The Monk, Revised

Her fists a blur as they deflect an incoming hail of

arrows, a half-elf springs over a barricade and throws

herself into the massed ranks of hobgoblins on the other

side. She whirls among them, knocking their blows aside

and sending them reeling, until at last she stands alone.

Taking a deep breath, a human covered in tattoos settles
into a battle stance. As the first charging orcs reach him, he
exhales and a blast of fire roars from his mouth, engulfing his
foes.
Moving with the silence of the night, a black-clad halfling
steps into a shadow beneath an arch and emerges from
another inky shadow on a balcony a stone's throw away. She
slides her blade free of its cloth-wrapped scabbard and peers
through the open window at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable
in the grip of sleep.
Whatever their discipline, monks are united in their ability
to magically harness the energy that flows in their bodies.
Whether channeled as a striking display of combat prowess
or a subtler focus of defensive ability and speed, this energy
infuses all that a monk does.
The magic of Ki
Monks make careful study of a magical energy that most
monastic traditions call ki. This energy is an element of the
magic that suffuses the multiverse - specifically, the element
that flows through living bodies. Monks harness this power
within themselves to create magical effects and exceed their   Those who leave their cloisters take their work seriously,
bodies' physical capabilities, and some of their special attacks approaching their adventures as personal tests of their
can hinder the flow of ki in their opponents. Using this physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for
energy, monks channel uncanny speed and strength into their material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a
unarmed strikes. As they gain experience, their martial greater mission than merely slaying monsters and plundering
training and their mastery of ki gives them more power over their treasure.
their bodies and the bodies of their foes.
Creating a Monk
Training and Asceticism As you make your monk character, think about your
Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of connection to the monastery where you learned your skills
D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time and spent your formative years. Were you an orphan or a
seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek personal child left on the monastery’s threshold? Did your parents
perfection through contemplation and rigorous training. promise you to the monastery in gratitude for a service
Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there performed by the monks? Did you enter this secluded life to
when their parents died, when food couldn't be found to hide from a crime you committed? Or did you choose the
support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks monastic life for yourself?
had performed for their families. Consider why you left. Did the head of your monastery
Some monks live entirely apart from the surrounding choose you for a particularly important mission beyond the
population, secluded from anything that might impede their cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of some
spiritual progress. Others are sworn to isolation, emerging violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or
only to serve as spies or assassins at the command of their were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to
leader, a noble patron, or some other mortal or divine power. accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to
The majority of monks don't shun their neighbors, making your home?
frequent visits to nearby towns or villages and exchanging As a result of the structured life of a monastic community
their service for food and other goods. As versatile warriors, and the discipline required to harness ki, monks are almost
monks often end up protecting their neighbors from always lawful in alignment.
monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer
means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a Quick Build
wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don't You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions.
undertake it lightly. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by
Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background.

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The Monk
Proficiency
Martial
Ki
Unarmored
Heightened

Level Bonus Arts Points Movement Reflexes Features

1st +2 1d4 — — — Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts
2nd +2 1d4 2 +10 ft. — Dedicated Weapon, Ki, Unarmored Movement
3rd +2 1d4 3 +10 ft. 2 Monastic Tradition, Heightened Reflexes
4th +2 1d4 4 +10 ft. 2 Ability Score Improvement, Quickened Healing
5th +3 1d6 5 +10 ft. 3 Extra Attack, Extra Reaction
6th +3 1d6 6 +15 ft. 3 Ki-Empowered Strikes, Monastic Tradition Feature
7th +3 1d6 7 +15 ft. 3 Evasion, Stillness of Mind
8th +3 1d6 8 +15 ft. 3 Ability Score Improvement
9th +4 1d6 9 +15 ft. 3 Unarmored Movement Improvement
10th +4 1d6 10 +20 ft. 3 Purity of Body
11th +4 1d8 11 +20 ft. 4 Monastic Tradition Feature, Extra Reaction (2)
12th +4 1d8 12 +20 ft. 4 Ability Score Improvement
13th +5 1d8 13 +20 ft. 4 Tongue of the Sun and Moon
14th +5 1d8 14 +25 ft. 4 Diamond Soul
15th +5 1d8 15 +25 ft. 4 Timeless Body
16th +5 1d8 16 +25 ft. 4 Ability Score Improvement
17th +6 1d10 17 +25 ft. 5 Monastic Tradition, Extra Reaction (3)
18th +6 1d10 18 +30 ft. 5 Empty Body
19th +6 1d10 19 +30 ft. 5 Ability Score Improvement
20th +6 1d10 20 +30 ft. 5 Perfect Self

