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Way of the Beast
Beast Stance
Starting when you choose this at 3rd level, you gain access to
your choice of two of the following stances:
Cobra Stance. While this stance is active, attacks of
opportunity have disadvantage against you.
Crane Stance. While this stance is active, you have
advantage on ability checks against being knocked prone and
you are immune to abilities, effects, or spells that would move
you against your will.
Dragon Stance. Choose one of the following damage types:
Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison. When you hit a creature
with an unarmed attack while this stance is active, you deal
additional damage of the chosen damage type equal to your
martial arts die.
Tiger Stance. While this stance is active, your unarmed
strikes deal additional damage equal to your Wisdom Modifier
(minimum of 1).
Turtle Stance. While this stance is active, you gain a +2
bonus to your AC.
As a bonus action, you may enter one of your chosen
stances. This effect lasts until your next short or long rest or
until you change your stance as a bonus action during a later
turn. You may enter one of your chosen stances a number of
times equal to your Wisdom Modifier (minimum of 1) per long
rest.
Beastial Nature
Starting at 6th level, your body adapts itself to various aspects
of your chosen stances. You gain the following abilities based
on the stances you chose at 3rd level.
Cobra. You gain advantage on Dexterity ability checks.
Crane. When a creature hits you, you may use your reaction
to immediately make an attack against them.
Dragon. You gain resistance to the damage type you chose
when you picked this stance at 3rd level.
Tiger. If you move at least 20 feet straight toward a creature
and then hit a target with an unarmed strike on the same turn,
the target must make a Strength saving throw or be knocked
prone.
Turtle. You gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed.
In addition, you can breathe both air and water.
Animalistic Appendages
Starting at 11th level, your access to Ki and the natural world
around you alters your body physically. You gain one of the
following physical traits of your choice, along with the
connected ability.
Claws. Unarmed attacks deal piercing damage instead of
the normal bludgeoning damage. In addition, you gain a
climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
Tail. You may use a bonus action to make an attack with
your tail. The range of your tail is 5 feet. On a successful hit,
the target takes a Martial Art die of damage and must make a
Strength saving throw or be knocked Prone.
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Tough Skin. You gain resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage. In addition, when you reach
level 17 in this class, any resistances you may have due to
abilities given by this Tradition become Immunities.
Wings. You gain a flying speed of 30 feet. In order to use
this ability, you must have clothing or armor that
accommodates your wings.
Beastial Ability
Beginning at 17th level, you learn various abilities to better
enhance your Beast Stance. You may choose two of the
following abilities.
Frightful Glare. As an action, you place fear into the hearts
of those around you. You may expend 1 ki point to force a
number of creatures equal to your Wisdom Modifier
(minimum of 1) that you can see to make a Wisdom saving
throw. On a failed save, the creature is frightened of you for 1
minute or until they use an action to pass the save on a
subsequent turn.
Focused Hit. When you hit a creature with an attack, you
may expend 1 ki point. the target must make a Constitution
saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes additional
Poison damage equal to your Wisdom Modifier and are
considered Poisoned. The poisoned effect lasts for 1 minute
or until they use an action to pass the save on a subsequent
turn.
Snapping Jaw. When you hit a creature with an attack, you
may use your reaction to immediately Grapple the target.
Tearing Power. When you hit a creature with an attack, you
may spend 1 ki point to immediately deal an additional
Martial Art die of damage. The creature must also make a
Constitution saving throw, taking an additional Martial Art die
of damage at the beginning of their next turn on a failed save.
Wing Attack. As an action, you may expend 1 ki point to
send a gust of powerful wind at your enemies. Every creature
within a 30 foot cone of you must make a Dexterity Saving
Throw. On a failed save, the creature is knocked prone and
take 3d10 + your Dexterity Modifier bludgeoning damage. On
a successful save, the creature takes half damage.
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