I've been looking into building a magus, specifically using the dervish dance build suggested by Walter in his magus guide (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1DB6sOfbAzFmKVPgcyLWipTVqvWFjfDSv6 v_YiGQb5Yw). Problem is, dervish dance is not listed in the rulebook, or available as a choice from any of the character creation software I have used. I see a d20 page with the description, but I would like to see where dervish dance is. Has it been removed?
Ive seen another feat called dimensional dervish that looks pretty cool, is this the line of feats that replaced dervish dance? Teleporting around the battlefield like a magic ninja sounds like fun.
Yes, it's still around, Inner Sea World Guide, pg 286.
The problem is that it's not on the PRD and your probably don't have the right software packages if the software you're referring to is Herolab.
Dervish Dance is still around, but thematically tied to certain geographical areas and religious affiliations.
Here is the feat as written in the sourcebooks. It can be found in the Inner Sea World Guide and Gateway to Quadira.
It is not open content, so it will not be found on PRD or d20pfsrd. It is a flavored world feat
I can't speak for it being open content or not, but it's been on d20pfsrd for a long time. Dervish Dance. Also Dimensional Dervish has no relation to Dervish Dance.
Thanks for the replies. Strange a feat like this would be pushed into a corner like that.
Anyway now I'm curious about Dimensional Dervish and how it could be used in conjunction with a Dervish Dancing Magus. I'm talking about the whole dimensional line of feats that progress from one to the next. Would I even have enough feats for this? What levels would I be able to acquire each feat?
Anyway now I'm curious about Dimensional Dervish and how it could be used in conjunction with a Dervish Dancing Magus. I'm talking about the whole dimensional line of feats that progress from one to the next. Would I even have enough feats for this? What levels would I be able to acquire each feat?
Unfortunately Dimensional Dervish wouldn't work with Spell Combat as they are both separate full round actions. For a similar effect you may wish to consider using the spells Bladed Dash (2nd level spell) or Force Hook Charge (3rd level spell), though I suppose you could also take the opening feat Dimensional Agility to let you use Dimension Door in Spell Combat but that is more resource consuming both feat wise and spell level wise.
Thanks for the replies. Strange a feat like this would be pushed into a corner like that.
It wasn't meant to be as popular as dervish dancing magi have made it. It was supposed to be a limited and flavorful feat for characters from certain parts of Golarion (Qadira) and in association with the church of Sarenrae.
The more open content version of it is taking a level in Swashbuckler and taking Slashing Grace.
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Slashing Grace and Fencing Grace are two feats that have granted Dex to Damage in another form than Dervish Dance. They are better in some ways, but worse in others. They allow you to have something in your off hand, but require you to have weapon focus in the weapon, and in slashing grace's case, it only works if you choose a whip, aldori dueling sword, or have swashbuckler levels.
Effortless lace isn't PFS legal, as a note.
And really shouldn't exist in the first place.
Effortless lace isn't PFS legal, as a note.
And really shouldn't exist in the first place.
Or shouldn't be needed in the first place, depending on your point of view. Like most things that accommodate dex-based fighting, it's controversial.