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Maeve - AI-generated fantasy Character

Maeve

Human · Fighter (Battle Master) · Level 20 · Soldier

Maeve

Maeve is controlled, disciplined, and ferociously observant.
AC17
HP184/184
Init
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
ConditionsNone

Sheet

AC 17 · HP 184 · 30 ft.
AlignmentLawful NeutralGenderFemaleAge45
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA

Saving throws

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA

Skills

  • AcrobaticsDEX
  • AthleticsSTR
  • HistoryINT
  • InsightWIS
  • IntimidationCHA
  • PerceptionWIS
  • PersuasionCHA
  • SurvivalWIS

Armor

Light armor,
Medium armor,
Heavy armor,
Shields

Weapons

Simple weapons,
Martial weapons

Tools

Gaming Set,
Smith's Tools

Languages

Common,
one additional language of choice

Features

33 features

Bonus action

  • Second WindLevel 1

    As a Bonus Action, Maeve can regain 1d10 + 20 hit points. She has 4 uses of this feature, regains one expended use when she finishes a Short Rest, and regains all expended uses when she finishes a Long Rest.

Always on

  • Studied AttacksLevel 13

    When You miss with an attack roll against a creature.

    When Maeve misses an attack roll, she can usually turn the next blow against that target into a more decisive strike through Study and correction.

  • Tactical ShiftLevel 5

    When You use Second Wind as a Bonus Action.

    Maeve can push herself to move and strike in the same burst, using Second Wind to reposition without opening herself to reprisal.

  • Tactical MasterLevel 9

    When You attack with a weapon whose mastery property you can use.

    Maeve can force enemies out of position with weapon mastery, turning a solid hit into a shove, a slowing wound, or a defensive debuff.

  • Fighting StyleLevel 1

    Maeve has honed her martial prowess and gains a Fighting Style feat. She has chosen Defense, while wearing armor she gains a +1 bonus to AC. Whenever she gains a Fighter level, she can replace this feat with another Fighting Style feat if she wishes.

  • Weapon MasteryLevel 1

    Maeve can use the mastery properties of 6 kinds of Simple or Martial weapons of her choice. Whenever she finishes a Long Rest, she can change one of those chosen weapons. Chosen weapons: Greatsword, Flail, Javelin, Spear, Longsword, and Halberd.

  • Tactical MindLevel 2

    When Maeve fails an ability check, she can expend a use of Second Wind to add 1d10 to the roll. If the check still fails, the use of Second Wind is not expended. This lets her force success through grit and tactical focus.

  • Fighter Subclass: Battle MasterLevel 3

    Maeve gains the Battle Master subclass. Her combat style is built on superior positioning, feints, decisive counterattacks, and battlefield control.

  • Student of WarLevel 3

    Maeve gains proficiency with one type of artisan's tools and one skill of her choice. She has chosen Smith's Tools and Survival, reflecting battlefield repair work and hard-earned fieldcraft.

  • Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4

    Maeve gains an Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of her choice for which she qualifies. She has used these improvements over her career to perfect her combat statistics and battlefield discipline.

  • Extra AttackLevel 5

    Maeve can attack twice instead of once whenever she takes the Attack action.

  • Ability Score ImprovementLevel 6

    Maeve gains another feat or Ability Score Improvement. Her long career of hard training is reflected in her exceptional physical and mental attributes.

  • Battle Master FeatureLevel 7

    Maeve gains her subclass feature for this level, increasing her control over enemy capabilities and tactical planning.

  • Ability Score ImprovementLevel 8

    Maeve gains another feat or Ability Score Improvement.

  • IndomitableLevel 9

    If Maeve fails a saving throw, she can reroll it with a bonus equal to her Fighter level, currently +20. She has 3 uses of this feature before a Long Rest.

  • Battle Master FeatureLevel 10

    Maeve gains her subclass feature for this level, improving the potency of her maneuvers and tactical techniques.

  • Two Extra AttacksLevel 11

    Maeve can attack three times instead of once whenever she takes the Attack action.

