Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per Monk level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 or 5 + your Constitution modifier per monk level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
• Armor: none
• Weapons: Simple weapons, shortswords
• Tools: Choose one type of artisan’s tools and one musical instrument.
• Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Medicine, Performance, Religion, and Stealth.

Monk Weapons

With dedicated training, you can use a variety of weapons as monk weapons. Your monk weapons must meet these criteria:

• The weapon must be a simple or martial weapon.
• You must be proficient with it.
• It must lack the heavy and special properties.

Monastic Traditions

Most monasteries practice one tradition exclusively, but a few honor a diverse set of traditions and instruct each monk according to his or her aptitude and interest. All traditions rely on the same basic techniques, but the ways and trainings of warrior monks differ based on their aptitudes, traditions, and interests.

Way of the Four Elements Origin

Initiate of the Way

3rd-level Way of the Four Elements feature

Choose two of the following four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, or Water. You gain the minor power related to your elemental choices. You can choose another at 6th level, and again at 11th level.

• Fire. You learn the control flames cantrip.
• Air. You learn the gust cantrip.
• Earth. You learn the mold earth cantrip.
• Water. You learn the shape water cantrip.

Disciple of the Elements

3rd-level Way of the Four Elements feature
You learn magical disciplines that harness the power of the elements, represented by the mystic energy of ki.

You have a number of ki points equal to your Wisdom modifier + 1/2 your Monk level (level rounded up; minimum of one ki). You spend ki points to access various discipline features.
Ki Recharge: Short Rest

Should a discipline require a saving throw to resist the feature’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as:

Discipline save DC = 8 + your Proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

You learn two of the following disciplines, each of which reflects one of the four elements. You can choose another at 6th level, and again at 11th level.

• Fangs of the Fire Snake As a Bonus Action, you can spend 1 ki point to cause tendrils of flame to stretch out from your fists and feet. Choose a target within 10 feet of you to lash with flame. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take fire damage equal to 1d10 + one roll of your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier.
• Fist of Unbroken Air You summon a swirling wind and concentrate it around your fist. As a Bonus Action, you can spend 1 ki point to strike out condensed bursts of air which stretch out beyond your normal reach. You make one unarmed strike with 15 feet of reach. Should you hit, you can force the target to make a Strength saving throw in addition to the damage. On a failure, you can push the target back 15 feet or daze the target, halving its speed until the end of its next turn.
• Water Whip You can summon a whip of water that pulls a target. As a Bonus Action, you can spend 1 ki point and choose a target that you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is forced to make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes bludgeoning or slashing damage equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier, and you can pull it up to 20 feet closer to you. On a successful save, the creature takes no damage, and you don’t pull it.
• Mountain Stance. When you use the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to mold the earth into stone projectiles. All unarmed strikes for that action as well as for the rest of your turn become ranged, with a short range of 30 feet and a long range of 90 feet, and these attacks deal bludgeoning or piercing damage. Additionally, immediately after taking the Attack action, you can make one unarmed strike as a Bonus Action this turn.

Endowment of the Elements

6th-level Way of the Four Elements feature

Choose and gain one of the following elemental boons. This showcases your growth, and deepening connection with your chosen element.

Fire. Those capable of manipulating fire also gain what fire can produce, warmth and light. You gain darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, and you do not suffer the ill effects of extreme temperatures.

Air. You can guide and ride the air currents as if you were standing on solid ground. Whenever you Dash, your jump distance is tripled instead of doubled, and you ignore difficult terrain for the rest of your turn. Additionally, you can treat your body weight to be as little as one fifth of your actual weight. You can do so whenever you choose, and for forever long you choose. You revert to your normal weight when unconscious.

Water. You gain a swimming speed equal to your walking speed, and can hold your breath for up to 1 hour. Also, you can channel your restorative meditation into others, aiding their own restoration. When you use your Meditative Rest feature during a short rest, you can choose up to 1 willing creature. When you perform your meditation, they regain an equivalent amount of hit points as you.

Disciplines

Body of Fire and Ice. Splitting the elemental energies of ice and fire, you wrap yourself with their protective power. You can spend 4 ki to duplicate fire shield.

Bring Forth Stone. Focusing your strength with a deep, rumbling shout, you swing your arms up high, causing an eruption of churned earth and stone. As an Action and spending 2 ki points, choose up to 3 targets within 90 feet of you that you can see. Each chosen target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d12 bludgeoning damage. Rough earth fills its 5-foot-square and each 5-foot-square around it. These spaces become difficult terrain until cleared away. Each 5-foot-square portion of the area requires at least 1 minute to clear by hand.

