Feats

SRD feats and custom campaign feats. Filter by category or view all.

Feat Name Category/Type Prerequisites Benefit Source
Agile Maneuvers Combat

You add your Dexterity bonus to your base attack bonus and size bonus when determining your Combat Maneuver Bonus (see Combat) instead of your Strength bonus.

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Arcane Armor Mastery Combat Arcane Armor Training, Medium Armor Proficiency, caster level 7th.

As a swift action, reduce the arcane spell failure chance due to the armor you are wearing by 20% for any spells you cast this round. This bonus replaces, and …

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Arcane Armor Training Combat Light Armor Proficiency, caster level 3rd.

As a swift action, reduce the arcane spell failure chance due to the armor you are wearing by 10% for any spells you cast this round.

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Arcane Strike Combat Ability to cast arcane spells.

As a swift action, you can imbue your weapons with a fraction of your power. For 1 round, your weapons deal +1 damage and are treated as magic for the …

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Armor Proficiency, Heavy Combat Light Armor Proficiency, Medium Armor Proficiency.

See Armor Proficiency, Light.

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Armor Proficiency, Light Combat

When you wear a type of armor with which you are proficient, the armor check penalty for that armor applies only to Dexterity- and Strength-based skill checks.

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Armor Proficiency, Medium Combat Light Armor Proficiency.

See Armor Proficiency, Light.

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Blind-Fight Combat

In melee, every time you miss because of concealment (see Combat), you can reroll your miss chance percentile roll one time to see if you actually hit.

An invisible attacker …

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Catch Off-Guard Combat

You do not suffer any penalties for using an improvised melee weapon. Unarmed opponents are flat-footed against any attacks you make with an improvised melee weapon.

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Channel Smite Combat Channel energy class feature.

Before you make a melee attack roll, you can choose to spend one use of your channel energy ability as a swift action. If you channel positive energy and you …

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Cleave Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1.

As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can …

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Combat Expertise Combat Int 13.

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +1 dodge bonus to your Armor Class. When your base attack …

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Combat Reflexes Combat

You may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.

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Critical Focus Combat Base attack bonus +9.

You receive a +4 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made to confirm critical hits.

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Critical Mastery Combat Critical Focus, any two critical feats, 14th-level fighter.

When you score a critical hit, you can apply the effects of two critical feats in addition to the damage dealt.

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Dazzling Display Combat Weapon Focus, proficiency with the selected weapon.

While wielding the weapon in which you have Weapon Focus, you can perform a bewildering show of prowess as a full-round action. Make an Intimidate check to demoralize all foes …

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Deadly Aim Combat Dex 13, base attack bonus +1.

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all ranged attack rolls to gain a +2 bonus on all ranged damage rolls. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, …

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Deadly Stroke Combat Dazzling Display, Greater Weapon Focus, Shatter Defenses, Weapon Focus, proficiency with the selected weapon, base attack bonus +11.

As a standard action, make a single attack with the weapon for which you have Greater Weapon Focus against a stunned or flat-footed opponent. If you hit, you deal double …

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Defensive Combat Training Combat

You treat your total Hit Dice as your base attack bonus when calculating your Combat Maneuver Defense (see Combat).

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Deflect Arrows Combat Dex 13, Improved Unarmed Strike.

You must have at least one hand free (holding nothing) to use this feat. Once per round when you would normally be hit with an attack from a ranged weapon, …

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Disruptive Combat 6th-level fighter.

The DC to cast spells defensively increases by +4 for all enemies that are within your threatened area. This increase to casting spells defensively only applies if you are aware …

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Dodge Combat Dex 13.

You gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC. A condition that makes you lose your Dex bonus to AC also makes you lose the benefits of this feat.

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Double Slice Combat Dex 15, Two-Weapon Fighting.

Add your Strength bonus to damage rolls made with your off-hand weapon.

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Exotic Weapon Proficiency Combat Base attack bonus +1.

You make attack rolls with the weapon normally.

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Far Shot Combat Point-Blank Shot.

You only suffer a –1 penalty per full range increment between you and your target when using a ranged weapon.

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Gorgon's Fist Combat Improved Unarmed Strike, Scorpion Style, base attack bonus +6.

