Pulse Knight — ONAN: Shatterds Sourcebook

Archetype: Bonded blade controller-skirmisher

Pulse Knights fight through a living bond between warrior and blade. Through discipline, movement, and sharpened will, they enter a state of resonance in which each exchange of combat generates fleeting surges of force called Pulse Points. These bursts of power exist only in the moment — released through motion, timing, and intent. A Pulse Knight is a seamless pairing of self and weapon, using that symbiosis to pressure enemies, break formations, deny reactions, and flow from one target to the next.

The Pulse Knight tradition emerged not from any Essa institution or Rig forge, but from the old bonded-blade schools of the Shatterds interior. Practitioners develop a discipline called resonance — a cultivated symbiosis between warrior and weapon that generates kinetic and telekinetic force without a Rig, without vials, and without a Feedback Save. They are not spellcasters. They are martial masters who bend reality slightly through sheer disciplined will.

Pulse Knight — Shatterds Sourcebook

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Key Mechanic: Pulse Points (PP)

At the start of each turn, you gain Pulse Points (1 at levels 1–4, 2 at 5–10, 3 at 11–16, 4 at 17–20). Unspent PP expire at end of turn — they cannot be banked or saved. Spend It or Lose It: every round demands a choice. Technique Save DC = 8 + PB + WIS. Technique Attack = PB + WIS.

Essa Interaction

The Pulse Knight uses no Rig and no vials. All techniques are generated through the bonded blade — magical effects of disciplined will, not spells. Damage is Force type. The class competes with top-tier martial classes through per-turn control, fluid repositioning, and bond-fueled techniques.

Class Features

Techniques

Character Level316/52 unlocked

Showing 16 of 52 techniques

Level Progression

Level	Features	PP/Turn
1	Bonded Resonance, Pulse Techniques, Blade Symbiosis	1
2	Flow Step, Deflect Harm	1
3	Pulse Doctrine	1
4	ASI	1
5	Extra Attack, Improved Flow	2
6	Kinetic Draw	2
7	Split Focus	2
8	ASI	2
9	Relentless Motion	2
10	Surge Reflex	2
11	Empowered Bond	3
12	ASI	3
13	Unbroken Will	3
14	Forceful Exchange	3
15	Improved Split Focus	3
16	ASI	3
17	Master Pulse Flow	4
18	Perfect Deflection	4
19	Epic Boon	4
20	Ascendant Pulse Knight	4

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