{"name":"Monk (Cynkard)","overview":"","hitdice":"d8","hitpointsfirstlevel":"8 + Con Mod","hitpointsathigherlevels":"1d8 + Con Mod","armorproficiencies":"None","weaponproficiences":"Simple weapons, shortswords","tools":"Choose one type of artisan's tools or one musical instrument.","savingthrows":"Str, Dex","skills":"Choose two: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, Stealth","spellcasting":"","equipment":"\u2022 Choose: a shortsword; or and simple weapon\r\n\r\n\u2022 Choose: a dungeoneer's pack; or an explorer's pack\r\n\r\n\u2022 10 darts","features":"[h3]Unarmored Defense[\/h3]\r\nWhile wearing no armor and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier.\r\n\r\n[h3]Martial Arts[\/h3]\r\nYour practice of martial arts gives mastery over unarmed strikes and monk weapons, which are shortswords and any simple melee weapons without the heavy or two-handed property.\r\n\r\nYou gain the following benefits when unarmed or wielding only monk weapons and not wearing armor or wielding a shield:\r\n\r\n\u2022 Unarmed strikes and monk weapons count as finesse weapons (if they weren't already), allowing you to use either Dexterity or Strength for attack and damage rolls with those weapons.\r\n\r\n\u2022 You can use a d4 in place of the normal weapon damage dice with unarmed strikes or monk weapons. This die increases as you gain monk levels, as shown on the table above.\r\n\r\n\u2022 When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you may make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.\r\n\r\n[h3]Ki[\/h3]\r\nAt 2nd level, your training allows you to channel the mystic energy of ki. Your access to this power is represented by a number of ki points. You have a number of ki points equal to your monk level. When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at which point you draw all of your expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at 30minutes of the rest meditating in order to regain ki.\r\n\r\nSome ki powers require your target to make a saving throw to resist the effects. The saving throw DCis calculated as follows:\r\n\r\nKi save DC= 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier.\r\n\r\nYou start with the knowledge of these three ki powers:\r\n\r\nFlurry of Blows: Immediately after taking the Attack action on your turn, you may spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action\r\n\r\nPatient Defense: You can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as a bonus action on your turn.\r\n\r\nStep of the Wind: You can spend 1 ki point to take the Disengage or Dash action as a bonus action on your turn. When you do so, your jump distance is doubled for the turn\r\n\r\n[h3]Unarmored Movement[\/h3]\r\nAt 2nd level, your speed increases when you are not wearing armor or using a shield. This bonus is listed on the table above.\r\n\r\nAt 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the move. You must end the movement on a solid, upright surface or risk falling or sinking.\r\n\r\n[h3]Monastic Tradition[\/h3]\r\nAt 3rd level, you must commit yourself to one of the monastic traditions below. You tradition gives you features at 3rd, 6th, 11th, and 17th level.\r\n\r\n[h3]Deflect Missiles[\/h3]\r\nAt 3rd level, you may use your reaction when you are kit by a ranged weapon attack to deflect or catch the missile. When you do so, the damage you take is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk level.\r\n\r\nIf you reduce the damage to 0 in this way, you can catch the missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have a hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, can spend 1 ki point to make a ranged attack with the weapon or ammunition as part of the same action. You make this attack with proficiency, and treat the missile as a monk weapon for this attack.\r\n\r\n[h3]Ability Score Increase[\/h3]\r\nAt 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or increase two ability scores by 1 each. As usual, you cannot increase an ability score above 20 using this ability.