| The Brawler | |
|---|---|
 Learn martial arts and use your fists to stun, knock down, disarm and ragdoll your opponent. | |
| Description | |
| Attribute | Fortitude |
| Group | Combat |
| Max level | 5 |
| Effects | |
| Effects | Hand Combat
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The Brawler is a Combat Perk in the Fortitude Attribute.
Requirements and Effects
| Skill Level | Level Name | Flavor Text | Fortitude Needed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bully | Tired of being bullied by the undead? Zombies can't bite if you knock their damn teeth out! | 1 | 1 PT |
| 2 | Scrapper | You've been in a few fights and can hold your own. | 3 | 1 PT |
| 3 | Slugger | All the fighting and scrapping has added up and you are a real slugger now. | 5 | 1 PT |
| 4 | Professional Boxer | You are now good enough to compete in professional boxing, but smashing zombies faces in will have to do. | 7 | 1 PT |
| 5 | Mixed Martial Artist | You are now a complete mixed martial artist and are a registered lethal weapon. | 10 | 1 PT |
Effects
- Fists and knuckles deal 10/20/30/40/50 % more damage to entities, and 20/40/60/80/100 % more damage to blocks.
- Attacks with fists or knuckles cost 8/15/20/25/25 % less stamina.
- Power attacks with fists or knuckles cost 15/30/40/50/50 % less stamina.
- Tier 1: Attacks with fists or knuckles to the head permanently prevents a zombie or animal from causing Infection through melee attacks.
- Ranged attacks such as an Infected Police Officer's vomit can still carry a chance of infection.
- Tier 2: Power attacks with fists or knuckles have a 30% chance to stun enemies.
- Killing blows with fists or knuckles restore -/-/10/20/30 points of stamina.
- Power attacks to the head with fists or knuckles have a -/-/20/30/30 % chance to knockdown an enemy for 4 seconds.
- Tier 5: Power attacks to the head with fists or knuckles have a 20% increased base chance to dismember.
- The following items are 3/5/7/9/11x more likely to appear in item containers, trader inventories and as quest rewards:
Recipe
As of Alpha 21, skills no longer grant crafting recipes. That feature was replaced by Crafting Skill Magazines.