Optional Rule: Multiclassing Proficiencies

If your group uses this optional rule, here's what you need to
know if you choose the monk as one of your classes.
Ability Score Minimum. You must have a Dexterity and
Wisdom score of at least 13 to take a level in this class, or to
take a level in another class if you are already a monk.
Proficiencies Gained. If monk isn't your initial class, you
gain proficiency with simple weapons and shortswords when
you take your first level in monk.
Class Features
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
Armor: None
Weapons: simple weapons, claw bracers, jians, shortswords,
war fans
Tools: Choose one type of artisan’s tools or one musical
instrument
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics, History,
Insight, Perception, Religion, and Stealth
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background.
(a) a jian or (b) any simple weapon
(a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
(a) a war fan or (b) 10 darts
Unarmored Defense
Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and
not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity
modifier + your Wisdom modifier.
Martial Arts
At 1st level, your practice of martial arts gives you mastery of
combat styles that use unarmed strikes and monk weapons,
which are claw bracers, jians, shortswords, war fans, and any
simple melee weapons that don’t have the two-handed or
heavy property.
You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or
wielding only monk weapons and you aren’t wearing armor
or wielding a shield:
You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack
and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk
weapons.
You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your
unarmed strike or monk weapon. This die changes as you
gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of
the Monk table.
When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or
a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed
strike as a bonus action. For example, if you take the
Attack action and attack with a quarterstaff, you can also
make an unarmed strike as a bonus action, assuming you
haven't already taken a bonus action this turn.
Certain monasteries use specialized forms of the monk
weapons. For example, you might use a club that is two
lengths of wood connected by a short chain (called a
nunchaku) or a sickle with a shorter, straighter blade (called a
kama). Whatever name you use for a monk weapon, you can
use the game statistics provided for the weapon.
Unarmored Movement
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.
Ki
Starting at 2nd level, your training allows you to harness the
mystic energy of ki. Your access to this energy is represented
by a number of ki points. Your monk level determines the
number of points you have, as shown in the Ki Points column
of the Monk table.
You can spend these points to fuel various ki features. You
start knowing three such features: Flurry of Blows, Patient
Defense, and Step of the Wind. You learn more ki features as
you gain levels in this class.
When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish
a short or long rest, at the end of which you draw all of your
expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30
minutes of the rest meditating to regain your ki points.
If you spend 1 ki point or more as part of your action on
your turn, you can make one attack with an unarmed strike or
a monk weapon as a bonus action before the end of the turn.
Some 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 Wisdom modifier
Flurry of Blows
Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you
can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus
action.
Patient Defense
You can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as a bonus
action on your turn.
Step of the Wind
You can spend 1 ki point to take the Disengage or Dash
action as a bonus action on your turn, and your jump distance
is doubled for the turn.
Dedicated Weapon
Also at 2nd level, you train yourself to use a variety of
weapons as monk weapons. Whenever you finish a short or
long rest, you can touch one weapon, focus your ki on it, and
then count that weapon as a monk weapon until you use this
feature again. You must be proficient with the chosen
weapon, and it cannot have the heavy and special properties.
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Heightened Reflexes
In your practice of the martial arts, you have improved your
reflexes beyond the norm. You have trained to respond to
certain events with startling haste.
At 3rd level, you gain two Heightened Reflexes of your
choice. A list of the available options can be found at the end
of this class. When you gain certain monk levels, you gain
additional reflexes of your choice.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the reflexes you know and replace it with
another reflex that you could learn at that level. A level
prerequisite in a reflex refers to monk level, not character
level.
Monastic Tradition
When you reach 3rd level, you commit yourself to a monastic
tradition: the Way of the Open Hand, the Way of the Argent
Fist, the Way of the Ascendant Dragon, the Way of the
Heaven Piercer, the Way of Reclamation, the Way of the Rime
Warden, the Way of the Serpent, the Way of the Still Tide, the
Way of the Sun Soul, or the Way of the Four Elements, all
detailed at the end of the class description. Your tradition
grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and
17th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by
1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Quickened Healing
At 4th level, you gain the ability to use ki to stimulate healing
in your body. As an action, you can spend a ki point to spend
and roll one of your Hit Die. You regain a number of hit
points equal to the number rolled plus your Wisdom modifier.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Extra Reaction
Beginning at 5th level, you can can use a reaction up to twice
before the start of your next turn. You can only use one
reaction to a given trigger. If a feature or effect would prevent
you from taking reactions but does not incapacitate you, you
instead lose one use of your reaction for the duration of the
effect.
The number of times you can use a reaction in between the
start of your turns increases to three when you reach 11th
level in this class and to four when you reach 17th level in
this class.
If you gain the ability to use extra reactions from another
source, you choose which feature to benefit from.
Ki-Empowered Strikes
Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical
for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to
nonmagical attacks and damage.
Evasion
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.
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.
Purity of Body
At 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through you
makes you immune to disease and poison.
Tongue of the Sun and Moon
Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other minds
so that you understand all spoken languages. Moreover, you
can choose to let any creature understand you if they can
understand a language.
Diamond Soul
Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you
proficiency in all saving throws.
Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail,
you can use a reaction and spend 1 ki point to reroll it. You
must take the second result.
Timeless Body
At 15th level, your ki sustains you so that you suffer none of
the frailty of old age, and you can’t be aged magically. You can
still die of old age, however. In addition, you no longer need
food or water, and you can hold your breath for a number of
hours equal to half of your monk level.
Empty Body
Beginning at 18th level, you can use your action to spend 4 ki
points to become invisible for 1 minute. During that time, you
also have resistance to all damage but force damage.
Additionally, you can spend 8 ki points to cast the astral
projection spell, without needing any components. When you
do so, you can’t take any other creatures with you.
Perfect Self
At 20th level, when you roll for initiative and have no ki points
remaining, you regain 4 ki points. Additionally, whenever you
spend and roll a Hit Die to restore hit points, you double the
number it restores.
Heightened Reflexes
Listed below are the heightened reflexes available to a monk.
If a reflex has prerequisites, you must meet them to learn it.
A level prerequisite refers to your monk level. You can learn a
reflex at the same time that you meet its prerequisites. Any
DCs listed use your Ki save DC unless otherwise stated.
Deflect Missiles
Missiles
up to half your movement speed as a reaction when an enemy
This reaction allows you to deflect or catch the missile when
you are hit by a ranged weapon attack. When you do so, the
damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your
Dexterity modifier + your monk level.
If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the missile if
it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have at
least one hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, you can
spend 1 ki point to make a ranged attack with the weapon or
piece of ammunition you just caught, as part of the same
reaction. You make this attack with proficiency, regardless of
your weapon proficiencies, and the missile counts as a monk
weapon for the attack, which has a normal range of 20 feet
and a long range of 60 feet.
Gentle Palm
Palm
Prerequisite: 11th Level
You've mastered the art of narrowly deflecting incoming
blows. Whenever another creature hits you with a melee
attack, you can use your reaction to add +2 to your AC for
that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you.
Hawk Seeks Prey
Prey
Hiding from your keen senses becomes all but impossible.
Whenever a creature within 60 feet of you that you are aware
of attempts to Hide, you may use a reaction to take the
Search action and search for them.
Slow Fall
Fall
You can use your reaction when you fall to reduce any falling
damage you take by an amount equal to five times your monk
level. If you still take fall damage from the triggering fall, it
does not knock you prone.
Bear Watches Over
Prerequisite: 5th level
You become a retaliatory force on the battlefield. Whenever a
creature within your reach attacks an ally, you can use your
reaction to make an unarmed strike against the attacking
creature.
Cascading Strikes
Prerequisite: 5th level
When you successfully land both attacks granted by your
Flurry of Blows, you may spend an additional ki point to
make a third unarmed strike as a reaction, which counts as
an attack granted by Flurry of Blows for the purposes of
other features.
Focused Aim
Prerequisite: 5th level
You focus your perception to the very instant you make your
attack, making minute adjustments to assure the blow hits.
When you miss with an attack roll, you can spend 1 to 3 ki
points to increase your attack roll by 2 for each of these ki
points you spend, potentially turning the miss into a hit.
Monkey Step
Prerequisite: 5th level
You become difficult to pin down during a fight. You can move
ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This movement doesn't
provoke opportunity attacks.
Tiger Pounces
Prerequisite: 5th level
Your predatory instincts keep your opponents from escaping.
Whenever a hostile creature moves out of your reach, you can
use your reaction to leap up to half your movement speed
towards them, landing in an unoccupied space adjacent to
the target. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity
attacks. The creature must then succeed on a Strength
saving throw, or be knocked prone.
Panther Stalks the Quarry
When you are forcibly moved, if the source of the effect was
an adjacent creature, you can use a reaction to spend 2 ki
and force that creature to make a Strength saving throw or
be moved the same distance along side you. If the triggering
creature is grappled by you, this movement does not break
the grapple.
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Part the Weave
Prerequisite: 11th level

Your knowledge of magic and its users allows you to react

swiftly to their machinations, and even use your ki to disrupt
their work. Whenever a creature within your reach begins
casting a spell, you can spend 3 ki points to make an
unarmed strike against them as a reaction. On a hit, they take
damage as normal, and you attempt to disrupt the spell's
magic. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd level or lower,
its spell fails and has no effect. If it is casting a spell of 4th
level or higher, make a Wisdom ability check. The DC is
equal to 10 + the spell's level. On a success, the creature's
spell fails and has no effect.
Snake Strike
Prerequisite: 11th level

You learn to strike like a cobra at any openings your enemies

present. Whenever a creature misses you with a melee attack
roll, you can use your reaction to make an unarmed strike
against them.
Turn the Tide
Prerequisite: 11th level

This reaction lets you spend 1 ki point to divert the force of a

melee weapon attack you are hit by. When you do so, the
damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your
Dexterity modifier + your monk level.
If you reduce the damage to 0, you can divert the attack
completely if you have at least one hand free. If you divert an
attack in this way, you can spend 1 ki point to make an
unarmed strike against the attacking creature as part of the
same reaction.
Flash Focus Defense
Prerequisite: 17th Level

