Elemental Techniques

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn elements techniques that allow you harness elemental powers to unleash them at your command. You learn three techniques of your choice, which are detailed in the "Elemental Techniques'' section below. You learn two additional techniques of your choice at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.

Elemental Techniques that involve attack rolls can only be performed with unarmed strikes or monk weapons. If an element technique uses a DC, it uses your Ki Save DC. Any spells cast through Elemental Techniques require no verbal or material components, but always require a somatic component.

Whenever you gain a new level in this class, you can replace one elemental technique you already know with a different technique.

Elemental Connection

Also at 3rd lvl, you also have the ability to slightly temper with the elements without using a lot of power.

You can use your action to briefly control elemental forces within 30 feet of you, causing one of the following effects of your choice:

• Create a harmless, instantaneous sensory effect related to air, earth, fire, or water such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, a spray of light mist, or a gentle rumbling of stone.

• Instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire.

• Chill or warm up to 1 pound of nonliving material for up to 1 hour.

• Cause earth, fire, water, or mist that can fit within a 1-foot cube to shape itself into a crude form you designate for 1 minute.

Harness Elements (2)

You absorb fire, among other elements and use it against your foes. You can cast the absorb elements spell.

1st lvl Fire Spells.

• Burning Hands
• Hellish Rebuke

2nd lvl Spells (5th lvl required)

• Flaming Sphere

3rd lvl Spells (9th lvl required)

• Fireball

4th lvl spells (13th lvl required )

• Wall of Fire

5th lvl Spells (17th lvl required)

• Immolation

Ice clone (2)

Your create a hollow ice statue of yourself before being hit. As a reaction, (which you take when someone makes a melee attack roll against you, before you know wether it's a hit or a miss), you can evade the attack and make your ice clone take the hit instead.

1st lvl Spells

• Frost Fingers

2nd lvl Spells (5th lvl required)

• Hold Person

3rd lvl Spells (9th lvl required)

• Wall of Water

4th lvl Spells (13th lvl required)

• Control Water

5th lvl Spells (17th lvl required)

• Cone of Cold

Focus Sense (2)

Focus your senses onto the vibrations of earth. (no actions required). Gain a tremor sense of 10 feet for 1 minute. Increase the tremor sense range by 10 feet for each additional ki point spent.

1st lvl Spells

• Earth Tremor

2nd lvl Spells (5th lvl required)

• Spike Growth

3rd lvl Spells (9th lvl Required)

• Wall of Sand

4th lvl Spells (13th lvl Required)

• Stone Skin (self only)

5th lvl Spells (17th lvl required)

• Wall of Stone

Quick Steps (2)

When you use your step of the wind feature, you may spend 2 ki points instead to take both the dash and disengage action.

1st lvl Spells

• Thunderwave

2nd lvl Spells (5th lvl required)

• Shatter

3rd lvl Spells (9th lvl Required)

• Fly (self only)
• Wind Wall

4th lvl Spells (13th lvl Required)

• Gravity Sinkhole

5th lvl Spells (17th lvl required)

• Control Winds

Radiant Sun Bolt

Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can hurl searing bolts of magical radiance.

You gain a new attack option that you can use with the Attack action. This special attack is a ranged spell attack with a range of 30 feet. You are proficient with it, and you add your Dexterity modifier to its attack and damage rolls. Its damage is radiant, and its damage die is a d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table.

When you take the Attack action on your turn and use this special attack as part of it, you can spend 1 ki point to make the special attack twice as a bonus action.

When you gain the Extra Attack feature, this special attack can be used for any of the attacks you make as part of the Attack action.

Radiant Soul

Also at 3rd lvl, your body is attuned to radiant energy. You can cast the light cantrip.

Radiant Blast

at 6th lvl, you can unleash your energy in a wider area. You can spend 2 ki points as a bonus action and force all creatures in a 15 foot cone or a 30 foot line 5 feet wide area to succeed on a Constituton saving throw against your Ki save DC or take 3d6 Radiant damage.

You may use additional ki points to increase the damage by 1d6 for each additional ki point used. (You can only expend a number of ki points equal to your proficiency modifier +1 on this feature at a time)

Radiant Sunburst

at 11th lvl, you have learned to focus your energy to use in powerful attacks. As an action you can use one of the options below.

• Searing Orb: You create an orb of concentrated energy that can be thrown up to 150 feet and explodes upon impact. forcing all creatures within a 20 foot radius to make a Constitution saving throw. They take 2d6 radiant damage on a failed save and half as much on a successful one.

