Tess grew up in a small village where she wreaked havoc as an amateur thief (she stole to see if she could, not because she wanted to keep the items - mostly), before her parents sent her to be trained by an aging halfling rogue named Mel. Under Mel’s mentorship, Tess became a professional infiltrator, using her skills for good. Now she’s formed her own adventuring party and is actively molding them into the heroes she knows they can be.

Tess is a Support Champion who leads by example, buffing the damage of all Champions behind her. This expert in traps has a plan for everything, increasing your formation's damage if she is given companions with a diverse set of roles. Tess can always be found with the Fallbacks' Otyugh companion Uggie nearby.

For more information about the leader of the Fallbacks, read on...

Tessalynde "Tess" Halendria

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until July 2nd, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

• Hand Crossbow(ranged) -Tess attacks the closest enemy for 1 hit.

Passive Abilities

• Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Tess unless they're already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%.

Formation Abilities

• Lead The Way - Tess increases the damage of all Champions in the columns behind her by 100%.
• Unleash Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Tess is in the formation
• Snack Attack - When Uggie is with Tess, Uggie attacks a random target whenever Tess attacks or disarms a trap. Uggie's attack deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage.
• A Plan For Everything - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 100% for each different role in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
• Trap Expert - There's a 5% chance when an enemy dies that they drop a Trap that Tess immediately spots. During Tess's next attack, rather than attacking, she leaps out and disarms the Trap before it can harm any of her friends. For each Trap disarmed in this way, Lead The Way is increased by 10%, stacking additively. Stacks persist through resets.

Specializations

• The Fallback Plan - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 100% for each unaffiliated Champion or Fallbacks Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
• Eyes on the Horizon - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 150% for each Champion in the formation with a ranged attack, stacking multiplicatively.
• Rogues' Gallery - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 175% for each Rogue Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

• Deadly Dance -Tess throws her dagger at the enemy with the most health for 1 ultimate hit, then teleports and deals another ultimate hit to all nearby foes.

Equipment

Feats

Uncommon

• Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
• Looking Ahead Increases the effect of Tess' Lead The Way ability by 20%
• Tess Person Increases the effect of Tess' Unleash Uggie ability by 20%
• Gather Up Increases the effect of Tess' A Plan For Everything ability by 20%

Rare

• Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
• Eyes on the Horizon Increases the effect of Tess' Lead The Way ability by 40%
• Tess Friend Increases the effect of Tess' Unleash Uggie ability by 40%
• Gourmand Increases the effect of Tess' Snack Attack ability by 40%
• Ready for Anything Increases the effect of Tess' A Plan For Everything ability by 40%
• Deft Hands Increases the effect of Tess' Trap Expert ability by 40%
• Strategic Adjustment Increases the effect of Tess' specializations by 40%

Epic

• Great Things Ahead Changes Lead The Way to affect Champions in columns in front of her instead of behind. Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Tenacious Increases the Constitution score of Tess by 2 Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Sleeping Toxin Tess gains the Control role and 25% of her attacks stun her targets for 5 seconds Available in the Fortune Hunter Tess Theme Pack

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