Your focus hones to a razor's edge, helping you roll with

punches before they are even thrown. When an attacker that
you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction
to halve the attack's damage against you.
Specter Haunts the Spirit
Prerequisite: 17th Level

As a reaction when you or another creature within 30 feet of

you teleports or is shunted to another plane of existance, if
the source of the effect was created by a creature, you may
spend 4 ki points to attune to their ki and also be shunted,
appearing in an unoccupied space nearest to the target.
Still Lake's Surface
Prerequisite: 17th Level

When a creature within your reach begins to activate a

magical effect, you may use your reaction to expend 5 ki and
totally sever their connection to the weave. The target must
succeed on a Charisma saving throw, or the triggering effect
fails and is wasted. Moreover, on a failed save, the target loses
the ability to cast spells and ongoing magical effects (other
than this one) on the creature are suppressed until the start
of your next turn. The powers and properties of magic items
in the target's possession are suppressed until the start of
your next turn.

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Monastic Traditions
There are myriad traditions of monastic pursuit that are
common in the monasteries scattered across the multiverse.
Most monasteries practice one tradition exclusively, but a few
honor many traditions and instruct each monk according to
his or her aptitude and interest. The vast majority of
traditions rely on the same basic techniques, diverging as the
student grows more adept. Thus, a monk need choose a
tradition only upon reaching 3rd level.
Way of the Open Hand
Monks of the Way of the Open Hand are the ultimate masters
of martial arts combat. They learn techniques to push and
trip their opponents, manipulate ki to heal their bodies, and
practice advanced meditation that shields them from harm.
Open Hand Technique
Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can
manipulate your enemy's ki when you harness your own.
Whenever you hit a creature with one of the attacks granted
by your Flurry of Blows, you can impose one of the following
effects on that target:
It must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be
knocked prone.
It must make a Strength saving throw. If it fails, you can
push it up to 15 feet away from you.
It can’t take reactions until the end of your next turn.
Wholeness of Body
At 6th level, you gain the ability to heal yourself. As an action,
you can regain hit points equal to three times your monk
level. You must finish a long rest before you can use this
feature again. Additionally, when you use your Quickened
Healing feature, you can expend a number of hit dice up to
half of your monk level as a part of the action. You add your
Wisdom modifier to each hit die, and regain hit points equal
to the total.
Tranquility
Beginning at 11th level, you can enter a special meditation
that surrounds you with an aura of peace. At the end of a
short or long rest, you gain the effect of a sanctuary spell that
lasts until the start of your next short or long rest (the spell
can end early as normal). The saving throw DC for the spell is
equal to your ki save DC.
Quivering Palm
At 17th level, you gain the ability to set up lethal vibrations in
someone’s body. When you hit a creature with an unarmed
strike, you can spend 3 ki points to start these imperceptible
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
creature must make a Constitution saving throw. If it fails, it
is reduced to 0 hit points. If it succeeds, it takes 10d10
necrotic damage.
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.

Way of the Argent Fist
The Argent Fist uses ki energy to channel radiant power,
healing the injured and blasting unclean creatures. In the
world of Eberron, this tradition was first mastered by
followers of the Silver Flame, and the the Silver Forge has a
number of fortress monasteries spread across Thrane.
However, a follower of the Way of the Argent Fist could also
be a champion of gods of light such as Liphan, Branchalla,
Helm, or Apollo, or simply a monk trained in combat against
horrors of the world.
Balm of the Argent Fist
Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can
harness your ki to rekindle the flame represented within all
life. You have a well of cleansing flame that replenishes when
you take a long rest. With that well, you can restore a total
number of hit points equal to your monk level multiplied by
your Wisdom modifier.
As an action, you can touch a creature to draw power from
that well to restore a number of hit points to that creature, up
to the maximum amount remaining in your well.
This feature improves when you reach 11th level, when you
can expend 5 hit points from your well of cleansing flame to
end one effect that is causing the creature to be charmed or
frightened. You can cleanse multiple effects with a single use
of Balm of the Flame, expending hit points separately for
each one. The healing effects of this feature have no effect on
undead and constructs.
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Seeker the Light
At 3rd level, whenever you hit a creature with one of the
attacks granted by your Flurry of Blows, you can choose to
make each fiend, monstrosity, or undead within 30 feet of you
make a Wisdom saving throw against your Ki save DC. If the
creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or
until it takes damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as
far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly move to a
space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions. For its
action, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from
an effect that prevents it from moving. If there is nowhere to
move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest. You can use this feature twice
between rests starting at 11th level.
Wrath of the Argent
Beginning at 6th level, you can expend 2 ki points to wreath
your fists or monk weapons in a sacred flame (no action
required). For 1 minute, your fists shed bright light out to 10
feet, and dim light for another 10 feet. In addition, your monk
weapon attacks and unarmed strikes deal an extra 1d4
radiant damage. When you hit a fiend, monstrosity, or undead
the radiant damage increases to 2d4.
At 17th level, you can spend 4 ki points to increase this
radiant damage to 2d4, and the damage to a fiend,
monstrosity, or undead increases to 4d4.
Bound by Faith
Starting at 11th level, when you hit a fiend, monstrosity, or
undead with an unarmed strike, you can expend 2 ki points to
force the target to make a Wisdom saving throw or be bound
for up to 1 minute. A bound target becomes blinded,
deafened, and cannot speak or perform verbal components.
The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns. On a success, the effect ends on the target.
Radiant Embrace
At 17th level, as an action, you stoke the embers within you
into a torrent of holy fire. For 1 minute, you gain the following
benefits:
While you benefit from your Wrath of the Argent feature,
you are immune to radiant damage.
While you have at least 1 hit point, you gain hit points
equal to your Wisdom modifier at the start each of your
turns.
When you deal radiant damage to a shapechanger with an
unarmed strike or a monk weapon and they are not in
their true form, they must make a saving throw against
your Ki save DC or be forcibly reverted to their original
form.
Your monk weapon attacks and unarmed strikes score
critical hits on a 19 or 20. Against a fiend, monstrosity, or
undead creature, you score critical hits with your monk
weapon attacks and unarmed strikes on a roll of 18-20.
When you activate this effect, you can immediately use
your bonus action to use your Flurry of Blows.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest, or until you use 5 ki to use it again.
Way of the Ascendant Dragon
Monks who follow the Way of the Ascendant Dragon revere
the power and grandeur of dragons. They alter their own ki to
resonate with draconic might, channeling it to augment their
battle prowess, soar through the air, and bolster their allies.
As a follower of this Monastic Tradition, you decide how
you unlocked the power of dragons through your ki. The
Ascendant Dragon Origin table offers some possibilities.
d6 Origin
You honed your abilities by observing a dragon and
1
aligning your ki with their world-altering power.
A dragon personally took an active role in shaping
2
your inner energy.
You studied at a monastery that traces its teachings
3 back centuries or more to a single dragon's
instruction.
You spent long stretches meditating in the region of
4 influence of an ancient dragon's lair, absorbing its
ambient magic.
5
You found a scroll written in Draconic that
contained inspiring new techniques.
After a dream that featured a five-handed half-
6 dragon you awoke with altered ki, reflecting the
breaths of dragons.
Draconic Disciple
When you take this tradition at 3rd level, you learn to channel
your draconic ki to imbue your unarmed strikes with the
essence of a dragon's breath and to use your connection with
draconic creatures to magnify your presence. You gain the
following benefits:
You can deal acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage in
place of the normal damage of your unarmed strikes.
You learn to speak, read, and write Draconic.
If you fail a Charisma (Intimidation) or Charisma
(Persuasion) check, you can use your reaction to reroll the
check, as you tap into the mighty presence of dragons.
Once this feature turns a failure into a success, you can’t
use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Breath of the Dragon
Also beginning at 3rd level, you can channel your ki into
destructive waves of energy like the dragons you emulate.
When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can
replace one of the attacks with an exhalation of draconic
energy in either a 20-foot cone or a 30-foot line that is 5 feet
wide (your choice). Choose a damage type: acid, cold, fire,
lightning, or poison. Each creature in the area must make a
Dexterity saving throw against your ki save DC, taking
damage of the chosen type equal to two rolls of your Martial
Arts die on a failure, or half as much damage on a success.
At 11th level, the damage of your breath increases to three
rolls of your Martial Arts die.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have
no uses available, you can spend 1 ki point to use it again.
Wings Unfurled
At 6th level, when you use your Step of the Wind, you can
unfurl spectral draconic wings from your back that vanish at
the end of your turn. While the wings exist, you have a flying
speed equal to your walking speed.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have
no uses available, you can spend 1 additional ki point when
you activate Step of the Wind to use this feature again.
Aspect of the Wyrm
The power of your draconic ki now radiates from you,
protecting your allies from harm and enhancing their own
strikes. At 11th level, you can use a bonus action to create an
aura of draconic power that radiates 30 feet from you for 1
minute. Choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage,
and for the duration, you gain the following effects:
You and your allies within your aura gain resistance to the
chosen damage type.
When you or your ally hits with an attack that deals the
chosen damage type to another creature in the aura, you
can use your reaction to deal additional damage of that
type equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die.
Once you use this bonus action, you can’t use it again until
you finish a long rest, unless you expend 4 ki points to use it
again.
Ascendant Aspect
At 17th level, your draconic ki reaches its peak. You gain the
following benefits:
You gain blindsight out to 30 feet.
When a creature fails its saving throw against your Breath
of the Dragon, the energy clings to the target. At the start
of each of the creature's turns, it takes damage of the type
your breath dealt equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die.
At the end of its turn, the creature can repeat the save,
ending the effect on itself on a success.
When you activate your Aspect of the Wyrm, draconic fury
explodes from you. Choose any number of creatures you
can see within your aura. Those creatures each take 4d10
damage of the chosen type.
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 Way of the Heaven Piercer Break the Unbreakable
Those that fall into the teachings of the heaven piercer are Finally at 17th level, your pure force of will is unimaginable.
taught the way of willpower. Learn, adapt, evolve, and believe. When you hit a creature with an attack, you may narrow all of
One does succeeds not just by wanting to do so, but by your will to win to empower your strike and deal an extra 1d8
believing that they will. Those that practice it are often force damage for every ki point you have less than your
travelers. They are difficult to hold down, because they
maximum, as your incredible will is empowered the more
follow their heart, their dreams, and the will of their soul. dire the situation. You may use this ability once, and cannot
do so again until you complete a long rest or are critically
Monasteries that teach the way of the heaven piercer are struck.
often known for their reputations involving rather impulsive
courses of action. Being first to act stand in the face of
tyrants, or slaying incredible threats. Most notably of all, they
are known for doing so with incredibly bad odds, and still
come out on top.
“We evolve, beyond the person that we were a minute before.
Little by little, we advance with each turn.

