*medium human* *** ### Attributes **Armor Class** 18 (ceramic plate body armor) **Damage Reduction** 4 **Hit Points** 58 (9d8+18) **Speed** 9 m. STR |DEX| CON| INT| WIS| CHA -|-|-|-|-|- 18 (+4)| 12 (+1)| 14 (+2)| 10 (+0)| 13 (+1)| 11 (+0) **Skills** Athletics +6, Insight +3, Perception +3 **Senses** Passive Perception 13 **Languages** Any two languages **Challenge** 2 (450 XP) *** ### Features **Ittojutsu.** Once per encounter, the kensei samurai can inflict an extra 3d6 damage after they hit with a melee weapon. **Counter Attack (1/turn).** The kensei makes melee attack with a nanosword against anyone who makes a melee attack against them. *** ### Actions ***Multiattack.*** The kensei makes two melee attacks. ***Nanosword.*** *Melee Weapon Attack*: +8 to hit, reach 1.5 m., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) armor piercing, slashing damage. *** ### Description **Kensei** are samurai that focus almost exclusively on swordsmanship and use their razor-sharp blade (usually a katana) to great effect. Like other samurai, they are almost always in the employ of a nation, corporation, or other wealthy patron.