As a standard action, make a single unarmed melee attack against a foe whose speed is reduced (such as from Scorpion Style). If the attack hits, you deal damage normally …

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Great Cleave Combat Str 13, Cleave, Power Attack, base attack bonus +4.

As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can …

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Greater Bull Rush Combat Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6, Str 13.

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to bull rush a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Bull Rush. Whenever you bull rush an opponent, …

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Greater Disarm Combat Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm, base attack bonus +6, Int 13.

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to disarm a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Disarm. Whenever you successfully disarm an opponent, the weapon …

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Greater Feint Combat Combat Expertise, Improved Feint, base attack bonus +6, Int 13.

Whenever you use feint to cause an opponent to lose his Dexterity bonus, he loses that bonus until the beginning of your next turn, in addition to losing his Dexterity …

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Greater Grapple Combat Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike, base attack bonus +6, Dex 13.

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to grapple a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Grapple. Once you have grappled a creature, maintaining the …

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Greater Overrun Combat Improved Overrun, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6, Str 13.

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to overrun a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Overrun. Whenever you overrun opponents, they provoke attacks of …

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Greater Penetrating Strike Combat Penetrating Strike, Weapon Focus, 16th-level fighter.

Your attacks with weapons selected with Weapon Focus ignore up to 10 points of damage reduction. This amount is reduced to 5 points for damage reduction without a type (such …

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Greater Shield Focus Combat Shield Focus, Shield Proficiency, base attack bonus +1, 8th-level fighter.

Increase the AC bonus granted by any shield you are using by 1. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Shield Focus.

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Greater Sunder Combat Improved Sunder, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6, Str 13.

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to sunder an item. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Sunder. Whenever you sunder to destroy a weapon, shield, …

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Greater Trip Combat Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, base attack bonus +6, Int 13.

You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to trip a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Trip. Whenever you successfully trip an opponent, that opponent …

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Greater Two-Weapon Fighting Combat Dex 19, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +11.

You get a third attack with your off-hand weapon, albeit at a –10 penalty.

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Greater Vital Strike Combat Improved Vital Strike, Vital Strike, base attack bonus +16.

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack four …

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Greater Weapon Focus Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, Weapon Focus with selected weapon, base attack bonus +1, 8th-level fighter.

You gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls you make using the selected weapon. This bonus stacks with other bonuses on attack rolls, including those from Weapon Focus.

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Greater Weapon Specialization Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, Greater Weapon Focus with selected weapon, Weapon Focus with selected weapon, Weapon Specialization with selected weapon, 12th-level fighter.

You gain a +2 bonus on all damage rolls you make using the selected weapon. This bonus to damage stacks with other damage roll bonuses, including any you gain from …

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Improved Bull Rush Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1.

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a bull rush combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to bull rush a foe. …

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Improved Critical Combat Proficient with weapon, base attack bonus +8.

When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.

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Improved Disarm Combat Int 13, Combat Expertise.

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a disarm combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to disarm a foe. You also …

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Improved Feint Combat Int 13, Combat Expertise.

You can make a Bluff check to feint in combat as a move action.

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Improved Grapple Combat Dex 13, Improved Unarmed Strike.

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a grapple combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to grapple a foe. You also …

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Improved Initiative Combat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

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Improved Overrun Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1.

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing an overrun combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to overrun a foe. You also …

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Improved Precise Shot Combat Dex 19, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, base attack bonus +11.

Your ranged attacks ignore the AC bonus granted to targets by anything less than total cover, and the miss chance granted to targets by anything less than total concealment. Total …

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Improved Shield Bash Combat Shield Proficiency.

When you perform a shield bash, you may still apply the shield's shield bonus to your AC.

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Improved Sunder Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1.

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a sunder combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to sunder an item. You also …

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Improved Trip Combat Int 13, Combat Expertise.

You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a trip combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to trip a foe. You also …

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Improved Two-Weapon Fighting Combat Dex 17, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +6.

In addition to the standard single extra attack you get with an off-hand weapon, you get a second attack with it, albeit at a –5 penalty.

