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|author_name=Jota
|date_created=16 February 2013
|status=Complete
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== Dregling, Mailbreaker ==

{{Stat Block 2
|summary=Dreglings are soul-sapped soldiers, driven to a bloodthirsty madness by their condition and eager for violence.
|name=Mailbreaker Dregling|cr=1
|sex=Male |race=[[SRD:Human|Human]]
|clvl=Swordsage<sup>[[Tome of Battle|TOB]]</sup> 1
|al=NE |size=Medium |type=[[SRD:Humanoid Type|Humanoid]] |subtype=
|init=+3 |sens= |listen=+5 |spot=+1
|spd=30' |othspd=40' with ''wind stride''
|hd=1 |hp=6 |othhp=
|ac=14 |acmods=+2 armor, +2 Dexterity |touch=12 |flat=12
|immune= |resist= |weak= |sr=
|bab=+1 |grp=+3
|melee1=[[SRD:Dagger|Dagger]] +4 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2) |melee2=Dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2) and dagger +2 (1d4+2, 19-20/x2) |ranged1= 
|atkop=
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=Maneuvers
|sq=Quick to Act +1, Discipline Focus (Shadow Hand)
|str=14 |dex=15 |con=13 |int=10 |wis=12 |cha=8
|fort=+1 |ref=+4 |will=+3
|skills=[[SRD:Balance|Balance]] +6, [[SRD:Hide|Hide]] +6, Intimidate +3, [[SRD:Jump (Skill)|Jump]] +8, Listen, Martial Lore +4, Move Silently +6, Sense Motive +5, Tumble +6
|feats=[[Practiced Attacker (3.5e Feat)|Practiced Attacker]], [[SRD:Skill Focus|Skill Focus]] (Jump), [[SRD:Two-Weapon Fighting (Feat)|Two-Weapon Fighting]] (from [[Publication:Unearthed_Arcana/Frail|Frail]])
|lang=Common
|cg=
|poss=[[SRD:Leather Armor|Leather armor]], [[SRD:Dagger|dagger]] (2). 
|san1=Quick to Act |sad1=See Tome of Battle page 16.
|san2=Discipline Focus |sad2=See Tome of Battle page 16.
|san3=Maneuvers |sad3=The mailbreaker dregling's single level in swordsage grant it six known maneuvers, of which four can be readied, and one stance. The mailbreaker dregling draws maneuvers from six disciplines, most commonly the [[Coin's Edge (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Coin's Edge]], [[Dancing Goddess (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Dancing Goddess]], [[Desert Wind (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Desert Wind]]<sup>[[Tome of Battle|TOB]]</sup>, [[Shadow Hand (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Shadow Hand]]<sup>TOB</sup>, [[Stone Dragon (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Stone Dragon]]<sup>TOB</sup>, and [[Tiger Claw (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Tiger Claw]]<sup>TOB</sup>.
 
A mailbreaker dregling typically knows ''burning blade'', ''[[Dancing Ribbon Strike (3.5e Maneuver)|dancing ribbon strike]]'', ''[[Divine Wind Flurry (3.5e Maneuver)|divine wind flurry]]'', ''[[Mightstrike (3.5e Maneuver)|mightstrike]]'' or ''wolf fang strike'', ''sudden leap'' or ''wind stride'', and ''[[Unbalancing Assault (3.5e Maneuver)|unbalancing assault]]''. The stance known is either ''island of blades'' or ''[[Simmering Steel Stance (3.5e Maneuver)|simmering steel stance]]''.
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===Strategies and Tactics===

A mailbreaker dregling will typically open combat by initiating ''burning blade'' or entering its stance and then using ''unbalancing assault''. Once in close, multiple dreglings will take turns trying to flat-foot opponents with ''unbalancing assault'', and once having done so they will initiate boosts and strikes in combination to try to maximize their damage output. In a group of mailbreaker dreglings, movements will be co-ordinated to gain the utmost benefit from those dreglings that know ''island of blades''. 

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.


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Author	Jota +
Challenge Rating	1 +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Name	Mailbreaker 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, Mailbreaker +
Type	Humanoid +