Editing Soldier

{{up to date | 2023-09-03}} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->
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{{quote|"You are trained in battlefield tactics and combat, having served in a militia, mercenary company, or officer corps. Show smart tactics and bravery on the battlefield to enhance your prowess."}}

== Background Features ==

* '''Athletics Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Strength]] ([[Athletics]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Intimidation Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Charisma]] ([[Intimidation]]) ''Ability Checks''.

== Background Goals ==
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4.

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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
!Location
!XP Reward
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan="4" |General
|-
! rowspan="3" |Anywhere
|25
|One For The Ages
|Survive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies.

* Summoned creatures that disappear when their summoner dies count toward this.
|-
|25
|Pentacrush
|Kill 5 enemies in a single turn.
|-
|25
|Strategist
|Defeat a powerful foe in one strike.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 1
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Druids Grove]]
|20
|No One Left Behind
|Ensure all of the [[Secluded Grove|Grove's]] defenders survive the first goblin assault.

* [[Kanon]] dying in the prior cutscene does not prevent getting this.
|-
|20
|To Arms!
|Help [[Guex]] learn to fight.
|-
|20
|Start Them Young
|Inspire the tiefling children to train harder.
*This is bugged, and does not appear to be rewarded as of version v4.1.1.5022896.
|-
|20
|Stalwart Heart
|Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove.
*This is bugged, and does not appear to be rewarded as of version v4.1.1.5022896.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[The Risen Road]]
|30
|Chain Of Command
|Follow [[Flaming Fist]] orders at the [[Waukeen's Rest|burning inn]].
|-
|30
|Warrior of the Hells
|Kill the [[Anders|cultist leader]] seeking [[Karlach]].
|-
![[Goblin Camp]]
|25
|A Headless Horde
|Kill every leader in the goblin camp.
|-
![[Mountain Pass]]
|30
|Conquer the Conquerors
|Defeat the Githyanki raiding squad.
|-
![[Underdark]]
|30
|Drowned in the Dark
|Defeat the [[duergar]] patrolling on the Ebonlake.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 2
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]
|50
|Centennial Rivalries
|Complete the Harper ambush.
|-
|50
|War is No Place for a Child
|Lie to Arabella about her parents' fate.
|-
|50
|Realities of War
|Tell Arabella what happened to her parents.
|-
|75
|Masterful Execution
|Kill any of the bosses in and around the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] in a single round of combat.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Last Light Inn]]
|50
|Shield of the Moon
|Obtain Selûne's blessing from [[Isobel]].
|-
|75
|Absolute Devastation
|Destroy Last Light.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Reithwin Town]]
|60
|An Apple a Day Keeps the Scalpel Away
|Defeat the [[Malus Thorm|Surgeon]] without being operated upon.
|-
|60
|The Best Offense is Virtually Nonsense
|Defeat a member of the Thorm family without drawing steel.
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Moonrise Towers]]
|50
|Notched Armour
|Show off your prowess to the [[Lann Tarv|bugbear merchant]].
|-
|60
|Familicide
|Kill all members of the Thorm family.

* This includes [[Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric]], [[Gerringothe Thorm|Gerringothe]], [[Isobel]], [[Malus Thorm|Malus]], and [[Thisobald Thorm|Thisobald]].
|-
|75
|Devastation of the Absolute
|Complete the assault on Moonrise.
|-
|95
|A Bone To Pick
|Overcome the skeletons in Moonrise prison during the assault.
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Gauntlet of Shar]]
|75
|Know Thine Enemy
|Defeat yourself in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]]'s mirror trial.
|-
|75
|Return to Sender
|Kill the [[Yurgir|orthon]], returning him to [[Raphael]].
|-
|75
|Soldier of Faith
|Save and release Nightsong.
|-
|75
|Soldier of Fortune
|Give [[Nightsong]] to [[Ketheric]].

* Allow [[Balthazar]] to transport Nightsong from the Shadowfell.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 3
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Rivington]]
|135
|Sharing the Spoils
|Donate to the refugees.
|-
|135
|Reporting for Duty
|Report to [[Commander Lightfeather]].
|-
|135
|Removing Chaotic Actors
|Remove the head of the deep gnome insurrectionists.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]
|170
|Court Marshall
|Expose the Flaming Fist deserter.
|-
|170
|Great Helm of Legends
|Find the [[Helm of Balduran]].
|-
|220
|Regicide
|Execute [[Gortash]].
|-
! rowspan="9" |[[Lower City]]
|135
|Love That Smell
|Aid the deep gnomes and use the Runepowder Bomb to blow up the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
|-
|170
|Urgent Communication
|Commune with the [[Netherbrain]].

* Talk to [[Manip Edenosa|Edenosa]] after the ambush in the park.
|-
|170
|Veteran's Hotspot
|Purchase a room at the [[Elfsong Tavern]].
|-
|170
|Innovations in Volatility
|Give your blood to [[Araj Oblodra|Araj]] a second time.
|-
|220
|Double-Tap
|Kill [[Auntie Ethel]]... again...
|-
|220
|Kicking the Rust Bucket
|Destroy a Steel Watcher.
|-
|220
|Knives in the Dark
|Survive the confrontation in the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace|Sharran Cloister]].
|-
|220
|Lolth's Last Laugh
|Defeat Viconia and her Sharran cohorts.
|-
|220
|Rudolph Van Richtover My Dead Body
|Defeat the Ascended Cazador.
|-
![[House of Hope]]
|220
|Hot Exit
|Escape the House of Hope.
|-
![[Bhaal Temple]]
|220
|Putting the Past to Rest
|Execute [[Orin]].
|}

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