Martial Abilities

Martial Disciplines and Martial Traditions (Initiator)

Martial Ability	Discipline	Level	Category	Type	Description
Aerial Dash	Spark of Battle	6	Maneuver	Boost	You launch yourself through the air at unprecedented speed, unfettered by earthly bonds.
Air Step	Spark of Battle	2	Maneuver	Boost	You kick off with such force that you’re able to briefly step on air like solid ground.
Armaments of the Empire	Radiant Dawn	3	Stance		Improve you and your allies weapon with a veil of akasha.
Awaken the Sleeper	Radiant Dawn	7	Maneuver	Boost	Embolden an ally for a brief moment.
Backfist	Spark of Battle	1	Maneuver	Strike	You sacrifice accuracy for speed and ferocity, following up your attack with a fierce punch.
Bad Karma	Cursed Razor	2	Maneuver	Counter	An opponent that targets you must succeed at a Will save or become cursed and take a –4 penalty to d20 rolls for 1d4 rounds.
Battle Against the Sun	Radiant Dawn	6	Stance		Become like the sun and strike down foes with solar flares.
Blade of Breaking	Scarlet Throne	1	Maneuver	Strike	Make a disarm or sunder attempt against an opponent’s weapon without provoking attacks of opportunity.
Blade of Perfection	Scarlet Throne	6	Maneuver	Strike	Melee attack unerringly hits and ignores damage reduction.
Bladestrike	Spark of Battle	1	Maneuver	Counter	You deflect an opponent's weapon, damaging it in the process.
Call the Soul's Blade	Sleeping Goddess	1	Maneuver	Boost	Create a weapon of ideals or empower your mind blade.
Charged Wheel	Spark of Battle	5	Maneuver	Strike	You make a single attack against each opponent within your melee reach, dealing additional electrical damage.
Circular Stance	Scarlet Throne	1	Stance		Flankers do not receive combat bonus against you when flanking
Crushing Thunder	Spark of Battle	2	Maneuver	Strike	You lean into your blow, potentially dazing your enemy.
Curving Ray Shot	Solar Wind	1	Maneuver	Strike	Roll Perception check against target’s AC, negate cover for this attack
Dazing Attack	Scarlet Throne	3	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack, strike inflicts +2d6 points of damage and may daze enemy.
Decree of Vengeance	Radiant Dawn	8	Maneuver	Counter	You or an ally may initiate a strike against a target who has attacked you, healing in the process.
Descending Sunset Strike	Scarlet Throne	8	Maneuver	Strike	Make a Sense Motive check, strike does quadruple damage.
Doublestrike	Spark of Battle	2	Maneuver	Strike	You follow your successful attack with a damaging backswing.
Electric Pinwheel	Spark of Battle	8	Maneuver	Strike	Alternating between weapon attacks and unarmed strikes, you tear into your foe with a cartwheel of electrically charged attacks.
Electric Roll	Spark of Battle	2	Maneuver	Boost	Your successful Acrobatics check allows you to hurtle across the battlefield like a bolt of lightning.
Electric Slide	Spark of Battle	1	Maneuver	Boost	You move through your opponent's space, tripping them in the process.
Electric Thrust	Spark of Battle	4	Maneuver	Strike	A powerful thrusting attack creates a burst of electrical energy.
Eye of the Storm	Spark of Battle	1	Stance		You can spark more easily in combat.
Final Blow	Scarlet Throne	6	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack; if foe is below 25% of maximum hit points, target is slain.
Flashcut	Spark of Battle	1	Maneuver	Strike	The speed of your attack dazzles your opponent.
Forked Lightning	Spark of Battle	3	Maneuver	Strike	Your attacks move with such speed that you strike twice before a foe can blink.
Form of Thunder	Spark of Battle	6	Stance		Enter a stance that causes your body to vibrate with the power of an unleashed thunderstorm.
Garnet Lance	Scarlet Throne	2	Maneuver	Strike	Melee attack inflicts an additional 2d6 points of damage and ignores damage reduction.
Grounding Rod	Spark of Battle	3	Maneuver	Counter	Your successful Acrobatics check allows you to absorb and redirect an electrical attack.