\r\n\r\nAlternatively, you can choose to gain a single feat of your choice. \r\n\r\n[h3]Slow Fall[\/h3]\r\nAt 4th level, you may use your reaction to reduce any falling damage taken by an amount equal to 5 times your monk level.\r\n\r\n[h3]Extra Attack[\/h3]\r\nAt 5th level, you can attack twice whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.\r\n\r\n[h3]Stunning Strike[\/h3]\r\nAt 5th level, you can interfere with the flow of ki in another creature's body. When you hit another creature with a melee weapon attack, you can spend 1 ki point to attempt a stunning strike. The target must succeed on Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of your next turn.\r\n\r\n[h3]Ki Strikes[\/h3]\r\nAt 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.\r\n\r\n[h3]Evasion[\/h3]\r\nAt 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain attacks, such as a dragon's breath or the fireball. 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 half damage if you fail.\r\n\r\n[h3]Stillness of Mind[\/h3]\r\nAt 7th level, you can use your action to end one effect yourself that is causing you to be charmed or frightened.\r\n\r\n[h3]Purity of Body[\/h3]\r\nAt 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through you makes you immune to disease and poison.\r\n\r\n[h3]Tongue of the Sun and Moon[\/h3]\r\nAt 13th level, you can touch the ki of other minds so that you understand all spoken languages. Moreover, and creature that understands a language can understand what you say.\r\n\r\n[h3]Diamond Soul[\/h3]\r\nAt 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you proficiency in all saving throws. Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail you may spend 1 ki point to reroll it and take the second result.\r\n\r\n[h3]Timeless Body[\/h3]\r\nAt 15th level, your ki sustains so that you suffer none of the frailty of old age, and you can't be aged magically. In addition, you no longer need food or water.\r\n\r\n[h3]Empty Body[\/h3]\r\nAt 18th level, you can use your action to spend 4 ki points to become invisible for 1 minute. During this time, you have resistance to all damage except force damage.\r\n\r\nIn addition, you may spend 8 ki points to cast astral projection, without needing material components. When you do so, you can't take other creatures with you.\r\n\r\n[h3]Perfect Self[\/h3]\r\nAt 20th level, when you roll initiative and have no ki points remaining, you gain 4 ki points.","subclasses":"[p]@[Path of the Heavenly Palm](article:ea26d22f-e9d7-439a-b9d2-d5cef0f501fb)\r\n[p]@[Way of the Spirit Fire](article:00f048f8-053f-4449-9aba-85bb20338581)\r\n[p]Way of the Drunken Master\r\n[p]Way of the Kensei\r\n[p]Way of the Open Hand\r\n[p]Way of Shadow\r\n[p]Way of the Sun Soul\r\n[p]Way of Tranquility\r\n[p]Way of Atonement\r\n[p]Way of Empathy","tabledata":"Lvl | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Martial Arts | Unarmored Movement\r\n1st | +2 | Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts | 1d4 | \u2014\r\n2nd | +2 | Ki, Unarmored Movement | 1d4 | +10 ft.\r\n3rd | +2 | Monastic Tradition, Deflect Missiles | 1d4 | +10 ft.\r\n4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement, Slow Fall | 1d4 | +10 ft.\r\n5th | +3 | Extra Attack, Stunning Strike | 1d6 | +15 ft.\r\n6th | +3 | Ki Strikes, Monastic Tradition feature | 1d6 | +15 ft.\r\n7th | +3 | Evasion, Stillness of Mind | 1d6 | +15 ft.\r\n8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d6 | +15 ft.\r\n9th | +4 | Unarmored Movement improvement | 1d6 | +15 ft.\r\n10th | +4 | Purity of Body | 1d6 | +20 ft.\r\n11th | +4 | Monastic Tradition feature | 1d8 | +20 ft.\r\n12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d8 | +20 ft.\r\n13th | +5 | Tongue of the Sun and Moon | 1d8 | +20 ft.\r\n14th | +5 | Diamond Soul | 1d8 | +25 ft.\r\n15th | +5 | Timeless Body | 1d8 | +25 ft.\r\n16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d8 | +25 ft.\r\n17th | +6 | Monastic Tradition feature | 1d10 | +25 ft.\r\n18th | +6 | Empty Body | 1d10 | +30 ft.\r\n19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 1d10 | +30 ft.\r\n20th | +6 | Perfect Self | 1d10 | +30 ft.","tags":"Monk,Classes","isShared":"1","templateId":"25","blockId":"96277"}