Upper Swordsman

Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20.

Learning from the upper echelon of weapon masters, you gain insight toward your own mastery of your combat style. At the end of the Attack Action you choose the end in a stance of your choice, the next time you take the Attack Action your attack is modified based on the last stance you took:

• Ox Stance. You hold a strong upper guard with your blade. When you make an attack while within Ox Stance, you deal piercing damage instead of the normal damage type. If this attack lands hits a creature, you push the creature 5 feet back.

• Plow Stance. You hold a strong middle guard with your blade. Your movement speed is decreased by 15 feet while within this stance, and when you make an attack you may additionally choose to increase or decrease your AC by 1 for each attack made until the end of your turn. If an opponent hits you before the end of your turn, you may immediately change to a different stance.

• Wrath Stance. You enter a stance with your blade suited for brutal counterattacks. While within this stance your AC is decreased by 10, and when you would make an attack you may choose to make one singular attack that turn, adding additional damage die to your weapon equivalent to the amount that would be rolled if an additional attack would be made. This may be done a number of times equal to the amount of attacks you have.

• Point Stance. You enter a stance intended to increase the reach of your weapon. When you make an attack, your range is increased by 5 feet. Additionally once per turn when you land an attack, you may make a contested grapple check moving a target your size or smaller to a space within 5 feet of you on a success.