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Wrestler

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Source Grand Bazaar pg. 126
Wrestlers are athletes who pit their strength and skill against powerful foes. Specializing in a variety of grabs, holds, and strikes, wrestlers are dangerous opponents whose techniques can leave a foe broken and defeated without taking their life.

The wrestling tradition is common all over Golarion. Gladiators and other warriors who fight for entertainment use wrestling techniques in combat. The discipline's focus on grappling is also useful in non-gladiatorial matches, as many foes are unable to contend with an opponent's hold. Grappling is particularly effective against spellcasters, who have a difficult time completing the somatic components of their spells while grabbed.

Wrestlers have storied traditions in the Hold of Belkzen, where orcs use specialized grappling techniques to subdue the large animals they ride as mounts. Orcs prefer wrestling these creatures partially to minimize harm to them, but also because they believe that the process of subduing the creature creates a stronger bond between mount and rider.

Outside of the Inner Sea, wrestlers are common in Iblydos and Arcadia. Iblydan wrestlers focus on grappling techniques to make sure they're never left without a means to fight on the battlefield, even if their weapons are destroyed. Arcadian wrestlers engage in matches designed to retell stories of ancient gods. These matches feature impressive acrobatic feats as well as highly technical grappling maneuvers.

Source Advanced Player's Guide pg. 149 ^2.0
Some archetypes allow other feats beyond those in their entry. These are typically class feats, such as fighter feats that represent certain combat styles. The list of additional feats includes the feat's name, its level, and the page number where it appears. You can take the feat as an archetype feat of that level, meaning it counts toward the number of feats required by the archetype's dedication feat. When selected this way, a feat that normally has a class trait doesn't have that class trait.

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Wrestler Dedication Feat 2

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ArchetypeDedication
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 126
Archetype

Prerequisites trained in

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attacks, and unarmored defense

Your training in the wrestling arts has made you particularly adept at moving, striking, and grappling while unencumbered. You become an expert in Athletics and gain the Titan Wrestler skill feat. You don't take the –2 circ*mstance penalty for making a lethal attack with your nonlethal unarmed attacks. In addition, you gain a +2 circ*mstance bonus to your Fortitude DC when resisting an opponent's attempts to Grapple you or Swallow you Whole.

Special You can't select another dedication feat until you have gained two other feats from the wrestler archetype.

Combat Grab [one-action] Feat 4*

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FighterPress
Source Core Rulebook pg. 146 ^4.0
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Requirements You have one hand free, and your target is within reach of that hand.
* This version of the Combat Grab feat is intended for use with an Archetype and has a different level for access than the

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You swipe at your opponent and grab at them. Make a melee Strike while keeping one hand free. If the Strike hits, you grab the target using your free hand. The creature remains grabbed until the end of your next turn or until it Escapes, whichever comes first.

Crushing Grab Feat 4*

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Monk
Source Core Rulebook pg. 160 ^4.0
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* This version of the Crushing Grab feat is intended for use with an Archetype and has a different level for access than the

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Like a powerful constrictor, you crush targets in your unyielding grasp. When you successfully Grapple a creature, you can deal bludgeoning damage to that creature equal to your Strength modifier. You can make this attack nonlethal with no penalty.

Disengaging Twist [reaction] Feat 4

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 126
Archetype

Prerequisites

Trigger A creature gives you the grabbed or restrained condition.

Your ability to twist your opponents' bodies into painful locks and holds makes you particularly adept at escaping such predicaments. Attempt an Athletics check to Escape the triggering condition. You gain a +2 circ*mstance bonus to this check.

Elbow Breaker [one-action] Feat 4

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 126
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

You bend your opponent's body or limbs into agonizing positions that make it difficult for them to maintain their grip. Make an unarmed melee Strike against the creature you have grabbed or restrained. This Strike has the following effects in addition to its usual effects.

Critical Success You knock one held item out of the creature's grasp. It falls to the ground in the creature's space.
Success You weaken your opponent's grasp on one held item. Until the start of that creature's turn, attempts to Disarm the opponent of that item gain a +2 circ*mstance bonus, and the target takes a –2 circ*mstance penalty to attacks with the item or other checks requiring a firm grasp on the item.

Snagging Strike [one-action] Feat 4*

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Fighter
Source Core Rulebook pg. 145 ^4.0
Archetype

Requirements You have one hand free, and your target is within reach of that hand.
* This version of the Snagging Strike feat is intended for use with an Archetype and has a different level for access than the

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You combine an attack with quick grappling moves to throw an enemy off balance as long as it stays in your reach. Make a Strike while keeping one hand free. If this Strike hits, the target is flat-footed until the start of your next turn or until it's no longer within the reach of your hand, whichever comes first.

