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{{3.5e Feat
|name=Stunning Fist
|summary=Stun foes during attack.
|types=Fighter
|prereqs=[[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]] 13, [[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]] 13, [[SRD:Improved Unarmed Strike|Improved Unarmed Strike]], [[SRD:Base Attack Bonus|base attack bonus]] +8.
|benefit=You must declare that you are using this [[SRD:Feats|feat]] before you make your [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack roll]] (thus, a failed [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack roll]] ruins the attempt). Stunning Fist forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a [[SRD:Saving Throw|Fortitude]] [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] ([[SRD:DC|DC]] 10 + 1/2 your character level + your [[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]] modifier), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] is [[SRD:Stunned|stunned]] for 1 [[SRD:Round|round]] (until just before your next action). A [[SRD:Stunned|stunned]] character can’t act, loses any [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[SRD:AC|AC]], and takes a –2 penalty to [[SRD:AC|AC]]. You may attempt a stunning attack once per day for every four levels you have attained (but see Special), and no more than once per [[SRD:Round|round]]. [[SRD:Construct Type|Constructs]], [[SRD:Ooze Type|oozes]], [[SRD:Plant Type|plants]], [[SRD:Undead Type|undead]], [[SRD:Incorporeal Subtype|incorporeal creatures]], and creatures immune to [[SRD:Critical Hit|critical hits]] cannot be [[SRD:Stunned|stunned]].
|special=A [[SRD:Monk|monk]] may select Stunning Fist as a bonus [[SRD:Feats|feat]] at 1st level, even if she does not meet the prerequisites. A [[SRD:Monk|monk]] who selects this [[SRD:Feats|feat]] may attempt a stunning attack a number of times per day equal to her [[SRD:Monk|monk]] level, plus one more time per day for every four levels she has in [[SRD:Classes|classes]] other than [[SRD:Monk|monk]].

A [[SRD:Fighter|fighter]] may select Stunning Fist as one of his [[SRD:Fighter Bonus Feats|fighter bonus feats]].
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[[Category:3.5e|{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]
Prerequisite	Dex 13 +, Wis 13 +, Improved Unarmed Strike + and base attack bonus +8. +
Summary	Stun foes during attack. +
Title	Stunning Fist +
Type	Fighter +