Blade Stances (v1.1)

Maneuver your blade to do powerful attacks unlike any other wielder of the sword.

As a bonus action take a stance, the stance lasts for 1 attack and is consumed after being used. You must consume a bonus action to enter a stance.

1. Square Off (Hold your blade back with 2 hands in a ready to thrust stance. You can make 1 attack in this stance before it is lost. You can either 1 do a slashing uppercut as a reaction to gain +3 AC against a single attack and damage the enemy if they attack you, or 2 you can do a powerful thrust as an attack action which deals 2d8+strength mod+dexterity mod damage. if your strength and dexterity score are 20, this will do 2d8+10 damage)

2. Wing Stance (Hold your blade out to the side with a single hand, you can make 1 attack in this stance before its lost. You can 1 choose to engulf all of your attack actions and reaction to do a flurry of attacks. This does 2 extra attacks on top of your normal attacks, max 6 at level 20. [the 2 attacks do not get your strength bonus to damage] Or 2 you can choose to do a jumping/dashing piercing strike that deals 2d8 piercing damage with no bonus from strength or dex that can knock an enemy prone if they fail a strength save of DC 8 + strength modifier + proficiency modifier.)