You can spend up to 2 additional ki to target an additional target per ki point spent.

Claws of the Red Dragon. Extending your palms and unleashing a fiery breath, your fists ignite in flame. As a Bonus Action and spending 2 ki points, you cause each of your unarmed strikes to unleash flame. For the next minute your unarmed strikes deal 1d4 bonus fire damage.

Curtain of Unyielding Wind. You let out a fierce howl as a mighty wind begins swirling around you. You can spend 2 ki points to duplicate warding wind.

Cyclone Sweep. You summon a mighty, high pressure, gale force cyclone of wind. As an Action and spending 3 ki points, each creature in a 15 foot cube originating from you must succeed on a Strength saving throw or take 3d6 bludgeoning damage and be caught up in the cyclone. Until the end of their next turn, they cannot take reactions, have a −2 penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and on it's turn, it can use either an Action or a Bonus Action, not both, and regardless of the creature's abilities or magic items, it can't make more than one melee or ranged attack during its turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and suffers no other effects.

In addition, any nonmagical object that isn't being worn or carried also takes this damage, and is thrown wildly up to 30 feet from the center of the cyclone.

You can spend up to 2 additional ki to increase the damage by 1d6 per ki spent.

Eternal Mountain Defense. Your body hardens to stone, nearly impervious to weapons. You can spend 3 ki points to duplicate stoneskin, targeting yourself, lasting a maximum of 10 minutes.

Earthen Binds. When you hit a target with an unarmed strike and spending 2 ki points, you cause the earth to engulf the target. That target must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes is restrained for up to 1 minute. To break out, the restrained target can use its action or another creature can use its Action to make a Strength check against your Discipline save DC. On a success, the target escapes and is no longer restrained.

Freezing Mist. You push a freezing cold front from you in all directions, turning liquids solid and moisture in the air into pins and needles. As an Action and spending 2 ki points, each creature in a 15 foot radius from you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d8 cold damage and be knocked prone. The ice that covers the area around you becomes difficult terrain until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, they take half as much damage and are not knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and is not knocked prone.

You can spend up to 2 additional ki to increase the damage by 1d8 per ki spent.

Fang of the Frost Wolf. As a Bonus Action and spending 2 ki points, you summon shards of razor-sharp ice and fling it at your foe. For the rest of your turn, your unarmed strikes gain a 60 foot range as you sling frozen ice shards. Make the attack as normal, but it's damage is converted to cold. Hit or miss, the ice shard then explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of the point where the ice exploded must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the creature takes 4d4 cold damage, or half as much on a success.

Fist of Four Thunders. You clap your hands together, causing a thunderous boom that blows away everything around you. As an Action and spending 2 ki, each creature in a 15-foot cube originating from you must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 3d10 thunder damage and is pushed 10 feet away from you. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t pushed.

In addition, unsecured objects that are completely within the area of effect are automatically pushed 10 feet away from you by the spell’s effect, and you emit a thunderous boom audible out to 300 feet.

You can spend up to 2 additional ki to increase the damage by 1d10 per ki spent.

Way of Fu Origin

Bonus Proficiencies

3rd-level Way of the Fu feature

You gain proficiency in the Performance skill if you don’t already have it, as the monks who follow the Way of Fu keep reverence to their order, their teachers, and the stories that they are taught, which must be preserved and passed down.

Additionally, you also gain proficiency with one artisan's tools of your choice, reflecting the ways of your monastery. Some monasteries brew beer, while others keep the to cultural traditions of calligraphy or artistry.

Martial Routine

3rd-level Way of the Fu feature
You are taught to move swiftly, steadily, and balanced, combining barehanded and weapon routines in order to out pace your opponents.

You gain the following benefits:

• You can make one unarmed strike as a Bonus Action on each of your turns.
• Whenever you make an unarmed strike against a creature, you don't provoke opportunity attacks from that creature for the rest of the turn, whether you hit or not.
• Whenever you Dash, opportunity attacks against you are made with disadvantage.
• Whenever you make a Shove attempt, you can use Dexterity(Acrobatics) in place of Strength(Athletics).
• You gain one additional use of your Flurry of Blows between rests.

Dynamic Form

6th-level Way of the Fu feature
You're continual training grants you a degree of deft that is above others.