Suplex [one-action] Feat 4

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

Flexing your entire body, you heave your opponent over your head and slam them into the ground. Make an unarmed melee Strike against the creature you have grabbed or restrained; on a success, the target lands prone, and on a critical success, the target lands prone and takes an additional 2d6 bludgeoning damage. Regardless of whether the Strike is successful, you immediately release your hold on the target.

Clinch Strike [reaction] Feat 6

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Trigger A creature you had grabbed or restrained successfully Escapes.

Your opponents can't slip your grasp without receiving further punishment. Make an unarmed melee Strike against the triggering creature.

Running Tackle [two-actions] Feat 8

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ArchetypeOpen
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

You charge toward your opponent, throwing your body at them in a vicious tackle. Stride up to your Speed and then make an unarmed melee Strike. If you hit, you can attempt to Shove the target.

Strangle [one-action] Feat 8

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

You twist and squeeze the breath out of your foe. Make an unarmed melee Strike against the creature you have grabbed or restrained. On a success, you gain a circ*mstance bonus to damage equal to the number of weapon damage dice and the target can barely speak until the start of your next turn or until it Escapes, whichever comes first. While it can barely speak, the target can't vocalize above a hoarse whisper, and it must succeed at a DC 10 flat check or lose any action that requires speech. For an action requiring speech that is also a manipulate action, like Casting a Spell with somatic and verbal components, the target just rolls a single DC 10 flat check, rather than an additional DC 5 flat check for being grabbed.

Submission Hold [one-action] Feat 8

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

Your iron grip slowly saps your opponent's strength. Attempt an Athletics check to Grapple the creature you have grabbed or restrained, with the following effects instead of the usual effects.

Critical Success The target is enfeebled 2 until the end of its next turn and enfeebled 1 for 1 minute.
Success The target is enfeebled 1 until the end of its next turn.

Whirling Throw [one-action] Feat 8*

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Monk
Source Core Rulebook pg. 162 ^4.0
Archetype

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.
* This version of the Whirling Throw feat is intended for use with an Archetype and has a different level for access than the

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You propel your grabbed or restrained foe a great distance. You can throw the creature any distance up to 10 feet, plus 5 feet × your Strength modifier. If you successfully throw the creature, it takes bludgeoning damage equal to your Strength modifier plus 1d6 per 10 feet you threw it.

Attempt an Athletics check against the foe’s Fortitude DC. You take a –2 circ*mstance penalty to your check if the target is one size larger than you and a –4 circ*mstance penalty if it’s larger than that. You gain a +2 circ*mstance bonus to your check if the target is one size smaller than you and a +4 circ*mstance bonus if it’s smaller than that.

Critical Success You throw the creature the desired distance and it lands prone.
Success You throw the creature the desired distance.
Failure You don’t throw the creature.
Critical Failure You don’t throw the creature, and it’s no longer grabbed or restrained by you.

Aerial Piledriver [two-actions] Feat 10

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ArchetypeAttack
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

Heaving both yourself and your opponent into the air, you bring them crashing to the ground. Make an unarmed melee Strike against the creature you have grabbed or restrained. This Strike deals 1d6 additional damage per weapon damage die, and it has the following additional effects on a success, failure, and critical failure.

Success The target lands prone.
Failure You lose your grip on the target, and it is no longer grabbed or restrained by you.
Critical Failure You lose both your grip on the target and your balance. You fall prone, and the target is no longer grabbed or restrained by you.

Spinebreaker [one-action] Feat 10

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

You squeeze your opponent in a vicious bear hug, putting intense pressure on their nerves, joints, or other pain points. Attempt an Athletics check to Grapple the creature you have grabbed or restrained, with the following effects instead of the usual effects.

Critical Success The target is clumsy 2 until the end of its next turn and clumsy 1 for 1 minute.
Success The target is clumsy 1 until the end of its next turn.

Inescapable Grasp Feat 12

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Archetype
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
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Prerequisites

Your grasp has a supernatural quality to it, preventing your foes from easily escaping—with or without magical assistance. If a creature you have grabbed attempts to use a teleportation spell or effect, it must succeed at a DC 15 flat check or the spell fails. If a creature you have grabbed attempts to Escape while under the effect of freedom of movement, it must succeed at a DC 15 flat check or be forced to roll the Escape attempt normally, rather than automatically succeeding.

Form Lock (Wrestler) [one-action] Feat 14

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ArchetypeAttack
Source Grand Bazaar pg. 127
Archetype

Prerequisites

Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

Your ability to manipulate your enemy's body is potent enough that you can tear and break apart alternate forms. Attempt an Athletics check to counteract a polymorph effect currently affecting the creature you have grabbed or restrained. If the target is somehow under the effect of multiple polymorph effects, you can choose which one to attempt to counteract; the GM chooses randomly if the separate effects aren't obvious. The target is then temporarily immune for 1 day.