That's how a drill works!”

Do the Impossible
When you take this tradition at 3rd level, you gain the ability
to harness the energy inside you to succeed when there
seems to be no hope in sight of doing so. When you would fail
an ability check or saving throw, you may use your reaction to
spark the constantly turning energy inside you.

When you do this, you learn how far off your roll

was from the DC required to succeed.

When you do this, you can choose to spend a number

of ki points equal to half the difference between your roll

and the DC required to succeed

(rounded up) to choose to treat

your roll as a success.

See the

the

Invisible
Upon reaching 6th

level, your eyes pierce

with the fury of your soul.

Few can shy from your

gaze so long as your eyes

burn with the fire of

your soul. You can spend

2 ki points to cast the spell

see invisibility.
In addition to the normal benefits of the spells effects,
when you cast see invisiblity in this way you also gain
advantage on Wisdom (perception) checks made to detect
hidden creatures for the duration of the spell.
Touch the Untouchable
Once you've reached level 11, you have learned the ability to
force your towering energy into your strikes, and reach out at
those who attempt to evade you. When you expend your
energy, your inner willpower manifests as large spinning
spears of energy on your hands and around your wrists.
When you expend a ki point in any way, for the next minute
your unarmed strikes have their reach increased by 5 feet,
and deal piercing damage instead of its normal damage type.