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Improved Unarmed Strike Combat

You are considered to be armed even when unarmed—you do not provoke attacks of opportunity when you attack foes while unarmed. Your unarmed strikes can deal lethal or nonlethal damage, …

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Improved Vital Strike Combat Vital Strike, base attack bonus +11.

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack three …

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Improvised Weapon Mastery Combat Catch Off-Guard or Throw Anything, base attack bonus +8.

You do not suffer any penalties for using an improvised weapon. Increase the amount of damage dealt by the improvised weapon by one step (for example, 1d4 becomes 1d6) to …

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Intimidating Prowess Combat

Add your Strength modifier to Intimidate skill checks in addition to your Charisma modifier.

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Lightning Stance Combat Dex 17, Dodge, Wind Stance, base attack bonus +11.

If you take two actions to move or a withdraw action in a turn, you gain 50% concealment for 1 round.

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Lunge Combat Base attack bonus +6.

You can increase the reach of your melee attacks by 5 feet until the end of your turn by taking a –2 penalty to your AC until your next turn. …

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Manyshot Combat Dex 17, Point-Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, base attack bonus +6.

When making a full-attack action with a bow, your first attack fires two arrows. If the attack hits, both arrows hit. Apply precision-based damage (such as sneak attack) and critical …

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Martial Weapon Proficiency Combat

You make attack rolls with the selected weapon normally (without the non-proficient penalty).

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Medusa's Wrath Combat Improved Unarmed Strike, Gorgon's Fist, Scorpion Style, base attack bonus +11.

Whenever you use the full-attack action and make at least one unarmed strike, you can make two additional unarmed strikes at your highest base attack bonus. These bonus attacks must …

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Mobility Combat Dex 13, Dodge.

You get a +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against attacks of opportunity caused when you move out of or within a threatened area. A condition that makes you lose …

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Mounted Archery Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat.

The penalty you take when using a ranged weapon while mounted is halved: –2 instead of –4 if your mount is taking a double move, and –4 instead of –8 …

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Mounted Combat Combat Ride 1 rank.

Once per round when your mount is hit in combat, you may attempt a Ride check (as an immediate action) to negate the hit. The hit is negated if your …

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Penetrating Strike Combat Weapon Focus, base attack bonus +1, 12th-level fighter, proficiency with weapon.

Your attacks with weapons selected with Weapon Focus ignore up to 5 points of damage reduction. This feat does not apply to damage reduction without a type (such as DR …

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Pinpoint Targeting Combat Dex 19, Improved Precise Shot, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, base attack bonus +16.

As a standard action, make a single ranged attack. The target does not gain any armor, natural armor, or shield bonuses to its Armor Class. You do not gain the …

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Point-Blank Shot Combat

You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges of up to 30 feet.

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Power Attack Combat Str 13, base attack bonus +1.

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to …

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Precise Shot Combat Point-Blank Shot.

You can shoot or throw ranged weapons at an opponent engaged in melee without taking the standard –4 penalty on your attack roll.

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Quick Draw Combat Base attack bonus +1.

You can draw a weapon as a free action instead of as a move action. You can draw a hidden weapon (see the Sleight of Hand skill) as a move …

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Rapid Shot Combat Dex 13, Point-Blank Shot.

When making a full-attack action with a ranged weapon, you can fire one additional time this round. All of your attack rolls take a –2 penalty when using Rapid Shot.

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Ride-By Attack Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat.

When you are mounted and use the charge action, you may move and attack as if with a standard charge and then move again (continuing the straight line of the …

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Scorpion Style Combat Improved Unarmed Strike.

To use this feat, you must make a single unarmed attack as a standard action. If this unarmed attack hits, you deal damage normally, and the target's base land speed …

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Shatter Defenses Combat Weapon Focus, Dazzling Display, base attack bonus +6, proficiency with weapon.

Any shaken, frightened, or panicked opponent hit by you this round is flat-footed to your attacks until the end of your next turn. This includes any additional attacks you make …

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Shield Focus Combat Shield Proficiency, base attack bonus +1.

Increase the AC bonus granted by any shield you are using by 1.

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Shield Master Combat Improved Shield Bash, Shield Proficiency, Shield Slam, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +11.

