You have received martial training that allows you to perform special combat maneuvers with the pollaxe. You gain the following benefits:
- You gain proficiency in pollaxes.
- You learn three special maneuvers of the Battle Master archetype in the fighter class which can only be performed by using a pollaxe:
- Lungin Attack (with the spike): When you make a melee weapon attack on your turn, you can expend one superiority die to increase your reach for that attack by 5 feet. If you hit, you add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll.
- Pushing Attack (with the hammer): When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to drive the target back. You add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you push the target up to 15 feet away from you.
- Trip Attack (with the axe): When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt to knock the target down. You add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you knock the target prone.
- If a maneuver you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier.
- You gain a number of superiority dice (d6), equal to your proficiency bonus (this die is added to any superiority dice you have from another source). These dice are used to fuel your maneuvers. A superiority die is expended when you use it. You regain your expended superiority dice when you finish a long rest.
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