At 22nd level, you master extraordinary techniques that afford tremendous advantages in battle called combat stances. You learn two combat stances of your choice, which are detailed under the “Combat Stances” section. You learn additional combat stances as you advance as a dreadnought according to the dreadnought class progression table.
Once per round if you are in combat, as a bonus action you may enter a combat stance that you know, gaining the benefits detailed in that combat stance’s description. You cannot benefit from more than a single combat stance at a time. Entering a new combat stance causes you to end any combat stances you currently benefit from. A combat stance lasts until you are no longer in combat or become incapacitated.
Each combat stance has a unique feature called an Epic strike which can only be used as an action while in that combat stance. When you make an Epic strike, you either make a single weapon attack against a creature within range or cast a spell of 1st level or higher with a casting time of an action. Some Epic strikes put further restrictions on how they can be used, as detailed in their descriptions. When you deal damage using an Epic strike, you multiply all damage dealt by the attack or spell according to the damage multiplier detailed in the description.
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