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Way of the Rime Warden
In the frigid reaches of Antiflow Sedden, there exists a time
honored monastic tradition, handed down since the founding
of the nation of Kurai; the Way of the Rime Warden. The
elder sages of the Kuranese monasteries teach that Kura
himself developed this tradition to protect the explorers
under his charge, and refined it by training in the presence of
the great white dragon Kagen.
Followers of the Way of the Rime Warden train their
bodies and minds in frigid conditions, manifesting a icy ki
that they use to enhance their strikes and protect their allies.
Monks of this tradition are taught to be the sentinels of
their society, protecting their communities from the vicious
monsters that thrive in such adverse conditions.
Frigid Ki
When you adopt this tradition at 3rd level, you learn how to
chill your ki to better suit the coldest stretches of the plane.
You gain the following benefits.
Frigid Strikes. When you make an unarmed strike or an
attack with a monk weapon, you can choose to make the
damage cold instead of its normal type.
Reflexive Adaptation. When you take cold damage, you
can use your reaction to spend 1 ki point to halve that
instance of cold damage.
Tundra Traveler. You become naturally adapted to cold
climates, granting you immunity to wilderness hazards
associated with the cold, and the effects of extreme cold.
Moreover, you ignore difficult terrain made of ice or snow.
Lessons of the Rime Warden
Also at 3rd level, you learn the ancient techniques necessary
of the first Rime Warden. When you make your first attack on
your turn, you can decide to channel your frost ki until the
start of your next turn. While you channel your frost ki,
hitting a creature with a Frigid Strike reduces the target's
speed by 5 feet until the end of their next turn. If you hit a
target whose speed has been reduced to 0 while you are
channeling your frost ki, you can force the target to make a
Constitution saving throw or become restrained until the end
of their next turn.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have
no more uses, you can spend 1 ki point to reuse this feature.
Additionally, you learn from the stories of the first Rime
Warden. You gain proficiency in your choice of History,
Persuasion or Survival.
Subzero Ki
By 6th level, your frigid ki becomes even more pure. Your
Frigid Strikes ignore resistance to cold damage.
Additionally, you can use your Reflexive Adaptation on a
willing creature within 30 feet of you when they take cold
damage. If multiple creatures take cold damage from the
same source, you can use multiple reactions for the same
instance of cold damage, spending ki for each target.
Finally, when you channel your frost ki, you reduce the
target's speed by 10 feet, instead of 5.
Frost Sentinel
At 11th level, you learn how to manipulate other's life energy
to inure them. At the end of a long rest, you can choose a
number of willing creatures within 30 feet of you, up to your
Wisdom modifier. You and your chosen targets gain the
benefit of your Tundra Traveler feature, and gain temporary
hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier + your monk level.
While a creature has these temporary hit points, the targets
gain resistance to cold damage.
Additionally, when you channel your frost ki, you reduce
the target's speed by 15 feet, instead of 10, and your Frigid
Strikes treat immunity to cold damage as resistance instead.
Absolute Zero
By 17th level, you have refined your frigid ki to the point of
perfection. You gain the following benefits.
When you use your Reflexive Adaption, you grant the
target immunity to cold damage, including against the
triggering effect, until the start of your next turn.
When you channel your frost ki, you reduce the target's
speed by 20 feet instead of 15.
Your Frigid Strikes ignore resistance and immunity to
cold damage.
Once per turn, when you hit a creature with a Frigid
Strike, you can expend 2 ki points to completely sap the
heat from them. The target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or gain a level of exhaustion.
Any levels of exhaustion gained in this way are removed if
the creature completes a short or long rest, but only if they
aren't in an environment of extreme cold. A creature who
dies from exhaustion while they have a level of exhaustion
from this feature freezes over. A corpse frozen in this way
is considered an invalid target for the purposes of being
revived or raised as an undead. The corpse can only be
thawed by taking 50 fire damage from a single source.
Way of Reclamation
Healing and restoration magic may knit wounds or remove
curses, but recovering from some trauma is a lifelong journey.
These wounds run deep and affect how you develop as a
person. Monks of this tradition focus on learning to cope with
their wounds and emerge stronger because of it.
You may wish to work with your DM on how to integrate
your character's trauma into their backstory. If you decided
on this subclass later in the game, perhaps your character
was in denial of the trauma's effects beforehand, or simply
had not started on their healing path. You may also wish to
consider how the stages of this subclass influence how you
roleplay your character.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you begin to
reflect more deeply on your experiences and find a creative
outlet to channel your energy. You gain proficiency in Insight,
or Performance if you already have proficiency with Insight.
You also gain proficiency with one set of artisan's tools or one
instrument.
Pain
Also at 3rd level, as you start your healing process, your
wounds are more raw. You react to stress by lashing out - a
sign that you are fighting through your struggles rather than
surrendering to them.
As a reaction to being hit with a melee attack, you can
spend 1 ki point to make a single unarmed strike at
advantage.
Hope
At 6th level, even when things seem their darkest, you don't
give into despair. If you succeed on a death saving throw, you
can choose to immediately regain 1 hit point. Once you use
this ability, you can't use it again until you complete a long
rest.
Acceptance
When you reach 11th level, you make peace with your
trauma. You may not like the fact that you went through what
you did, but you accept that it is now a part of you, and that it
allowed you to grow from your experience.
You gain the Turn the Tide heightened reflex, which doesn't
count against the number of reflexes you know. If you use
Turn the Tide and reduce the incoming damage to 0, you can
gain temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of 1) instead of spending ki to make an unarmed
strike as a reaction. These temporary hit points are not
removed at the end of a long rest, however you lose these
temporary hit points if you ever use your reaction to make an
unarmed strike as a part of Turn the Tide, or if you use your
reaction to use your Pain feature.
Forgiveness
At 17th level, you reach the final stage of your journey -
learning to show compassion and forgive those that wronged
you, even if that person is yourself.
When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points and choose to
do so nonlethally, you can cause it to no longer be a threat
when it awakens. When you do so, the creature loses all
features that allow it to deal damage or affect an unwilling
creature (such as multiattack, heated body, or shapeshifting),
weapon proficiencies, and spellcasting. Any natural weapons
become improvised weapons that deal 1d4 damage, with no
other effects. These effects can only be reversed by a surge of
rejuvenation spell.
Additionally, the target is freed from any mind-altering
effects it suffers from, such as madness or a geas spell.
Sparing a creature this way grants you temporary hit
points equal to double its challenge rating or level (whichever
is higher). These temporary hit points are not removed at the
end of a long rest.
Finally, you have learned how to move on from your
trauma, and not let it color your actions. You no longer lose
the temporary hit points from your Acceptance feature if you
use your reaction to make an unarmed strike as a part of
Turn the Tide, or if you use your reaction to use your Pain
feature.
Undoing the Effects of Forgiveness
The forgiveness feature mentions surge of rejuvenation, a
mythic level spell, which can be found in Quill & Cauldron's
Epic Characters document.
If you do not use this supplement at your table, consider
allowing a wish spell to undo the effects of Forgiveness
instead. If you wish to maintain the gravitas of the Forgiveness
feature, considering only allowing wish to undo the effects if
the caster is guaranteed to become unable to cast wish again.
Way of the Serpent
Monks of the Way of the Serpent learn how to capitalize on
keeping enemies close, on and off the battlefield. These
monks constrict their foes like a snake, and can enter and
exit melee as easily as a snake enters and exits its burrow.
The Way of the Serpent places emphasis on emulating the
snake in every day life as well. Followers of this tradition are
capable of emulating a serpent's guile to snatch the upper
hand in a conversation, making them excellent infiltrators
that hide in plain sight.
Constricting Vice
At 3rd level, you learn to ensnare your foes, crushing the life
from them. You can choose to use your Dexterity modifier
instead of your Strength modifier when you make a Strength
(Athletics) check. Once per turn when you hit a creature with
one of the attacks granted by your Flurry of Blows feature,
you can choose to attempt to grapple the target.
When a creature you are grappling attempts and fails to
break free of your grapple, you can spend 1 ki point as a
reaction to constrict them, dealing bludgeoning damage
equal to your Martial Arts die + your Dexterity modifier. The
target is also restrained until the start of your next turn or
until the grapple ends.
Ophidian Stance
At 6th level, you learn to adapt your body to the movements of
the more advanced techniques of this style. You can move at
full speed while you are prone, and you gain the benefits of
the Disengage action while you are prone. You can stand up
from prone without spending additional movement. When
you are the target of an attack, you can use your reaction and
spend 1 ki point to stand up from prone or drop prone before
the attack roll is made.
Eyes of the Serpent
At 11th level, your reptilian ki infuses your eyes, sharpening
your vision and causing your pupils to become snake-like
slits. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet, and your darkvision is
not impeded by magical darkness. As an action, you can
attempt to transfix a target that can see you, overpowering
their senses with your mental influence. The target must
make a Wisdom saving throw against your Ki save DC. If it
fails, it is charmed by you until the start of your next turn. You
can use this feature on a creature who failed its saving throw
against this effect in the previous round as a bonus action on
your next turn. A creature who succeeds on its saving throw
is immune to the effect to this feature for 1 minute.
Additionally, when you make a Charisma ability check or
Wisdom (Insight) check to socially interact with another
creature, you may use your reaction to attempt to charm
them in the same way, potentially granting advantage on the
triggering check.
Medusa's Gaze
By 17th level, you have learned to emulate the gaze of one of
the most infamous serpentine creatures. When you hit a
creature charmed by you with an unarmed strike, you can
spend 2 ki points to force them to make a Constitution saving
throw. If they fail, they are paralyzed until the end of their
next turn.
If you critically hit the target, you may spend 3 ki points to
petrify the target instead. You cast the flesh to stone spell on
the target without any components, however your eyes flash
with the malevolent gaze of the medusa. The target has
disadvantage on their saving throws to avoid this petrification
if they are grappled by you.
 Way of the Still Tide Perfect Placidity
Monks that follow the Way of the Still Tide believe that magic At 17th level, you master the art of controlling the flow of
is not meant to be used lightly. Some monasteries of this magic in other creatures. You can use your Calm the Waves
order are religious in nature, acting on behalf of gods of feature whenever a creature uses a magical effect, and it
magic such as Mystra, Icae, Wee Jas or Vecna. Others are causes the following additional effects if the creature fails its
secular in nature, but respect the power that magic holds. saving throw.
Regardless of their possible faiths, these monastaries see Dam Magic. You regain hit points equal to twice the level
magic as a mighty current that could overflow if left of the spell. If the effect was not a spell, you gain hit points
unchecked, and safeguard against the misuse of magic, from equal to the challenge rating or level of the creature it
people and monster alike. Followers of the way of the Still originated from (whichever is higher). If this healing would go
Tide refrain from traditional spellcraft, relying on their inner over your maximum hit points, you gain the remainder as
cultivation to produce wondrous effects. temporary hit points.
Disrupt Magic. The target has disadvantage on
Insights of the Tide Constitution saving throws for 1 minute. The target must
Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn repeat their saving throw at the end of each turn, ending this
some insights from the floes of magic itself. You gain the extra effect on a success.
following benefits: Still Magic. The effect's range is halved. If the effect has an
Read the Waters. You can use your Wisdom in place of area of effect, each measurement in the area calculation is
your Intelligence when you make a Intelligence (Arcana) halved for the duration.
check. Additionally, you can expend 1 ki to cast detect magic.
Ripples of Magic. When you succeed on a saving throw
against a magical effect that originated from a creature you
can see within 30 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
spend 1 ki to redirect the residual magic. That creature must
make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
takes force damage equal to your Martial Arts die plus your
Wisdom modifier.
Calm the Waves
At 6th level, you learn to use your ki to still the flow of magic.
When a creature within your reach begins casting a spell, you
can use your reaction to make an unarmed strike against the
target. If the attack hits, the target takes damage as normal,
and you can expend 1 ki point to force that creature to make
a Charisma saving throw or suffer one of the following effects
(your choice).
Dam Magic. The target loses their lowest level spell slot. If
they have no remaining spell slots, they take force damage
equal to your Martial Arts die plus your Wisdom modifier.
Disrupt Magic. The target has disadvantage on saving
throws to maintain concentration on the triggering spell.
Still Magic. If the spell requires an attack roll, it is made
with disadvantage. If the spell requires a saving throw, it is
made with advantage.
Complete Stillness
Beginning at 11th level, your mastery of your own body
extends to how you interact with the flow of magic. You can
use your Stillness of Mind feature to repeat a saving throw
against one magical effect afflicting you. You suffer no
consequences (such as taking damage) for failing this saving
throw. Once you end a magical effect due to this feature, you
cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Party Cohesion
Before playing a monk of this tradition, talk with your group
about how an anti-magic monk will affect party dynamics.
Remember to be courteous to your fellow players and avoid
making a character so strict they can't function with others!