You gain the following benefits.

Kip-Up. When you’re prone, you can stand up by spending 5 feet of movement, rather than half your speed.

Redirect Attack. After you use Patient Defense and the first melee attack targeting you misses, you can force the attacker to reroll the attack, targeting a different creature of your choice, other than the attacker, that you can see within 5 feet of you and 5 feet of the attacker. This rerolled attack does not gain disadvantage from your Patient Defense feature.

Honed Insight

11th-level Way of the Fu feature
Your prolonged sessions of meditation have granted you a seeming instinct to manipulate the microcosms of the universe when you need it most.

When you make an ability check, an attack roll, or a saving throw and have disadvantage on the roll, you can cancel the disadvantage for that roll.
Usable: Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). Recharge: Long Rest

Sweeping Frenzy

17th-level Way of the Fu feature
You gain the ability to make an overwhelming number of attacks against a group of enemies.

When you use your Flurry of Blows, you can make up to three additional unarmed strikes this turn, provided that each of these bonus attacks target a different creature this turn.

Way of the Kensei Origin

Techniques

• Kunai Toss. As a Bonus Action, you can expend one Kensei die and make a ranged attack with a weapon that has the thrown property. You can draw the weapon as part of making this attack. If you hit, add the superiority die to the weapon’s damage roll.

• Gokaku. When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one Kensei die to attempt to goad the target into attacking you. You add the Kensei die to the attack’s damage roll, and the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target has disadvantage on all attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn.

• Katsugi. When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one Kensei die to break the opponent's posture. You add the Kensei die to the attack’s damage roll, and the target cannot take reactions until the end of your current turn.

• Oji Counter. When you use your Patient Defense and the attacker misses you, you can expend one Kensei die to make a melee weapon attack against the creature with a kensei weapon. If you hit, you add the Kensei die to the attack’s damage roll.

• Pinning Stroke. When you hit a creature with an attack using a kensei weapon, you can expend one Kensei die to attempt to knock the target off balance. You add the Kensei die to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is your size or smaller, it must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target's speed becomes 0 until the end their next turn.

• Pressing Palm. When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can expend one Kensei die to attempt to drive the target back. You add the Kensei die to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you push the target up to 15 feet away from you.

• Shikake Advance. As a Bonus Action, choose one creature within 5 feet of you as your target and expending one Kensei die, you can add your Kensei die to your next attack roll made against the target before the end of your current turn.

• Thrusting Slash. When you make a melee weapon attack on your turn using a kensei weapon, you can expend one Kensei die to increase your reach for that attack by 5 feet. If you hit, you add the Kensei die to the attack's damage roll.

Way of the Long Death Origin

Touch of Death

3rd-level Way of the Long Death feature
Your study of death allows you to extract vitality from another creature as it nears its demise.

Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack using a monk weapon or unarmed strike and the creature has less than its maximum hit points remaining, you can deal 1d8 bonus necrotic damage.

In addition, when you reduce a creature within 5 feet of you to 0 hit points, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier + your proficiency bonus (minimum of 1). These temporary hit points last for up to 1 minute. When you gain these temporary hit points, you can use a Bonus Action to force another creature within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier. On a failure, the creature becomes frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Touch of Life

3rd-level Way of the Long Death feature

You learn the spare the dying cantrip, if you don't already know it. Once between long rests, when you stabilize a creature with this cantrip, you can also heal that creature for 1 hit point.

Hour of Reaping

6th-level Way of the Long Death feature

As a Bonus Action you can take on an aspect of reaping for 1 minute, but ends early if you are knocked unconscious. While in this aspect, you gain the following:

• You gain advantage on attack rolls against creatures that are frightened.
• You are immune to the frightened condition.
• Your speed increases by 10 feet and it cannot be reduced.
• Your Touch of Death bonus damage increases to 1d12.

Usable: 3 times. Recharge: Long Rest

Whispers from the Dead

6th-level Way of the Long Death feature
Your familiarity with the dead grows, allowing you to talk with the departed.

Once between long rests, you can cast the Speak with Dead spell.

Mastery over Death

11th-level Way of the Long Death feature

When you are reduced to 0 hit points, you can have 1 hit point instead. When you use this feature, you can force creature of your choosing within 30 feet of you that you can see to make a Wisdom saving throw against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier. On a failure, the creature becomes frightened of you until the end of your next turn.
Usable: once. Recharge: Short Rest

The Five Point Palm Strike

17th-level Way of the Long Death feature
You can destructively interfere with the pulse of your victim's heart.

