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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 4373432" data-attributes="member: 21938">As I've said before, I'm not that familiar with d20 Modern so I can't comment on that. As for martial arts, there are two main feats that approach unarmed fighting in different ways:BrawlerYou can hold your own in a bar-fight or brawl.Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1.Benefit: You are considered to be armed even when unarmed– that is, you do not provoke attacks or opportunity fromarmed opponents when you attack them while unarmed.However, you still get an attack of opportunity against anyopponent who makes an unarmed attack on you. In addition,your unarmed strikes can deal lethal or nonlethal damage,at your option. You also gain a +2 bonus to bull rush andgrapple checks.Normal: A character without the Brawler or Martial Arts featsprovokes attacks of opportunity when attacking unarmed andcan only deal nonlethal damage.Martial ArtsYou are trained in a particular school of martial artists, suchas tae kwon doe, karate or an alien style such as that used bythe Minbari.Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1.Benefit: You are considered to be armed even when unarmed– that is, you do not provoke attacks or opportunity fromarmed opponents when you attack them while unarmed.However, you still get an attack of opportunity againstany opponent who makes an unarmed attack onyou. In addition, your unarmed strikes can deallethal or nonlethal damage, at your option.You also gain a +2 bonus to disarmand trip checks.Normal: A character without the Brawler or Martial Arts featsprovokes attacks of opportunity when attacking unarmed andcan only deal nonlethal damage.In addition there is the standard Combat Expertise feat tree, and the following feats may also be of interest:Natural AthleteYou have developed your athletic potential and find manytasks easier as a result.Prerequisite: Athletics 4 ranks.Benefit: You do not become flat-footed when balancingor climbing. You automatically succeed at Reflex saves tocatch onto edges when jumping and Athletics checks to dragyourself up from dangling. You can also ‘kip up’ (stand up) asa free action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.Drazi TackleNamed because it exemplifies a typical Drazi approach tounarmed combat, those skilled in tackling others can oftentreat targets as little more than bowling pins.Prerequisites: Athletics 6 ranks, Brawler.Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to bull rush checks. You do notprovoke an attack of opportunity when you try to bull rushan opponent. Bull rush targets may not choose to avoid thecharacter. Also, if the attacker exceeds the target’s Strengthcheck by 5 or more, he may choose to either:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Push the target to one side (the target is moved to the 5-foot by 5-foot space either to the left or right of their current position and the attacker continues in the direction of the bull rush as normal).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Knocking the target down and move over them (the target becomes prone automatically and the attacker continues in the direction of the bull rush as normal).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Knock the target backwards and stay in the target’s original space (the target will still move 5 feet in the direction of the bull rush for every 5 points by which the attacker’ Strength check exceeded the target’s).</li> </ul>Normal: Successful bull rushes can only knock the targetbackwards and the attacker must move with the target for theknockback distance to be greater than one 5-foot by 5-footspace.Were you also interested in the details of the soldier class?</blockquote>

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