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+Every level up:
+* HP +1d8 + Constitution Modifier
+* Posture +1d4 + 0.5 x Constitution Modifier)
+* Sanity +1 + Willpower Modifier
+* Ether +1d6 + Willpower Modifier
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+### 1-Star Mantras
+Available from **Level 1**
+### 2-Star Mantras
+Begin appearing at **Level 5**
+### 3-Star Mantras
+Begin appearing at **Level 9**
+
+---
+# 1-STAR MANTRAS
+---
+## Iron Crash
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 4 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 2 Rounds
+Leap 3 meters and slam.
+- 1d10 Blunt damage (3m radius)
+- +3 Posture damage
+- Structures take double damage.
+
+---
+## Hammerfist
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 3 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 1 Round
+Single-target crushing strike.
+- 1d12 Blunt damage
+- +2 Posture damage
+- If target is Prone, add +1d6 damage.
+
+---
+## Body Check
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 3 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 2 Rounds
+Move 3 meters into a creature.
+- 1d8 Blunt damage
+- 2 Posture damage
+- Target must pass Strength save or be pushed 3 meters.
+
+---
+## Groundbreaker
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 4 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 3 Rounds
+Punch ground in a 3m line.
+- 1d8 Blunt damage
+- Creatures must save or fall Prone.
+
+---
+## Iron Advance
+**Type:** Mobility (Offensive)  
+**Cost:** 3 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 3 Rounds
+Move 4 meters straight.
+- First creature struck takes 1d6 Blunt and 2 Posture
+
+---
+# 2-STAR MANTRAS
+---
+## Break the Line
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 6 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 3 Rounds
+Sweeping horizontal strike.
+- 2d8 Blunt damage in 4.5m cone
+- +5 Posture damage    
+- Creatures blocking take +3 posture damage.
+
+---
+## Legion Uppercut
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 5 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 3 Rounds
+Devastating vertical strike.
+- 2d10 Blunt damage
+- Target is launched 3m upward
+- Takes 3 additional Posture damage
+- Falls Prone on landing.
+
+---
+## Iron Lock
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 5 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 3 Rounds
+Make grapple attempt.
+On success:
+- Target is grappled.
+- Deal 1d10 Blunt damage at the start of each turn.
+- Target has disadvantage on checks to escape.
+Grapple ends if you are staggered.
+
+You may only maintain one Iron Lock at a time.
+
+---
+## Pulverize
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 7 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 4 Rounds
+Two-hit combo.
+- 1st hit: 1d10 Blunt
+- 2nd hit: 2d8 Blunt
+- Total +4 Posture damage
+
+---
+## Unbreakable Charge
+**Type:** Mobility (Offensive)  
+**Cost:** 6 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 4 Rounds
+Move up to 6 meters in straight line.
+All creatures in path:
+- 1d10 Blunt damage
+- 4 Posture damage
+- Cannot be interrupted by reactions.
+
+---
+## Shockwave Step
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 5 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 3 Rounds
+Stomp ground.
+- All adjacent enemies take 1d6 Blunt
+- Lose 3 Posture
+
+---
+# 3-STAR MANTRAS
+---
+## Cataclysm Drop
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 10 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 5 Rounds
+Leap up to 6 meters and slam.
+- 3d10 Blunt damage (3m radius)
+- 8 Posture damage
+- Structures automatically crack or shatter.
+
+---
+## Legion Execution
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 9 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 4 Rounds
+Single-target annihilation strike.
+- 4d8 Blunt damage
+- +10 Posture damage
+- If target is Staggered, add +2d8 damage.
+
+---
+## Living Catapult
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 8 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 5 Rounds
+Grab creature and throw 9 meters.
+- 3d10 Blunt to target
+- 1d10 splash
+- Target loses 6 Posture
+- Falls Prone.
+
+---
+## Worldbreaker Combo
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 12 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 6 Rounds
+Three-hit sequence:
+1. 2d8 Blunt
+2. 2d8 Blunt
+3. 3d10 Blunt
+Total +8 Posture damage across sequence.
+If final hit reduces posture to 0, target is knocked 4.5 meters and Prone.
+
+---
+## Indomitable Rampage
+**Type:** Support 
+**Cost:** 11 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** Once per Combat
+For 3 rounds:
+- All unarmed attacks deal +1d8 damage
+* +3 Posture damage on the first hit each turn
+- You cannot be Slowed, Stunned, Grappled or Paralyzed while above 1 Posture.
