Way of the Crane
There is elegance in intricate craftsmanship not often appreciated by passerby. The minute curve of folded paper to achieve a design so realistic it makes you wonder at the possibility of its making. Monks of the Way of the Crane seek to embody this unbelievable refinement in their every movement, perfectly dancing above those who would harm, as they scatter impossibly refined sculptures below them to carry out their every whim.
Papercraft
3rd-level Way of the Crane feature
You have learned to craft paper into ki-enhanced origami that follow your command. Over the course of a long rest, you can craft a number of sculptures equal to half your monk level + your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of one). For each origami that you craft, choose its purpose from the options below.
Guiding. These light paper cranes have wings shaped to hold you aloft. When you use Step of the Wind, you can expend one of these cranes to gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed until the end of the turn.
Piercing. When you make an attack granted by your Flurry of Blows, you can expend one of these sharp paper cranes to deal piercing damage to an object or creature of your choice within 30 feet of you equal to your Martial Arts die.
Scouting. These thinly shaped cranes are expertly designed to maneuver unseen. You can expend one of these cranes over the course of 10 minutes to send it up to 1 mile away from you to a place or point you describe. During this time it records the sights it sees in writing, which forms across its body in a language you know of your choice. At the end of the duration the crane returns to you.
Over the course of a short rest, you can change the purpose of any origami you have to another option. Origami made using this feature lasts until the end of your next long rest.
Printed Shield
6th-level Way of the Crane feature
The leftover scraps of your craft still
contain remnants of ki, allowing you to form
them into a defensive wall. When you expend an
origami, you can form the paper into a barrier that has
3 hit points, or increase the hit points of an existing barrier by the same amount. When you would take damage, you can cause the barrier to take any amount of that damage instead. If this damage reduces the barrier to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage. The barrier vanishes when it drops to 0 hit points, or when you finish a
long rest.
Flock
11th-level Way of the Crane feature
Your power has grown great enough to manifest your papercraft in a split second. When you end your turn and have spent at least 2 ki points since the start of your turn, you gain a number of origami equal to half the number of ki spent. The origami have a purpose of your choice and last for 10 minutes.
Paperform
17th-level Way of the Crane feature
You have become one with the sculptures you create. You can spend 5 ki points to cast simulacrum as an action without requiring material components. When you cast the spell in this way, it is changed in the following ways:
- The duration is 12 hours and you must create a duplicate of yourself.
- The duplicate is made of paper, and appears with the same number of origami that currently have.
- You can expend 1 to 5 origami as a bonus action to repair the duplicate. It regains 5 hit points and 1 ki point for each origami expended.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest before doing so again.
