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<blockquote data-quote="brendan candries" data-source="post: 2953050" data-attributes="member: 13854">Actually that's not in the text. I must admit the text as a whole is badly written and open for different interpretations.IOC we make a distinction between the state &quot;dervish dance&quot; and the actual combat dance. The state &quot;dervish dance&quot; is treated much in the same way as rage. It has a limited timer (half ranks in dance skill), once per encouter, fatigued for remainder of encounter. Can't do stuff that needs concentration or that requires you to remain still. Light armor only, no shield.While under the effect of the &quot;dervish dance&quot; you can do a combat dance. You can only attack with one or more slashing weapons that also gain a bonus. You combine a full attack with a move action. As such you can and must move 5 feet between each attack. We consider situations like being prone or grappling as conditions that don't allow the combat dance even for a single attack (so no slashing bonus).So we don't rule the dervish dance to end when you get disarmed of your only slashing weapon, when you get knocked prone and not even when you are grappled. You can opt not to combat dance while in a dervish dance and attack with slashing weapons (without the bonus) or with non-slashing weapons (e.g. throw javelins), full attack without moving (unless 5-foot step). you can even draw and drink potions (we don't see the need to remain still here).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brendan candries, post: 2953050, member: 13854"] Actually that's not in the text. I must admit the text as a whole is badly written and open for different interpretations. IOC we make a distinction between the state "dervish dance" and the actual combat dance. The state "dervish dance" is treated much in the same way as rage. It has a limited timer (half ranks in dance skill), once per encouter, fatigued for remainder of encounter. Can't do stuff that needs concentration or that requires you to remain still. Light armor only, no shield. While under the effect of the "dervish dance" you can do a combat dance. You can only attack with one or more slashing weapons that also gain a bonus. You combine a full attack with a move action. As such you can and must move 5 feet between each attack. We consider situations like being prone or grappling as conditions that don't allow the combat dance even for a single attack (so no slashing bonus). So we don't rule the dervish dance to end when you get disarmed of your only slashing weapon, when you get knocked prone and not even when you are grappled. You can opt not to combat dance while in a dervish dance and attack with slashing weapons (without the bonus) or with non-slashing weapons (e.g. throw javelins), full attack without moving (unless 5-foot step). you can even draw and drink potions (we don't see the need to remain still here). [/QUOTE]

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