Maneuvers
1st Level
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Jade Zephyr’s Strike
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
With swiftness born of skill, an initiate of the Jade Throne learns how to move through the battlefield as lord among warriors. The adept makes an attack against a foe, and if successful, he may make an immediate 10ft movement which does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Scything Strike
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
The principles of the Jade Throne teach its adepts that every swing must be made with precision and excellence; no movement is wasted and no attack should fruitless. The adept may make a single attack against two adjacent enemies as a standard action using the same attack roll, resolving the attack separately as two attacks
Blade of Breaking
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
A Jade Throne adept knows that sometimes that to defeat the beast, you must remove its claws. By clashing blades with a foe to set their weapon vibrating, the adept then delivers a final smashing blow in an attempt to shatter it. The adept may make a sunder attempt against his foe’s weapon without provoking attacks of opportunity with a +4 bonus.
Circular Stance
Jade Throne (Stance)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
Practitioners of Jade Throne know that to be a lord amongst warriors, he must walk the path of battle alone, and they understand that often times that may be beset by all sides. By adopting the Circular Stance, the adept learns to defend himself from the predations of those who would think him outflanked. While in this stance, flankers do not receive any bonuses to hit the adept.
Jade Einhander
Jade Throne (Stance)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
By adopting this stance, the adept presents a slim profile to his chosen foe and leads with his blade in an elegant and graceful manner, his strikes strong and his profile aiding him in defense. When wielding a light or one-handed melee weapon in one hand and nothing in the other hand, the character presents a slim profile with strong offensive and defensive ability toward a single foe. The character gains a +2 dodge bonus to his Armor Class while in this stance while facing a specific foe, and inflicts an additional 1d6 points of damage to that target while in this stance. Against foes who he is not focusing on, the adept suffers a -2 penalty to his Armor class.
Prince’s Sidestep
Jade Throne (Boost)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
The Jade Throne adept knows that he is nobility in the savagery of war, and conducts himself as such when moving through melee. The character gains a +2 to his Armor Class when he moves through threatened areas and provokes attacks of opportunity.
2nd Level
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Regal Blade
Jade Throne (Boost)
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
An adept of the Jade Throne learns that in moments of precise focus, a single stroke of the blade can fell a potent enemy. For a single attack, the adept may add a +5 insight bonus to his attack roll and +10 insight bonus to damage rolls to a single melee attack made during this turn.
Rising Jade Strike
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
With supreme focus, comes great insight into the workings of a foe’s defenses. When the moment is right, the adept releases his attack in a vicious upward swing. The adept makes a Sense Motive check in place of his normal attack roll (he may add any enhancement bonus from the weapon or feats that apply to the use of this weapon to this roll as well), and if this Sense Motive check equals or exceeds the target’s armor class, the attack deals double damage. If this check does not meet or exceed the target's armor class, then the attack fails and the adept misses.
Jade Barrier
Jade Throne (Counter)
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 immediate action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
The focus required in battle allows the adept to anticipate incoming attacks. The adept may make a Sense Motive check opposing a single melee or non-magical ranged attack. If successful, the adept negates the attack.
Jade Lance
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
With a sudden and powerful thrust, the adept penetrates the defenses of his foe with devastating alacrity. The character must make a melee attack against a target creature, and if successful the attack inflicts an additional 2d6 points of damage and the attack automatically bypasses the target’s damage reduction.
3rd Level
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Dazing Attack
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 3
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant, or one round
Saving Throw: Fortitude (partial)
The swiftness of the Jade Throne adept’s blade is a thing of terrific power, and by initiating this strike he demonstrates this potency. The adept makes a melee attack against a target, if successful this strike inflicts an additional 2d6 points of damage and upon a failed Fortitude save (save DC is 13 + Primary initiator attribute modifier) dazes the opponent for one round.
Strike of Defeat
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 3
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
‘A dead foe is a foe that can trouble you no more,’ is an old adage of the Jade Throne adept. An injured foe is easy prey, but is still a foe nonetheless. By utilizing this swift executioner’s strike, the Jade Throne adept removes a potential threat and obstacle from his path. The adept makes an attack against a foe, if successful this strike deals additional damage determined by the state of the enemy’s health. If the enemy has more than 75% of his total health, this strike does no additional damage. If the foe has less than 75% health, this strike inflicts an additional 4d6 points of damage. If the foe has less than 25% of his total health, this strike inflicts an additional 8d6 points of damage.
Unfettered Movement
Jade Throne (Stance)
Level: 3
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
The Jade Throne adept is swift in battle and in his ability to go from one skirmish to the next to choose his next foe. By assuming this stance, the adept gains a +10ft bonus to his base speed and gains a +4 bonus to his armor class against attacks of opportunity.