Harsh Light of Day	Radiant Dawn	7	Maneuver	Strike	A strike that reveals an enemy’s true form.
Heavenly Blade of the Scarlet Throne	Scarlet Throne	9	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack, if successful, add an additional 100 points of damage to your weapon damage and enemy is left paralyzed.
Inarguable Presence of the Sleeping Goddess	Sleeping Goddess	5	Stance		You ignore immunity to mind-affecting effects and gain a 20% miss chance against attacks
Incandescent Strike	Spark of Battle	4	Maneuver	Strike	Your energized blow blinds nearby foes.
Internal Dominion of the Sleeping Goddess	Sleeping Goddess	3	Stance		Once per round, you can reroll a failed saving throw or force an opponent to reroll an attack roll.
Iron Knuckle	Broken Blade	4	Boost		For the duration of the turn, unarmed and discipline weapon strikes inflict an additional 4d6 points of damage.
Judgement Day	Radiant Dawn	9	Maneuver	Strike	Render judgement upon all within your presence.
Lightning Parry Stance	Spark of Battle	5	Stance		Once per round you may make an Acrobatics check to deflect a melee or ranged attack.
Lightning Strikes	Spark of Battle	6	Maneuver	Boost	Your weapons strike so rapidly they tear through steel like tissue.
Noble Blade	Scarlet Throne	4	Maneuver	Boost	+5 to attack roll and +2d8 to damage roll on a single melee attack.
Oakrender	Spark of Battle	8	Maneuver	Strike	You make a single attack that strikes with the force of a dozen lightning bolts, shattering armor, flesh, and earth alike.
Ozone Shimmer	Spark of Battle	5	Stance		Your rapid movements make it difficult to discern your exact location.
Prince’s Attitude	Scarlet Throne	1	Maneuver	Boost	+4 AC against attacks of opportunity while moving, +2 bonus to Reflex and Will saves until next turn.
Push the Advantage	Radiant Dawn	7	Maneuver	Counter	An ally gains a standard action and heals after defeating a foe.
Red Zephyr’s Dance	Scarlet Throne	4	Maneuver	Strike	Each successful melee attack allows the martial disciple to move 10 ft. and make an additional attack.
Red Zephyr’s Fleetness	Scarlet Throne	6	Maneuver	Boost	Add +30 ft. to your movement for the round and 50% miss chance on incoming attacks.
Red Zephyr’s Strike	Scarlet Throne	1	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack, then make an immediate 10-ft. movement.
Regal Blade	Scarlet Throne	2	Maneuver	Boost	Add +2 to attack roll and +1d8 to damage roll on a single melee attack.
Riddle of Iron	Scarlet Throne	5	Maneuver	Strike	Melee attack that inflicts an additional 5d6 points of damage and dazes a target for one round.
Riddle of Steel	Scarlet Throne	8	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack, strike inflicts an additional 10d6 points of damage and stuns target for 1d4 rounds.
Rising Zenith Strike	Scarlet Throne	2	Maneuver	Strike	Make a Sense Motive check, strike does double damage.
Royal Blade	Scarlet Throne	7	Maneuver	Boost	+5 to attack roll and +5d8 to damage roll on a single melee attack, potentially cowering foe.
Ruby Battle Lord’s Strike	Scarlet Throne	7	Maneuver	Strike	Make a full attack at a single target using full base attack bonus for each attack with a +2 insight bonus.
Ruby Zenith Strike	Scarlet Throne	5	Maneuver	Strike	Make a Sense Motive check, strike does triple damage.
Sands of Time Stance	Riven Hourglass	1	Stance		You gain a +2 bonus on initiative checks and Reflex Saves
Sanguine Barrier	Scarlet Throne	2	Maneuver	Counter	Make a Sense Motive check to block an attack.
Sanguine Perfection	Scarlet Throne	5	Maneuver	Counter	Temporarily overcome negative condition ailments.
Sanguine Perseverance	Scarlet Throne	4	Maneuver	Counter	Use Sense Motive in place of relevant save on saving throw.
Sanguine Proclamation	Scarlet Throne	7	Maneuver	Strike	Powerful attack that inflicts an additional 10d6 points of damage and potentially knocks the target prone.
