Clinging Shadows Stance
You adopt the stance of clinging shadows. You can make shadow grasp Strikes. These deal 1d4 void damage; are in the brawling group; and have the agile, grapple, reach, and unarmed traits. While in clinging shadows stance, you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to Athletics checks to Grapple, and to the DC for creatures to Escape from you.
Stance: Clinging Shadows Stance
Traits
Focus spells are a special type of spell attained directly from a branch of study, from a deity, or from another specific source. You can learn focus spells only through special class features or feats, rather than choosing them from a spell list. Furthermore, you cast focus spells using a special pool of Focus Points—you can't prepare a focus spell in a spell slot or use your spell slots to cast focus spells; similarly, you can't spend your Focus Points to cast spells that aren't focus spells.
You must physically manipulate an item or make gestures to use an action with this trait. Creatures without a suitable appendage can't perform actions with this trait. Manipulate actions often trigger reactions.
Abilities with this trait are from the monk class. A weapon with this trait is primarily used by monks.
This magic involves shadows or the energy of the Netherworld.
A stance is a general combat strategy that you enter by using an action with the stance trait, and that you remain in for some time. A stance lasts until you get knocked out, until its requirements (if any) are violated, until the encounter ends, or until you enter a new stance, whichever comes first. After you use an action with the stance trait, you can't use another one for 1 round. You can enter or be in a stance only in encounter mode.