The Tough Hero

Ability: Constitution
Hit Die: 1d12
Action Points: Tough heroes gain a number of action points equal to 5 + one-half their character level, rounded down, at 1st level and every time they attain a new level in this class.
Class Skills: Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (mechanical, metalworking, structural) (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (gossip, streetwise) (Int), Perception (Wis), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), and Survival (Wis).
Also, the starting occupation the character selects can provide additional class skills to choose from.
Skill Ranks Per Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Table: The Tough Hero

Starting Feats: In addition to the feat all characters get at 1st level, a Tough hero begins play with the Simple Weapons Proficiency feat.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Tough hero.

Talents

At 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level, the Tough hero selects a talent from the following talent trees. Some trees have a set order that must be followed, while others provide a list to choose from. As long as the hero qualifies, he or she can select freely from any and all talent trees. No talent can be selected more than once unless expressly indicated.

Damage Reduction Talent Tree

The Tough hero has an innate talent to ignore a set amount of damage from most weapons, but not from energy or special attack forms (which may or may not exist, depending on the campaign). Before the hero can select a talent from this tree the hero must have previously selected at least one talent from the Energy Resistance or Unbreakable Talent Tree.
Damage Reduction 1/—: The Tough hero ignores 1 point of damage from mêlée and ranged weapons.
Prerequisite: One other talent from either the Energy Resistance Talent Tree or the Unbreakable Talent Tree.
Damage Reduction 2/—: The Tough hero ignores an additional 1 point of damage from mêlée and ranged weapons (DR 2/— total).
Prerequisites: Damage reduction 1/—, one other talent from either the Energy Resistance Talent Tree or the Un­break­able Talent Tree.
Damage Reduction 3/—: The Tough hero ignores an additional 1 point of damage from mêlée and ranged weapons (DR 3/— total).
Prerequisites: Damage reduction 1/—, damage reduction 2/—, one other talent from either the Energy Resistance Talent Tree or the Unbreakable Talent Tree.

Energy Resistance Talent Tree

The Tough hero is particularly resistant to certain kinds of deadly energy effects. These talents can be selected in any order.
Acid Resistance: The Tough hero ignores an amount of acid damage equal to his or her Constitution modifier.
Cold Resistance: The Tough hero ignores an amount of cold damage equal to his or her Constitution modifier.
Electricity Resistance: The Tough hero ignores an amount of electricity damage equal to his or her Constitution modifier.
Fire Resistance: The Tough hero ignores an amount of fire damage equal to his or her Constitution modifier.
Sonic/Concussion Resistance: The Tough hero ignores an amount of sonic or concussion damage equal to his or her Constitution modifier.

Unbreakable Talent Tree

The Tough hero is particularly resilient thanks to the following talents.
Remain Conscious: The Tough hero gains the ability to continue to perform actions when he or she would otherwise be considered unconscious and dying. When the Tough hero’s hit points reach –1, the hero can perform as though he or she were disabled, making either an attack action or a move action every round until the hero’s hit points reach their negative Con score or the hero’s hit points return to 1 or higher. The hero can choose to succumb to unconsciousness if he or she thinks that doing so might prevent him or her from taking more damage.
Robust: The Tough hero becomes especially robust, gaining a number of hit points equal to his or her Tough level as soon as he or she selects this talent. Thereafter, the hero gains +1 hit point with each level of Tough he or she gains.
Second Wind: The Tough hero can spend 1 action point to gain a second wind. When the hero does this, he or she recovers a number of hit points equal to his or her Tough level multiplied by his or her Constitution modifier. This talent does not increase the Tough hero’s hit points beyond the character’s full normal total.
Stamina: The Tough hero recovers twice as fast as normal. So, the hero recovers 2 hit points per character level per evening of rest, 2 points of temporary ability damage per evening of rest, and awakens in half the normal time after being knocked unconscious.
Prerequisite: Robust.

Cast Iron Stomach Talent Tree

The Tough hero can eat nearly anything, not only gaining sustenance from it but also avoiding the usual hazards of eating spoiled foods and even poisons.
Scavenger: The Tough hero can eat spoiled foods without fear of disease or sickness. In the Gamma Age, where your next meal might have been someone else’s enemy, this can be very helpful.
Eat Anything: With this talent, a Tough hero can survive on things not normally associated with a nutritious diet: paper, bark, mud, and even bits of metal. Effectively, this character never needs to make a Survival check to forage for food.
Prerequisite: Scavenger.
Cast Iron Stomach: The Tough hero gains a +4 bonus on Fortitude saves versus ingested poisons. Even on a failed save, the characters suffers only one half the normal ability damage (or other effects) of the poison; a successful save reduces the damage to one quarter.
Prerequisite: Eat Anything, Scavenger.

Bonus Feats

At 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th level, the Tough hero gains a bonus feat. This feat must be selected from the following list, and the Tough hero must meet any prerequisites.
Alertness, Armour Proficiency {Light}, Armour Proficiency {Medium}, Athletic, Brawl, Confident, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Guide, Improved Brawl, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Feint, Improved Mutation Resistance, Knockout Punch, Mutation Resistance, Power Attack, Streetfighting, Survival Master, Toughness.