Scorching Sirocco
Type: Tactical
Source: Tome of Battle
As a student of the Desert Wind, the burning fury of the desert sirocco is at your command. In battle, you call upon its power to burn your enemy and lend you speed.
Prerequisite: Desert Wind Dodge, base attack bonus +6, two Desert Wind maneuvers.
Benefit: The Scorching Sirocco feat enables the use of three tactical options.
- Fan the Flames: To use this option, you must deal fire damage to a foe. On your next turn, you can attempt a DC 20 Tumble check as a move action. You must be adjacent to the target to use this ability. If you succeed, your opponent catches fire.
- Mark of Fire: To use this option, you must deal fire damage to a foe with a Desert Wind strike. On your next turn, you must deal fire damage to that foe again and make a DC 20 Spellcraft check. If you succeed, the flames spread across your target, granting your allies a +2 bonus on attack rolls against her for 1 round.
- Dance of Flames: To use this option, you must move at least 10 feet and initiate a Desert Wind stance On your next turn, you gain a +2 bonus on Tumble checks If you succeed on Tumble check to avoid an attack of opportunity, the opponent whose attack you avoided takes 1d6 points of fire damage as mystical flames twirl around you.