Battle Axe

Battle Axe is a Primary Power Set for Brutes and Scrappers, and a Secondary Power Set for Tankers.

You are an expert with the big, two-handed axe. Not one for subtlety, you prefer the axe's direct approach to most obstacles. While anyone with the requisite strength can wield a battle axe in combat, you've mastered stunts and maneuvers that most could not hope to match. You attack with surprising speed, and often with such power as to knock your foes to the ground. You can sometimes even cleave through multiple targets at once!

A Battle Axe is a large, heavy weapon. You make a melee attack roll to hit a target with it, to which you add your Strength Modifier. You are also considered proficient with it, so you add your Proficiency Bonus to the attack roll. It deals base slashing damage equal to 1d12 plus your Strength Modifier.

Battle Axe Features

Battle Axe Expert

You are an unparalleled expert with your weapon. You are proficient with all forms of Battle Axes. For the purposes of this Power Set, a Battle Axe is a battleaxe, glaive, greataxe, halberd, or pike (from the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Player's Handbook).

• Extra Attack: When you use your Action to make a melee attack with your Battle Axe, you can make a second attack against any creature in range as part of the same Action. At 6th level, you can make two additional attacks, and at 12th level you can make three. Each attack uses its own attack and damage rolls.
• Bonus Attack: If you use your Action to make at least one Battle Axe attack, you can use your Bonus Action on the same turn to make an attack with the other end of the weapon. This attack uses its own attack roll and deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 plus your Strength Modifier.
• Versatile Endurance: You can apply Endurance Dice to the attack rolls of your Battle Axe attacks as well as the damage rolls. These dice are applied individually.
• Upending Critical: Whenever any attack roll with your Battle Axe is a critical hit, in addition to extra damage, your target will be knocked prone.

Maneuvers

You can also use your Action to make special maneuvers with your Battle Axe. You can use Beheader, Chop, and Gash at 1st level. You can use Swoop at 3rd level if Battle Axe is your Primary Power Set and at 8th level if it is your Secondary Power Set. You can use Cleave at 10th level if Battle Axe is your Primary Power Set and at 14th level if it is your Secondary Power Set.

• Beheader (1st): When you make a successful Battle Axe attack that reduces your target to 0 hit points, and you applied at least one Endurance Die to the attack roll or the damage, at your option you can outright kill the creature instead of rendering it incapacitated.
• Chop (1st): Whenever you successfully hit a single creature with at least two Battle Axe attacks as part of the same Action, deal at least one point of damage per hit, and you apply at least one Endurance Die to each attack roll, the target is knocked prone.
• Gash (1st): If you give yourself disadvantage on a Battle Axe attack roll that uses your Action, the attack roll is successful, you add at least one Endurance Die to your damage roll, and deal at least one point of damage, the target suffers an additional 1d12 slashing damage, is knocked prone, and is vulnerable to slashing damage until the end of its next turn.
• Swoop (3rd/8th): If you make a successful Battle Axe attack roll against a Large or smaller creature that is stunned, and you add at least one Endurance Die to either your attack or damage roll, you can knock the creature upward 10 feet and then back down. It will take 1d6 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
• Cleave (10th/14th): If you score a critical hit with a Battle Axe attack roll or reduce a creature to 0 hit points with one, and you applied at least one Endurance Die to the damage, you can make one Battle Axe attack against another creature using your Bonus Action. This bonus attack uses the blade side of your weapon and deals the full slashing damage.

Build Up

Starting at 2nd level if Battle Axe is your Primary Power Set or at 6th level if it is your Secondary Power Set, you can take a moment to focus your senses. Roll at least one Endurance Die. You can add the result to every Battle Axe attack and damage roll you make until the end of your next turn. Using this feature does not cost an Action but you can only do it on your turn.

Whirling Axe

At 7th level if Battle Axe is your Primary Power Set or at 11th level if it is your Secondary Power Set, you can swing your Battle Axe around you in a circle. Each creature within 8 feet of you must make a successful Dexterity Saving Throw or take 2d12 slashing damage and be knocked prone. If the Saving Throw succeeds, the creature takes half damage but is not knocked prone.

You can use Pendulum at 12th level if Battle Axe is your Primary Power Set or at 15th level if it is your Secondary Power Set.

• Pendulum (12th/15th): You can focus your Whirling Axe, striking only at creatures that are in front of you in a wide cone 7 feet long and 15 feet wide. If a creature fails its Saving Throw, it takes an additional 2d12 slashing damage and becomes vulnerable to slashing damage until the end of its next turn.