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Way of the Sun Soul
Monks of the Way of the Sun Soul learn to channel their life
energy into searing bolts of light. They teach that meditation
can unlock the ability to unleash the indomitable light shed
by the soul of every living creature.
Luminous Soul
Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you emit
a radiant light that comes from your very soul. You shed
bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional
10 feet. You can extinguish or restore the light as a bonus
action. The radius of both the bright and dim light increases
by 5 feet when your unarmored movement increases, as
shown in the Monk table.
When you reach 10th level, this light becomes sunlight.
Radiant Arts
Also at 3rd level, you learn techniques to utilize your radiant
soul. You gain the following features.
Solar Flare. When you are targeted with an attack by a
creature within the bright light of your Luminous Soul
feature, you can use your reaction to force them to make a
Constitution saving throw against your ki save DC or make
the attack at disadvantage as your inner light flares up. A
creature who is immune to the blinded condition
automatically succeeds.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have
no uses available, you can spend 1 ki point to use this feature
again.
Sun Bolt. You gain a new attack option. This special attack
is a ranged spell attack with a range of 30 feet, and counts as
an unarmed strike for the purposes of other features. You can
choose to add Wisdom, instead of Strength or Dexterity, to its
attack and damage rolls, and it deals radiant damage.
The range of this attack increases by 5 feet when your
unarmored movement increases, as shown in the Monk table.
Searing Arc Strike
At 6th level, you gain the ability to channel your ki into
searing waves of energy. You can spend 2 ki points to produce
a blinding flash of light in either a 15-foot cone or a 30-foot
line that is 5 feet wide (your choice) as a bonus action. Each
creature within the area must make a Constitution saving
throw against your ki save DC or take 3d6 radiant damage
and become blinded until the start of your next turn. A
creature who succeeds takes half as much damage and is not
blinded.
You can spend additional ki points to make a brighter flash.
Each additional ki point you spend increases the damage by
1d6 and range by 5 feet if it is a cone or extends its length 10
feet if it is a line. The maximum number of ki points that you
can spend on a Searing Arc Strike equals half of your monk
level.
Searing Sunburst
At 11th level, you gain the ability to create an orb of light that
erupts into a devastating explosion. When you take the attack
action, you can forgo all of your attacks to magically create an
orb and hurl it at a point you choose within 150 feet, where it
erupts into a sphere of radiant light for a brief, deadly instant.
Each creature in that 20-foot radius sphere must succeed
on a Constitution saving throw against your ki save DC or
take radiant damage equal to two rolls of your Martial Arts
die. A creature doesn't need to make the save if the creature
is behind total cover that is opaque.
You can increase the sphere’s damage by spending ki
points. Each point you spend, to a maximum of 3, increases
the damage by two dice.
Sun Shield
By 17th level, the light that emenates from your soul shelters
your allies and sears your foes. If a creature hits another
creature that's within the bright light from your Luminous
Soul feature, you can use your reaction to deal radiant
damage to the attacking creature. The radiant damage equals
a roll of your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier.
 Way of the Four Elements
You follow a monastic tradition that teaches you to harness
the elements. When you focus your ki, you can align yourself
with the forces of creation and bend the four elements to your
will, using them as an extension of your body. Some members
of this tradition dedicate themselves to a single element, but
others weave the elements together.
Many monks of this tradition tattoo their bodies with
representations of their ki powers, commonly imagined as
coiling dragons, but also as phoenixes, plants, mountains,
fish, and cresting waves.
Spells not found in the Player's Handbook are marked, and
can be found in the following sources according to the table
below:
Disciple of the Elements
At 3rd level, you learn magical disciplines that harness the
power of the four elements. Some disciplines require you to
spend ki points when you use them.
You learn two elemental disciplines of your choice, which
are detailed in the elemental disciplines sections below. You
learn two additional elemental disciplines of your choice at
6th, 11th, and 17th level.
Whenever you learn a new elemental discipline, you can
also replace one elemental discipline that you already know
with a different discipline.
When you use your action to use an elemental discipline or
cast a cantrip through your Initiate of the Way feature, you

