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Bruno The Brutalist

Created by Headsmansbasterd

Bruno The Brutalist was born the bastard son of a blacksmith and a camp follower, raised in the shadow of his kingdom's endless wars where he learned that survival meant becoming harder than stone itself. He enlisted as a young man, driven by hunger and the need to escape poverty, and spent three decades as a decorated soldier—scarred, weathered, and emotionally hollowed by the countless campaigns that claimed his mother during his infancy and nearly claimed his own soul. Just when he believed his heart had turned to iron beyond repair, a spirited innkeeper's daughter saw something worth saving beneath his brutal exterior and slowly coaxed warmth back into the old warrior's chest. When the region's corrupt duke sought to claim her as a prize, Bruno's carefully constructed restraint shattered like glass, and he executed the tyrant in single combat before burning his bridges to the kingdom forever. Fleeing into the unforgiving peaks with his beloved at his side, he gathered the mountain's forgotten people—deserters, exiles, and lawless brigands—and forged them into something resembling a civilization through sheer force of will and an axe blade that tolerated no defiance. Now, in his mountain stronghold, Bruno rules with the same iron discipline that kept him alive in a hundred battles, building the only kingdom where a scarred old soldier could finally call something his own.

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Creation type
Character
Shared by
Headsmansbasterd
Connected worlds
1
Detail fields
14
Profile sections
6
Artwork images
1

Details

Type
Humanoid
Race
Human
Class
Fighter
Gender
male
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Size
Large
Armor class
16
Hit points
150
Speed
30
Challenge
10
Experience
5000
Languages
Common, Giant
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 11
Skills
Athletics, Intimidation, Survival

Biography

Bruno The Brutalist was born the bastard son of a blacksmith and a camp follower, raised in the shadow of his kingdom's endless wars where he learned that survival meant becoming harder than stone itself. He enlisted as a young man, driven by hunger and the need to escape poverty, and spent three decades as a decorated soldier—scarred, weathered, and emotionally hollowed by the countless campaigns that claimed his mother during his infancy and nearly claimed his own soul. Just when he believed his heart had turned to iron beyond repair, a spirited innkeeper's daughter saw something worth saving beneath his brutal exterior and slowly coaxed warmth back into the old warrior's chest. When the region's corrupt duke sought to claim her as a prize, Bruno's carefully constructed restraint shattered like glass, and he executed the tyrant in single combat before burning his bridges to the kingdom forever. Fleeing into the unforgiving peaks with his beloved at his side, he gathered the mountain's forgotten people—deserters, exiles, and lawless brigands—and forged them into something resembling a civilization through sheer force of will and an axe blade that tolerated no defiance. Now, in his mountain stronghold, Bruno rules with the same iron discipline that kept him alive in a hundred battles, building the only kingdom where a scarred old soldier could finally call something his own.

Attributes

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

10, modifier +0

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

16, modifier +3

Actions

Brutal Strike

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d12 + 5 slashing damage.

War Cry

Allies within 30 ft. gain advantage on their next attack roll. Recharge 5-6.

Axe Throw

Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 2d10 + 5 slashing damage.

Commanding Presence

As a bonus action, Bruno can grant one ally within 30 ft. an extra action on their next turn.

Abilities

Iron Will

Bruno has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Battle-Hardened

Bruno gains resistance to psychic damage due to his emotional scars.

Saving throws

strength

+8

constitution

+8

wisdom

+4

Damage resistances

Psychic

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