The Ninja

The only thing you could hear was the sound of the wind rushing by as a figure clad in black darted over the rooftops, the guards below completely oblivious to the nearing threat to their lord. Gathering his strength the figure took a deep breath and jumped towards the wall of the castle. With extreme grace he clung to the stone wall and climbed upwards with high speed narrowly dodging the gaze of an archer as he swung himself up and over the battlements. He took a short moment to recover from the effort and to scout out the inner castle as, all of a sudden, a patrol rounds the door of one of the towers next to him. With a blur of movement and uncanny precision the figure released a fan of daggers each hitting a single guard in the throat, his heart skipped a beat as he listened for any signs of alarm but it seemed he would be spared this time. He quickly continued to the balcony of the lord's castle and sneaked into the bedchamber finding a sleeping man in his early forties. The figure went over and stabbed one of his daggers into the lords neck while he held a hand over his mouth and waited for the movements to stop. He then ripped the necklace from the lords neck as a proof of success, his master would be proud.

A woman peered through her mask from the shadows as a corrupt nobleman was exchanging dirty money with a merchant, he would not escape her grasp again. After a bit of laughter the nobleman left and headed for the alleyway where the woman was hiding in the shadows. As he came closer the woman smirked and pressed herself deeper into the darkness, completely disappearing. After the nobleman had passed she appeared again and quickly sneaked behind him, she then stepped into his shadow and vanished. Arriving in his home, the nobleman threw of his cloak and poured himself some wine unaware of the woman behind him stepping out of his shadow. With a quick movement the woman got out a thin needle, it dripped ever so slightly with a thick black liquid, which she stabbed into his neck. Like being stung by a wasp the nobleman grasped for his neck and turned around seeing a masked woman standing in front of him. She took of her mask and revealed a wide grin as she pressed her index finger to her lips and disappeared into a nearby shadow. The nobleman felt a gravely shiver spread from his neck all over his body and the last thing he saw was the ceiling as he fell over.

Ninjas are related to the powerful masters of martial arts, the monks, but while monks focus their knowledge of martial arts on perfecting their own bodies, ninjas use their training to allow them to become masters of stealth, assassinations and poison. They are enigmatic by trade, skilled from training, and every last one of them are exceedingly deadly in numerous ways.

Ninja Training

Due to your training as a ninja, you have learned to wield most weapons with the agility others wield daggers with. Starting at 1st-level, when wielding a melee weapon you are proficient with, you may substitute your Strength modifier for your Dexterity modifier.

Additionally, a ninja strikes swiftly, you have learned how to draw and sheath weapons as a free action.

You may also Hide as a bonus action and you gain proficiency in the Stealth skill. If you already have proficiency you gain expertise instead, doubling your proficiency bonus for the skill.

Ninja Armor

Starting at 1st-level you have access to a suit of light, black leather armor made specially for Ninjas, this is a full suit including boots, gloves, a hood and a mask.

While wearing this suit you have an AC equal to 13 + your Dexterity modifier and you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks when in dim light and darkness.

Additionally, this suit can hold 10 throwing daggers and 20 throwing darts in slots tactically distributed over the suit removing the need to get them out of your backpack until you've emptied all the slots.

If you would ever lose your Ninja armor or it is destroyed, you can craft a new one during a long rest by spending 50 gp worth of quality leather.

Fighting Stance

Your style of fighting relates to a powerful beast of the world, with you mimicking it to supplement your own prowess. At 1st-level, choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting Stance option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

Choose an additional fighting stance at 5th-level, and at 11th-level.

Bear Stance

When you use your action to make a melee weapon attack, and have at least one hand free, you can use your bonus action to shove a creature within 5 feet of yourself.

Cheetah Stance

You have advantage on initiative rolls, and cannot be surprised.

Eagle Stance

You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged and thrown weapons.

Mantis Stance

When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier.

Turtle Stance

As a reaction to being targeted by a weapon attack, you increase your armor class by an amount equal to your Proficiency bonus, until the start of your next turn.

Sneak Attack

Beginning at 1st-level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 2d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a weapon you are proficient with.

You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll.

The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack column of the Ninja table.

Chakra

Starting at 2nd-level, your training allows you to harness the mystic energy of Chakra. Your access to this energy is represented by a number of Chakra points. The amount of Chakra points available to you is equal to your level + your Wisdom modifier. You can spend these points to fuel various Chakra features. You start knowing three such features: Flurry Strike, Step of the Wind, and Shadow Arts. You learn more Chakra features as you gain levels in this class.

When you spend a Chakra point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which you draw all of your expended Chakra back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest meditating to regain your Chakra points. You cannot use Chakra features if you are wearing armor that is not light, or wielding a shield.

Some of your Chakra features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the feature’s effects, or for you to make a spell attack. The saving throw DC and spell attack modifier is calculated as follows:

Extra Attack

Starting at 5th-level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Shadowstep

At 6th-level, you gain the ability to step from one shadow into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, as a bonus action you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You then have advantage on the first melee attack you make before the end of the turn.

Evasion

Beginning at 7th-level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon's fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Uncanny Dodge

Starting at 9th-level, when an attacker that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the attacks damage against you.

Cloak of Shadows

By 10th-level, you have learned to become one with the shadows. When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you can use your action to become invisible. You remain invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or are in an area of bright light.

Dart of Neutralization

Starting at 13th-level, you've learned non-lethal techniques to take out your foes. As an action, you can spend 1 or more Chakra points and force a creature within 60 feet of yourself to succeed on a Constitution saving throw, or be incapacitated for 1 minute per Chakra point spent.

Shadowmeld

Starting at 14th-level, your control over the shadows grows. As an action, you can spend 4 Chakra points and melt into the shadow of a creature or object that is your size or larger, for up to 8 hours. When their shadow moves, you move with it. You cannot see while in a shadow, but you can hear what the host of your shadow hears. As a bonus action, you can exit their shadow, appearing within 5 feet of the host.

Shinobi's Shadow

All Ninjas eventually choose a specific Shadow to emulate, this Shadow is usually a reflection of the Ninja's personality or their fighting style. Whatever Shadow a Ninja choses to emulate, it heavily impacts the way they handle any given scenario.

Shadow of Infiltration

Ninjas who emulate this Shadow become true masters of Stealth. Their ability to get in and out of anywhere is almost magical, they are seen so rarely that most are not sure they are even real at all.

Shadow of Blood

Those emulating this Shadow are far more aggressive than their other Ninja counterparts, they excel at bloodshed and most seem to even enjoy it. They are generally outcasts from their Clans or they live in extremely tight nit groups with other Shadow of Blood Ninjas.

Poison Crafting

When you attempt to create a poison from the table below, you must spend the amount of time and components indicated in the recipe, and then must make an ability check with the Poisoner's Kit, using Wisdom. If you beat the recipe's crafting DC, the poison is added to your equipment.

If you attempt to make a poison you know the recipe of, you double your proficiency bonus for this ability check, and the crafting time and components are halved.