Morituri te salutant
Heavy Metal
The Provocator.
One of the heaviest gladiator classes in my game, but also one of the slowest. Armed with a straight sword, large shield, and decent armour.
Sagittarius.
The Sagittarius is an unusual one as they normally fought mounted. This didn’t really fit with my rules, so I opted on a little poetic licence and designed two types. The fast and lightly armoured Sagittarius and its slightly sturdier Armoured Sagittarius. Armed with a bow and five arrows this gladiator can target anywhere in the arena. Better make those arrows count though, as once that are spent, I don’t favour the chances of surviving with a bent stick and piece of string.
Scissor.
Also called the Contra-retiarius is a special gladiator type that is ideally suited for fighting against the Retiarius. Slow but with good armour and a special action for countering net attacks.
Secutor.
The Secutor is also designed to fight the Retiarius and had a smooth helmet so that the Retarius net would not entangle it and small eye holes with restricted view. In my game this gladiator is slow to react but has good armour.
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