Melee Duelist (prestige class)

Melee Duelist
Book source	Knights of the Old Republic pg 46

Melee Duelists at Large

Throughout the history of the galaxy, dueling has seen many degrees of acceptability, militarily, legally, and socially. Some cultures or subcultures regard dueling as an honorable and civilized method of settling disputes, but others see dueling as barbaric. During the Knights of the Old Republic era, melee combat has resurged, forcing many to study dueling as a means to survive on the battlefield. In addition, dueling is still regarded as a sport on many planets. In fact, dueling is allowed on more civilized worlds than gladiatorial combat, given the higher cult ural status dueling enjoys.

The melee duelist specializes in fighting a single opponent. The melee duelist selects a primary weapon of choice, studying and practicing maneuvers, feints, and tricks to perfection. Competitive duelists train with several types weapons because they may not know ahead of time which types of weapons will be used in a duel. Battlefield duelists expand their abilities to take on small groups because they cannot depend on the luxury of fighting a single opponent in the middle of a skirmish. Jedi can also become melee duelists to improve their lightsaber combat and expand their knowledge beyond the standard Jedi lightsaber forms. Sith of all ranks and types can specialize in melee duelist, as many of them do not have direct access to learning lightsaber forms.

Examples of Melee Duelists in Star Wars

Ice, Marl, Qesya Vth’naar, Tabor

Requirements

To qualify to become a melee duelist, a character must fulfill the following criteria.

Minimum Level: 7th.

Minimum Base Attack Bonus: +7.

Feats: Melee Defense, Rapid Strike, Weapon Focus with exotic melee weapon or advanced melee weapons.

Class Rules & Traits

The Melee Duelist
Level	BAB	Class Features
1st	+1	Defense bonuses, talent
2nd	+2	Master of Movement (1/encounter)
3rd	+3	Talent
4th	+4	Master of Movement (2/encounter)
5th	+5	Talent
6th	+6	Master of Movement (3/encounter)
7th	+7	Talent
8th	+8	Master of Movement (4/encounter)
9th	+9	Talent
10th	+10	Master of Movement (5/encounter)

Bounty hunters have the following traits.

Hit Points

At each level, melee duelists gain 1d8 hit points + their Constitution modifier.

Force Points

Ace pilots gain a number of Force points equal to 6 + one-half their character level (rounded down) at 1st level and every time they gain a new level in this class. Any Force points left over from previous levels are lost.

Defense Bonuses

At 1st level, you gain a +4 class bonus to your Reflex Defense and a +2 class bonus to your Will Defense.

Talents

At every odd-numbered level (1st, 3rd, 5th, …), you select a talent from any of the following talent trees. You must meet the prerequisites (if any) of the chosen talent. No talent can be selected more than once unless expressly indicated. Click on the links to learn more about a given talent tree or talent.

Talent Tree	Talents
Brawler	Bayonet Master, Cantina Brawler, Counterpunch, Crowd Control, Devastating Melee Smash, Disarm and Engage, Entangler, Experienced Brawler, Expert Grappler, Grabber, Gun Club, Hammerblow, Make Do, Man Down, Melee Smash, Pick a Fight, Reverse Strength, Strong Grab, Stunning Strike, Sucker Punch, Unbalance Opponent, Unrelenting Assault
Melee Duelist	Advantageous Strike, Dirty Tricks, Dual Weapon Flourish I, Dual Weapon Flourish II, Master of Elegance, Multiattack Proficiency (advanced melee), Out of Nowhere, Single Weapon Flourish I, Single Weapon Flourish II
Weapon Specialist	Autofire Assault, Crushing Assault, Devastating Attack, Disarming Attack, Impaling Assault, Improved Suppression Fire, Penetrating Attack, Stinging Assault, Weapon Specialization

Master of Movement

You know how to take advantage of whatever terrain you are fighting in. A number of times per encounter equal to half your melee duelist level, you can either ignore the movement penalty for moving through difficult terrain or over low objects on a single move action, or reroll a single Jump or Acrobatics check, taking the better result.