  • Ability Score ImprovementLevel 12

    Maeve gains another feat or Ability Score Improvement.

  • Ability Score ImprovementLevel 14

    Maeve gains another feat or Ability Score Improvement.

  • Battle Master FeatureLevel 15

    Maeve gains her subclass feature for this level, becoming harder to outlast and more efficient in the use of superiority dice during prolonged fights.

  • Ability Score ImprovementLevel 16

    Maeve gains another feat or Ability Score Improvement.

  • Action SurgeLevel 17

    Maeve can use Action Surge twice before a rest, and her Indomitable uses increase to three per Long Rest.

  • Battle Master FeatureLevel 18

    Maeve gains her subclass feature for this level, representing the apex of her tactical education and battlefield dominance.

  • Epic BoonLevel 19

    Maeve gains an Epic Boon feat or another feat of her choice for which she qualifies. She has chosen Boon of Combat Prowess, reinforcing her relentless accuracy and physical supremacy.

  • Three Extra AttacksLevel 20

    Maeve can attack four times instead of once whenever she takes the Attack action.

  • Combat SuperiorityLevel 3

    Battle Master maneuvers for Maeve's build include Ambush, Bait and Switch, Commander's Strike, Disarming Attack, Evasive Footwork, Feinting Attack, Goading Attack, Precision Attack, and Riposte. Her superiority dice are used to fuel these maneuvers, and the exact maneuver package can be adjusted to match the campaign's approved 2024 Battle Master options.

  • Improved Combat SuperiorityLevel 10

    At higher Battle Master levels, Maeve's superiority dice grow more potent, her battlefield knowledge sharpens, and she becomes especially hard to break under pressure.

  • RelentlessLevel 15

    Maeve's mastery of combat techniques lets her recover and sustain her superiority dice under pressure, making her especially dangerous in long, grinding battles.

  • Superior Combat SuperiorityLevel 18

    Maeve's highest Battle Master feature increases her tactical dominance and the effectiveness of her superiority dice at the end of her career.

  • TraitHumanResourceful, Maeve gains Heroic Inspiration whenever she finishes a Long Rest.
  • TraitHumanSkillful, Maeve gains proficiency in one skill of her choice, chosen here as Perception.
  • TraitHumanVersatile, Maeve gains an Origin feat of her choice in addition to the one gained by her background, chosen here as Skilled.
  • Military RankSoldier

    The 2024 Soldier background grants no separate background feature beyond its Origin feat and training, so this entry records Maeve's military standing as a narrative legacy of service rather than a mechanical benefit.

Spells

Spellcasting. Maeve casts with None ( to hit with spell attacks).

Gear

15 items

Weapons

  • Greatsword
    A heavy weapon suited to Maeve's strength and battlefield control.
  • Flail
    A secondary martial weapon for close quarters and battlefield training.
  • 8×
    Javelin
    Thrusting weapons for mounted or ranged engagements.
  • Spear
    A spear retained from soldier training and field drills.
  • Shortbow
    A practical ranged weapon and ammunition for skirmishing.

Armor

  • Chain Mail
    Plate mail discarded in favor of the lighter, more functional chain mail she actually wears in the field. Armor Class includes the Defense fighting style bonus.

Tools

  • Gaming Set
    A set of dice carried from campaign to campaign.

Gear

  • 20×
    Arrows
    Ammunition for the shortbow.
  • Quiver
    A container for the shortbow's arrows.
  • Healer's Kit
    Field medical supplies from soldier training.
  • Traveler's Clothes
    A set of well-worn travel clothes.
  • Insignia of Rank
    An old symbol of rank from Maeve's military years.
  • Trophy from a Fallen Enemy
    A keepsake taken from a fallen foe, used as a reminder that every battle has a cost.
  • Dungeoneer's Pack
    Her standard pack for long marches and hard travel.

Purse

  • 18×
    Gold Pieces
    Coins remaining after choosing starting equipment. Combined with background gold and class gold, her field savings amount to 18 gp before campaign adjustments.