Perception of Jade
Jade Throne (Boost)
Level: 3
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
By watching his opponent’s defenses and waiting for the hole in them to open, the Jade Throne adept strikes with the speed of the gods. The character must make a Sense Motive check against the target’s touch armor class, and if successful, the character’s next melee attack against that target is resolved as a touch attack.
4th Level
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Jade Zephyr’s Dance
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 4
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 full round action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
The Jade Zephyr’s Dance allows the adept to step confidently through a battlefield, his blade leading the way in decisive sweeps as a gracefully as a ballroom dance. The adept may make a melee attack at his full attack bonus against a target, and if successful, he may move 10ft (the adept must move 10ft, and his movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity) to attack again. He may not make more attacks in a round that his maximum main-hand number of attacks, nor may he move farther than his normal maximum speed.
Perseverance of Jade
Jade Throne (Counter)
Level: 4
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 immediate action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
The focus of battle that an adept of Jade Throne has allows him to react to danger before he actively knows it is present, his senses acknowledging peril before his mind would know of it. When made to make a saving throw, the adept may instead initiate this counter and make a Sense Motive check in its stead.
Noble Blade
Jade Throne (Boost)
Level: 4
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: One round
Jade Throne practitioners who know the Noble Blade may use their battle focus to add additional force to their strikes. . For a single attack, the adept may add a +10 insight bonus to his attack roll and +20 insight bonus to damage rolls to a single melee attack made during this turn.
Weeping Jade Razor
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 4
Prerequisites: 1 Jade Throne maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Special
Even the basest common soldier knows that there are places on a man’s body where if he were to be stabbed, then he would bleed out in minutes. The Jade Throne adept takes this knowledge and arms himself with his superior skill to utilize this arterial strike against his foes. The character makes a melee attack against a target creature, and if successful, this attack inflicts an additional 4d6 points of damage and the target begins to bleed profusely, bleeding 4 hit points per round until a successful Heal check or cure spell has been administered.
5th Level
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Jade Zenith Strike
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 5
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
The focus of battle teaches that in a single hair’s breadth of time, a warrior may strike down a foe in a single blow. The adept makes a Sense Motive check (adding to this the enhancement bonus of his weapon and any weapon relevant feats that would apply) as an attack roll; if the result of this check equals or exceeds his target’s armor class, then his strike does triple damage. If this check does not meet or exceed the target's armor class, then the attack fails and the adept misses.
Perfection of Jade
Jade Throne
Level: 5
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
The supreme clarity of mind and focus of form allows an adept of Jade Throne of this skill to simply overcome any obstacle placed upon them, albeit for the short term. The adept calls upon his supreme will and focus and may delay any number of negative effects placed upon (not counting hit point damage, but counting ability damage, negative levels, poison, ability or attribute penalties, etc) through the use of this maneuver for a number of rounds equal to the adept's Primary initiator attribute modifier. Negative effects end immediately upon the use of this maneuver.
Jade Duelist Attitude
Jade Throne (Stance)
Level: 5
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
The force of will that an adept of Jade Throne possesses is enough to protect him and guide his steps through battle, and his battle focus allows him to anticipate danger before it happens. By adopting this stance, the adept may add +4 insight bonus to his Armor Class (this applies to his touch and flat-footed armor class as well, but he loses this bonus if he is immobilized, helpless, or unconscious) and to his Initiative score.
Riddle of Steel
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 5
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
With a flourishing of his blade, the Jade Throne adept confuses the senses of his foe as he lands a strike from an unexpected angle. The character must make a melee attack against a foe, and if successful the strike inflicts an additional 3d6 points of damage and dazes the target for one round.
6th Level
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Final Blow
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 6
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Mercy has a place on the battlefield, an adept of Jade Throne understands, as does the benefit of an honorable and swift death. By showing his enemy a merciful, swift death in battle, the adept may continue to his next victory while letting both keep their honor. The adept makes a melee attack against an injured foe, and if the foe is under 25% of his maximum hit points, the attack is treated as a coup de grace (without provoking attacks of opportunity). The attack does damage as normal, and the foe must make a Fortitude save with a DC equal to the damage inflicted. If the foe is above 25% of his maximum hit points, then this maneuver has no effect and normal damage is rolled. Adepts with this maneuver readied have keen senses in knowing where his enemy’s strength stands, and may make a Heal check as a free action (DC 20) to gauge if his opponent is capable of being finished by this maneuver.
Blade of Perfection
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 6
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
In an instant of perfect clarity, the adept finds his moment to strike true. The adept simply strikes the opponent with deadly swiftness, penetrating defenses as if they were not even there. This attack automatically hits its target, and always inflicts maximum damage. For the purposes of counters, treat this attack as if the adept had rolled a natural 20.
