Flail Dancer (4e Paragon Path)

Flail Dancer

“	My speed, grace, and dedication are unrivalled	”
—MagicalFaeriePonies, half-orc hybrid fighter I barbarian

Prerequisite: Any martial class; Flail Duelist Novice feat

Although many combatants who use weapons focus on their type of weapon, you take this to an extreme. Instead of learning new techniques, you prefer to practice your simplest attacks over and over, with a drive that borders on an obsession, until you are much faster and more effective with them than any other school of combat's members can. In battle, you are everywhere and you hit everyone, and it is dangerous to ignore you. Although very few people have the dedication to their style of battle that you do, those that see you fight can see yours in your grace, mobility, and speed.

Flail Dancer Dancer Path Features

Unstoppable Skill (11th Level): You gain the following benefits:

• Once per round, if you score a 17, 18, 19, or 20 on a melee basic attack attack roll made using a flail and the attack hits, the target is dazed until the end of its next turn.
• You gain a +1 bonus to melee basic attack rolls while wielding a flail, but receive a -1 penalty to attack rolls while wielding any weapon that is not a flail, heavy blade, light blade, or spear.
• Whenever you slide a creature with a flail, you increase the distance of the slide by one square.

Rapid Action (11th Level): When you spend an action point, until the beginning of your next turn, you may make a melee basic attack with a flail that you are wielding as a free action whenever you hit with an attack not granted by this feature (you are still limited to one free action attack on each of your turns).

Ultimate Speed (16th Level): While wielding a flail, you have threatening reach, and you gain a +1 bonus to melee one-handed weapon attack rolls. You gain a bonus equal to the lower of your Strength and Dexterity modifier to melee weapon damage rolls made using a flail.

Quick Strike	Flail Dancer Attack 11
You move around the battlefield, striking repetitively with your weapon.
Encounter  Martial, Weapon
Standard Action	Melee weapon
Primary Target: One creature
Attack: Make a melee basic attack with a +1 power bonus to the attack roll against the target
Hit: Shift one square and make a secondary attack against a creature within your reach not targeted by the primary attack
Miss: Shift one square
Weapon: If you attack using a flail and the attack hits, the target takes extra damage equal to your Dexterity modifier
Secondary Target: One creature
Secondary Attack: Make a melee basic attack with a +2 power bonus to the attack roll against the target Vs. .
Hit: Shift one square and make a tertiary attack against a creature within your reach not targeted by the secondary attack
Miss: Shift one square
Weapon: If you attack using a flail and the attack hits, the target takes extra damage equal to your Dexterity modifier
Tertiary Target: One creature
Tertiary Attack: Make a melee basic attack with a +3 power bonus to the attack roll against the target Vs. .
Hit: Shift two squares
Miss: Shift one square
Weapon: If you attack using a flail and the attack hits, the target takes extra damage equal to your Dexterity modifier

Superlative Speed	Flail Dancer Utility 12
Your attacks come so quickly that even the slightest slip of concentration gives you an opportunity to strike
Encounter  Martial, Weapon
Free Action	Melee weapon
Trigger: An enemy within your reach attacks anyone other than you, misses you with an attack, or moves for any reason or stands up.
Target: The triggering enemy
Effect: Make a melee basic attack against the target

Brutal Speed	Flail Dancer Attack 20
You spin around, ferociously striking at everyone within your reach
Daily  Martial, Weapon
Standard Action	Melee weapon
Target: Each enemy within reach
Attack: Make a melee basic attack against each target
Hit: The target is dazed until the end of its next turn. If you rolled a 17, 18, 19 , or 20 on the attack roll, the target is instead dazed (save ends)
Weapon: Each target hit by an attack using a flail granted by this power takes extra damage equal to the lower of your Dexterity or Strength modifier.
Effect: Each target grants combat advantage until the start of your next turn

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