Golden Lion

The discipline of Golden Lion is a practice passed between war leaders, chieftains, generals, and militia leaders over the generations, meant to bring a group of warriors together into one cohesive unit. Golden Lion is a discipline that only greatly benefits a warrior who believes strongly in teamwork. The larger the group, the more who can benefit from the skilled leadership of a dedicated commander. Golden Lion benefits its practitioners indirectly, by aiding their allies instead.

Key Skill: Diplomacy

Associated Weapons: Heavy Blades, Hammers and Polearms

Level 1 Maneuvers

Maneuver	Type	Description
Demoralizing Roar	Boost	Any target struck by you in melee is shaken for 1 round
Encouraging Roar	Boost	For one round all allies gain a +2 moral bonus on attacks and damage
Hunting Party	Strike	Make an attack, grant an adjacent ally an attack of opportunity against the same enemy
Pride Leader's Stance	Stance	Initiator and allies within 20 ft gain a +4 morale bonus on saves against fear
Pride Movement	Boost	Grant an adjacent ally a move action
Tactical Strike	Strike	Make an attack, grant nearby ally the ability to move up to 10 feet.

Level 2 Maneuvers

*Requires level 3

Maneuver	Type	Description
Call to Action	Strike	Attack deals +2d6 damage and grants adjacent ally immediate move action
Defending the Pride	Boost	Grant all allies within 60 ft +4 AC
Distracting Strike	Strike	Deal +2d6 damage and cause foe to be flat footed.
Pyrite Strike	Strike	Deal +1d6 damage and move foe 5 feet
Warning Roar	Counter	Make Diplomacy check to negate attack on nearby ally.

Level 3 Maneuvers

*Requires level 5

Maneuver	Type	Description
Circling the Prey	Boost	Grant all allies within 60 ft a free 5 foot step
Golden Commander Stance	Stance	All allies within 30 ft flank with adjacent allies
Kill the Wounded	Strike	Allies deal +2d6 damage to the target with attacks
Pack Pounce	Strike	Make an attack while adjacent to an ally, gain a +5 damage per ally adjacent to that enemy (Max +15).

Level 4 Maneuvers

*Requires level 7

Maneuver	Type	Description
Charge of the Battle Cat	Strike	Charge attack does not provoke AoO, deals +4d6 damage, knocks prone.
Direct the Pride	Boost	Target adjacent ally who has not acted this turn, move his initiative directly after yours for this turn, the following turn he returns to his former initiative.
Golden Lion Charger	Stance	When charging, gain an additional +2 bonus to attack and never provoke attacks of opportunity for charging.
Golden Swipe	Strike	Melee attack inflicts an additional 6d6 points of damage and moves the opponent 10 ft. in a direction of your choosing.

Level 5 Maneuvers

*Requires level 9

Maneuver	Type	Description
Discipline of the Pride	Boost	Grant all allies within 30 ft. one feat that you possess for three rounds.
Guard the Pride	Counter	Grant an adjacent ally +4 circumstance bonus to AC for one round as an immediate action.
Roar of Battle	Strike	Make an attack that inflicts an additional 6d6 points of damage, all other allies that attack the target inflict an additional 3d6 points of damage on successful attacks.
Strategic Blow	Strike	Make a successful melee attack on a target, strike inflicts 8d6 points of additional damage and grants an ally within 10 ft. of the disciple a move action.

Level 6 Maneuvers

*Requires level 11

Maneuver	Type	Description
Endurance of the Strong	Counter	When an ally within 30 ft. is struck in combat and injured, the disciple may make an immediate shout of inspiration to restore some of the ally’s flagging strength, restoring twice the disciple’s initiator level in hit points.
Golden General's Attitude	Stance	Grant a morale bonus to attack and damage rolls, and saves against fear effects to all allies within 60 ft. vs fear, +1 for every 4/initiator levels.
Harry the Prey	Strike	Make an attack, all allies within 30 ft. may make an immediate attack against any foe they are capable of attacking.
Lion's Feast	Boost	For one round any enemies that are slain in combat within 20 ft. of you grant any adjacent allies to you temporary hit points equal to twice the creature’s Hit Dice.

Level 7 Maneuvers

*Requires level 13

Maneuver	Type	Description
Golden General's Victory	Boost	Upon felling a foe, all allies within 60 ft. are healed a number of hit points equal to the disciple’s initiator level.
Orichalcum Swipe	Strike	Melee attack inflicts an additional 12d6 points of damage, target makes up to a full move in a direction of your choosing.
War Lion's Charge	Strike	Make a charge attack against a foe which does not provoke attacks of opportunity, if successful the attack inflicts an additional 14d6 points of damage and potentially stuns the opponent for one round.

Level 8 Maneuvers

*Requires level 15

Maneuver	Type	Description
Alpha's Roar	Boost	The disciple releases an awesome call and grants a +4 morale bonus to all allies’ saving throws for the round and increases the DC’s of allies abilities by 4.
Lion Lord's Agony	Strike	Strike inflicts additional damage equal to the hit point damage the disciple has received.
Triumphant Lion's Leadership	Stance	While in this stance, the initiator and allies within 10- ft. of the disciple, gain +1d6 points of damage for every foe that the disciple has defeated during the encounter (max +5d6).

Level 9 Maneuvers

*Requires level 17

Maneuver	Type	Description
Lord of the Pridelands	Boost	You and your allies gain +2 to hit, damage, AC, and saves for each and every ally within 60-ft for one round (maximum +10).