Striker

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When the striker uses speed step, she may spend an additional point of tension to not provoke attacks of opportunity for moving.

For every tension the striker spends on this tension technique, she gains a number of temporary hit points equal to her Constitution modifier (minimum 1); these temporary hit points last for 1 minute or until lost, whichever comes first, and stack with other sources of temporary hit points including itself.

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The striker may spend 2 tension to have the next natural attack she makes target all creatures in a 15-foot cone or a 25-foot line. For each additional tension you spend to activate this adaptation, the striker may increase the cone’s length by 5 feet or increase the line’s length by 10 feet. Regardless of how many creatures are hit by this attack, she cannot apply the effects of an attack action to more than one target (as if she were making an attack with a scatter weapon).

The striker retains her AC bonus class feature while wearing medium armor. This talent can be selected a second time, allowing the striker to retain her AC bonus class feature while wearing heavy armor.

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When the striker is hit by a melee attack, she may spend 1 point of tension as an immediate action to vent energy on the attacker. The attacker takes 1d4 points of fire and electricity damage per 2 striker levels (Reflex save half, DC 10 + 1/2 the striker’s level + her practitioner modifier). The striker may spend 1 additional point of tension to increase the damage dice from 1d4 to 1d6, or 2 additional points of tension to increase them from 1d4 to 1d8.

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When the striker would receive healing, she may spend 1 tension to increase that healing by her striker level. By spending 2 points of tension as a swift action, the striker may heal herself for 1d6 points of damage per 2 striker levels, to a maximum of 1/2 her maximum hp.

Whenever the striker successfully attacks a creature who is unaware of her presence, who considers her an ally, or who cannot see her, she gains 1 additional tension from her offensive pressure.

The striker can use her speed step tension technique as a free action.

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If the striker is subject to a critical hit or instance of precision damage, she may spend 1 tension to gain a 25% chance to negate this additional damage as per the fortification armor special ability. For every additional point of tension spent, this chance increases by 25%, to a maximum of 100%.

The striker can spend 4 tension to treat a successful attack with an unarmed strike as a critical threat and gains a bonus to the confirmation roll equal to her Constitution modifier, although the critical hit multiplier of the weapon used for this attack is reduced to x2 if it wasn’t already (this striker art cannot be used with the perfect offensive tension technique).

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When the striker takes the total defense action, she gains 3 points of tension.

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When the striker would be forcibly moved or fall prone, she may spend 1 point of tension to not fall prone and reduce the movement by 5 feet.

The striker can spend 3 tension whenever she makes a successful attack against a creature or object to treat the results of that attack roll as a caster level check against 1 spell as though using the targeted dispel option of dispel magic or the Counterspell feat; if this attempt fails, the striker cannot use this striker art against that creature or object for 24 hours. At 8th level and every 4 levels afterwards, she can dispel an additional spell with this ability as though using greater dispel magic or the Improved Counterspell feat.

Whenever the striker uses her critical knuckle tension technique, its effects lasts for an additional number of rounds equal to her Constitution modifier.

Whenever the striker makes an attack of opportunity, she can spend 2 tension to make an additional attack with an unarmed strike with a -2 penalty.

The striker gains an additional tension from her tension boost class feature. At 11th level and again at 17th level, the striker can select this striker art an additional time.

The striker can select a single light melee weapon or ranged weapon which can be used with 1 hand (such as a light crossbow or pistol), or any improvised weapon they would treat as a light melee weapon, treating it as though it was her unarmed strike for how much damage it deals and striker class features (but not for combat spheres and talents); a weapon used with this talent has its critical multiplier reduced to x2.

The striker increases her maximum tension by 1. This striker art can be gained once at 5th level, plus an additional time for every 6 levels thereafter.

The striker can gain up to 2 tension from their defensive determination ability, although she cannot gain tension from the same creature dealing damage to her two or more times.

The striker can spend 2 tension to ignore temporary penalties to her physical ability scores for 1 minute.

For each 2 tension the striker spends on this tension technique, she gains DR 3/- until the beginning of her next turn; this damage reduction stacks with similar damage reduction.

The striker can spend 2 tension as an immediate action to ignore any of the following conditions for a number of rounds equal to her Constitution modifier (minimum 1): blinded, deafened, entangled, fatigued, sickened, shaken, or staggered. Once a specific instance of a condition has been ignored by this striker art, it cannot be ignored again for 24 hours or until she has rested for 8 hours (whichever comes first).

The circumstance bonus on attack and damage rolls granted by the striker’s fiery offense tension technique now lasts until the end of her next turn.

For each 2 tension the striker spends on this tension technique, she gains a +3 circumstance bonus to her AC until the beginning of her next turn.

The striker reduces the tension needed for her second chance tension technique by 1. Also she can spend an additional tension while using this tension technique to gain a bonus on the reroll equal to her Constitution modifier.

The striker can use her light step tension technique as a free action.

The striker gains the Beastmastery sphere as a bonus talent and Mounted Athlete as a bonus feat, even if she does not have the prerequisites normally required for this feat.