Scarlet Duelist Attitude	Scarlet Throne	6	Stance		Add +5 insight modifier to AC and Initiative.
Scarlet Einhander	Scarlet Throne	1	Stance		+2 shield bonus to AC and +1d6 damage on attacks when fighting with one weapon
Scarlet Eye’s Perception	Scarlet Throne	3	Maneuver	Boost	Next melee attack is resolved as a touch attack.
Scarlet Majesty Stance	Scarlet Throne	8	Stance		Enemies must make a Will save to attack you.
Scarlet Riposte	Scarlet Throne	5	Maneuver	Counter	Make a Sense Motive check opposing an enemy’s attack roll, if successful, block the attack then make an immediate counter attack inflicting an additional 3d6 points of damage.
Scything Strike	Scarlet Throne	1	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack on two adjacent enemies as a single attack.
Skyscream	Spark of Battle	5	Maneuver	Strike	You leap into the air and descend blade first towards your opponent with such speed that the air itself screams in protest.
Skyscream Dance	Spark of Battle	8	Maneuver	Strike	Your skyscream attack strikes with enough force to launch you into the air for another attack.
Soaring Falcon Flurry	Spark of Battle	7	Maneuver	Strike	Leaping into the air, you unleash a flurry of attacks that send rippling shockwaves through the air.
Sparking Blow	Spark of Battle	1	Maneuver	Strike	Your rapid strike creates a shower of electric sparks, dealing minor electrical damage to a foe and increasing your accuracy against armored opponents.
Spin Kick	Spark of Battle	4	Maneuver	Strike	You follow up your weapon attack with a powerful kick.
Spoils of War	Radiant Dawn	1	Stance		Heals your allies when they attack your enemies.
Stance of Storms	Spark of Battle	7	Stance		You can airstep for extended periods and travel overland at extreme speeds.
Stance of the Sunlight Shield	Radiant Dawn	5	Stance		Create akashic shields to defend allies.
Stigmata of Storm	Spark of Battle	9	Maneuver	Strike	Your rapid attacks strike with the speed and ferocity of a lightning storm, piercing your foes limbs and leaving bleeding wounds in their wake.
Strike of Defeat	Scarlet Throne	3	Maneuver	Strike	Make a melee attack against a foe, deals additional damage based on current hit points.
Sun's Zenith	Radiant Dawn	8	Stance		Lose ability to invest essence in maneuvers, but gain scaling essence to maneuvers as you expend maneuvers.
Sundered Falcon Swing	Spark of Battle	4	Maneuver	Strike	Create shockwaves of air that disrupt aerial opponents.
Temporal Body Adjustment	Riven Hourglass	4	Maneuver	Counter	You negate anyone negative condition that currently affects you.
The Caged Sun	Radiant Dawn	1	Stance		Turn your healing inwards to become a formidable warrior.
Thunder Parry	Spark of Battle	2	Maneuver	Counter	You counter a foe’s melee attack with such force that they are blown backward.
Thunder Walk	Spark of Battle	3	Maneuver	Boost	You step with such force that adjacent foes must succeed on an Acrobatics check or fall prone.
Thunder’s Fury	Spark of Battle	7	Maneuver	Strike	You make three vicious thrust attacks that explode with thunderous force.
Tyrant's End	Radiant Dawn	8	Maneuver	Strike	A blow that crushes all defenses.
Unavoidable Gaze of the Sleeping Goddess	Sleeping Goddess	6	Stance		You do not need to make Perception checks to notice creatures within 60 feet, gain a bonus on initiative checks, and can read the thoughts of those around you by expending psionic focus.
Unfettered Movement	Scarlet Throne	3	Stance		Gain an additional +10 ft. to base speed, +4 bonus to AC vs. attacks of opportunity.
Unimpeachable Authority of the Sleeping Goddess	Sleeping Goddess	8	Stance		Your presence causes opponents to become shaken, and you can focus your attention to panic an opponent for one round.
Volt Dance	Spark of Battle	3	Maneuver	Counter	You instantly travel to the source of an electrical attack.
Weeping Scarlet Razor	Scarlet Throne	4	Maneuver	Strike	Arterial strike that inflicts an additional 4d6 points of damage and grants the bleeding condition on the target.