The Iron Fist

The Iron Fist

Written by: Michael Hammes [Mailto: x12b20@cfl.rr.com]
There are many schools of martial arts, but one of the most
physically devastating is that of the Iron Fist. The focus of this
school is to harness the force of ki to make the body into a living
weapon. The usual test for a prospective applicant is to break
something seemingly impossible, like the trunk of a tree, or a
slab of granite, using only unarmed attacks. This can take days or
even weeks as the prospective student kicks and punches away,
and most give up. Those who succeed are allowed to join the
school.
Training consists of learning to focus ki to overcome the
resistance of various objects. Early on students practice
strengthening their punches by striking into bowls of sand or
small rocks and later slabs of rock or even plates of steel. Kicks
are strengthened by striking ever-harder grades of wood as well
as rock and steel. The idea is that your blows will become as
strong as the material you are striking against. In order to test
their skills, Iron Fists will often join adventures where there is a
great likelihood for combat.
Hit Die: d8
Requirements
Alignment: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, or Lawful Evil
Skills: Tumble 8 ranks, Jump 8 ranks
Feats: Power Attack, Improved Sunder, Weapon Focus
(unarmed strike), Improved Unarmed Strike, Stunning Fist
Special: Must possess the flurry of blows special ability
Class Skills
The Iron Fists class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are;
Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con),
Craft (Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str),
Knowledge (Arcana) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex),
Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex).
See Chapter 4 in the Core Rulebook 1 for skill descriptions.
Skill Points at each level: 4+Int modifier

Table The Iron Fist

Class Base Attack Fort Ref Will Special
Level Bonus Save Save Save
1 +1 +2 +2 +0 Iron Fist (Cold Iron), Improved Stunning Attack
2 +2 +2 +2 +0
3 +3 +3 +3 +1 Rapid Stunning Attack
4 +4 +3 +3 +1 Iron Fist (Lawful) , Proficient Stunning Attack
5 +5 +4 +4 +1 Accurate Attack
6 +6 +4 +4 +2 Increased Stunning Attacks
7 +7 +5 +5 +2 Iron Fist (Adamantine), Knockout Attack
8 +8 +5 +5 +2
9 +9 +6 +6 +3 Supreme Stunning Attack
10 +10 +6 +6 +3 Death Blow
Accurate Attack: Beginning at 5th level the Iron Fist’s unarmed
Class Features strikes become more accurate. The threat range for his unarmed
attacks increases by 1 to 19 through 20.
Weapon and Armour Proficiency: No additional weapons
armour or shields. Rapid Stunning Attacks: At 3rd level the Iron Fist may make as
many stunning attacks as he wants to per round.
Iron Fist: Beginning at 1st Level an Iron Fist channelling of Ki is
such that their fists are treated as Cold Iron for the purpose of Proficient Stunning Attack: At 4th level the Iron Fist’s stunning
defeating damage reduction. At 4th level, their fists are treated as attacks stun opponents longer. Instead of being stunned for one
lawful weapons for the purpose of dealing damage to creatures round, an Iron Fist’s opponent is stunned for a total number of
with damage reduction. At 7th level, her unarmed attacks are rounds equal to one plus the Iron Fist’s Wisdom modifier.
treated as adamantine weapons for the purpose of dealing
Increased Stunning Attacks: At 6th level the Iron Fist’s daily
damage to creatures with damage reduction and bypassing
limit of stunning attacks is increased. The Iron Fist adds both his
hardness.
Dexterity and Wisdom modifiers to the total number of stunning
Improved Stunning Attack: At 1st level the Iron Fist gains a attacks he may make per day.
greater ability to stun with his fists. A foe’s Fortitude saving
Knockout Attack: At 7th level the stunning attacks of an Iron
throw DC versus the Iron Fist’s stunning attack is now (DC 10
Fist now have a chance to knock an opponent out in addition to
+total character level + Wisdom modifier).
stunning them. The Fortitude saving throw DC against the

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knockout is (DC 10 +1/2 the Iron Fist’s total character level +
Wisdom modifier).
Note, even if the Iron Fist’s opponent saves against the knockout,
he may still fail to save versus the stunning attack. The length of
the knockout is the same as the length of the stunning attack, i.e.
one plus the Iron Fist’s Wisdom modifier. Opponents who are
knocked out are considered to be helpless (see Helpless
Defenders Core Rulebook 1).
Like stunning attack, the knockout attack is a supernatural
ability.
Supreme Stunning Attack: At 9th level an Iron Fist’s stunning
attack has reached its highest level of effectiveness. Constructs,
oozes, plants, undead, incorporeal creatures and creatures
immune to critical hits are now subject to the effects of an Iron
Fist’s stunning attacks, excluding the knockout.
Death Blow (Su): Once per day an Iron Fist may channel all his
ki to deliver a deadly unarmed blow but they must announce
their intent before making the attack roll. Constructs, oozes,
plants, undead, incorporeal creatures, and creatures immune to
critical hits cannot be affected. Otherwise, if the monk strikes
successfully and the target takes damage from the blow, the
quivering palm attack succeeds. The target must then make a
Fortitude saving throw (DC 10 + ½ the monk’s level + the
monk’s Wis modifier), it dies. If the saving throw is successful,
they survive.
The Iron Fist forgoes all other attacks for the round in which he
is making the Death Blow. The Iron Fist must successfully strike
the foe, if he misses the opportunity is lost.

Multi-class Notes
While the Iron Fist may not freely multi-class with that of monk
(once on the path of the Iron Fist he can no longer advance in
Monk levels), two aspects intertwine:
Iron Fist levels are counted toward the advancement of Unarmed
Damage as per Core Rulebook 1. That means that a medium-
sized 7th level Monk/1st level Iron Fist would be considered to be
the equivalent of an 8th level Monk for the purposes of
determining unarmed damage.
Iron Fist levels stack with Monk levels for purposes of
determining the total number of stunning attacks per day. Thus
the aforementioned 7th level Monk/1st level Iron Fist would be
capable of 8 stunning attacks per day.
No other aspects of the Monk class intertwine. That means that
Unarmoured Speed does not increase, nor does an Iron Fist
continue to advance in AC bonus or gain any of the other class
features of a Monk.

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