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title: The Astral Corsair
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description: The Astral Corsair class for Old School Essentials.
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date_pub: 2023-02-17T00:15:00-05:00
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section: classes
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content_type: feature
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short_code: cac1
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---
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| **Requirements** | None |
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| **Prime requisite** | DEX |
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| **Hit Dice** | 1d4 |
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| **Maximum Level** | 14 |
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| **Armour** | Leather, no shields |
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| **Weapons** | Any |
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| **Languages** | Alignment, Common |
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Astral corsairs are adventurers who live by their skills, sailing around the astral void. They have a range of specialised astral-sailing and adventuring skills unavailable to other characters. However, corsairs are not always to be trusted.
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[[toc]]
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### Boarding
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Corsairs who are in the act of boarding another vessel don't suffer the usual boarding penalty to attack rolls and Armour Class.
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### Combat
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Because of their need for free movement in the open astral void, corsairs cannot wear armour heavier than leather and cannot use shields. They can use any weapon.
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### Astral Corsair Skills
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Corsairs can use the following skills, with the chance of success shown below:
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- **Climb sheer surfaces (CS)**: A roll is required for each 100’ to be climbed. If the roll fails, the corsair falls at the halfway point, suffering falling damage.
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- **Move silently (MS)**: An astral corsair may attempt to sneak past enemies unnoticed.
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- **Astral-faring (AF)**: An astral corsair always knows which way is down, how to get by in the open astral void, and how to make repairs when their vessel takes on damage.
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- **Tightrope walking (TW)**: Corsairs can walk along tightropes, narrow beams, and ledges at up to half their normal movement rate. A roll is required every 60’. Failure indicates that the corsair falls and suffers falling damage. Windy conditions may reduce the chance of success by up to 20%.
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| Level | CS | MS | SF | TW |
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| :---: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: |
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| 1 | 87 | 20 | 15 | 60 |
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| 2 | 88 | 25 | 20 | 65 |
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| 3 | 89 | 30 | 25 | 70 |
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| 4 | 90 | 35 | 30 | 75 |
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| 5 | 91 | 40 | 35 | 80 |
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| 6 | 92 | 45 | 45 | 85 |
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| 7 | 93 | 50 | 55 | 90 |
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| 8 | 94 | 55 | 65 | 95 |
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| 9 | 95 | 60 | 75 | 97 |
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| 10 | 96 | 65 | 85 | 98 |
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| 11 | 97 | 70 | 90 | 99 |
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| 12 | 98 | 73 | 95 | 99 |
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| 13 | 99 | 76 | 97 | 99 |
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| 14 | 99 | 80 | 99 | 99 |
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[Astral Corsair Skills Chance of Success]
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### Rolling Skill Checks
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All skills are rolled on d%, with a result of less than or equal to the listed percentage indicating success.
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#### Player Knowledge
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The referee should roll for hide in shadows and move silently on the player’s behalf, as the corsair does not immediately know if the attempt was successful. If a hide in shadows or move silently roll fails, the referee knows that the corsair has been noticed and should determine enemies’ actions appropriately.
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### Lore
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From 3rd level, a corsair has a 2-in-6 chance of knowing lore pertaining to monsters, magic items, or heroes of astral-plane-related folktale or legend. This ability may be used to identify the nature and powers of astral-related magic items.
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### Sneak Attack
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When attacking an unaware opponent from behind, a corsair receives a +4 bonus to hit and doubles any damage dealt.
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### After Reaching 9th Level
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A corsair can establish a crew, attracting 2d6 astral sailors of 1st level. These corsairs will serve the character with some reliability, and may be used to run one or more ships.
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| |||| Saving Throws |||||
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| Level | XP | HD | THAC0 | D[^1] | W[^1] | P[^1] | B[^1] | S[^1] |
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| :---: | :-----: | :--------: | :-----: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
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| 1 | 0 | 1d4 | 19 [0] | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
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| 2 | 1,200 | 2d4 | 19 [0] | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
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| 3 | 2,400 | 3d4 | 19 [0] | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
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| 4 | 4,800 | 4d4 | 19 [0] | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
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| 5 | 9,600 | 5d4 | 17 [+2] | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
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| 6 | 20,000 | 6d4 | 17 [+2] | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
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| 7 | 40,000 | 7d4 | 17 [+2] | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
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| 8 | 80,000 | 8d4 | 17 [+2] | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
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| 9 | 160,000 | 9d4 | 14 [+5] | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
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| 10 | 280,000 | 9d4+2[^2] | 14 [+5] | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
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| 11 | 400,000 | 9d4+4[^2] | 14 [+5] | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
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| 12 | 520,000 | 9d4+6[^2] | 14 [+5] | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
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| 13 | 640,000 | 9d4+8[^2] | 12 [+7] | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
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| 14 | 760,000 | 9d4+10[^2] | 12 [+7] | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
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[Astral Corsair Level Progression]
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[^1]: D: Death / poison; W: Wands; P: Paralysis / petrify; B: Breath attacks; S: Spells / rods / staves.
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[^2]: [Modifiers from CON](https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Ability_Scores#Constitution_.28CON.29) no longer apply.
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