You do not suffer any penalties on attack rolls made with a shield while you are wielding another weapon. Add your shield's enhancement bonus to attacks and damage rolls made …

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Shield Proficiency Combat

When you use a shield (except a tower shield), the shield's armor check penalty only applies to Strength- and Dexterity-based skills.

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Shield Slam Combat Improved Shield Bash, Shield Proficiency, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +6.

Any opponents hit by your shield bash are also hit with a free bull rush attack, substituting your attack roll for the combat maneuver check (see Combat). This bull rush …

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Shot on the Run Combat Dex 13, Dodge, Mobility, Point-Blank Shot, base attack bonus +4.

As a full-round action, you can move up to your speed and make a single ranged attack at any point during your movement.

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Simple Weapon Proficiency Combat

You make attack rolls with simple weapons without penalty.

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Snatch Arrows Combat Dex 15, Deflect Arrows, Improved Unarmed Strike.

When using the Deflect Arrows feat you may choose to catch the weapon instead of just deflecting it. Thrown weapons can immediately be thrown back as an attack against the …

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Spellbreaker Combat Disruptive, 10th-level fighter.

Enemies in your threatened area that fail their checks to cast spells defensively provoke attacks of opportunity from you.

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Spirited Charge Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat, Ride-By Attack.

When mounted and using the charge action, you deal double damage with a melee weapon (or triple damage with a lance).

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Spring Attack Combat Dex 13, Dodge, Mobility, base attack bonus +4.

As a full-round action, you can move up to your speed and make a single melee attack without provoking any attacks of opportunity from the target of your attack. You …

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Stand Still Combat Combat Reflexes.

When a foe provokes an attack of opportunity due to moving through your adjacent squares, you can make a combat maneuver check as your attack of opportunity. If successful, the …

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Step Up Combat Base attack bonus +1.

Whenever an adjacent foe attempts to take a 5-foot step away from you, you may also make a 5-foot step as an immediate action so long as you end up …

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Strike Back Combat Base attack bonus +11.

You can ready an action to make a melee attack against any foe that attacks you in melee, even if the foe is outside of your reach.

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Stunning Fist Combat Dex 13, Wis 13, Improved Unarmed Strike, base attack bonus +8.

You must declare that you are using this feat before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). Stunning Fist forces a foe damaged by …

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Throw Anything Combat

You do not suffer any penalties for using an improvised ranged weapon. You receive a +1 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made with thrown splash weapons.

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Tower Shield Proficiency Combat Shield Proficiency.

When you use a tower shield, the shield's armor check penalty only applies to Strength and Dexterity-based skills.

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Trample Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat.

When you attempt to overrun an opponent while mounted, your target may not choose to avoid you. Your mount may make one hoof attack against any target you knock down, …

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Two-Weapon Defense Combat Dex 15, Two-Weapon Fighting.

When wielding a double weapon or two weapons (not including natural weapons or unarmed strikes), you gain a +1 shield bonus to your AC.

When you are fighting defensively or …

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Two-Weapon Fighting Combat Dex 15.

Your penalties on attack rolls for fighting with two weapons are reduced. The penalty for your primary hand lessens by 2 and the one for your off hand lessens by …

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Two-Weapon Rend Combat Dex 17, Double Slice, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +11.

If you hit an opponent with both your primary hand and your off-hand weapon, you deal an additional 1d10 points of damage plus 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier. You can …

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Unseat Combat Str 13, Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat, Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush, base attack bonus +1.

When charging an opponent while mounted and wielding a lance, resolve the attack as normal. If it hits, you may immediately make a free bull rush attempt in addition to …

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Vital Strike Combat Base attack bonus +6.

When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack twice …

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Weapon Finesse Combat

With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack …

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Weapon Focus Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, base attack bonus +1.

You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.

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Weapon Specialization Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, Weapon Focus with selected weapon, fighter level 4th.

You gain a +2 bonus on all damage rolls you make using the selected weapon.

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Whirlwind Attack Combat Dex 13, Int 13, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, base attack bonus +4.

When you use the full-attack action, you can give up your regular attacks and instead make one melee attack at your highest base attack bonus against each opponent within reach. …

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Wind Stance Combat Dex 15, Dodge, base attack bonus +6.

If you move more than 5 feet this turn, you gain 20% concealment for 1 round against ranged attacks.

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