Spirit Warrior
Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 92Warriors can draw powers from the joy and the sadness in their hearts, spiritual gifts and burdens they can share and give to others. They cultivate experiences from their adventures to nurture and grow their spiritual power, learning to channel it through martial arts techniques tailored to their style and personality. Once they’ve created a martial art that combines a favored weapon and specialized unarmed techniques, spirit warriors learn to channel spirit energy through their limbs and weapons. Spirit warriors are typically found in the Forest of Spirits, the Chuyokai Forest, and the Valashmai Jungle.
Uncommon Archetype Dedication Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 92Archetype Spirit WarriorAccess Tian Xia orign
You’re a warrior who trains your spirit and body to work in perfect harmony, enhancing your attacks with your spiritual energy while fighting with a ferocious martial technique that combines blade and fist. The damage die for your fist changes to 1d6 instead of 1d4, and your fist gains the
parry trait. You don’t take the normal –2 circumstance penalty when making a lethal attack with your fist or any other unarmed attacks. You gain the Overwhelming Combination action.
Activate—Overwhelming Combination [one-action] (
flourish);
Requirements You’re wielding a one-handed melee weapon or a melee weapon with the agile or finesse trait;
Effect Make two
Strikes against a target within your reach, one with the required weapon and one with your fist
unarmed attack. If both hit the same target, combine their damage for the purposes of its
resistances and weaknesses. Apply your multiple attack penalty to each Strike normally.
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You’ve sworn an oath to defend the helpless from dangerous titanic beasts, including
kaiju that roam the surface of Golarion. Attacks made as part of your Overwhelming Combination ability gain a +4 circumstance bonus to damage against a creature at least 2 sizes larger than you, or +6 if you have master proficiency with the weapon you used. You also gain a +2 circumstance bonus to saving throws and DCs against kaiju hazards. You gain the following edict.
Edict You must do everything within your power to protect others from massive creatures they can’t defend themselves from; in the event the victims are evil or actively trying to harm you or other innocents, you don’t have to save them.
Archetype Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 92Archetype Spirit Warrior
You’ve sworn an oath to protect the holy places within nature and the spirits that dwell within, from ancient trees to primordial wild guardians. You can use
Diplomacy to
Make an Impression on animals and to make very simple
Requests of them. In most cases, wild animals will give you time to make your case. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy checks to Make an Impression when interacting with a
beast,
fey, or
kami. You gain the following edict.
Edict You must aid any animal or nature spirit in need unless it violates your other tenets or puts someone else at risk of immediate harm.
Archetype Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 92Archetype Spirit Warrior
You’ve sworn an oath to ferret out and destroy malevolent shapechangers who pose as mortals with evil intent. You gain a +4 circumstance bonus to Perception checks to detect a shapechanged creature’s disguise, and a +2 circumstance bonus to attempts to
Recall Knowledge about shapechangers. Whenever you use Overwhelming Combination against a shapechanged creature, you attempt to counteract one polymorph effect on that creature. The counteract rank is half your level rounded up, and the
counteract check modifier is your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus with the weapon used to
Strike as part of your Overwhelming Combination. You gain the following edict.
Edict You must reveal and slay evil or predatory shapechangers you discover or encounter, as long as you have a reasonable chance of success.
Archetype Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 92Archetype Spirit Warrior
Your skill in combining fist and blade has grown into a seamless art where each attack makes an opponent more vulnerable to the next. As long as you have invested and are wearing a set of
handwraps of mighty blows, you also apply their runes to a single weapon you’re wielding that can be used with your Overwhelming Combination ability. You gain the following benefits.
- When you successfully Strike an opponent with this weapon, it’s off-guard to the next Strike you make against it with a fist unarmed attack before the end of your next turn.
- When you successfully Strike an opponent with your fist unarmed attack, it’s off-guard to the next Strike you make against it with a one-handed, agile, or finessemelee weapon before the end of your next turn.
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The simple and precise movements of your hands allow you to deflect blows with the same efficacy as a
raised shield. When you
parry with your fist, increase the circumstance bonus to AC it grants from +1 to +2.
Archetype Flourish Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 93Archetype Spirit Warrior
You charge your blade with spiritual energy, allowing it to cut through
spirits and
fiends with fearsome efficiency. The next
Strike you make with a melee weapon or fist unarmed attack deals an additional 1d6 spirit damage. This bonus damage is lost if you don’t attempt a Strike before the start of your next turn.
At 10th level, you deal an additional 2d6 spirit damage with this ability, and at 18th level, you deal an additional 3d6 spirit damage.
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You channel spiritual energy through your weapon, unleashing it as a torrent of devastating power. Make a ranged
Strike against an opponent within 60 feet using a one-handed,
agile, or
finesse melee weapon, or your fist unarmed attack. The attack is made at your normal proficiency with the chosen weapon or fist unarmed attack and has the same traits, damage dice, and runes, but all damage dealt by the attack is spirit damage.
Archetype Flourish Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 93Archetype Spirit Warrior
You control your spirit energy when you attack, using it to reinforce yourself or to thrust past your enemy’s physical defenses. Make a fist
Strike; on a success, you can choose to either deal all damage from the attack as spirit damage, or deal damage as normal but gain a number of temporary Hit Points equal to half your level that last for 1 round.
Archetype Manipulate Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 93Archetype Spirit Warrior
You thrust your hand or weapon into the ground and release a pulse that creates a sheltering nexus of energy for you and your allies. Choose an unoccupied square within 15 feet. The nexus appears in a 15-foot
emanation around that square and lasts for 3 rounds. You and your allies gain a +1 status bonus to AC while in the area.
Archetype Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 93Archetype Spirit WarriorFrequency once per 10 minutes
Trigger An enemy within your reach would damage you or your ally with an attack.
Requirements You're wielding a one-handed,
agile, or
finesse melee weapon.
You charge your weapon with spiritual energy and intercept the attack. The weapon becomes
broken, and the target is unharmed by the attack. If you’re carrying another one-handed,
agile, or
finesse melee weapon, you can immediately
Swap it for the broken weapon.
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Your particular martial art includes various defensive actions designed to remove your opponent’s ability to cause harm. Your fist unarmed attack gains the
disarm trait. You gain the Disarming Interception action.
Source Tian Xia Character Guide pg. 93Trigger An enemy within your reach targets you or an ally with a weapon Strike
Requirements You have your fist positioned to parry
You attempt to
Disarm the weapon the enemy is attacking with. You gain a +2 status bonus to this Disarm check, and if the check is successful, the triggering attack is disrupted. If the Disarm attempt is a critical success and you have a hand free, you can catch the disarmed weapon in your hand instead of it falling to the ground in the target's space.
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Your spiritual power pierces both body and soul, pinning your foe in place. Make a melee
Strike with a one-handed,
agile, or
finesse weapon, or your fist unarmed attack. On a successful hit, the target must succeed at a Fortitude save against the higher of your class DC or your spell DC, or become
immobilized. The target can end this immobilization with a successful
Escape attempt using the higher of your class DC or your spell DC as the Escape DC.