Lethal Finisher
A swashbuckler trades a Finisher's precision payoff for a bigger damage swing tied to a saving throw, one that worsens for the target on a critical hit.
You stab your foe in a vital organ, possibly killing them outright. Make a Strike. On a success, you forego your precise strike damage from the finisher.
Instead, your target takes additional precision damage based on a save against your class DC. If your Strike was a critical hit, the target's saving throw outcome is one degree worse.
Critical Success You deal 6 precision damage.
Success You deal 6d6 precision damage.
Failure You deal 12d6 precision damage.
Critical Failure You deal 18d6 precision damage.
Level 18 · Type Class
Prerequisites precise strike 6d6
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