Prerequisite: Requires the Pugilist class, access to a Fighting Style or similar martial training feature, five feet tall or shorter, and DM permission.
Created by Varrick “Redknuckles” Emberbeard, Red Knuckle Combat is not a monastery form, soldier’s drill, or noble dueling art. It was hammered together in mine tunnels, dockside alleys, tavern yards, and paid street fights by a dwarf who learned early that survival belongs to whoever can strike upward from disadvantage and keep moving after the first hit lands.
Inside Angle. When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, and that creature is at least one size larger than you, you can move 5 feet to an unoccupied space within that creature’s reach, or not, without provoking Opportunity Attacks from that creature. You can use this movement only once per turn.
Short Lever Control. Once on each of your turns, when you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can choose one of the following effects instead of dealing extra damage, you may use this equal to your proficiency modifier:
- Check the Base. The target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.
- Jam the Guard. The target becomes overly concerned about being struck again as you crowd them, throwing off their offense and giving them Disadvantage on their next attack.
- Fold the Posture. If the target is at least one size larger than you, you gain a +1 bonus to the next grapple or shove attempt you make against it before the end of the current turn.
This feat is intended to function as a Fighting Style option for Pugilists, especially Pugilists of the Sweet Science fight club.
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