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Melee Mastery [General] by Ed Hastings
You are skilled at using multiple melee opponents against themselves.
Prerequisites: Dodge, Combat Reflexes, Defensive Maneuverings, Improved Initiative, Base Attack 10+
Benefit: You may choose to maneuver so as to cause your opponents to work against themselves as a move equivalent action. After this action is taken, you gain a +1 Dodge bonus to your AC versus melee opponents for each opponent you are currently threatened by in melee including the attacker. Note that Dodge bonuses stack.
Example: Ularo Santeos is waylaid by 5 attackers while traversing an alley. Ularo spots them and is not surprised; he wins initiative. Unsure of his attackers capabilities, Ularo decides to play it safe, moving into a better position and engaging his Melee Mastery feat rather than attacking. All 5 of the attackers charge him in initiative order and Ularo moves into action ducking, rolling, and skillfully nudging his opponents into each others way. Ularo gains a +1 Dodge bonus versus the first opponent, a +2 versus the second, and so on up to a +5 versus the fifth and final attacker. In the following round, Ularo decides to continue to use his Melee Mastery and take a standard attack action; acting first he strikes one of his foes. Afterwards the first 2 opponents press their attack and Ularo gains a +5 Dodge bonus versus each of them, but the wounded 3rd opponent has had enough and moves away at his initiative. When the 4th and 5th opponents attack him Ularo gains a +4 Dodge bonus versus each opponent in turn because he is threatened by a total of 4 melee opponents when they attack.
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