AMAZON:
Amazons are female warriors in a male-dominated world. Their civilization may have been created by a deity who likes women, they might have been women who rebelled against male domination and decided to rule themselves, or they might simply have been matriarchal societies from long before recorded history.Whatever their origin, they now live in civilizations or communities where women occupy the positions and roles traditionally held by men, especially the role of warriors and adventurers.An Amazon culture may be small (a single town or island) or large (an entire country or continent), very advanced or very primitive.
Some Amazon cultures keep men as servants and slaves, a stern reversal of the former status; others have no men in their communities, and take long holidays in order to visit friendly neighbouring tribes of men; others perpetuate their kind by being very hospitable to adventurers passing through their territory.
Amazons are generally respected as highly proficient warriors, their weapons of choice being spears and bows. They also have a knowledge of poisons, and a mild affinity with the natural world. Due to their female status, Amazons are often greatly underestimated, and they are quick to use this, along with any other, advantage in battle.
ADVANTAGES:
- Can poison weapons such as spears at level 10
- Can charm animals once every 4 levels
- Gains the First strike ability at level 1, and more uses at level 10 and 14
- Gain 1D10+1 hit points as opposed to 1D10
DISADVANTAGES:
- Cannot be of Lawful alignment
- Can only use spears, swords, axes, clubs and bows with any skill
- Can obtain Grand Mastery only with spears and the longbow
- Wears no armour greater than splint mail
- Must be Human, Half-Elf or Elf
First Strike:
Amazons can use their female status to an advantage by using the First Strike ability, which grants them +3 damage and a superb bonus to their THAC0 for the first or second hit