• Searing Beam: You create a concentrated beam of energy that can shot up to 150 feet. make a ranged attack roll against a creature within range, on a hit, they take 4d6 radiant damage and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become blinded until the end of your next turn.

You can increase the damage of these options by spending ki points. Each point you spend, up to a maximum of 3, increases the damage by 2d6.

Sun Shield

At 17th level, you become wreathed in a luminous, magical aura. You shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. You can extinguish or restore the light as a bonus action. Once per turn one of your unaramed strikes and Radiant bolt attacks deal an additional 1d10 radiant damage as well.

If a creature hits you with a melee attack while this light shines, you can use your reaction to deal radiant damage to the creature. The radiant damage equals 5 + half your monk lvl rounded down + your Wisdom modifier.

Fists of Fire

Starting at 3rd lvl when you choose this subclass, you can imbue your strikes with fire. When you take the attack action, you can expend 1 ki point and make your all your unarmed strikes range increases by 10 feet until the end of your turn. On a hit you can expend 1 ki point to deal an additional 2 die of your martial arts worth of fire damage.

Your unarmed strikes deal fire damage instead of bludgeoning damage when you do this.

Burning Emotion

Also at 3rd lvl, you decide what emotion fuels your powers. Choose one of the options below.

• Love: you gain proficiency in persuasion skill.

• Pride : You gain proficiency in insight skill.

• Sorrow: You gain proficiency in Survival skill.

• Wrath: You gain proficiency in Intimidation Skill.

River Stance

Starting at 3rd lvl, you learn to wait for the right moment before making your attack. When you use Patient Defense, you can make an attack roll against a creature that misses you with a melee attack as a reaction.

Water Technique

Also at 3rd lvl, your movement has a unique elegance to it. You gain proficiency in Acrobatics or Performance skill.

Additionally, you learn the shape water cantrip and learn to use water to strike your enemies.

Instead of making a normal attack as a reaction from your River stance, you can spend 1 ki point and use this special attack instead.

• Geyser kick: make an attack roll against a creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit deal an additional die of your martial arts cold damage and the creature must succeed on a strength saving throw against your Ki save DC or be pushed back 15 feet.

Frost Technique

At 6th lvl, you learn to change the shape of water into ice and use it in that form as well. You can use the following techniques by expending 2 ki points.

• Freeze: As an action you can force a creature within 30 feet to succeed on a Strength saving throw or become restrained for 1 minute. They can attempt to break free on following turns as an action. If the creature takes fire damge they are no longer restrained.

• Ice Slide: As an action, you slide at a creature within 30 feet and make an unarmed strike against them. On a hit you deal your normal attack damage and force them to make a strength saving throw against your Ki save DC or become prone.

Stone Skinned

Starting at 3rd lvl, you learn to reinforce your body with small but durable pebbles. You gain +1 to your AC.

Command Earth

Also at 3rd lvl, you can command earth to aid you. You learn the mold earth cantrip.

Additionally, you can move the earth around yourself in different ways. You may use these techniques by expending 1 Ki point.

• Boulder Throw: As an action or bonus action throw a large boulder towards an enemy within 60 feet of you. Make a ranged weapon attack, on a hit, deal 2 times your martial arts die + your wisdom modifier bludgeoning damage and force the creature to succeed on a strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

• Stone Spike: As an action force a non flying or non hovering creature within 30 feet of you to succeed on a dexterity saving throw or take 5 times your martial arts piercing damage as a sudden stone spike rises up and hits them.

One with the Earth

At 6th lvl, your connection with spirit of earth grows stronger. You gain tremor sense up to 15 feet and this increase to 30 feet when you reach 17th lvl in this class.

Additionally, you can cast earth Tremor at 1st lvl by expending 1 ki points.

Harder than Stone

At 11th lvl, you have learned to also control metals to a degree. You now get +2 bonus to AC from Stone Skinned due to attaching small iron plates to your body.

Additionally, you can use mold earth on think layers or metal that are half inch in thckness to bend them.

Improved Command Earth

Also at 11th lvl, you can control earth even further.

You can cast wall of Sand at 3rd lvl by expending 3 ki points. You can upcast it by one slot for every additional ki point spend, up to 5th lvl.

Unshakable

At 17th lvl, you have mastered the control of earth. You can not be knocked prone or forcefully moved by non magical means.

Additionally, You can cast Stone skin on yourself by expending 4 ki points.

Weightless steps

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn to sprint effortlessly through your enemies with such speed they can't react to.

Your walking speed increases by an extra 10 feet.

When you use Step of the wind on your turn, you gain the benefit of both the Dash and Disengage action.

