Build guide
Shadow operative (Draw Steel)
Shadows are stealthy heroes who move through darkness and strike with deadly precision. They specialize in getting into position unseen, delivering devastating attacks, and fading away before enemies can retaliate. A Shadow is a blade in the dark, a whisper of death that strikes without warning. Shadow characters are precision strikers who deal massive damage to single targets. They have tools for stealth, mobility, and evasion that let them pick their fights and escape when threatened. Their lower stamina means they must rely on not being hit rather than absorbing damage.
The starting sheet
Every number this build starts with. Take it as your own and change anything, nothing here is locked.
Character identity
- Ancestry
- Polder
- Culture
- Urban environment, illicit organization, criminal upbringing
- Career
- Criminal
- Class
- Shadow
- Kit
- Cloak and Dagger
- Concept
- Stealth, assassination, and hit-and-run tactics.
- Level
- 1
Characteristics
- Might
- -1
- Agility
- 2
- Reason
- 2
- Intuition
- 1
- Presence
- 1
Recommended choices
Class
Core Characteristics
Kit (common fit)
Priorities
- Build Agility high for reliable stealth and precision strikes.
- Choose abilities that reward attacking from hidden or flanking positions.
- Pick a kit that maximizes mobility and evasion.
Play tips
- Set up kills: use positioning and stealth before committing to attacks.
- Disengage after striking, you can't take sustained hits.
- Your out-of-combat infiltration skills are just as valuable as your damage.