Fear is a powerful tool in battles, and Roughnecks understand that well. As a Roughneck beats down their opponents, they also demoralize them and make it harder for their foe to fight back the longer the fight goes on and the more scare tactics they can apply. To make matters even worse for their opponents, Roughnecks know how to outlast their enemies in a fight, and they will shrug off blows that would knock out lesser fighters.
Roughneck makes a good counterpart to other Trainer Combat Classes such as Martial Artist or Athlete, Provocateur also makes an obvious pairing for Roughneck, especially with the synergy between Roughneck’s Social Moves and Provocateur’s Push Buttons and Quick Wit Features. Roughneck can also be used to give a little extra versatility to Classes focused on Pokémon Support such as Taskmaster or Tough Expert.
[Class] [+Defense]
Prerequisites: Novice Athletics, Intimidating Presence
1 AP – Free Action
Trigger: You hit a foe with an Attack
Effect: The foe loses a Combat Stage in the Stat of your choice.
[+Defense]
Prerequisites: Roughneck
At-Will – Swift Action
Trigger: You hit a foe with the Terrorize Manipulation, or you activate Roughneck
Effect: Until their next turn, the target has their Initiative lowered to 0. For one full round, attacks against them cause them to lose a Tick of Hit Points and become Vulnerable for one full round on 16+. Menace may only affect each foe once per Scene.
[+Defense]
Prerequisites: Roughneck
Scene x2 – Free Action
Target: You take Massive Damage or Intercept a Damaging Attack.
Effect: Resolve Damage as if the triggering attack was resisted one step. The triggering foe then loses 2 Combat Stages in the Attack Stat used by the triggering Attack.
[+Defense]
Prerequisites: Roughneck, Adept Intimidate
Static
Effect: You learn the Moves Mean Look and Chip Away.
[+Defense]
Prerequisites: Malice
2 AP – Swift Action
Trigger: You use Leer or a Roughneck Move
Effect: The Move gains additional effects.
[+Defense]
Prerequisites: Roughneck, Expert Intimidate
Static
Effect: You learn the Moves Glare and Headbutt
[+Defense]
Prerequisites: 3 Roughneck Features, Master Intimidate
Static
Effect: You learn the Moves Endure and Slack Off.