D&D 5e Homebrew
As a ninja, you gain the following class features.
Prestige Class: Ninja
There are many who rely on either stealth and
the quickness of their bodies or the power of
their spirits to take out their enemies. Ninjas are
among the few who use both, honing their skills
to an edge that can appear otherworldly.
Ninjas operate as scouts, spies and assassins.
Though they gather in secret societies and clans
for their training, a ninja always undertakes a
mission alone.
The Ninja
Level Features
1st Ki, Death from Above
2nd Keen Blade
3rd Sagacious Egress
4th Total Awareness
5th Sudden Strike
Prerequisites
In order to advance as a ninja, you must meet
the following prerequisites (in addition to the
multiclassing prerequisites for your existing
class):
Dexterity 13. Ninjas must be agile to remain
silent until they strike, doing so with swiftness.
Wisdom 13. The mystical abilities ninjas must
learn require a spiritual strength.
Proficiency in the Stealth skill. A ninja's
work is always clandestine, and being revealed
at the wrong moment will spell certain death.
The Evasion feature. Not any assassin is a
true ninja, for one must be nimble to escape
enemy territory after the deed is done.
Complete a special task. You must find an
NPC ninja who accepts you as a student worthy
of inheriting secret knowledge. You cannot gain
more levels in this prestige class than your tutor
has. You might need to seek out and train more
skilled ninjas in order to reach 5th level in this
prestige class.
Ninja prerequisites notes
Note that the Evasion feature is gained by two
classes in the Player's Handbook - the monk
and the rogue, both at 7th level. Requiring this
feature functions as both a level requirement
and a class restriction - only the monk, rogue
and any future classes that may gain Evasion
can apply!
Class Features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per ninja level
Hit Points per Level: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per ninja level
Proficiencies
Tools: Poisoner's kit
Saving Throws: None
Skills: None
Equipment
The ninja prestige class does not grant any
special equipment.
Ki
At 1st level, your training allows you to harness
the mystic energy of ki. You gain a number of ki
points equal to your ninja level. If you already
have ki points from another source, you add the
points together.
You can spend ki to cast spells from the Ninja
spell list. The ki point cost of a ninja spell is
equal to the spell's level.
Some of your ki features require your target to
make a saving throw to resist the features
effects. The DC for these saving throws is equal
to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom
modifier.
Death from Above
At 1st level, you are used to stalking your quarry
from the roofs and rafters. When climbing, you
are considered lightly obscured from a creature
if you are above its eyeline.
Keen Blade
At 2nd level, your cuts are never imprecise.
After you roll for damage on a weapon attack,
you can spend 1 ki point to reroll any number of
the damage dice. You must use the new rolls.
Keen Blade notes
Because ki points from monk and ninja levels
are added together, a monk/ninja is able to
reroll their weapon damage much more often
than a rogue/ninja. However, the few times a
rogue is able to use this feature, they get to
reroll their 4d6 sneak attack dice as well,
balancing it out.
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Sagacious Egress
A ninja knows never to fight at a disadvantage.
At 3rd level, you can create smoke to confuse
your enemies and help you escape from
unfavorable situations.
As a bonus action, choose a point within 30
feet. Thick black smoke spreads out from the
point in a 20-foot radius, moving around
corners. The area of the smoke is heavily
obscured. The smoke persists for 1 minute or
until a strong wind disperses it. Once you use
this feature, you cannot use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.

Total Awareness
At 4th level, your senses are constantly keen
and you react quickly to surprises. When you
roll initiative, you can choose to cast one ninja
spell before any other creature in the combat
can act.

Sudden Strike
At 5th level, your strikes are unnervingly swift
and deadly. When attacking a creature you are
hidden from, your weapon attacks score a
critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

Ninja Spells
1st Level
Disguise Self
Expeditious Retreat
Jump
2nd level
Misty Step
Invisibility
Mirror Image
3rd level
Gaseous Form
Nondetection
Water Breathing