Survivalist (TJ)

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Survivalist

Class Overview

Survivalists are dedicated snipers who can quickly neutralize multiple targets. They also pack a sawed- off shotgun for close quarters engagements.

Weapons

Primary: Sniper Rifles, Rifles, SMGs.

Secondary: Sawed-off Shotgun

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Trained Sniper Grants the Squadsight ability, but only when a sniper rifle is equipped as this soldier's primary weapon.	Point Blank Fire your sawed-off shotgun at a nearby enemy.	This One's Mine Mark a target, giving you +50 Crit chance and +50 Defense against it for 3 turns. This ability doesn't cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
	Sentry	Survivor	Raider
Lance Corporal	Watchful Eye Once per turn, you get a free overwatch shot when your This One's Mine target moves or attacks.	Double Or Nothing Gain the Both Barrels and Pump Action abilities, as long as a Sawed-Off Shotgun is equipped as your secondary weapon.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
Corporal	Lead The Target Grants a +20% increased chance to hit, but delays the shot until the target takes an action on their turn. Costs two actions and has a 3 turn cooldown.	Battlefield Awareness If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss. Upon usage, the ability goes on a 3 turn cooldown.	Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.
Sergeant	HEAT Arsenal Confers +30% damage against robotic targets.	Scrap Metal Kills with your primary weapon restore one sawed-off shotgun charge.	Against the Odds Gain +2 Aim per enemy the squad can see (max +20).
Staff Sergeant	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	None Shall Pass During enemy turns, fire a free shot that can critically hit with your sawed-off shotgun at any visible enemy within 3 tiles who moves or fires.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Tech Sergeant	Fish In A Barrel When equipped with an Assault Rifle or SMG as your primary weapon, gain the Sentinel ability. When equipped with a Sniper Rifle as your primary weapon, you gain the ability to use Overwatch with a single action point.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.
Gunnery Sergeant	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Whippit The first time you fire your Sawed-Off Shotgun each turn doesn't cost an action.	Bullseye Fire a shot that deals critical damage and gives the target penalties to Aim, Defense, and Will. 5 turn cooldown.
Master Sergeant	Traverse Fire After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.	Heavy Hitter All your attacks deal +2 damage.	Chasing Fire Once per turn, the soldier follows up an ally's attack with a reaction shot.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10 AP per tier level.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Butcher Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.
Weapon Handling Reduces the Aim penalty for short-range primary weapon shots by 67%.	Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.	Kill Zone Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire.
Extra Munitions Grants 1 free explosive grenade item to your inventory.	Brutality Killing organic enemies with your sawed-off shotgun have a 50% chance to panic other organic enemies within 10 tiles of the target.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Slam Fire For the rest of the turn, whenever you get a critical hit with your primary weapon, your actions are refunded. Has 4 turn cooldown. Cannot be used after Run and Gun and disables Run and Gun for the rest of the turn. Free action.
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.
Scout Grants 1 free battle scanner item to your inventory.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Death From Above Killing an enemy at a lower elevation with your primary weapon refunds a single action, and does not end your turn. Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles.
Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Focused Defense You get an additional 20 Defense and 20 Dodge against attacks by the closest visible enemy while not flanked.	Return Fire When targeted by enemy attacks, automatically fire back with your assault rifle once per turn. The return shot ignores cover bonuses.
Will To Survive Enemy damage is reduced by 1 when in cover and attacked through that cover. Also grants 5 will.	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Ruthless Killing a panicked or disoriented enemy with your sawed-off shotgun refunds one action point.	Full Kit Grants +1 charge per grenade item in a utility slot.
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Tracking You detect nearby units even without line of sight.	Precision You get +15 Aim against targets in full cover.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Aim Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim and +20 Crit to the first shot on the following turn.	Inspire Agility Give a friendly unit 30 Dodge until the start of your next turn. Whenever you kill an enemy, you gain an extra charge. Usable once per turn. Starts with one charge, and is a free action.	Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.
Lick Your Wounds Hunker Down restores 2 health when used, up to a maximum of 8 per mission, and removes poison, burning, and acid burning.	Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Serial A powerful chained shot ability. For every kill made with your primary weapon, your actions will be refunded but your damage and crit chance will be reduced for every subsequent attack.
Salvo Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.
Stalker Gain +3 Mobility and +10 Aim while concealed.	Reposition Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.	Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Flatline Fire a shot with your primary weapon that deals +2 damage and applies Rupture. Uses 2 ammo. 4 turn cooldown.

Stat Progression

Totals -> Aim: 28 HP: 2 Will: 6 Hack: 0 Dodge: 0

TBD. What's below here is wrong.

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Aim	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Will	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
	Aim	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16
	Will	5	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

See Also

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