can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action, or you can

BD = Blazing Dawn
use your Flurry of Blows.
COFSA = The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening
Casting Elemental Spells. Some elemental disciplines
COW = Codex of Waves
allow you to cast spells. See chapter 10 of the Player's
EE = Elemental Evil's Player Copmpanion
Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting. To cast one of
M4 = Mashiro's Monstrous Manual of Magic
these spells, you use its casting time and other rules, but you
don't need to provide material components for it. When you
Initiate of the Way cast a spell with a discipline, it is cast at the spell’s lowest
When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn how to level unless otherwise specified.
manipulate the four elements in subtle ways. You learn two of Once you reach 5th level in this class, you can spend
the following cantrips: control flames EE, gust EE, mold
additional ki points to increase the level of an elemental
earth EE, or shape water EE. You learn two additional cantrips discipline spell that you cast, provided that the spell has an
from this list at 6th level. enhanced effect at a higher level, as burning hands does. The
At 11th level, you learn two of the following cantrips: spell’s level increases by 1 for each additional ki point you
aquabolt COW, magic stone EE, produce flame, or
spend. For example, if you are a 5th-level monk and use
thunderclap EE. You learn two additional cantrips from this Sweeping Cinder Strike to cast burning hands, you can
list at 17th level. spend 2 ki points to cast it as a 2nd-level spell (the discipline’s
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. base cost of 1 ki point plus 1).
The maximum number of ki points (its base ki point cost
plus any additional points) that you can spend on the spell is
2, unless a discipline specifies otherwise. This maximum
increases to 3 at 9th level, 4 at 13th level, and 5 at 17th level.
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3rd Level Elemental Disciplines
Starting at 3rd level, you can learn the following disciplines:
Become the Teapot. You roll with the incoming energy,
attuning to element, becoming it. You can spend 1 ki point to
cast absorb elements EE.
Effortless Step. The air around you works in unison with
your movements, rising you up as you jump. Your jump height
and distance are doubled (quadrupled with Step of the Wind)
and you gain advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks
related to jumping.
Enduring Mountain Stance. Your body and mind
becomes as rigid and unyielding as the ground below you.
Your ki roots your feet into the ground and you become
immovable. When you use the Dodge action, you cannot be
moved, pushed, grappled, frightened, or knocked prone
against your will until the start of your next turn. You must be
standing on the ground to use this ability.
Fangs of the Fire Snake. Your arms and legs become
enveloped in roaring gouts of flame. When you make an
unarmed attack on your turn, you can choose to strike out
tendrils of flames which stretch out beyond your normal
reach. Your reach increases by 5 feet for that attack, and it
deals fire damage instead of bludgeoning damage. If the
attack hits you can spend 1 ki point to deal an extra 1d10 fire
damage.
Fang of the Frost Wolf. You summon a shard of razor-
sharp ice and fling it at your foe. You can spend 1 ki point to
cast ice knife EE.
Fist of Four Thunders. You slam your fists together in
front of you, causing a thunderous boom that blows away
everything around you. You can spend 1 ki point to cast
thunderwave.
Fist of Unbroken Air. You summon a swirling wind and
concentrate it around your fist. When you make an unarmed
attack on your turn, you can choose to strike out condensed
bursts of air which stretch out beyond your normal reach.
Your reach increases by 10 feet for that attack. If the attack
hits you can spend 1 ki point to force the target to make a
Strength saving throw or be pushed back 10 feet and be
knocked prone.
Golden Snake's Icy Path. Whenever you take the Dash
action, until the end of your turn for any movement you make
along a surface you can leave a trail of slippery ice. This ice
counts as difficult terrain and lasts until the start of your next
turn.
Mote of the Sun. Your ki manifests as dazzling motes of
light. You can spend 1 ki point to cast sunmotes BD.
Reef Shark's Splash. You swing your open palm in a
horizontal motion and conjure a wave to strike your foes. You
can spend 1 ki point to cast cresting waves COW.
Rumbling Badger. You shake the ground, causing a tremor
that knocks over your foes. You can spend 1 ki point to cast
earth tremor EE.
Rush of the Gale Spirits. You send a blast of air outward
with a thrust of your open palm. You can spend 2 ki points to
cast gust of wind.
Shape the Raincloud. You can spend 1 ki point to cast
create or destroy water.
Sweeping Cinder Strike. With a wide sweeping gesture,
you summon forth a barrage of hot cinders. You can spend 1
ki point to cast burning hands.
Water Whip. You summon a long, rubbery whip of pure
water that you grip by one end. You can spend 1 ki point as a
bonus action to create a whip of water that shoves and pulls a
creature to unbalance it. A creature that you can see that is
within 30 feet of you must make a Dexterity saving throw. On
a failed save, the creature takes bludgeoning damage equal to
your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier, plus an extra
1d10 bludgeoning damage for each additional ki point you
spend, and you can either knock it prone or pull it up to 25
feet closer to you. On a successful save, the creature takes
half as much damage, and you don't pull it or knock it prone.
You can’t use Water Whip and cast a spell during the same
turn.
6th Level Elemental Disciplines
A Leaf on the Wind. A powerful wind rises up to catch you
as you fall. Your Slow Fall ability no longer requires a
reaction to use, and instead you may use it automatically
whenever you are conscious and not incapacitated, and it
negates all falling damage regardless of distance. When you
use the Slow Fall ability, you may also glide along the air to
move 5 feet in any horizontal direction for every 5 feet that
you fall.
Burning Ember Flourish. You reach out with your ki to
snuff out a source of fire, causing it to go out with a bang or
to sputter black smoke. You can spend 2 ki points to cast
pyrotechnics EE.
Crushing Hand of the Mountain. You focus your strength
into your outstretched fist, summoning a hand of earth from
the ground. You can spend 2 ki points to cast maximilian's
earthen grasp EE.
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 cast warding wind EE.
Gong of the Summit. You strike the air as if it were a
gong. You can spend 2 ki points to cast shatter.
Hatchling's Flame. You focus your ki into a torrent of fire
that streaks away from you. You can spend 2 ki points to cast
aganazzar's scorcher EE.
Impenetrable Iron Tortoise Shell. You summon an
earthen barrier to defend yourself or an ally. As a reaction,
you may spend 2 ki points to use your Deflect Missiles or
Turn the Tide ability against an attack you can see within 30
feet of you. Any damage not prevented by this ability is taken
by the original target of the attack. If you reduce the damage
to 0, you can’t make an attack as a reaction.
Leaping Carp's Ascent. You swing your open palm in a
rising motion and conjure a wave to strike your foes. You can
spend 2 ki points to cast geyser COW.
Patient Badger Listens. You reach out with your ki to the
ground beneath you. You can spend 2 ki points as a bonus
action to gain tremorsense with a range of 30 feet and a
burrow speed equal to half of your walking speed for up to 1
minute. Your movement leaves behind a tunnel that remains
for as long as this ability is active, and then collapses.
Red Dragon's Claws. Rays of fire spring from your
outstretched hand to sear your foes. You can spend 2 ki
points to cast scorching ray.
Rising Cyclone Strike. You let out a booming bellow that
sweeps your foe of their feet. You can spend 2 ki points to
cast skyward rise COFSA.
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 Swarming Ice Rabbit. A flurry of magic snowballs erupts
from a point you choose within range. You can spend 2 ki
points to cast snilloc's snowball swarm EE.
11th Level Elemental Disciplines
Starting at 11th level, you can learn the following disciplines:
Dance of Three Ways. You summon six spheres of earth
from the ground, suspend them in the air around you, and
ignite them with your fiery ki. With a thought, you launch
these blazing meteors at your foe. You can spend 3 ki points
to cast melf's minute meteors EE.
Earth Reaches for Sky. Focusing your strength with a
deep, rumbling shout, you swing your arms up high, causing
an eruption of churned earth and stone that engulfs your
foes. You can spend 3 ki points to cast erupting earth EE.
Eternal Mountain Defense. Your body hardens to stone,
nearly impervious to weapons. You can spend 4 ki points to
cast stoneskin, targeting yourself.
Flames of the Phoenix. With a hand motion, you conjure
a tiny bead of burning energy. You can spend 3 ki points to
cast fireball.
Fist of the Elements. The elements swirl around your
weapon. You can spend 3 ki points to cast elemental weapon,
choosing from only the damage types cold, fire, or thunder.
Your unarmed strikes count as a weapon for the purposes of
this discipline.
Hua's Water Prison. You conjure up a sphere of water that
engulfs and imprisons foes that touch its surface. You can
spend 4 ki to cast watery sphere EE.
Mist Stance. A swirling mist envelopes your body and you
merge with it, becoming a cloud. You can spend 3 ki points to
cast gaseous form, targeting yourself.
One with the Tides. You reach out with your ki and
become one with water. You spend 2 ki points as an action to
gain underwater adaptations for 8 hours. While this ability is
active, you can breath normally underwater, you gain a swim
speed equal to your walking speed, and you gain blindsight
with a radius of 60 feet while underwater.
Rain of the Frigid Glacier. You cool the air in the skies
above you, condensing the water droplets into freezing rain
and sleet. You can spend 3 ki points to cast sleet storm.
Raise the Troubled Earth. You stir the earth around you
into action, summoning a wall of sand to serve as your
barricade. You can spend 3 ki to cast wall of sand EE.
Raise the Still Waters. Though water can give way easily,
it can just as easily offer great resistance. You can spend 3 ki
to cast wall of water EE.
Ride the Wind. You summon a mighty wind that envelopes
your body, sweeping you to where you want to go. You spend
3 ki points to cast fly, targeting yourself, except your fly speed
is equal to your movement speed.
River of Hungry Flame. You sweep your hands upward,
causing a wall of blazing hot fire to leap up from the ground.
You can spend 4 ki points to cast wall of fire.
Sea's Fury. You conjure up a mighty wave of water that
crashes down on your foes. You can spend 3 ki to cast tidal
wave EE.
Shape of the Flowing River. You touch a body of water
with your ki, coaxing it to change its form. You can spend 4 ki
points to cast control water.
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Tailwind of the Roc. You whip the air into a frenzy with your
ki. You can spend 3 ki to cast wind wall.
17th Level Elemental Disciplines
Starting at 17th level, you can learn the following disciplines:
Avatar of the Elements. As an ultimate display of your
mastery of the elements, you can spend 5 ki as an action to
have the elements of earth, fire, air, and water form a
protective sphere around your body, gaining multiple benefits
for 1 minute. While this ability is active, you have resistance
to bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, cold, fire, lightning, and
thunder damage. You also gain a burrow, fly, and swim speed
equal to your movement speed. Lastly, you can use any of the
following abilities as a bonus action:
You create a small earthquake on the ground in a 15-foot
radius around you. Each creature in that area must make
a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes
1d6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone.
You create a line of fire 15 feet long and 5 feet wide
extending from you in a direction you choose. Each
creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A
creature takes 3d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
You create a 15-foot cube of swirling wind centered on a
point you can see within 60 feet of you. Each creature in
that area must make a Constitution saving throw. A
creature takes 1d10 bludgeoning damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one. If a Large or
smaller creature fails the save, that creature is also
pushed up to 10 feet away from the center of the cube.
You create a 15-foot cone of ice shards extending from
your outstretched hand in a direction you choose. Each
creature in the cone must make a Constitution save throw.
A creature takes 2d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails
its save against this effect has its speed halved until the
start of your next turn.
Breath of Winter. You inhale deeply and then exhale,
blasting a cone of frigid air out in front of you that freezes
everything in its path. You can spend 5 ki points to cast cone
of cold.
Eyes of Fire. Your foes may try to hide in darkness, but
their ki lights up like a torch to you. You may cast see
invisibility without expending any ki. In addition, while under
the effects of see invisibility, you may spend 2 ki points as a
bonus action to gain truesight until the end of your next turn.
Eye of the Hurricane. You stretch out your ki to embrace
the winds. You can spend 5 ki points to cast control winds EE.
Gaze of the Yeti. You fix a creature with a stare that chills
even the most enflamed of spirits. You can spend 5 ki to cast
chilling gaze M4.
Mold the Mountain. You master the many forms that earth
may take. You can spend 5 ki to cast transmute rock EE.
Swirling Crab's Revenge. Your ki manifests as a swirling
pool of water, smashing and pulling your foes towards its
center. You can spend 5 ki points to cast maelstrom EE.
Wave of Rolling Earth. The ground shakes and emits a
low rumble as a wall of stone erupts up into being. You can
spend 5 ki points to cast wall of stone.
 The Monk
A revision of the Monk class for the world's
greatest roleplaying game! The revised monk

