The Hawkeye (Dark Souls Hawkeye Gough Class Adaptation)

Design Concept: Backline Leper, with survivability and tanking functionality replaced with enemy party disruption.

Leper's slow play is taken to another degree to imitate Gough's focused singular shots: in order to use his "Chop", he must take a less demanding action to focus. After using Landing Arrow (named after the shot we see him fire at Kalameet), he must take another action to focus. However, Landing Arrow has much more accuracy and damage potential than Chop. In addition, The Hawkeye can wear down or even totally ignore enemy protection, which Leper struggles against.

He will not easily die, but can be weak to surprises due to his positional requirements, and in place of Solemnity he has Faithful Hobby, which instead buffs Landing Shot and the subsequent attack further, and cures a large amount of stress, but only while he is calm enough to relax during battle.

While stuck in the front, The Hawk does have a powerful melee skill. It will cripple any enemy it hits, however, it has horrible accuracy. His Very Rare or Rare trinket will likely he his melee/frontline build trinket.

Trinkets:

Carving Knife
Common
+10% Stress Healing Skills
+10% Stress Healing Skills During Camp

Hello Carving
Uncommon
+10% Chance Party Surprised
-30% Stress

Thank You Carving
Uncommon
+20% Healing Received
+20% Virtue Chance

Hawk's Ring
Rare
Hawkeye Only
+10 Ranged ACC
+6% Ranged CRIT
-2 SPD

Dragon Bone Fist
Very Rare
Hawkeye Only
-25% Ranged ACC
Crippling Crush: +35% Stun Skill Chance
On Melee Attack Hit: Target: Knockback (140%) 2

Dragonslayer's Greatbow
Crimson Court
Hawkeye Only
+20 ACC if Acting Last
+50% PROT Ignored if Acting Last
On Ranged Attack: Self: -3 SPD for 3rds
On Ranged Attack: Self: Knockback (200%) 1

Resin-Packed Helm
Crimson Court
Hawkeye Only
-10 ACC
+30% Stun Resistance
+30% PROT
No DMG Taken from Lord's Lightning

Set: "At thy twilight, old thoughts return, in great waves of nostalgia."
+30% Stress Healing Skills
+8% Crit Chance while Focused

Crystal Arrows
Crystalline
Hawkeye Only
-30% Ranged DMG
-30% Move Skill Chance
+30% Stun Skill Chance
+30% Debuff Skill Chance
On Kill: Refresh Lord's Lightning

Crystal Shield
Crystalline
Hawkeye Only
+30% PROT if in Position 1
On Friendly Skill: Guard Party for 2rds
On Being Hit: (25%) Gain 1 Blocks

Lifework Mokuga
Sunward
Hawkeye Only
-100% DODGE
On Attack: Become Focused
On Being Hit: Become Unfocused

Gough's Head
Very Rare
On Friendly Skill: Self: Immobilized
On Attack Hit: Self: Un-Immobilized

Stats/Resistances:
DMG Base: 16-26
Crit Base: 5%
Spd Base: 2
HP Base: 63
Dodge Base: 20
Prot Base: 0%

Stun Res: 60%-120%
Move Res: 60%-120%
Blight Res: 40%-100%
Bleed Res: 10%-70%
Disease Res: 20%
Debuff Res: 60%-120%
Deathblow Res: 67%
Trap Res: 0%

Districts: Outsiders Bonfire and Training Ring

Crit Effect: Landing Shot: +5% CRIT for Battle

Crippling Crush
Melee
X-X-O-O - O-O-X-X
0% DMG/7% CRIT/75 ACC
(+10 ACC vs RM Dragons)
Target: Immobilized
Debuff Target: -50% DODGE (140%) 3rds
While Focused: Self: +30 ACC
On Hit: +12 Stress, Become Unfocused
While Imbued:
Self: Ignore PROT
Self: Stun (140%)
Target: Stun (140%)

Anim: overhand smash with both fists
Fx: blood splatter

Carving Toss
Melee
O-O-O-O - O-O-O-O
-90% DMG/0% CRIT/100 ACC
Bypass and Remove Stealth
+20 ACC vs HP Below 99%
Self: Marked 3rds
Target: Marked 3rds
Debuff Target: -20 DODGE (140%) 3rds
Become Focused on Hit
Not Usable While Focused

Anim: heavy toss aimed at the feet (or shins on crit)
FX: gough woodcarving bursting on target, with a voiceover sound effect

Lord's Lightning**
O-O-X-X @ Self
Free Action
Once Per Battle
Self: Take 5 HP DMG
Self: Stun (100%)
(Self: +20% CRIT Chance vs RM Dragons for 1rd)
Imbue Weaponry with Brilliant Lightning
While Imbued: Certain Attacks Stun and Ignore Protection.