When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can start these imperceptible destructive vibrations, which last for a number of days equal to your monk level. The vibrations are harmless unless you use your Action to end them. To do so, you and the target must be on the same plane of existence. When you use this Action, the target must make a Constitution saving throw(DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier), taking 10d12 + your Monk level of Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

You can have only one creature under the effect of this feature at a time. You can choose to end the vibrations harmlessly without using an Action.
Usable: twice. Recharge: Long Rest

Way of Mercy Origin

Bonus Proficiencies

3rd-level Way of Mercy feature

You gain proficiency in the Insight and Medicine skills, and you gain proficiency with the herbalism kit.

Transference

3rd-level Way of Mercy feature
You gain a mystical ability to move life force, also known as energy, axé, prana, pneuma, qi, or essence from one being to another.

You gain a pool of essence dice, which are d4s. These dice increase with your Martial Arts die as listed in the Monk table. You have a number of dice equal to your Wisdom modifier + your proficiency bonus (minimum of one die). You refill your pool of dice after finishing a long rest.

Physician’s Touch

6th-level Way of Mercy feature
You can administer even greater cures with a touch, and if you feel it’s necessary, you can use your knowledge to cause harm.

When you use Hand of Healing on a creature, you can also end one disease or one of the following conditions affecting the creature: blinded, deafened, paralyzed, poisoned, or stunned.

When you use Hand of Harm on a creature and spend essence dice to increase its damage, you can subject that creature to the poisoned condition until the end of your next turn.

Flurry of Healing and Harm

11th-level Way of Mercy feature

When you use your Hand of Healing, you can target a second creature as well, and can make one unarmed strike (you can convert this unarmed strike into your Hand of Harm) all as part of the same Action in any order you choose. You can break up the individual portions of this Action using your movement.

Way of the Open Hand Origin

Exceptional Training

3rd-level Way of the Open Hand feature
You've continually trained your body long and hard to be fast, strong and flexible.

You gain the following:

Bonus Proficiency. You gain proficiency in either Athletics or Acrobatics.

Mystic Strength. Anytime you make a Strength based skill check, you can add your Wisdom modifier to the check.

Open Hand Technique

3rd-level Way of the Open Hand feature
Your training in the martial arts allows you greater control over the battlefield.

You can make one unarmed strike as a Bonus Action on each of your turns.

Additionally, once per turn when you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can apply one of the following effects. Should an effect require a saving throw, it uses the following DC of 8 + your Proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier.

• The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 15 feet away from you.
• The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.
• The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be grappled by you.
• The creature cannot take reactions until the start of its next turn.

Usable: Dexterity modifier (minimum of once). Recharge: Short Rest

Stunning Strike

6th-level Way of the Open Hand feature

When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can attempt a stunning strike. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC of 8 + your Proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or be stunned until the end of your next turn. A target that has been stunned by this feature is immune to its effects for the next 24 hours.
Usable: Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). Recharge: Long Rest

Swift as the Wind

11th-level Way of the Open Hand feature

Once per turn, when you would make an attack with advantage, you can forgo the advantage to make 2 attacks without advantage instead.

Iron Body

11th-level Way of the Open Hand feature

When you use a Reaction granted by Conditioned Reflex, you gain a number of temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1), which last a maximum of 1 minute.

Transitioned Momentum

17th-level Way of the Open Hand feature

Once between turns when a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can use a reaction to make an unarmed strike against that target. You do so with advantage, and may choose to use your Open Hand Technique with this attack without expending a use.

Way of Shadow Origin

Shadow Arts

3rd-level Way of Shadow feature
Starting when you choose this tradition, you learn the subtle arts of subterfuge.

Shinobi Talents. You gain proficiency in Thieves' Tools or the Disguise Kit. Additionally, you gain the minor illusion cantrip if you don’t already know it.

Umbral Discourse. Channeling a wellspring of silence, you can duplicate the effects of certain spells. As an Action, you can mimic the effects of certain spells: Fog Cloud, Darkness (this darkness is not considered magical), Darkvision, Pass Without Trace, or Silence. Usable: Combined times equal to your proficiency bonus. Recharge: Long Rest

Silent Step. You can take the Hide action as a Bonus Action on each of your turns.

