Brawler

Brawler

Class	Traits
Type	Positive Trait
Points	-6
Skill Boosts	Axe: +1 Long Blunt: +1

Brawler gives a character a head start with axes and long blunt weapons. It adds a level of Axe and a level of Long Blunt.

It is a positive trait and costs 6 points at character creation. It suits a melee fighter who plans to swing whatever heavy weapon turns up. It also teaches how to toughen weapons with scrap, which keeps a fighter armed through a long run.

Brawler Effects

The extra level in Axe makes axes hit a little harder and more reliably. The extra level in Long Blunt does the same for baseball bats and other long clubs. Between the two skills, the character starts strong with heavy two-handed weapons.

The trait also teaches a set of weapon upgrades. Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon wraps wire around a weapon for extra bite. Make Bolt Metal Bat turns a bat into a heavier club. The Can-Reinforce recipes and Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon strengthen weapons with tin cans and metal sheets.

Reinforced weapons make looted bats and handles worth keeping. They give a fighter more choice when good weapons are scarce.

Brawler Skill Boosts

Brawler adds these skill levels when the character is created.

Skill	Levels
Axe	+1
Long Blunt	+1

Brawler Recipes

A character with Brawler knows these recipes from the start, with no book or magazine needed.

Name	Recipe	Crafting Materials	Tools	Skill	Station	Learned	Spawn ID
Broom with Barbed-Wire	Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon	1x Broom or similar 1x Barbed Wire	Pliers	Maintenance: 1	Any Surface	Yes	`/additem Base.Broom_BarbedWire`
Medium Handle - Can-Reinforced	Can-Reinforce Short Weapon	1x Medium Handle 1x Tin Can 1x Screws 1x Rag or similar	Screwdriver	Carpentry: 1	Any Surface	Yes	`/additem Base.Handle_Can`
Baseball Bat - Can-Reinforced	Can-Reinforce Long Weapon	1x Baseball Bat or similar 3x Tin Can 3x Screws 3x Rag or similar	Screwdriver	Carpentry: 2	Any Surface	Yes	`/additem Base.BaseballBat_Can`
Short Bat - Can-Reinforced	Can-Reinforce Weapon	1x Short Bat or similar 2x Tin Can 2x Screws 2x Rag or similar	Screwdriver	Carpentry: 2	Any Surface	Yes	`/additem Base.ShortBat_Can`
Metal Baseball Bat with Bolts	Make Bolt Metal Bat	1x Metal Baseball Bat 2x Nuts and Bolts	Wrench Hand Drill	Maintenance: 4	Any Surface	No	`/additem Base.BaseballBat_Metal_Bolts`
Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced	Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon	1x Baseball Bat - Can-Reinforced or similar 2x Nuts and Bolts 4x Screws 2x Steel Sheet - Small or similar	Screwdriver Sheet Metal Snips Wrench Hand Drill	Carpentry: 4	Any Surface	Yes	`/additem Base.BaseballBat_ScrapSheet`

Picking Brawler

Brawler is often compared with Baseball Player. Baseball Player costs 4 points for one level of Long Blunt. Brawler costs 6 points for a level in both Axe and Long Blunt. That works out to 3 points per level, which is better value.

Baseball Player still wins when points are short or axes are not part of the plan. For a general melee build, Brawler is usually the stronger buy.

The trait pairs well with Strong or Stout for extra knockback. A Lumberjack start with Ax-pert and Brawler makes a very strong axe fighter.

Notes

One level each in Axe and Long Blunt.
Weapon upgrades use wire, cans and metal sheets.
Better value per point than Baseball Player.
Strong or Stout add knockback to every swing.

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