The Cutlivator

Cultivator

Maintaining a calm, slow, steady stride. Appearing as a torrent of malevolent Energy. Tougher than Iron, as nimble as a cat, and monstrously physical and keen. The lone cultivator approaches his adversary. The two, on stage for all to see begin their trial, and use earth shattering blows filled with Ki to try to bring each other down. After the duel, the victor finds a secluded area to absorb his opponent's Ki, in order to build his own foundation.

A distant mountaintop, an old man sits with legs criss-cross. Taking a deep breath, an old man pulls in the universe. Reality begins to shake and follow his will.

A man fights a young dragon barehanded, and the force of his movements leaves craters where the dragon's leaves scratches.

A woman in the forest hunts a group of necromancers, canceling their spells and impaling them with icy spears.

Whatever their discipline, cultivators are united in their ability to store Ki as latent energy that flows in their bodies. Whether channeled as a striking display of combat prowess, superhuman feats of strength and speed, or using it to do miraculous things, this energy, Ki, infuses all that a cultivator does.

Class Features

As a Cultivator, you gain the following class features:

Cultivation

At 1st level, you have attuned yourself with Ki. This attunement makes your understanding of it and wisdom in its use critical to your survival. You gain a pool of Ki points. You can spend these points to fuel various Ki features, which do not count as magic, as long as Ki is used in the ability. When you spend a Ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a long rest, at the end of which you draw all of your expended Ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 6 hours of the rest meditating to regain your Ki points. If you have 0 Ki left, you lose the benefits of certain class features. Many of your Ki features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the feature’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Ki Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier + your Intelligence modifier.

During each turn of combat, you can only use a certain amount of Ki points:

Ki usage per turn: when you use ki, the maximum amount of ki points you can use in a turn is equal to your wisdom modifier + your charisma modifier.

Body Refinement

Beginning at 1st level, you start to train your body to become strong by reinforcing it with Ki. You gain an additional 2 points in your strength, constitution, and dexterity scores at levels 4, 8, 12, and 16.

Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and not wielding a weapon or shield you aren't proficient in, your AC is calculated as such:

Unarmored AC = 11 + your Dexterity modifier + your Charisma Modifier.

You also gain the following benefits as long as you have Ki points:

• Your Movement Speed increases according to the Cultivator table, leveling up at level 1, 8, and 16.
• You gain a climb and swim speed the same as your movement speed.
• You can run across water and up walls during your turn without falling.

While you still have at least 1 Ki, your attacks are Ki-Fueled. You deal damage equal to your body refinement Die. Ki fueled attacks gain the following benefits:

• Ki Fueled attacks are considered Magical for the purpose of overcoming magical resistance.
• Add your Dexterity and Charisma modifier to your attack rolls.
• Add your strength and intelligence modifiers to your damage rolls

Ki Body

When you were born, you gained a specific type of Ki nature. (This is your subclass.) Choose this At level 1.

Choose one body which fundamentally shapes how you use your Ki. These are detailed after the class features. Your body grants additional features and abilities at levels 3, 9, and 13. The choices available to you are detailed after the main class features.

Fighting Style

At 1st level, you gain a fighting style from the list below. Whatever style you choose, you can use Ki through them. For example, if you throw a knife or shoot an arrow, you activate Ki abilities against enemies from wherever the arrow or dagger lands.

If you choose any more fighting styles through Self Arts, you choose them from this table. If you choose a fighting style for a ranged weapon, you must spend 1 Ki to be able to infuse ammunition.

When you infuse ammunition, you can use Ki abilities through it, provided that the Ki ability doesn't require a melee attack. You use your body refinement die for damage.

Movement Technique

At Level 1, you gain a movement technique which costs 1 Ki and allows you to perform one of the actions on the table below as a bonus action.

Sudden Strike

At 2nd level, you can spend 2 Ki to jump up to 25 ft in one direction without it counting as part of your movement. It does end your movement for the turn though. An attack made right after this jump has advantage, and deals an extra Body Refinment damage die. You do not have to jump the full distance, but do need to move at least 5 ft to or away from your target. You do not proc opportunity if you use this feature to get away.

Silencing Strike

At 2nd level, you can spend 2 Ki on an attack which does an extra body refinement die damage, and if the attack is successful, the target must make a CON save. If the target fails, they cannot speak or cast spells that have verbal components for 2 turns. This attack often targets throats.

Aura

At 2nd level, you have learned how to exude the Ki you have collected. For 2 Ki, you can project your aura at will for 1 minute. When your aura is projected, it can be targeted at a single individual within 40 feet of you, or make a sphere around you with a radius of 10 feet. During this time, you have advantage on Intimidation, Persuasion, deception, and insight checks on creatures you designate who are within your aura and fail a CHA save.

Body Improvement

At level 2, you gain the ability to adjust your body to have special qualities as long as you have 1 Ki point. You can change the qualities your body has after a short rest. At level 1, you can have 1 improvement. You gain the ability to have 1 more improvement simultaneously at level 10 and level 18. Choose from the table on this page:

Heightened Reflexes

At level 3, you can catch ammunition or thrown weapons targeted at you out of the air as a free reaction to quarter their damage, and upon spending 1 Ki, send them back. This only works if you have at least 1 Ki.

Soft Step

At Level 3, you are able to survive falls that would kill others outright. You only take 1/4th of the damage from falling. This only works if you have at least 1 Ki. You can take no fall damage if you spend 1 Ki point.

