It can be combined with Defender or the Antiquarian's Protect Me skill to both soak up damage and dish it out simultaneously, and often deals more damage this way than the Man-at-Arms' direct attacks. Counter-Attack: Retribution grants a Riposte with reduced damage (-20% at best).

Cool Old Guy: The Man-At-Arms' military buzz-cut is white with age and accompanying his mostly-salt-with-a-little-pepper beard, but he is still a mega-tough Sergeant Rock who can rally his teammates around him and can whip them into shape to become a hyper-efficient combat unit.The weapon itself and its associated combat skill Crush is actually weaker then most blades - although that might be a function of the Man-at-Arms' age. Carry a Big Stick: Favors a large, spiked morning star.Ironically, their military success rates are complete opposites, with Ser Barristan being one of the oldest and most decorated knights of the Kingsguard while Barristan the Man-At-Arms was a General Failure who got his men slaughtered. Canon Name: The default name for the Man-At-Arms is Barristan, after Ser Barristan Selmy from A Song of Ice and Fire, the allusion being that they are both Old Soldiers and Cool Old Guys.From then on, a demoted Man-at-Arms devoted himself to become a better officer and perhaps being killed in battle like he thinks he deserves. Worse, as he was bedridden, he was haunted by the dead soldiers of his regiment who damned him for his incompetence causing their deaths. The Man-at-Arms was originally an incompetent officer who wormed his way into a coveted command through politics, but the first battle he led was a disaster that resulted in the loss of many men and his eye. The Atoner: Dialogue spoken during both Affliction and Virtue suggest that his long career as a soldier has weighed heavily on his conscience, and that the dungeon is his Redemption Quest, with the war in question has resulted in the slaughter of all of his men in one particular horrific campaign.Ambidextrous Sprite: Par for the course, but the Man-At-Arms' eyepatch switching eyes makes it especially noticeable.Immovable, commanding, and focused, the Man-at-Arms breaks down enemy lines with his mace, buckler, and furious battle cries. The Man-at-Arms is a seasoned veteran of combat, and has been rewarded for his toil with haunting guilt and stoic resilience in equal measure. but his eyes hold the secret of a hundred campaigns.' ' The raw strength of youth might be spent.

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