Jade Zephyr’s Fleetness
Jade Throne (Boost)
Level: 6
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: One round
The combat focus of a Jade Throne adept lends itself to the analogy of the coiled spring; when necessary, the spring can rapidly unfold and launch with incredible celerity. With this principle adapted to the royal court of battle, the adept may launch himself with alacrity across the field. The adept may add 30-ft to his base speed for one round as a circumstance bonus.
Jade Riposte
Jade Throne (Counter)
Level: 6
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 immediate action
Range: Personal
Target: One attack
Duration: Instant
Within the focus of the adept’s mind, pathways to victory form with which he uses to sculpt and mold the outcome of the battle. When an enemy’s attack threatens to unravel these pathways, a supreme act of will can restore order to them. The adept makes a Sense Motive check opposing his enemy’s attack roll, if successful, he may make an immediate counter attack against that opponent with his full attack bonus.
7th Level
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Jade Battle Lord’s Strike
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 7
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 full attack action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Perfection in combat is the true goal of any adept of Jade Throne, and to become a true master of this discipline is to know how to strike perfectly with each and every attack. The adept initiating Jade Battle Lord’s strike must make a full attack against a target or targets, each attack using his full base attack bonus with a +2 perfection bonus instead of the reduction of iterative attacks.
Royal Blade
Jade Throne (Boost)
Level: 7
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 immediate action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: One round
As a true king of battle, the adept brings his mastery of Jade Throne to the battlefield to the despair of his foes. By initiating this maneuver, his show of majestic force proves his claim to power. The adept may add a +10 insight bonus to his attack roll and +40 insight bonus to damage rolls to a single melee attack made during this turn.
Proclamation of Jade
Jade Throne (Strike) [Mind Affecting]
Level: 7
Prerequisites: 2 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
With a mighty overhand swing the Jade Throne adept puts his foe in their place; on their knees before the majesty of a prince of warriors. The character must make a melee attack against a target creature, if successful the attack inflicts an additional 5d6 points of damage and the character must make a successful Will save (DC 17 + primary initiator attribute modifier) to resist being driven to their knees as a knock down effect.
8th Level
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Descending Jade Strike
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 8
Prerequisites: 3 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
With a downward swing of his blade, the Jade Throne adapt proves his mastery of the discipline by shattering the will of the enemy to fight. The adept makes a Sense Motive check in place of his normal attack roll (he may add any enhancement bonus from the weapon or feats that apply to the use of this weapon to this roll as well), and if this Sense Motive check equals or exceeds the target’s armor class, the attack deals quadruple damage. If this check does not meet or exceed the target's armor class, then the attack fails and the adept misses.
Riddle of Steel
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 8
Prerequisites: 3 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Fortitude (partial)
With a swift and deadly strike, the adept is capable of disabling a foe’s senses for a few moments, effectively eliminating the threat. The adept makes a melee attack against his opponent, if successful, the strike deals an additional 6d6 points of damage and stuns his opponent for 1d4 rounds on a failed Fortitude save (DC 18 + Primary initiator attribute modifier). If this save is successful, the victim is instead dazed for one round.
Jade Mastery Stance
Jade Throne (Stance) [Mind-Affecting]
Level: 8
Prerequisites: 3 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
The fearsome glory of a master adept of the Jade Throne discipline causes him to appear as nothing less than a god of war incarnated in flesh and steel. While in this stance, any creature with an intelligence of 1 or higher must make a Will save (DC 18 + primary initiator attribute modifier) to make an attack against him. If this saving throw is a success, then he may proceed to attack him. If the opponent fails he may continue his turn as he chooses, no actions used, but he may not attack the adept on this round. Successfully hitting the adept after a successful Will save grants the opponent immunity to this effect for 24 hours; should he fail to hit the adept after a successful Will save he must make another Will save in subsequent rounds to attempt to attack the adept. Only one attempt to overcome the awe-inspiring presence of the Jade Throne adept may be made per round by any one creature.
9th Level
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Heavenly Blade of the Jade Empire
Jade Throne (Strike)
Level: 9
Prerequisites: 4 Jade Throne maneuvers
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Fortitude (partial)
The supreme technique of the Jade Throne, the adept who knows of it is the lord of all battlefields and marks his name amongst the legends of war. The adept makes a melee attack, if successful, then the adept makes a Sense Motive check, adding three times the result of this roll to his weapon’s damage. The target must then make a Fortitude save (DC 19 + Primary initiator attribute modifier) to resist becoming paralyzed for 1d4 minutes. If the save is successful, the target is stunned for 1 round.