Ball and Chain Soldier (fighting style)

Prerequisite: Proficiency with the ball and chain

You have trained beyond normal limits with the ball and chain. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength score by 1, if doing so does not exceed your maximum score for that ability.
• You master wide, sweeping attacks with the ball and chain. When you wield one it has a reach of 10 feet instead of 5 feet.
• You can use the weapon's bulk as an improvised shield. While wielding a ball and chain in two hands, you add a +1 bonus to your AC.
• If you use your action to throw a ball and chain a distance of 20 feet or less, you can maintain a grip on the chain. While you maintain this grip, you can use your interaction for the turn to hurl the thrown weapon back to your space. Alternatively, you can use your normal movement to move to where the weapon landed. In either case you are considered to be wielding the thrown weapon again.