Altered Arcana: Monk

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# A Quick and Dirty Fix for the Monk

I love the Monk concept and I love it's core interesting choice between attack, defense and movement.  However the Monk does suffer from a few things.  Limited resources, limited defenses and a weak tier III.  The concept here is to make the fewest changes possible to bring the monk up to a more equal play experience.

#### Ki: Patient Defense
*2nd-level monk feature (enhances Ki)*

~~You can spend 1 ki point~~ **If you have spent 1 ki point or more or made an unarmed strike as part of your action on your turn,** you can take the Dodge action as a bonus action before the end of the turn. **Alternatively, you can spend 1 ki point to gain this benefit.**

#### Ki: Step of the Wind
*2nd-level monk feature (enhances Ki)*

~~You can spend 1 ki point~~ **You can take** the Disengage or Dash action as a bonus action on your turn, and your jump distance is doubled for the turn.

#### Unarmored Movement
*2nd level monk feature*

Starting at 2nd level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. ~~This bonus increases when you reach certain monk levels, as shown in the Monk table.~~

At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the move.

> *This should only be used if you're using the no-Ki Step of the Wind and the Advanced Martial Arts feature.  Without this limit you can hit speeds of 240ft per turn and that feels a little much to me.*

#### Stillness of Mind
*7th-level monk feature (enhances Stillness of Mind)*

Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one effect on yourself that is causing you to be charmed or frightened. **You can take this action even if the effect would otherwise prevent you from taking actions, or force you to use your action to do something else.**

#### Advanced Martial Arts
*11th-level monk feature*

Once on each of your turns you can take a second bonus action.

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> By [SamuraiHealer](https://www.gmbinder.com/profile/samuraihealer)
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> With Thanks to [Teridax68](https://www.reddit.com/user/Teridax68/)
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