The spark of battle arises naturally in warriors of all stripes, the stress of battle pushing them to new heights of combat prowess. Warriors rarely learn techniques from this discipline through training, instead relying on their skill to lead them towards unlocking powerful maneuvers when the heat of combat is fiercest. The Spark of Battle discipline includes both extraordinary and supernatural combat options. The Spark of Battle’s associated skill is Acrobatics, and its associated weapon groups are heavy blades, light blades, and close weapons.
Associated Skill: Acrobatics
Associated Weapon Groups: Close, heavy blades, light blades
Title Veil: The Sparker
Note: Many Spark of Battle maneuvers have additional effects if the initiator has the Spark of Inspiration feat. Since this feat prevents characters from taking levels in normal initiator classes or taking the Martial Training feat, that means that Spark of Battle maneuvers give the most benefit to characters utilizing the Sparking subsystem.
1st Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Backfist | Strike | You sacrifice accuracy for speed and ferocity, following up your attack with a fierce punch. |
| Bladestrike | Counter | You deflect an opponent’s weapon, damaging it in the process. |
| Electric Slide | Boost | You move through your opponent’s space, tripping them in the process. |
| Eye of the Storm | Stance | You can spark more easily in combat. |
| Flashcut | Strike | The speed of your attack dazzles your opponent. |
| Sparking Blow | Strike | Your rapid strike creates a shower of electric sparks, dealing minor electrical damage to a foe and increasing your accuracy against armored opponents. |
2nd Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Air Step | Boost | You kick off with such force that you’re able to briefly step on air like solid ground. |
| Crushing Thunder | Strike | You lean into your blow, potentially dazing your enemy. |
| Doublestrike | Strike | You follow your successful attack with a damaging backswing. |
| Electric Roll | Boost | Your successful Acrobatics check allows you to hurtle across the battlefield like a bolt of lightning. |
| Thunder Parry | Counter | You counter a foe’s melee attack with such force that they are blown backward. |
3rd Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forked Lightning | Strike | Your attacks move with such speed that you strike twice before a foe can blink. |
| Grounding Rod | Counter | Your successful Acrobatics check allows you to absorb and redirect an electrical attack. |
| Thunder Walk | Boost | You step with such force that adjacent foes must succeed on an Acrobatics check or fall prone. |
| Volt Dance | Counter | You instantly travel to the source of an electrical attack. |
4th Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Thrust | Strike | A powerful thrusting attack creates a burst of electrical energy |
| Incandescent Strike | Strike | Your energized blow blinds nearby foes. |
| Spin Kick | Strike | You follow up your weapon attack with a powerful kick. |
| Sundered Falcon Swing | Strike | Create shockwaves of air that disrupt aerial opponents. |
5th Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charged Wheel | Strike | You make a single attack against each opponent within your melee reach, dealing additional electrical damage. |
| Lightning Parry Stance | Stance | Once per round you may make an Acrobatics check to deflect a melee or ranged attack. |
| Ozone Shimmer | Stance | Your rapid movements make it difficult to discern your exact location. |
| Skyscream | Strike | You leap into the air and descend blade first towards your opponent with such speed that the air itself screams in protest. |
6th Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial Dash | Boost | You launch yourself through the air at unprecedented speed, unfettered by earthly bonds. |
| Form of Thunder | Stance | Enter a stance that causes your body to vibrate with the power of an unleashed thunderstorm. |
| Lightning Strikes | Boost | Your weapons strike so rapidly they tear through steel like tissue. |
7th Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Soaring Falcon Flurry | Strike | Leaping into the air, you unleash a flurry of attacks that send rippling shockwaves through the air. |
| Stance of Storms | Stance | You can airstep for extended periods and travel overland at extreme speeds. |
| Thunder’s Fury | Strike | You make three vicious thrust attacks that explode with thunderous force. |
8th Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Pinwheel | Strike | Alternating between weapon attacks and unarmed strikes, you tear into your foe with a cartwheel of electrically charged attacks. |
| Oakrender | Strike | You make a single attack that strikes with the force of a dozen lightning bolts, shattering armor, flesh, and earth alike. |
| Skyscream Dance | Strike | Your skyscream attack strikes with enough force to launch you into the air for another attack. |
9th Level[]
| Maneuver | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stigmata of Storm | Strike | Your rapid attacks strike with the speed and ferocity of a lightning storm, piercing your foes limbs and leaving bleeding wounds in their wake. |