Profession Guide

Overview: What is a character’s path in life? Well, the profession Guide answers that question and provides mechanical benefits to the character at the same time. Did your character always desire to be a Commander? Perhaps a Scientist or a Freelancer, all are available and have a wide array of interpretation of what the job entails. A cook could specialize in one style of dish above others in character, while a Scientist could build great machines, or work with chemicals in a laboratory, all are possible and fair interpretations of the professions used as examples. Mechanically, Professions work as follows:

Profession Limits: Characters have a limit of one Profession chosen at Character Creation. Character's may increase this limit to two Professions if they take the 'Professional' Trait. Characters may not select the same Profession more then once.

Profession Benefits: All professions possess benefits bestowed upon the Character upon taking it. Additionally there are further Benefits to selecting a Profession, all of which are listed under the Ship system as Ship Upgrades, these must be purchased with Berries.

Professions Clarification: Whenever a Profession refers to its Title in the Description Benefit, that term refers to the Character who has the Profession. For Instance, if the Term Commander is used in the Commander Profession Description or Benefit, then the instance of Commander could easily be replaced by the term Character that has the Commander profession. It is simply cleaner to write the Professions Title each time standalone then writing out “Character that has the X Profession.”



Profession Title: Commander
Profession Description: Those whose Profession is Commander tend to value their Crewmates and Allies above all else, be for their worth as friends or as tools. They strive to inspire others to become all they can be, though comradery, fear, or anything in between. In battle, Commanders are typically the last to fall, their determination to carry on even in the face of grim injuries, their determination standing as an inspiration for others to never give up and follow their stalwart example. Commanders do not always hold such a title on their Crews, but their actions speak louder than any title could possibly show, for they are known for the ability to inspire above all.

Benefit: The Commander receives +5 Physical/Mental Melee Damage, and +5 Physical/Mental Ranged Damage. Additionally, whenever the Commander is fighting against Non-Player Adversaries then the Commander gains the following Effect: Whenever the Commander would enter Last Stand, so long as at least one of their Crewmates was participating in the same Adventure/Combat Thread as the Commander, then the Commander may fight for several rounds, equal to half their Tier, rounded up, to a maximum of 3, without suffering the loss to their Action Points and Basic Attacks. After the Round limitation has ended then the Character suffers the penalties for Last Stand as normal. This effect can only be triggered once per Adventure/Combat Thread. Should the adversary the Character is fighting be a part of a Challenge and said Challenge is completed while this effect is active, even if every Player Character is in Last Stand, then the challenge is completed.

Profession Title: Cook
Profession Description: Cooks are food specialists supreme. A trained cook’s food gives vitality to even the weariest soul and has ruined many a taste bud when it comes to more plain food. Cooks typically carry additional provisions with them to keep themselves and their crewmates in top shape, allowing for them to power through even the toughest of battles in the short term.

Benefit: Any Buff, or Accelerating Effect the Cook uses either upon themselves or another Character has it’s duration increased by 1 round, to a maximum of 4 rounds. Increase the Characters Health Value by 50.

Profession Title: Doctor
Profession Description: Doctors are healers through and through. They strive to preserve life in one form or another, and desire to further their own or others medical research as to hone their skills further. Due to the nature of their Profession Doctors find the art of healing far easier to learn than most, and tend to focus their fighting styles on it, though exceptions can obviously be made. Doctors keep their crewmates and allies in tip top shape and help them to stay on their feet for longer than would normally be possible.

Benefit: The Doctor may utilize Techniques with the Healing Category. Reduce the Creation Cost of any Techniques the Character has of the Healing Category by 1 Point to a minimum of 1 Point, unlike other similar effects this effect can apply to Techniques with a Power Level of 1-5 instead of 1-3.

Profession Title: Entertainer
Profession Description: Entertainers are singers, Musicians, Dancers, Actors, Writers, etc. that all focus on creating appropriate entertainment for other individuals and groups. Such individuals strive to create entertainment, merriment, or encouragement regardless of the environment they are in, whether it be on or off the battlefield. Such is the potency of their performances and musings that their words and actions can soothe the very souls of their Crewmates. The presence of an Entertainer boosts the vitality of their crewmates and helps them to shake off the woes of an adversary’s afflictions upon their bodies and minds. Their charismatic profession ensures they always get a bit more out of any endeavor they undertake.

Benefit: Any De-Buff, or Effect from the following List: Damage Over Time, Stuns, and/or Slowing, used against the Entertainer have their duration decreased by 1 to a minimum of 1. Increase the Characters Health Value by +25. The Entertainer receives +1 Specialized Equipment Slot.

Profession Title: Freelancer
Profession Description: Freelancers are independent spirits who seek fame, fortune, or just a good scrap. Freelancers hone their battle prowess and constantly seek out toughest foes to test their skills against. To that end should a Freelancer end up on a crew, that crew tends to find even the most mundane of tasks filled with adversaries, but also find the rewards that go along with it more than make up for the trouble.

Benefit: The Freelancer receives +5 Additional Technique Points. Increase the Freelancers Physical/Mental Melee Damage by +5 and Increase the Freelancers Physical/Mental Ranged Damage by +5.

Profession Title: Helms Master
Profession Description: Helms Masters are reliable individuals who can get ships through the toughest of waters, and the most dangerous battles. Specializing in naval warfare, Helms Masters are invaluable during a battle out at sea, where their personal expertise can best be used. As masters of naval warfare Helms Masters are also masters of directing subordinate Crew members during a battle both on and off the seas, allowing even the weakest of individuals to push past their limits and keep up the fight till they pass out.