Wind Weaver

Also at 3rd lvl, you learn the Gust cantrip.

Cutting Breeze

At 6th lvl, when you use your Step of the Wind feature, you can spend an additional ki poin and surround yourself in razor-sharp cyclones of wind that last until the end of the turn. When you move within 5 feet of a creature while surrounded by these winds, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw against your ki save DC or take slashing damage equal to two rolls of your martial arts die + your dex modifier. A creature can only take this damage once per turn.

Wind Caller

Also at 6th lvl, you learn to weave the wind itself with your incredible speed.

You can cast Shatter and warding wind at second lvl by expending 2 ki points. You can upcast it by one slot for every additional ki point spend, up to 5th lvl.

Sky Walker

At 11th lvl, you gain the ability to fly momentarily. You can activate your flying speed at will on your turn which grants you equal flying and hover speed as your base speed for 1 minute. Once you use this feature you must Finish a long rest or use 3 ki points to use it again.

Embraced by Winds

At 17th lvl, you have completely let go of everything and become one with the wind.

When you use your step of the wind feature, you also gain advantage on dexterity saving throws until the start of your next turn.

Additionally, You can cast Steel Wind Strike at 5th lvl by expending 5 ki points.

(You can use your unarmed strikes for Steel wind strikes spell description)

Psionic Power

Starting at 3rd level, you harbor a wellspring of psionic energy within yourself. You can use your ki to fuel various psionic techniques below.

The powers below use your Ki points.

• Telekinetic Movement: You can move an object or a creature with your mind. As an action, you target one loose object that is Large or smaller or one willing creature, other than yourself. If you can see the target and it is within 30 feet of you, you can move it up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Alternatively, if it is a Tiny object, you can move it to or from your hand. Either way, you can move the target horizontally, vertically, or both. Once you take this action, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest, unless you expend 2 ki points to take it again.

• Psionic Strike: You can propel your weapons with psionic force. Once on each of your turns, immediately after you hit a target with an attack and deal damage to it with a weapon or unarmed strike, you can expend one Ki, rolling one die of your martial arts die and dealing psychic damage to the target equal to the number rolled plus your Wisdom modifier.

• Psychic Warning: When a creature makes a melee attack roll against you or when you are subjected to a saving throw, you are warned of it before it occurs. You can spend a ki point to roll one die of your matial arts die and add the result to your AC or to your saving throw againt that attack or effect as a reaction. (you do so before knowing the outcome of the die)

Weapon of Mind

Also at 6th lvl, you learn to connect your mind to a weapon of your choice. During a short rest, you may meditate and connect your mind to a weapon that lacks the heavy and two handed property. Once connected, you gain proficiency with that weapon, it counts as a monk weapon for you and can wield it only using your mind.

• The reach of the weapon is 15 feet, as you telkinetically control it from afar. This reache increases to 30 feet at 17th lvl.

Blood Bound Claws

Starting at 3rd lvl, your unarmed strikes can do slashing damage instead of bludgeoning. Additionally, when you use your flurry of blows feature you can spend 1 additional ki point to heal yourself for 1 die of your martial arts die per unarmed strike that deals slashing damage.

You won't gain this benefit by attacking constructs or undead.

Soaked in Crimson

Also at 3rd lvl, you are capable of surviving in the most dangerous situations. You gain proficiency in the survival skill and are resistant to necrotic damage.

Blood Sacrifice

At 6th lvl, you are willing to go beyond what any sane creatures can stand. You gain proficiency in Intimidation skill and as a bonus action on your turn you can spend 3 ki points and cause yourself a voluntary wound, 2 dies of your martial arts die necrotic damage that can not be reduced by any means. After which your claws are empowered and deal an additional 1 die of martial arts necrotic for 1 minute.

Invigorating Claws

At 11th lvl, your Claws are now constantly soaked and sharpened by blood magic. You become resistant to necrotic damage and also ignore resistance to necrotic damage.

Additionally, while you are below half your maximum hp, you are resistant to piercing, slashing and bludgeoning damage from non magical means, however, your thirst for blood leads you to madness. At the start of every turn you are below half hitpoints, you must roll a wisdom saving against save DC 10 + Proficiency bonus. On a fail, you must use the attack action on the closest creature to you for that turn.

Unstoppable Menace

At 17th lvl, you will not be defeated easily and will fight till your last drop of blood in your body.

When you are dropped to 0 hitpoints, you may use your reaction and regain 2 dies of your martial arts + your wisdom modifier hp to continue fighting.

Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest to use it again.