New Champion: Baldric

Baldric left his position as a prominent member of his family’s mercantile empire to seek his fortunes elsewhere. He’s a unique cleric who often confounds other clerics because he refuses to pledge his service or faith to a single deity. He prefers to bargain with any and all of them, depending on the situation, to receive his magic. This has lent him a cocky confidence that has landed him in his share of trouble. But now he’s with the Fallbacks, and over the course of their adventures, his faith in them has become unshakable.

Baldric is a Support and Healing Champion who helps his affiliation members and those with high Charisma. He heals Champions in the columns in front of him, and his specialization choices grant him diverse abilities from assorted deities.

For more information about the second Fallbacks Champion coming on August 6, read on!

[h3]Baldric[/h3]



Patron Eligibility: Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until August 6th, 2028)


[h3]Abilities[/h3]
[h3]Basic Attack[/h3]

• Two-Handed Mace(melee) -Baldric attacks the closest enemy, dealing 1 hit.
  

[h3]Passive Abilities[/h3]

• Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Baldric unless she's already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%
  

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• Bargaining Power - Baldric's bargaining partners are Fallbacks Champions and/or Champions with Charisma of 15 or higher. Baldric increases the damage of his bargaining partners by 100% for each bargaining partner in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Undeniable Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Baldric is in the formation.
  
• Healing Word - Baldric heals the Champions in all the columns in front of him for 20 health per second.
  
• Shield of Filth - When Uggie is with Baldric, any Champion that is being targeted by Baldric's Healing Word can't take more than 33% of their max health in one hit.
  
• Healing Lantern - When any Champion drops to or below 50% of their maximum health, Baldric lights his lantern for the rest of the current area, and all healing received by Champions in the formation is increased by 100% for each Healing Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  

[h3]Specializations A[/h3]
You will pick from this specialization choice set twice. When presented with the second set of specializations, the choice you made the first time is replaced with the associated Dark Bargain, which has a different effect based on the option it is replacing. There are effectively 15 different combinations of specialization choices you can choose. (Tyr + Moradin is the same as Moradin + Tyr)

• Bargain With Tyr - Baldric increases the pre-stack bonus of Bargaining Power by 50%.
  
• Bargain With Moradin - You may use any Dwarf Champion in the current adventure, even if the Patron, Variant, or other restrictions would say otherwise. Additionally, Dwarf Champions also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
  
• Bargain With Tymora - Baldric gains the Gold Find role and increases the party's gold find by 100% for each bargaining partner, stacking multiplicatively. Additionally, Champions with the Gold Find role also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
  
• Bargain With Mystra - Baldric's base attack also deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage and counts as a magic attack. Additionally, Champions with a magic base attack also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
  
• Bargain With Eldath - Baldric increases the effect of Healing Word by 100%. Additionally, Champions with the Healing role also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
  

[h3]Specializations B[/h3]
These five options are the Dark Bargains that you are offered in the second round of specialization choices. You are only offered one of these, based on the specialization you chose in the first set. You can pick the Dark Bargain you are offered, or pick one of the four Bargain With... specs that you didn't pick in the first round.

• Dark Bargain (When Tyr was chosen) - Baldric increases the pre-stack bonus of Bargaining Power by an additional 50%, but the effect of Healing Word is reduced by 99%.
  
• Dark Bargain (When Moradin was chosen) - The damage of Dwarf Champions is increased by 100% for each Dwarf in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, but you may only have one of each non-Dwarf species in the formation.
  
• Dark Bargain (When Tymora was chosen) - Bosses have a 10% chance to drop twice as many gems, but non-boss area quest requirements are increased by 100%.
  
• Dark Bargain (When Mystra was chosen) - All Champions with magic base attacks deal an additional 5 seconds of BUD-based damage with each attack, but all Champions without a magic base attack no longer deal any damage with their base attacks.
  
• Dark Bargain (When Eldath was chosen) - Champions are immune to damage for 15 seconds after the first instance of damage that they would take in every area (including that damage), but take 100% additional damage from all sources after that.
  

[h3]Ultimate Ability[/h3]

• Faith Aflame -Baldric's mace ignites with radiant light, preventing Champions from being stunned and empowering his attacks for the duration it is aflame
  

[h3]Equipment[/h3]



[h2]Feats[/h3]

[h3]Uncommon[/h3]

• Selflessness
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  
• Low Stakes
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Bargaining Power ability by 20%
  
• Baldric Person
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Undeniable Uggie ability by 20%
  
• A Good Word
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Healing Word ability by 20%
  

[h3]Rare[/h3]

• Inspiring Leader
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  
• Raise the Stakes
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Bargaining Power ability by 40%
  
• Baldric Friend
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Undeniable Uggie ability by 40%
  
• High Praise
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Healing Word ability by 40%
  
• Trash Taste
  Lowers the max damage per hit of Baldric's Shield of Filth ability to 20% of target's max health.
  
• Lighthearted
  Increases the effect of Baldric's Healing Lantern ability by 40%
  

[h3]Epic[/h3]

• Onerous Odor
  Lowers the max damage per hit of Baldric's Shield of Filth ability to 10% of target's max health.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Tenacious
  Increases the Constitution score of Baldric by 2
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Resolute
  Grants Baldric immunity to stun effects
  Available in the Ascended Baldric Theme Pack

[h2]Baldric Feedback[/h3]
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