View source for Unarmed Fighting Style (3.5e Feat)

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|author_name=Leziad
|date_created=July 2012
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<onlyinclude>{{3.5e Feat
|name=Unarmed Fighting Style
|types=Fighter
|summary=A more powerful version of [[SRD:Improved Unarmed Strike|improved unarmed strike]].
|prereqs=Base attack bonus +1 or more.
|fluff=You don't only know how to fight unarmed, you know a powerful fighting style allowing you to excell at it.
|benefit= Choose a fighting technique from the list below. No matter the technique selected you are considered to be armed even when unarmed—that is, you do not provoke [[SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|attacks or opportunity]] from armed opponents when you attack them while unarmed. However, you still get an [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] against any opponent who makes an unarmed attack on you.

In addition, your unarmed strikes can deal lethal or [[SRD:Nonlethal Damage|nonlethal damage]], at your option.
|normal=Without this [[SRD:Feats|feat]], you are considered unarmed when attacking with an [[SRD:Unarmed Strike|unarmed strike]], and you can deal only [[SRD:Nonlethal Damage|nonlethal damage]] with such an attack.
|normal=
|special= Whenever a class give you [[SRD:Improved Unarmed Strike|improved unarmed strike]] as a bonus feat you may take this [[Unarmed Fighting Style (3.5e Feat)|feat]] instead. This feat count as [[SRD:Improved Unarmed Strike|improved unarmed strike]] for the purpose of meeting prerequisites and such.
}}
''You only gain the benefits of a style as long as you are making unarmed attacks, attacks made with any other weapons do not benefits from the benefits or penalties granted by a style. Special effects of all level stack together unless they specifically overlap.'' 

''Note on damage dice: The damage dice are fixed and do not increase or decrease with size. Yes this can lead to a pixie dealing absurd damages but then if you allowed a player to play a diminutive or smaller creature you just reap what you sowed. The damage dice is essentially fixed, if your unarmed attack would deal greater damage (such as being a colossal ++++++ creature) use whichever is higher. ''

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|+ Table: Drunken Oni Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
|-
| 1-4 || 2d6 || [[#Awkward|Awkward]]
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| 5-9 || 3d6 || [[#Unpredictable Demon|Unpredictable Demon]]
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| 10-14 || 4d6 || [[#Fiendish Strength|Fiendish Strength]]
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| 15+ || 5d6 || [[#Great Demon Kami|Great Demon Kami]]
|-
|}

'''{{Anchor|Awkward}} {{Ex}}:''' The drunken oni style is awkward and hard to control, thus you any user get a -3 penalty to AC and a -1 penalty to attack while using the style. If the user is inebriated, the penalty to attack vanish and the penalty to AC is lowered to -1. 

'''{{Anchor|Unpredictable Demon}} {{Ex}}:''' Nobody is quite sure where the blow gonna land. Whenever you miss a target you may make an immediate attack against another adjacent target. Only use this ability once per round. 

'''{{Anchor|Fiendish Strength}} {{Ex}}:''' You may take a -3 penalty to attack and AC (stack with awkward) for one round if you do all unarmed attacks you make in this round deal double damage dice and count as two-handed for the purpose of damage and power attack.

'''{{Anchor|Great Demon Kami}} {{Ex}}:''' Your unarmed attacks gain the [[SRD:Unholy|unholy]] property. You do not actually take any penalty if you are not evil. As long as you inebriated your attack also count as [[SRD:Flaming|flaming]]. 

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|+ Table: Iron Claws Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
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| 1-4 || 1d8 || [[#Strong Strike|Strong Strike]]
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| 5-9 || 1d10 || [[#Armorbane|Armorbane]]
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| 10-14 || 2d6 || [[#Sharped Claws|Sharpened Claws]]
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| 15+ || 3d6 || [[#Claws of Ruin|Claws of Ruin]]
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'''{{Anchor|Strong Strike}} {{Ex}}:''' Your unarmed attacks count as two-handed for damages and power attack.

