carefully makes a ranged Strike. If the Strike deals damage, the target must succeed at a DC 26 reflex saving throw or fall Prone.
The gendarme Strides twice and then . On a success, the target is Slowed with a value equal to its Frightened value until it is no longer frightened.
Powerful governments retain gendarmes to guard important magistrates, enforce laws protecting national security, reinstate order amid unrest, and capture unusually dangerous criminals. They're also sent to deal with important cases in rural areas without substantial guards of their own.
Larger societies rely on those with the authority and the ability to interpret and enforce laws. Some carry out these duties fairly, but others are harsh and cruel, imposing severe punishments on anyone unable to pay for clemency.