+
+---
+## Fortress Impact
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 10 Ether  
+**Action:** Reaction (when hit)  
+**Cooldown:** 4 Rounds
+After taking damage:
+- Immediately deal 2d10 Blunt to attacker
+- Attacker loses posture equal to your Constitution Modifier + 4.
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+_(Unlocked by level. Packs alternate 1 / 2 / 1 / 2.)_
+
+---
+## LEVEL 1 (Pack: 1)
+### T01 — **Siege-Born Frame**
+- Max HP +8.
+- When you Block, reduce resulting posture damage by an additional 5%.
+---
+# LEVEL 2 (Pack: 2)
+### T02 — **Crushing Follow-Through**
+- When you deal 4+ Posture damage in a single hit, deal +2 additional Posture damage (1/round)
+### T03 — **Heavy Stance**
+- While you have not moved more than 3m on your turn:
+    - Gain +10 Blunt AC.
+---
+# LEVEL 3 (Pack: 1)
+### T04 — **Measured Guard**
+- The first time each round you are forced into a Block, reduce the posture damage by your Constitution Modifier (minimum 1).
+---
+# LEVEL 4 (Pack: 2)
+### T05 — **Crownblood Endurance**
+- Max Posture +3.
+- Posture Regain per Turn +1.
+### T06 — **Impact Transfer**
+- When you successfully Block a melee attack, the attacker loses Posture equal to your Constitution Modifier (1/round)
+---
+# LEVEL 5 (Pack: 1)
+### T07 — **War Asset Physiology**
+- Max HP +10.
+- Gain Advantage on checks against forced movement.
+---
+# LEVEL 6 (Pack: 2)
+### T08 — **Guardbreak Hunter**
+- When you posture-break a creature, regain 15% (minimum 4) of your max Posture (once per round)
+### T09 — **Chokepoint Awareness**
+- Enemies provoke opportunity attacks from you even if they Disengage (1/round).
+---
+# LEVEL 7 (Pack: 1)
+### T10 — **Iron Grip Discipline**
+- Grappled creatures take +2 Posture damage from your attacks.
+---
+# LEVEL 8 (Pack: 2)
+### T11 — **Fortified Breathing**
+- If you took no HP damage since your last turn, regain +2 additional Posture.
+### T12 — **Brace Through Pain**
+- The first time each combat you would be Staggered, instead remain at 1 Posture.
+---
+# LEVEL 9 (Pack: 1)
+### T13 — **Mass Driver**
+- Your Shove attempts push creatures +3 meters.
+- If they collide with terrain, they lose 2 additional Posture.
+---
+# LEVEL 10 (Pack: 2)
+### T14 — **Iron Pressure**
+- All unarmed attacks gain +10% Penetration.
+### T15 — **Counterweight**
+- When you take 10% or more of your max HP in a single hit:
+    - Your next attack this round gains +1d8 Blunt damage.
+---
+# LEVEL 11 (Pack: 1)
+### T16 — **Relentless Posture**
+- While below 50% Posture:
+    - Gain +2 Posture damage on unarmed hits.
+---
+# LEVEL 12 (Pack: 2)
+### T17 — **Bastion Radius**
+- Enemies within 3m of you suffer -1 to Dodge and Parry Throws.
+### T18 — **Stability Transfer**
+- When you Block an Unblockable attack, regain 2 Ether.
+---
+# LEVEL 13 (Pack: 1)
+### T19 — **Seismic Weight**
+- Your first melee hit each turn deals +2 Posture damage.
+---
+# LEVEL 14 (Pack: 2)
+### T20 — **Crown Resilience**
+- Gain +10 Elemental AC.
+### T21 — **Breaker’s Tempo**
+- When you shove or knock a creature Prone:
+    - Gain Posture equal to your Constitution Modifier
+---
+# LEVEL 15 (Pack: 1)
+### T22 — **Unyielding Frame**
+- Max Posture +5.
+---
+# LEVEL 16 (Pack: 2)
+### T23 — **Living Bulwark**
+- Allies standing directly behind you gain +10 Physical AC.
+### T24 — **Collision Authority**
+- When you move into a creature’s space:
+    - They lose 2 Posture (1/turn per target).