is redesigned to have less polarizing abilities,

while bringing the class up to par with the

other options available simultaneously. The

Revised Monk works with all official monk
subclasses.

Design Credit: @R10+#1546 on Discord,

/u/Sensei_Z, /u/Darkshadlegend

Document Credit: /u/Sensei_Z

Subclass Concept Credit:

Page 8 - Keith Baker - Argent Fist

Page 10 - Desmon Arnold - Spiral Body

Page 12 - dgscott - Long Heal

Page 13 - Genuine - Noble Serpent

Artist Credits:

Page 1 - Jung Wook Choi - M Fighter, 2011

Page 1 - Jose Vega - Hilltop Monastery

Pages 2 & 3 - Alex Vanderlinde - The Summit

Pages 4 - Phouc Quan - The Flying Monestary

Pages 6 - G-host Lee - Elsha of the Infinite

Page 7 - Steve Argyle - Monastery Swiftspear

Page 8 - Howard Lyon - Serra Ascendant

Page 9 - Chris Rallis - Dragon Whisperer

Page 10 - Sung Uk Kim - Kamina

Page 12 - Sebastian Kowell - Ark Ice Caves

Page 12 - Beau Lamb - The Glow

Page 13 - Jarold Sng - Snake Temple

Page 14 - Jason A Engle - Student of Ojutai

Page 15 - Johannes Voss - Soulfire Grand Master

Page 16 - dCTb - Avatar State

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