Benefit: A Helms Master increases the amount of Technique Points they have by +10. When Helming a Ship double the number of Action Points that the Ship may make use of during Combat. When helming a Ship during combat increase the amount of Reaction points the Ship has by 3.

Profession Title: Navigator
Profession Description: Navigators are those who map the seas and chart courses. Without a navigator many crews have run afoul of the waters, and found their voyages cut short in a cruel manner. Experts of the tools by which their trade thrives, Navigators can more easily get their hands on Maps and Log Poses to better perform their passion. Always able to find the best course of action and approaches both on and off the waters, Navigators help their Crew find the best or additional angles for approaching a problem and find a way to make such tasks accomplished even quicker. Should such approaches fail navigators help their crews to reorganize and keep the course, often bailing them out of the worst of situations.

Benefit: Regional Maps, Log Poses, Three Needle Poses, and Eternal Log Poses have their General Equipment Point Cost reduced to 0. Regional Maps, Log Poses, Three Needle Poses, and Eternal Log Poses cost 50% less for the Navigator. The Navigator Receives +1 Determination Point during any Adventure/Combat Thread (or combat) that the Navigator is fighting against any Non-Player Character Minion/Adversary.

Profession Title: Quarter Master
Profession Description: Quarter Masters are experts in the value of all manner of goods, services, and equipment. They ensure that their Crews are well stocked for their Journeys at sea, and keep the steady flow of cash goods coming and going whenever they make port. Quarter Masters always get the best deals whenever buying and selling is concerned, be it Equipment or Ships. Due to this entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge of Equipment’s value, Quarter Masters tend to carry more Equipment into battle and can help their Crewmates afford the same luxury, assuming they pay for the Equipment of course.

Personal Benefit: When selling any Piece of General/Specialized/Signature Equipment, or Devil Fruit sell at full value rather than 50%. Increase the number of Specialized Equipment slots the Quarter Master has by +3, and the number of Signature Equipment Slots by +1.

Profession Title: Scientist
Profession Description: Scientists are geniuses of their fields, always striving for improving and understanding on whatever pursuit they focus on. Varied in innumerable ways, scientists range from mathematicians to biologists, and anywhere in between, a scientist is a self-made researcher of the properties inherent to the world. In their own genius, or madness as some may call it, Scientists always find a way to make their effects more potent, leading to experimentation and testing occurring both on and off the battlefield. Crews are always happy to have a person of Science aboard their Crew, for their Equipment’s potency is amplified by the tinkering of such an individual and can ever so slightly turn the tide in the Crews favor during the hardest scuffle.

Benefit: All of the Scientists Fighting Styles may select an additional Rare Effect from the Rare Effect List. The same Rare Effect cannot be selected more then once per Fighting Style. The Scientist Receives +2 Specialized Equipment Slots.

Profession Title: Scout
Profession Description: Scouts are the vanguard of any Crew. They can operate independently for weeks at a time, and find the thrill of discovery, the chase, and exploration their calling. Scouts are naturally survivalists, carrying with them additional supplies and able to restock their lost supplies during any rest period from hidden cashes or even returning to their own Ships or bases quickly. Ever capable, Scouts often spy out on Adversaries weaknesses and style of battle enough to gain a slight advantage over their Crews foes. Speaking of their Crews Scouts often show their Crewmates how to best pack their Equipment, allowing them some of the luxury the Scout has when it comes to the variety of Equipment they may carry, and often the Scout can locate safe locations to rest and recover for a bit before they continue or finish their adventure.

Personal Benefit: Increase the Scouts General Equipment points by 15. Increase a Scouts Physical/Mental Melee Damage by +5, the Scouts Physical/mental Ranged Damage by +5, against Non-Player Character Minion/Adversaries during any Adventure/Combat Thread (or Combat).

Profession Title: Scholar
Profession Description: Scholars are learners of history. The Studying of history takes Scholars all around the world, with their exploits and discoveries bringing them ever closer to an understand of how the world was before their time. The world Government views Scholars as a necessary evil, but those who delve too deep into the world’s history often find themselves walking a razors edge and, on the run, all because of their curiosity got the better of them. Due to their inquisitive and thorough nature Scholars always find more objectives to complete during their Adventure and the many riches that come with it. Their vast knowledge of the past and current world provides them with a level of interpersonal knowledge that leaves them cautious of anyone even remotely famous, and such caution has saved them on many an occasion. To travel with a Scholar is to in turn gain knowledge yourself, and often the Crews who have a Scholar as a member end up wiser for it.

Benefit: Increase the Scholar’s Technique Points by +5. Scholars Receive +10 Physical Damage Resistance and +10 Mental Damage Resistance against any Non-Player Minion/Adversaries during all Adventure/Combat Threads.

Profession Title: Shipwright
Profession Description: Shipwrights are the legendary builders of the most important instruments in the world, Ships. Every Ship seen out on the seas was made by a Shipwright, and it is the pride of any individual who calls themselves a Shipwright to have their Ship sailed to the ends of the world, and for it to never give out. Shipwrights keep both their Ships and Equipment in tip top shape and can easily customize their Ships to have more Upgrades plastered onto their masterpiece. The Equipment of a Shipwrights crewmates are well maintained by the Shipwright, along with any Ships they own, making such individuals invaluable whenever battles drag on just a little too long.

Benefit: Increase the Durability of any Ship the Shipwright owns by 50%. Equipment owned by the Shipwright is unaffected by the Disable Effect. The Shipwright Receives +3 Specialized Equipment Slots.