Extra Attack

At level 5, you can make one additional attack whenever you take the attack action on your turn. This works for any Ki consuming ability as well. You can only make this extra attack if you have at least 1 Ki in your Ki Pool. (It does not require Ki to use).

Self Arts

At level 6, choose arts which give you new Ki techniques or bonuses. You are allowed either one art which requires 3 Ki, one art that requires 2 Ki and 1 that requires 1 Ki, or 3 arts that require 1 Ki. You get to choose more self arts in this same manner at levels 10, 14 and 18.

Elusive

At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a blue dragon’s lightning breath or a fireball 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. You gain the benefits of this class feature as long as you have at least 1 Ki point.

Resistant Mind

Starting at level 7, your Ki can protect your mind from others. You can use 2 Ki to nullify any attempts to charm, frighten, or otherwise mind control you as a bonus action.

Force of Will

At Level 11, you become able to use your Ki in dire situations to do the impossible. Whenever you make a strength, dexterity, or constitution saving throw or ability check, you can spend 2 Ki to add your Wisdom, Charisma, or Intelligence Modifier to the roll as well if the roll doesn't succeed. Your Ki has become purified to the point where it deals a more refined type of damage. Your Ki can deal force damage now.

Sound Body

At 11th level, your mastery of the Ki flowing through you makes you immune to disease. You no longer age or require food and water. You only benefit from this as long as you have at least 1 Ki point.

Dominant Will

At 15th level, you learn to use Ki to nullify others' magic. You are able to cast antimagic field as a reaction or bonus action. Antimagic field does not effect your Ki abilities. Spend 4 Ki to do this.

Ki Calling

At 17th Level, you gain the ability to go an extra mile. On a short rest, regain Ki equal to your CON and CHA modifiers, this can be done 1x after a long rest.

Body Completion

At 19th level, gain proficiency in Charisma or Intelligence saving throws.

Ascendant Way

At 20th level, Ki abilities that have a cost of only 1 Ki no longer require Ki to use.

Ki Bodies:

Phoenix Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal Fire damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in Performance
• Your Charisma score goes up by 2 points

Yin Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal Cold damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in Arcana
• Your Intelligence score goes up by 2 points

Shadow Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal psychic damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in stealth
• Your Wisdom score goes up by 2 points

Corrosive Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal Acid damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in survival
• Your Wisdom score goes up by 2 points

Resonant Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal Thunder damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in performance
• Your Charisma score goes up by 2 points

True Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal piercing or slashing damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in Sleight of Hand
• Your Wisdom score goes up by 2 points

Electric Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal Lightning damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in Sleight of Hand
• Your Charisma score goes up by 2 points

Alchemical Body

Gain the following benefits and the features listed after this when you level up to the correct level:

• You can deal Poison damage with your attacks
• Gain proficiency in Medicine
• Your Intelligence score goes up by 2 points

Self Arts

You choose arts to amount to a total of 3 selection points. You can choose each of these arts at most 1 time unless the art specifies otherwise.

Barrier

You have learned to make a wall or sphere using 2 Ki. This wall lasts for 10 minutes, until it is broken, or until you extract the Ki from it. It has an AC= 12 + your Intelligence modifier, and health equal to 25 + your intelligence modifier + your Charisma modifier. If you spawn it in the location of an enemy, they must make a dexterity save or take 1d6 + your intelligence modifier + your charisma modifier damage. It can form a Dome with a 10 ft radius, or a wall with 4ftx25ft, 5ftx20ft, or 10ftx10ft surface area.

Launch

Spend 2 Ki to cast the catapult spell as a bonus action.

Piercing Strike

Spend 2 Ki to make an attack that reaches out 30ft from the point of contact in a straight line, and deals your normal damage to all those in the way, and deals another body refinement die's damage.

Half Moon

Spend 2 Ki to make a semicircular attack from the point of contact that has a range of 10 ft, and deals another body refinement die's damage.

Shimmering Form

Spend 2 Ki to make yourself invisible for up to 1 hour or until you dispel it. Anything you are wearing or carrying becomes invisible as well. If you attack using a weapon, your fists, or a spell, the invisibility ends.

Swirling Face

You can spend 2 Ki to cast the Alter Self Spell as a bonus action.

Apparition

You can spend 2 Ki to cast the Blur Spell as a bonus action.

Major Delusion

You can spend 2 Ki to cast the Silent Image spell as a bonus action.

Telepathy

Spend 2 Ki to cast the Sending spell at will.

Banshee's Scream

Spend 2 Ki to make a breath attack that does an extra body refinement die in damage in a 15ft cone from your mouth.

Ki Smite

Spend 2 Ki to add an extra 1 body refinement die's worth of damage to a successful attack. Add 1 more body refinement die per Ki spent.

Legendary Arts

Each of these Arts amounts to 3 points in the Self Arts selection points pool.

Thousand Eyes

Add your Wisdom modifier to your Unarmored AC calculations.

Brutal Precision

You critical hit when you roll a 19 or 20.

Wisened Strikes

Add your wisdom modifier to your damage bonuses.

Surge Body

Add your Constitution modifier to the calculation for the maximum amount of Ki you can use in a turn.

Arts Mastery

Choose 2 arts you know and reduce their Ki cost by 1 permanently. You can choose this art multiple times.

Amplified Weakness

When enemies are restrained, stunned, paralyzed, or unconscious, you deal an extra 1 body refinement die in damage per strike.

Unmatched Attunement

Add your Wisdom modifier to the calculation of your Ki save DC.

Unmatched Skill

You can gain expertise in two skills or tools of choice that you have proficiency in.