Anim: struck by lightning
FX: attacks and Crippling Crush gain a lightning fx

Landing Arrow*
Ranged
O-X-X-X - O-X-X-X
+20% DMG/10% CRIT/160 ACC
(-20% Debuff Skill Chance vs RM Dragons)
Debuff Self: Stumble (140%) 2rds
Target: Un-Immobilize
Target: Knockback (140%) 3
Only Usable While Focused
While Focused: Become Unfocused
While Imbued:
Self: Ignore Protection
Target: Stun (160%)

Anim: long, full torsion shot
FX: blood splatter

Staggering Arrow
Ranged
O-O-O-X - X-O-O-O
-40% DMG/4% CRIT/100 ACC
Back 1
(+20% Move Skill Chance vs RM Dragons)
Target: Un-Immobilized
Target: Stumble (140%) 3rds
Become Focused on Hit
While Imbued:
Self: Ignore Protection
Target: Stun (140%)
Not Usable While Focused

Anim: quick full torsion shot
FX: blood splatter

Breaching Arrow
Ranged
O-O-X-X - O+O-X-X
-75% DMG/0% CRIT/90 ACC
(+20% Debuff Skill Chance vs RM Dragons)
Ignore 50% PROT
Target: -20% PROT (140%) 3rds
Target: Un-Immobilized
Become Focused on Hit
While Imbued:
Self: Ignore Protection
Target: Stun (120%)
Not Usable While Focused

Anim: quick frontline shot
FX: armor shredding/breaking

Faithful Work
O-O-O-O @ Self
Not Usable if Stress Above 50***
Self: +10 ACC while Focused
Self: +10% CRIT while Focused
Self: Heal 7 Stress
Become Focused
While Focused:
Remain Focused
Buff Self: +30% Stress Healing Skills 2rds
(3%) Produce an Archtree Carving****

Anim: sits down to do a woodcarving
FX: white (stress heal) rimlight and glow

Second Wind
O-O-O-O @ Self
Only Usable While Focused
Self: Restore 5 hp/rd for 3rds
Self: Gain 1 Blocks
Become Unfocused

* Most skills changes mode to Focused. Attack skills only change mode to Focused on attack hit. Landing Shot can only be used while Focused. Landing Shot takes The Hawkeye out of Focused. Landing Shot is the only skill usable in Focused, which is triggered by all actions other than Landing Shot. Landing Shot replaces the Hawkeye's Movement Skill, making it always equipped.

** Lord's Lightning requires two extra modes, on top of the two required for Landing Shot. While Unfocused, it changes mode to Imbued. While Focused, it changes mode to Imbued-Focused. Lord's Lightning starting is only usable once per battle, in either Unfocused or Focused. I will design a trinket that allows more uses (for example, I may make Friendly Skills trigger the mode change, causing Faithful Hobby to trigger it infinitely, but not as a free action, and only for Landing Shot.)

*** Disable combat skill attribute Stress if Stress Above 50.

Camp Skills:

Kneel
1 Respite
Self: -999 SPD for 4 Battles
Self: +50% Debuff Resistance if Acting Last for 4 Battles
Self: +50% Move Skill Chance if Acting Last for 4 Battles
"Now watch, and see how Hawkeye hunts dragons."

Speak
2 Respite
Self and Target: -10% Stress for 4 Battles
Self and Target: +10 ACC for 4 Battles
"It is always an honour to speak with thee."

Carve
1 Respite
Three Uses Per Camp
Self: Heal 6 Stress
Produce an Archtree Carving****
"In truth, how is the old chap, I wonder? Still hammering away, I should hope."

Listen
3 Respite
Prevent Nighttime Ambush
-20% Party Surprised Chance for 4 Battles
"..."

Hunt
2 Respite
Self: -4 SPD vs Size 2+ for 4 Battles
Self: +15% CRIT vs Size 2+ for 4 Battles
Self: +15 ACC vs Size 2+ for 4 Battles
"What good is a dog, with no hares to hunt?
...I am lucky to be alive, I suppose."

Restring
3 Respite
+10 ACC Ranged Skills for 4 Battles
+20% DMG Ranged Skills for 4 Battles
+8% CRIT Ranged Skills for 4 Battles
-2 SPD for 4 Battles
"The dragons shall never be forgotten..."

Pray
5 Respite
Self: Heal 20 Stress
Self: +25% Stun Skill Chance while Imbued for 4 Battles
Self: +25% PROT Ignored while Focused for 4 Battles
Self: +25% CRIT Chance while Focused and Imbued for 4 Battles
"Lord Gwyn... may thou Bless me with thine might."

**** Archtree Carvings sell for 2500 gold, and also heal 10 party Stress.
Different Carvings will be produced.

Sad Archtree Carving: Party: +5% Stress and +10% Stress Healing Skills for 4 Battles
Happy Archtree Carving: Party: -5% Stress and +10% Healing Received for 4 Battles
Proud Archtree Carving: Party: +5% CRIT Chance and +10% Party Surprised Chance for 4 Battles
Humble Archtree Carving: Party: +5% PROT and -10% Party Surprised Chance
(Rare) Dragon-Slaying Archtree Carving: Party: +10% DMG vs non-Humans and -10% DMG vs Humans for 4 Battles