One with the Night. So long as your can hear, you have blindsight with a range of 10 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn’t behind total cover, even if you’re blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature within that range, unless the creature successfully hides from you.

Silent Strike

3rd-level Way of Shadow feature
You know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction.

Once on your turn, you can deal extra damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. This attack must be from an unarmed strike or a monk weapon. The extra damage is equivalent to two rolls of your martial arts die.

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.

Shadow Step

6th-level Way of Shadow feature
You gain the ability to step from one shadow into another.

As a Bonus Action you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. You then have advantage on the first melee attack you make before the end of the turn.
Usable: Proficiency bonus. Recharge: Long Rest

Cloak of Shadows

11th-level Way of Shadow feature
You have learned to become one with the shadows.

When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you can use a Magic Action to become invisible. You remain invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or are in an area of bright light.

Additionally, your Umbral Discourse feature gains the Invisibility spell, but this spell effect cast can only target yourself.

Opportunist

17th-level Way of Shadow feature
You can exploit a creature’s momentary distraction when it is hit by an attack.

Once between turns when a creature within 5 feet of you is hit by an attack made by a creature other than you, you can use a reaction to make a melee attack against the struck creature.

Way of the Sun Soul Origin

Radiant Expression

3rd-level Way of the Sun Soul feature
You gain the ability to be a minor lamp of light.

You learn the light cantrip, if you don't already know it.

If you fail a Charisma (Intimidation) or Charisma (Persuasion) check, you can use a reaction to reroll the check, as you tap into the warming radiance of the sun's rays. Once this feature turns a failure into a success, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest

Radiant Sun Beam

3rd-level Way of the Sun Soul feature
You can call upon the searing radiance of the sun, creating a Sun Beam.

As a Bonus Action, you can conjure a 5 foot radius, 60-foot-high pillar of radiant light centered on a point you choose within 30 feet of you that you can see. Bright light fills the pillar, and lasts until the end of your next turn.

Any creature (except you) that starts its turn in the pillar are engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and must make a Constitution saving throw (DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier). On a failed save, it takes 2d10 radiant damage, or half as much damage on a success.

You and your allies have advantage on attack rolls against targets inside the pillar.

Usable: Twice. Recharge: Short Rest

Sun Shield

6th-level Way of the Sun Soul feature

You gain the ability to surround yourself in cauterizing radiant flame. As an Action, you can cause yourself to be engulfed in radiant flame until the start of your next turn. When you use this Action, you can regain hit points equal to twice your Monk level. Until the start of your next turn you emit bright light in a 15 foot radius, dim light for another 15 foot radius, and any creature that hits you with an attack takes radiant damage equal to monk level + your Wisdom modifier as the radiant flame lashes out against them. Additionally, during this time, you have advantage on all saving throws, as the might of the sun protects you.

Usable: Once. Recharge: Long Rest

Beacon of Sunlight

11th-level Way of the Sun Soul feature

You become wreathed in a luminous, magical aura. You shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. You can extinguish or restore this light as a Bonus Action. When you restore this light, you can use your Radiant Sun Beam feature simultaneously.

While the light shines, the range of your Radiant Sun Beam is increased to 60 feet, and it lasts up to 1 minute instead of 1 round. You can end a beam early (no action required).

When you extinguish the light any active Radiant Sun Beams end, and if you have not attacked or dealt damage to a creature on your turn, you can enter a special meditation that surrounds you with an aura of peace. You can choose to gain the effect of a sanctuary spell that lasts until you restore this light again(the spell can end early as normal). The saving throw DC for the spell equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier.

Solar Flare

17th-level Way of the Sun Soul feature

You gain the ability to create an orb of light that erupts in a wave of solar power. As an Action, you create an orb and hurl it at a point you choose within 120 feet, where it erupts into a sphere of radiant Daylight for a brief instant.

Each hostile creature in a 30-foot-radius sphere must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC of 8 + your Proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier) or take 6d12 + your Wisdom modifier radiant damage, or half as much on a successful one. A creature doesn’t need to make the save if the creature is behind total cover that is opaque. A creature that fails this save by 5 or more is blinded until the start of their next turn. Creatures that are within your Radiant Sun Beam have disadvantage on this save. Any creature that was invisible and was forced to make this save loses their invisibility, and cannot become invisible again until after the end of their next turn.

You and allied creatures of you in the sphere, instead gain 6d6 temporary hit points.

Usable: Once. Recharge: Long Rest