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== Dregling, Sword ==

{{Stat Block 2
|summary=Dreglings are soul-sapped soldiers, driven to a bloodthirsty madness by their condition and eager for violence.
|name=Sword Dregling|cr=1
|sex=Male |race=[[SRD:Human|Human]]
|clvl=Warblade<sup>[[Tome of Battle|TOB]]</sup> 1
|al=NE |size=Medium |type=[[SRD:Humanoid Type|Humanoid]] |subtype=
|init=+2 |sens= |listen=+0 |spot=+0
|spd=30' |othspd=
|hd=1 |hp=13 |othhp=
|ac=14 |acmods=+2 armor, +2 Dexterity |touch=12 |flat=12
|immune= |resist= |weak= |sr=
|bab=+1 |grp=+3
|melee1=[[SRD:Longsword|Longsword]] +4 (1d8+3, 19-20/x2) |melee2=Longsword (with ''divine wind flurry'') +2/+2 (1d8+3, 19-20/x2) |ranged1= 
|atkop=
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=Maneuvers
|sq=Battle clarity (Reflex saves), weapon aptitude
|str=15 |dex=14 |con=13 |int=12 |wis=10 |cha=8
|fort=+3 |ref=+3 |will=+0
|skills=[[SRD:Balance|Balance]] +6, [[SRD:Intimidate|Intimidate]] +3, [[SRD:Jump (Skill)|Jump]] +8, Martial Lore<sup>TOB</sup> +5, [[SRD:Tumble|Tumble]] +6
|feats=[[SRD:Skill Focus|Skill Focus]] (Jump), [[SRD:Weapon Focus|Weapon Focus]] (Longsword)
|lang=Common
|cg=
|poss=[[SRD:Leather Armor|Leather armor]], [[SRD:Longsword|longsword]]. 
|san1=Battle Clarity |sad1=See [[Tome of Battle]] (page 22).
|san2=Weapon Aptitude |sad2=See [[Tome of Battle]] (page 22).
|san3=Maneuvers |sad3=The sword dregling's single level in warblade grant it three known maneuvers, all of which can be readied, and one stance. The sword dregling draws maneuvers from five disciplines, most commonly the [[Coin's Edge (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Coin's Edge]], [[Dancing Goddess (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Dancing Goddess]], [[Iron Heart (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Iron Heart]]<sup>TOB</sup>, [[Tiger Claw (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Tiger Claw]]<sup>TOB</sup>, and [[White Raven (3.5e Martial Discipline)|White Raven]]<sup>TOB</sup>.
 
A sword dregling typically knows ''[[Divine Wind Flurry (3.5e Maneuver)|divine wind flurry]]'', ''[[Mightstrike (3.5e Maneuver)|mightstrike]]'' or ''leading the attack''<sup>TOB p. 91</sup>, and ''[[Unbalancing Assault (3.5e Maneuver)|unbalancing assault]]''. The stance known is ''[[Shattered Jade (3.5e Maneuver)|shattered jade]]''.
}}

===Strategies and Tactics===

A sword dregling will open battle by moving into charge range, at which point it will initiate ''unbalancing assault''. Once the distance is closed, a sword dregling acting as part of a group will use ''unbalancing assault'' and ''leading the attack'' to create favorable conditions for the rest of the group, which will then piggyback off of their ally's maneuvers and take advantage of the targeted opponent. A sword dregling may wait to initiate ''shattered jade'' until a fellow dregling has flat-footed an opponent, flanked, or connected with ''leading the attack'', especially if it does not open combat with ''unbalancing assault''. If the sword dregling does open combat by charging, it may or may not enter ''shattered jade''.

Dreglings are not particularly well-trained and are unlikely to engage in a defeat-in-detail strategy, so play their tactics up or down in accordance with the challenge the players are able to handle.

===Shield Dregling===

A sword dregling may be equipped with a [[SRD:Light Shield|light wooden shield]], in which case it trades one of it's known disciplines for the [[Golem Heart (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Golem Heart]] discipline and knows ''[[Endure Destruction (3.5e Maneuver)|endure destruction]]'', typically in place of ''divine wind flurry''. In terms of changes to the stat block, a shield dregling has +1 to AC (AC 15, touch 12, flat-footed 13), its attacks deal 1d8+2 rather than 1d8+3, and it incurs an armor check penalty of -1, lowering its skill checks to Balance +5, Jump +7, and Tumble +5.


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Author	Jota +
Challenge Rating	1 +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Name	Sword Dregling +
Race	Human +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium +
Summary	Dreglings are soul-sapped soldiers, driven to a bloodthirsty madness by their condition and eager for violence. +
Title	Dregling, Sword +
Type	Humanoid +