'''{{Anchor|Armorbane}} {{Ex}}:''' As a full-round action you may make a single melee attack, this attack is a touch attack.

'''{{Anchor|Sharped Claws}} {{Ex}}:''' You may have your unarmed attacks deal slashing damages, if you do it also count as [[SRD:Wounding|wounding]].

'''{{Anchor|Claws of Ruin}} {{Ex}}:''' Your unarmed attacks bypass all damage reduction except DR/-.

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|+ Table: Lightning Kick Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
|-
| 1-4 || 2d6 || [[#Kick Only|Kick Only]]
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| 5-9 || 2d6 || [[#Flurry of Kicks|Flurry of Kicks]]
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| 10-14 || 3d6 || [[#Lightning Strike|Lightning Strike]]
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| 15+ || 4d6 || [[#Supreme Lightning Kick|Supreme Lightning Kick]]
|-
|}

'''{{Anchor|Kick Only}} {{Ex}}:''' When using the lightning kick style you cannot benefits from fist weapons such as [[Electric Fist (3.5e Equipment)|electric fist]], spiked gauntlets or [[Pneumatic-Powered Fist (3.5e Equipment)|pneumatic-powered fist]]. 

'''{{Anchor|Flurry of Kicks}} {{Ex}}:''' You may make an additional unarmed attack when taking a full-attack action even if wielding a weapon. All attacks in that round are made with a -2 penalty.

'''{{Anchor|Lightning Kick}} {{Ex}}:''' You may make an unarmed attack at your highest attack bonus as a swift action.

'''{{Anchor|Supreme Lightning Kick}} {{Ex}}:''' Your [[#Lightning Strike|Lightning Strike]] can now be used as an immediate action.

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|+ Table: Monkey Paw Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
|-
| 1-4 || 1d10 || [[#Agile Monkey Dance|Agile Monkey Dance]]
|-
| 5-9 || 2d6 || [[#Monkey Step|Monkey Step]]
|-
| 10-14 || 3d6 || [[#Heavenly Monkey Stance|Heavenly Monkey Stance]]
|-
| 15+ || 4d6 || [[#Monkey King Conquer the Heavens|Monkey King Conquer the Heavens]]
|-
|}

'''{{Anchor|Agile Monkey Dance}} {{Ex}}:''' As long as you are unarmed you get a +1 dodge bonus to AC and a +1 dodge bonus to reflex save. You may decide to halve your land speed as a swift action, if you do so the dodge bonus to AC and reflex increase by 1. You may restore you base land speed (but lose the increasing bonus as a swift) action.

'''{{Anchor|Monkey Step}} {{Ex}}:''' Whenever you make an unarmed attack you may choose to take a free 5' foot step before or after the attack is made (but not both). 

'''{{Anchor|Heavenly Monkey Stance}} {{Ex}}:''' Whenever you hit a creature with an unarmed attack you gets +2 bonus on damage against that creature until the end of the turn, this bonus stack with itself and increase by 2 for each attack that hit beyond the first (+2, +4, +6, +8 and etc.). Additionally you gain a climb speed equal to your base land speed (not halved by Agile Monkey Dance's special stance).

'''{{Anchor|Monkey King Conquer the Heavens}} {{Ex}}:''' You may make full-attacks as standard action.  

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|+ Table: Stone Palm Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
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| 1-4 || 1d6 || [[#Stone Anchor|Stone Anchor]]
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| 5-9 || 1d8 || [[#Shatter|Shatter]]
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| 10-14 || 1d10 || [[#Immobilizing Palm|Immobilizing Palm]]
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| 15+ || 2d6 || [[#Paralyzing Palm|Paralyzing Palm]]
|-
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'''{{Anchor|Stone Anchor}} {{Ex}}:''' As a full-round action the Stone Palm user may make an unarmed attack that deal no damage but grounds her opponents feet. The creature must be on the ground during the strike and is subject to a Fort save, failure results in the target becoming [[SRD:Entangled|entangled]]. The target remain anchored until he can free himself with a DC 10 +1/2 HD+your highest ability score strength check or a DC 20 escape artist check.

