Ataru – Flowing Assault
Lightsaber FormUniversal- Cost
- 1 FP
- Activation
- Free (part of attack)
- Range
- Self
- Recommended Lv
- Lv 1+
Effect
When you move at least 10 ft before making a lightsaber attack, you may gain Advantage on that attack. If it hits, you can immediately move 10 ft without provoking opportunity attacks.
At the Table
A Padawan, cornered on a reactor catwalk, refuses to trade blows standing still. She sprints 10 ft along the railing, spends 1 FP, and swings with Advantage as she closes — two dice on the attack roll instead of one. The blade connects, and Flowing Assault lets her flow another 10 ft past the stunned guard without provoking an opportunity attack, leaving him slashing at empty air as she repositions for the next pass.
In the Lore
Ataru is one of the seven classic lightsaber forms — the Form IV "Way of the Hawk-Bat," an aggressive, acrobatic style built on momentum, leaping strikes, and constant motion to overwhelm a single opponent. In Legends it is closely associated with Yoda, whose Force-assisted flips and spinning assaults epitomize the form, and with Qui-Gon Jinn, an Ataru practitioner who fell to Darth Maul on Naboo. The style trades defensive footing for relentless offense, making it favored against lone foes but vulnerable in tight quarters or against blaster fire — a weakness later master swordsmen like Obi-Wan Kenobi cited when they moved toward the more defensive Soresu.