Taijutsu (Stance; Requires Ninjutsu 8 ranks)
Rank: 4 (C-Class);
Learn DC: 17, 2 success;
Perform requirements: 7 ranks (DC 17);
Time: 1 attack action;
Components: C, H, M;
Range: Personal;
Target: You;
Duration: Stance;
Saving Throws: None;
Chakra Cost: 18.
This stance was developed by shinobi who wished to mix ninjutsu and taijutsu into one deadly fighting style, namely, elementalists.
When entering this stance, the user declares which of the following energy type he will use: earth, electricity, fire, water or wind.
Elemental chakra will be forced into the user's body, causing it to glow a faint hue colored appropriately depending on the energy type, and the kind of elemental energy chosen to gather around the user's hands. Any attack made in this stance is a touch attack that deals 2d6 damage of the chosen energy type.
The user uses his Dexterity bonus to attack rolls instead of his Strength modifier (whichever is higher), and does not apply his Strength modifier to damage.
Damage bonus to unarmed attacks or elemental damage from class abilities or feats, such as Weapon Specialization or Elemental Fury, also applies to the damage dealt by this technique. Abilities increasing the attack bonus from unarmed attacks do not, however, affect attacks made in this stance. Should the user lack Advanced Proficiency in this technique, he suffers 1d4 points of damage per round while he uses this technique from the unnatural output of energy from this technique.
Entering this stance in melee may provoke an attack of opportunity.
Mastery
Fifth step of mastery in this technique allows the user to chose to deal 1d6 points of damage of any two energy types
(as specified above) instead of 2d6 of a single type. (creating advanced elements)
Taijutsu (Strike; requires base attack bonus +6, Taijutsu: Todome (2) and Yama-uchi (1)) [Combination, Kick]
Rank: 4 (C-Class);
Learn DC: 20, 1 success;
Perform requirements: 7 ranks (DC 17);
Time: 1 full-attack action;
Components: M;
Range: Melee attack;
Target: One creature the same size as the user or smaller;
Duration: Instantaneous;
Saving Throws: Fortitude partial;
Chakra Cost: 15.
The user strikes at the target with a powerful head blow, aiming to knock it down and stun it, and follows up immediately with a devastating finishing blow.
The user makes an unarmed attack that deals normal damage. If it hits, the target must succeed a Fortitude save to avoid being stunned for 1 round and knocked prone.
If the target fails its save, the user makes a second unarmed attack at his highest attack bonus with a -5 penalty.
If it hits, it deals damage as though the user was one size category larger and gains a +2 bonus to rolls made to confirm a critical hit.