'''{{Anchor|Shatter}} {{Su}}:''' Any unattended objects and constructs struck by your unarmed strike are affected as subject to the [[SRD:Shatter|''shatter'']] spell. (save DC based on it user highest ability score). 

'''{{Anchor|Immobilizing Palm}} {{Ex}}:''' As a full-round action you may make an unarmed attack that deals no damage. If the attack hits, the target loses its dexterity bonus to AC and reflex saves, loses the benefits of evasion, and has their movement speed in all modes reduced to 0 until the end of their next turn. Targets with improved evasion are treated as if they only had evasion during this time. A successful fortitude save negates these penalties, but the target is still entangled as per Stone Anchor. The DC on this ability is based on the users highest ability score.

'''{{Anchor|Paralyzing Palm}} {{Su}}:''' Once per encounter when using Immobilizing Palm technique you may attempt to permanently [[SRD:Paralyzed|paralyses]] your opponent. The target must be below half hit point otherwise the ability automatically fail, if the target fail his fortitude save he is permanently [[SRD:Paralyzed|paralyzed]] and appear dead unless a [[SRD:Heal Skill|heal]] DC 20 check is passed. As a full-round action you may return the creature to normal. 

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|+ Table: Pouncing Lion Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
|-
| 1-4 || 1d8 || [[SRD:Pounce|Pounce]]
|-
| 5-9 || 1d10 || [[#Lion's Bite|Lion Bite]]
|-
| 10-14 || 2d6 || [[#Maneater Lion|Maneater Lion]]
|-
| 15+ || 3d6 || [[#Rendind Charge|Rending Charge]]
|-
|}

'''{{Anchor|Lion's Bite}} {{Ex}}:'''When charging you may have your attacks deal piercing damage (vice standard bludgeoning), if you do all attacks made in your charge deal +1d6 damage. 

'''{{Anchor|Maneater Lion}} {{Ex}}:''' Your unarmed attack have the [[SRD:Bane (Weapon Enhancement)|bane]] enhancement against all humanoid. 

'''{{Anchor|Rending Charge}} {{Ex}}:''' When you charge, if you hit with two or more unarmed attack you may deal an additional 3d6+1 1/2 strength modifier slashing damage.

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|+ Table: Serpent Style
! Character Levels || Damage Dice || Special Effects
|-
| 1-4 || 1d6 || [[#Sneak Attack|Sneak Attack]] (+1d6) 
|-
| 5-9 || 1d8 || [[#Viper's Reach|Viper's Reach]]
|-
| 10-14 || 1d10 || [[#Poisoned Chi|Poisoned Chi]]
|-
| 15+ || 2d6 || [[#Soul Venom|Soul Venom]]
|-
|}

'''{{Anchor|Sneak Attack}} {{Ex}}:''' As the [[SRD:Rogue|rogue]]'s class feature.

'''{{Anchor|Viper's Reach}} {{Ex}}:''' The reach of your unarmed attack increase by 5'.

'''{{Anchor|Poisoned Chi}} {{Su}}:''' Your unarmed attack are as poisonous as an actual [[SRD:Large Viper|large viper]]. The saving throw is based on your highest mental ability score. Each opponent can only be affected once per round by your poisoned chi, even if multiple attacks hit. 

'''{{Anchor|Soul Venom}} {{Ex}}:''' Your unarmed attack poison now affect creatures normally immune to poison, if that creature doesn't have a [[SRD:Constitution|constitution]] score it deal [[SRD:Wisdom|wisdom]] damage instead.</onlyinclude>


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Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Leziad +
Identifier	3.5e Feat +
Prerequisite	Base attack bonus +1 or more. +
Rated By	Eiji-kun +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Summary	A more powerful version of improved unarmed strike. +
Title	Unarmed Fighting Style +
Type	Fighter +