Mauler Archetype

You shove your way through legions of foes, knock enemies on all sides to the ground, and deal massive blows to anyone or anything that comes near.


Mauler Dedication (Feat 2)

Archetype
Dedication

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites Strength 14

You specialize in weapons that require two hands. You become trained in all simple and martial melee weapons that require two hands to wield or have the two-hand trait. Whenever you gain a class feature that grants you expert or greater proficiency in weapons, you also gain that proficiency rank in these weapons. If you are at least an expert in such a weapon, you gain access to the critical specialization effect with that weapon.

Special You can't select another dedication feat until you have gained two other feats from the mauler archetype.


4th Level Mauler Feats


Knockdown [AA] (Feat 4)

Archetype
Flourish

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites trained in Athletics

You make an attack to knock a foe off balance, then follow up immediately with a sweep to topple them. Make a melee Strike. If it hits and deals damage, you can attempt an Athletics check to Trip the creature you hit. If you’re wielding a two-handed melee weapon, you can ignore Trip’s requirement that you have a hand free. Both attacks count toward your multiple attack penalty, but the penalty doesn’t increase until after you’ve made both of them.


Power Attack [AA] (Feat 4)

Archetype
Flourish

Archetype Mauler


You unleash a particularly powerful attack that clobbers your foe but leaves you a bit unsteady. Make a melee Strike. This counts as two attacks when calculating your multiple attack penalty. If this Strike hits, you deal an extra die of weapon damage. If you’re at least 10th level, increase this to two extra dice, and if you’re at least 18th level, increase it to three extra dice.


6th Level Mauler Feats


Clear the Way [AA] (Feat 6)

Archetype

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites Mauler Dedication
Requirements You're wielding a melee weapon in two hands.

You put your body behind your massive weapon and swing, shoving enemies to clear a wide path. You attempt to Shove up to five creatures adjacent to you, rolling a separate Athletics check for each target. Then Stride up to half your Speed. This movement doesn't trigger reactions from any of the creatures you successfully Shoved.


8th Level Mauler Feats


Shoving Sweep [R] (Feat 8)

Archetype

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites Mauler Dedication; expert in Athletics
Requirements You're wielding a melee weapon in two hands.
Trigger A creature within your reach leaves a square during a move action it's using.

You swing your weapon at your foe, rebuffing them back. You attempt to Shove the triggering creature, ignoring the requirement that you have a hand free. The creature continues its movement after the Shove.


12th Level Mauler Feats


Improved Knockdown (Feat 12)

Archetype

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites Knockdown

You can dash your foe to the ground with a single blow. When you use Knockdown, instead of making a Strike followed by a Trip, you can attempt a single Strike. If you do and your Strike hits, you also apply the critical success effect of a Trip. If you used a two-handed melee weapon for the Strike, you can use the weapon’s damage die size instead of the regular die size for the damage from a critical Trip.


14th Level Mauler Feats


Brutal Finish [A] (Feat 14)

Archetype
Press

Archetype Mauler
Requirements You are wielding a melee weapon in two hands.

Your final blow can make an impact even if it rebounds off a foe’s defenses. Make a Strike with the required weapon. After the Strike, your turn ends. The Strike deals one extra weapon damage die, or two extra weapon damage dice if you’re at least 18th level. The Strike also gains the following failure effect.

Failure You deal damage equal to one weapon damage die of the required weapon. Increase this to two dice if you’re at least 18th level.

 

Hammer Quake [AAA] (Feat 14)

Archetype
Flourish
Open

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites Mauler Dedication
Requirements You're wielding a non-finesse melee weapon in two hands.

You smash the ground with your weapon, knocking nearby creatures to the ground. Choose a square within your reach, including your own space. If there's a foe in the chosen square, Strike that foe with the required weapon. Then attempt to Trip every foe in the chosen square plus each square adjacent to that square, ignoring Trip's requirement that you have a hand free. This counts as three attacks toward your multiple attack penalty, but the penalty doesn't increase until after you've made the Strike, if any, and all the Trip attempts.


Unbalancing Sweep [AAA] (Feat 14)

Archetype
Flourish
Open

Archetype Mauler

You make a great sweep about yourself, knocking creatures off their feet and away from you. Choose up to three adjacent foes and choose whether to Shove or Trip all three of them. Whichever of the two options you choose, roll a separate Athletics check against each foe, performing the same action against each foe. Each attempt counts toward your multiple attack penalty, but don't increase your penalty until you have made all the attempts.


16th Level Mauler Feats


Avalanche Strike [AAA] (Feat 16)

Archetype
Flourish
Open

Archetype Mauler
Prerequisites Mauler Dedication
Requirements You're wielding a melee weapon in two hands.

You attack all nearby adversaries. Make a melee Strike with the required weapon against each enemy within your melee reach. Each attack counts toward your multiple attack penalty, but don't increase your penalty until you have made all your attacks.

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