Appearance

Maeve is a towering human woman with a six-foot frame built of dense, disciplined muscle, broad shoulders, thick arms, powerful legs, and a hard, battle-conditioned torso marked by silver scars. Her pale, sun-darkened skin carries freckles across the bridge of her nose, her square jaw and sharp cheekbones give her a severe profile, and a crooked nose hints at old breaks that healed badly. Her eyes are a vivid jade green, alert and unsparing, beneath a brow split by a thin scar. Her hair is a wild, cropped mane of blood-red crimson, usually spiked and slightly unruly. She favors practical modern clothes in a fantasy world, dark tank tops and loose training pants, with a leather cord and silver ring at her throat. She moves like someone who expects impact and is never surprised by it.

Mannerisms

Maeve speaks in short, exact sentences and often pauses as if measuring the weight of each word before she lets it fall. She unconsciously squares her shoulders when entering a room, scans exits before taking a seat, and sits with her back to a wall whenever possible. When thinking, she rubs the old silver ring at her throat with her thumb. In conversation, she prefers direct eye contact, but when she is being deliberately kind, her gaze softens for just a second before hardening again.

Personality

Maeve is controlled, disciplined, and ferociously observant. She rarely wastes motion or speech, but when she does speak, people tend to listen. She respects competence more than rank, courage more than charm, and honesty more than comfort. Beneath her severe exterior is a dry wit that emerges at unexpected moments, usually after the danger has already passed and she is allowed to breathe.

Ideals

Duty. Strength should protect the weak, not rule them. Maeve believes a warrior's purpose is to stand between ordinary people and the horrors that would consume them, and she measures worth by what someone is willing to endure for others.

Bonds

She wears the silver ring of a fallen comrade, and she has sworn to keep the memory of her unit alive by helping the people they died protecting. She still carries a private list of names, the dead and the missing, and she will cross kingdoms if she learns one of them survived in chains or dishonor.

Flaws

Maeve assumes that discipline can solve almost any problem, which makes her slow to recognize grief, panic, or other emotions she did not learn to drill out of recruits. She is blunt to the point of cruelty when she thinks someone is wasting time, and she can turn arguments into contests of endurance just to prove a point. In moments of stress she becomes hypercontrolled, almost rigid, until she either wins or walks away. She secretly fears that if she stops moving, the people she failed will finally catch up to her.

Quirks

Counts tempo under her breath before entering combat or beginning a difficult task.
Keeps her boots off whenever possible, even indoors, because she trusts the ground more than polished floors.
Polishes the silver ring at her throat when she is deciding whether to trust someone.
Straightens nearby chairs automatically, as if preparing a room for inspection.
Sleeps with one hand near a weapon, even in places she considers safe.

Background

Maeve was raised in a barracks more than a home. By the time she was old enough to carry a blade, she had already learned the cadence of marching boots, the economics of supply wagons, and the terrible arithmetic of siegecraft. She became a fighter because the army taught her that survival was not luck, it was practice, repetition, and the willingness to stand where others broke. Her commanders valued her discipline, her unnerving calm under pressure, and the way she could turn a losing engagement into a controlled retreat. As her skill grew, so did her reputation, until she was no longer merely a soldier in the line, but the one sent to break the enemy line. The scars on her body are a ledger of campaigns she does not romanticize. She left the service after one battle too many taught her that obedience and honor are not always the same thing. Now she walks the world in plain clothes, carrying her old training with her like a second skeleton beneath the flesh. Maeve keeps her silver ring on a leather cord because it belonged to the only comrade who ever made her laugh in the middle of a burning field. She does not trust easy praise, does not waste words, and does not forgive cowardice dressed up as principle. When she chooses to stand beside someone, it is because she has tested them, watched them fail, and decided they were worth the danger anyway.

“Her commanders valued her discipline, her unnerving calm under pressure, and the way she could turn a losing engagement into a controlled retreat.”
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Background
Soldier

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