(Style, Combat)
Like a deadly predator, you bolt at unsuspecting foes from below.
Prerequisites
Improved Unarmed Strike,
Shark Style,
Shark Tear,
Swim 10 ranks, base attack bonus +10 or
Monk, Astoran level 10th.
Benefit
While in
Shark Style, when you're underwater with neutral, rising, or swiftly rising buoyancy, you can perform a terrifying leap to attack opponents directly above you. This works similarly to the
Charge action, except you can move only straight up, and you make a single piercing unarmed strike or bite attack. If the attack hits, it deals double damage; if the attack roll's result is also higher than 11 + the target's
Swim modifier, the attack knocks the target off-balance until its next turn. Like with a
Charge, you can perform a partial version when limited to a single
Standard Action (such as in the surprise round in addition to moving half as far as normal for a partial
Charge, the attack doubles only the damage dice (as per
Vital Strike) rather than the full damage roll.
