Hi all, I'm curious as to all the different ways to get pounce, or a pounce like ability for all the different classes. I already know of beast barbarian and the pummel style. But what other ways are there to get it?
Off the top of my head:
Vulpine Pouce (Kitsune feat)
Suprising Charge (Battle Oracle Revelation)
Fleet Warrior (Mythic Ability)
Tiger Pounce (Style Feat)
Catfolk Pounce (Catfolk feat, only with Natural Weapons)
Monstrous physique spell on things like magus and alchemist (And beastmorph alchemist have their mutagen work like monstrous physique) as well as beast shape (so level 6 druid)
Sword master archetype for rogue tengu (it has an ability like a very restricted rage that gives no stat boosts- still gives pounce [as a combat maneuver?] very early and can stack with scout)
Racial feats like claw pounce for catfolk (claws only, but I am fairly sure the claw blades count as claws still, so you could do a TWF build with that; if not, try feral combat training and play a monk to flurry with claws) and kitsune (can only be done 1/2 turns, since it needs you to turn furry as a swift action, and turn back to smooth as another swift action)
The mobile fighter and dawnflower dervish archetypes for fighter, which trades away your first iterative in return for a move+full attack (not bad if you have weapon training, dueling gloves, and weapon focus feats)
summoners' eidolons can get it at level 1
Mounted skirmisher for mounted character
Spirited charge doubles damage done on a mounted charge, but instead triples a lance's damage (which is kind of like making 3 attack- matches up fairly well with a level 10 barbarian's charge, and it can be grabbed with 1 ride rank and 2 non-level/bab specific feats)
SO I found the Bladed Dash for Magus spell combat gives a pounce effect.
Dimensional Dervish, which allows the use of dimensional door (and SLAs based off of dimensional door) to be cast as a swift action.
Skald with Greater Beast Totem gives your entire party pounce. Not bad at all.
@Deadmanwalking: How does that work out? I was under the impression humanoids counted as biped for what evolutions they could take and Pounce is quadruped only.
Dimensional Dervish, which allows the use of dimensional door (and SLAs based off of dimensional door) to be cast as a swift action.
So the SLA I can think of is the cleric travel domain. Are there other ways to get dimensional door effects?
Teleport School wizard gets it, though it's a wizard so you don't really want pounce. Higher level melee Bard/Magus/Summoner could potentially make great use of Dimensional Dervish just by virtue of having multiple spell slots to burn.
Monk's abundant step (which works as the SLA, and actually has its own recognition as an alternative prerequisite in the feat)
That is the way monks used to pounce. Now we use haymakers. And all was right with the world.
SO I found the Bladed Dash for Magus spell combat gives a pounce effect.
The Force Hook Charge spell works as a psuedo-pounce effect too, but only when used with Spell Combat.
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Skald with Greater Beast Totem gives your entire party pounce. Not bad at all.
@Deadmanwalking: How does that work out? I was under the impression humanoids counted as biped for what evolutions they could take and Pounce is quadruped only.
You're probably right, actually (though Synthesists can work around it). There are probably other ways around it, too. I'm pretty sure the Primal Companion Hunter can get it, for example, given that he technically buys it for his AC then kills it and takes the bonus himself.
There are also magic items, now that I think on this subject more. Both the Quick Runner's Shirt and Stagger-Proof Boots (the latter from Inner Sea Gods) can provide a pounce-like effect once per day. You can wear both at once!
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Hi all, I'm curious as to all the different ways to get pounce, or a pounce like ability for all the different classes. I already know of beast barbarian and the pummel style. But what other ways are there to get it?
Mounted combat feats.
At higher level, use a figurine of wondrous power for your steed.
Skald with Greater Beast Totem gives your entire party pounce. Not bad at all.
@Deadmanwalking: How does that work out? I was under the impression humanoids counted as biped for what evolutions they could take and Pounce is quadruped only.
You're probably right, actually (though Synthesists can work around it). There are probably other ways around it, too. I'm pretty sure the Primalist Hunter can get it, for example, given that he technically buys it for his AC then kills it and takes the bonus himself.
There are also magic items, now that I think on this subject more. Both the Quick Runner's Shirt and Stagger-Proof Boots (the latter from Inner Sea Gods) can provide a pounce-like effect once per day. You can wear both at once!
Eating tiger hearts to gain their powers? METAL!