In addition, the striker may treat her mount’s movement as though it were her own movement for the purposes of the maneuvering momentum ability. Whenever the striker would use a striker ability that affects her movement, such as the light step or speed step tension technique, the striker may grant that ability’s benefits to her mount instead.

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The striker may spend 3 points of tension as a standard action to make an attack with an unarmed strike against each enemy in her reach.

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When the striker uses speed step, she may spend 1 additional tension to teleport up to her speed rather than moving.

Whenever the striker uses a tension technique to make multiple attacks with her unarmed strike against the same creature, total the damage from each additional hit before applying that creature’s damage reduction and energy resistance.

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The striker may spend 2 points of tension to gain resistance to one energy type of her choice for a number of rounds equal to her practitioner modifier. This resistance is equal to her striker level.

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The striker gains additional skill points equal to her striker level and selects two additional skills as class skills. This striker art may be selected multiple times.

The striker can use her rapid pummeling tension technique as a free action.

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When a willing ally within close range of the striker casts a spell, the striker can spend 3 tension as an immediate action to absorb and redirect the spell’s energy. The striker chooses the spell’s targets, measures the spell’s range from her space, and makes any attack rolls for the spell as if she were the caster, though the original spellcaster attempts any caster level checks, rolls any damage, and is responsible for controlling and concentrating on any subsequent effects of the spell. In addition, the striker also applies one of the following three special effects to the spell:

• Increase the spell’s saving throw DCs by 2.
• Grant the caster a +3 bonus to overcome spell resistance.
• If the spell deals damage, the striker can replace her unarmed strikes and natural attacks’ damage with one damage type dealt by the spell until the end of her next turn.

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By spending 2 points of tension, the striker may gain spell resistance equal to 11 + her striker level until the start of her next turn.

The striker adds the following conditions she can ignore with her iron soul striker art, although she must spend 1 additional tension when ignoring the following conditions: dazed, exhausted, frightened, nauseated, paralyzed, or stunned (if a condition would cause the striker to be unable to act, as long as she can take purely mental actions, she can use this striker art).

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As a standard action, the striker may make a melee touch attack against a creature. The target must attempt a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the striker’s level + her practitioner modifier) or become sickened for a number of rounds equal to the striker’s level. On a successful touch attack, the striker gains 1 point of tension, or 3 points of tension if the target fails their saving throw.

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When the striker uses tension drain, the striker gains 1 additional point of tension on a successful attack. A target who fails their saving throw is also nauseated for 1 round.

The striker gains an additional tension from her desperate tension class feature. A striker must be 8th level or higher to select this striker art.

The striker can spend 1 tension to be treated as though she had the Vital Strike feat for a number of rounds equal to her Constitution modifier. At 10th level, she is instead treated as though she possessed the Improved Vital Strike feat. At 15th level, she is instead treated as though she possessed the Greater Vital Strike feat.

The striker gains Unarmored Training from the Equipment sphere.

Whenever the striker uses the charge action, for each tension a striker spends on this tension technique, she deals additional damage equal to her Constitution modifier (minimum 1) on the first successful attack she makes with an unarmed strike as long as it is made before the end of her turn.

Aura moderate Enhancement; CL 7th
Slot hands; Price 15,000 gp; Weight 1/2 lbs.

These creatively-designed adamantine combat knuckles are hard for most warriors to use. However, a creature with the drill knuckle class feature can use these knuckles to ignore damage reduction or hardness when making unarmed strikes as if their striker class level was six higher. This item can allow a character’s effective class level for the drill knuckle ability to exceed 20. In addition, these knuckles may be enchanted as an amulet of mighty fists, a gauntlet of maneuvers^TS, a pugilist’s charm^TS, or a talisman of techniques^TS as if it were not already a magical item.

Construction Requirements
Craft Apparatus, Enhancement sphere, creator must have the drill knuckle class feature; Cost 7,500 gp

Aura moderate War; CL 6th
Slot none; Price 15,000 gp; Weight 1/2 lbs.

This thick, leather-bound manual is covered from front to back with intricate diagrams showing the method of using certain martial combat techniques in different situations. When read by a creature with the striker art class feature, this manual teaches them one striker art, chosen when the manual is written, that they can retain for 24 hours or until the next 8 hours of rest they receive (whichever comes first). A creature can study this manual again as part of their morning preparations to retain their memory of its contents. A creature cannot benefit from more than one of these manuals at a time.

Construction Requirements
Craft Apparatus, War sphere, creator must have the striker art class feature, creator must have the striker arts being added to this item; Cost 7,500 gp

Aura moderate War; CL 8th
Slot chest; Price 25,000 gp; Weight 3 lbs.

This well-made chest wrap is designed to support the user’s defensive movements. Whenever a creature with the tension techniques class feature spends at least half of their maximum tension on the expert guard tension technique, the bonus to saving throws granted by expert guard increases by +1 until the beginning of their next turn. In addition, if the user expends all of their tension on expert guard (minimum 5 tension), they may increase the circumstance bonus to their saving throws as if they had spent 5 more tension (this stacks with the first effect of this item). However, if a creature does so, they cannot gain tension through any method for 3 rounds.

Construction Requirements
Craft Apparatus, War sphere, creator must have the tension techniques class feature; Cost 12,500 gp