+---
+# LEVEL 17 (Pack: 1)
+### T25 — **Execution Pressure**
+- Ripostes you perform deal +1d10 damage
+---
+# LEVEL 18 (Pack: 2)
+### T26 — **Enduring Crown**
+- Once per long rest, when reduced to 0 HP:
+    - Immediately stand with 1 HP without becoming Incapacitated
+### T27 — **Overbearing Mass**
+- Creatures less than 2 sizes bigger than you have disadvantage on grapple escape checks.
+---
+# LEVEL 19 (Pack: 1)
+### T28 — **Siege Momentum**
+- If you Block two or more attacks in a round:
+    - Gain +3 Posture at the start of your next turn.
+---
+# LEVEL 20 (Pack: 2)
+### T29 — **Ironback Apex**
+- Max HP +15.
+- Max Posture +5.
+
+### T30 — **Hold the Line**
+- While you have at least 1 Posture:
+    - You cannot be forcibly displaced by creatures of equal or smaller size.
+    - The first attack each round against you suffers -10% damage (after mitigation).
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+The mutation manifests in stages. The crown darkens. The back broadens. The musculature hardens into ridged slabs beneath the skin. When fully realized, the dorsal musculature forms a visible pattern, like hammered bronze beneath flesh.
+
+This is called **The Iron Back.**
+
+At Level 1, the player is an Ironback in designation only. The mutation has not fully awakened.
+
+Iron Back progression is permanent and independent of Talents and Mantras.
+
+Tier I is unlocked at level 3
+Tier II is unlocked at level 8
+Tier III is unlocked at level 15
+
+# IRON BACK
+---
+## Tier I - Dense Plating
+- Maximum Posture increases by **+4**.
+- Posture Regain per Turn increases by **+1**.
+- Reduce Chip Damage taken while Blocking by 10% (after mitigation).
+---
+## Tier II - Siege Frame
+- When Blocking, reduce posture damage taken by an additional **10%** (total 35% reduction).
+- When reduced to 0 Posture, you are not Staggered until the **end of the current attack sequence**.
+- Maximum HP increases by **+10**.
+---
+## Tier III - Bastion Physiology
+- Once per combat, when reduced to 0 Posture, immediately restore **25% of maximum Posture** instead of becoming Staggered.
+- While above 50% Posture:
+    - Gain **+5 Blunt AC**
+    - Gain **+5 Pierce AC**
+    - Gain **+5 Slash AC**
+- Blocking an Unblockable attack no longer doubles posture damage (still cannot reduce below 0 AC).
+
+
+## IRON ARMS
+---
+## Tier I - War Grip
+- You count as **two size categories larger** for grapple, pull, shove and drag checks.
+- Creatures grappled by you have:
+    - -2 to Dodge Throws
+    - -2 to Parry Throws
+- Unarmed attacks gain **+2 Posture Damage**.
+---
+## Tier II - Breaker’s Leverage
+- When you successfully Block an attack, your next melee attack deals:
+    - +1d4 Blunt Damage
+    - +3 additional Posture Damage
+- When you initiate a grapple, immediately deal posture damage equal to your Constitution Modifier.
+- Creatures you shove are pushed an additional **2 meters**.
+---
+## Tier III - Legion Crusher
+- Grappled creatures are treated as **Staggered** against your attacks.
+- When you reduce a creature to 0 Posture:
+    - You may immediately Grapple or Shove as a free action.
+- Unarmed attacks gain **+5% Penetration and +2 posture damage**.
+
+
+## IRON LEGS
+---
+## Tier I – Rooted Advance
+- Gain permanent **Advantage on all forced movement resistance checks**.
+- Your movement cannot be reduced below **3 meters** by terrain or slow effects.
+- Creatures attempting to move through your space must treat it as difficult terrain.
+---
+## Tier II – Chokepoint Authority
+- Creatures within **3 meters** of you:
+    - Have their movement speed reduced by **1.5 meters**.
+- When you Block an attack:
+    - Adjacent enemies lose **2 Posture**.
+- You cannot be flanked.
+---
+## Tier III - Living Rampart
+- Your occupied space counts as **impassable terrain** for enemies unless they win a contested Strength check.
+- When you are attacked by 2 or more creatures in one round:
+    - Gain **+3 Posture Regain** next turn.
+- While you have at least 1 Posture:
+    - You cannot be knocked Prone or forcibly displaced by creatures of Large size or smaller.