Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Monk Traits

Monk Statistics

Hit Dice: d8
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Two out of Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Shortswords
Tools: One artisan's tolls or one musical instrument
ASIs: 5 (4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 19th)
Important Ability Scores: Dexterity, Wisdom
Subclasses (Traditions):7
  • PHB Traditions: Open Hand, Shadow, Four Elements
  • SCAG Archetypes: Long Death, Sun Soul (reprinted in Xanathar's)
  • Xanathar Domains: Drunken Master, Kensei

General Traits

Communications

  • Tongue of Sun and Moon (13th)

Concealment/Deception/Illusion

  • Empty Body (18th)

Control

  • Stunning Strike (5th)

Mobility

  • Slow Fall (4th)
  • Step of the Wind (2nd)
  • Unarmored Movement (2nd)
  • Unarmored Movement Improvement (9th)

Offensive

  • Extra Attack (5th)
  • Flurry of Blows (2nd) 
  • Ki-Empowered Strikes (6th)
  • Martial Arts (1st)

Survivability

  • Deflect Missiles (3rd) 
  • Diamond Soul (14th) 
  • Empty Body (18th)
  • Evasion (7th)
  • Patient Defense (2nd) 
  • Purity of Body (10th)
  • Slow Fall (4th)
  • Stillness of Mind (7th)
  • Timeless Body (15th)
  • Unarmored Defense (1st)

Utility

  • Ki (2nd)
  • Perfect Self (20th)

Traditon Traits

Way of the Open Palm

  • Control
    • Open Hand Technique (3rd) 
  • Damage
    • Quivering Palm (17th)
  • Death
    • Quivering Palm (17th)
  • Debuff
    • Open Hand Technique (3rd) 
  • Defensive
    • Tranquility (11th)
  • Healing/Restorative
    • Wholeness of Body (6th) 

Way of the Shadow

  • Concealment/Deception/Illusion
    • Cloak of Shadows (11th)
    • Shadow Arts: Darkness (3rd)
    • Shadow Arts: Minor Illusion (3rd)
    • Shadow Arts: Pass without Trace (3rd)
    • Shadow Arts: Silence (3rd) 
  • Divination/Senses/Information Gathering
    • Shadow Arts: Darkvision (3rd) 
  • Movement/Travel
    • Shadow Step (6th) 
  • Offensive
    • Opportunist (17th) 
  • Reaction
    • Opportunist (17th)

Way of the Four Elements

  • Trait Selection
    • Elemental Disciplines at 3rd: 2 (Elemental Attunement and One Choice)
    • Elemental Disciplines at 20th: 5
    • Can be changed whenever you learn a new discipline.
  • Area Denial
    • Elemental Discipline: River of Hungry Flame (17th)
    • Elemental Discipline: Rush of the Gale Spirits (3rd)
    • Elemental Discipline: Shape the Flowing River (3rd)
    • Elemental Discipline: Wave of Rolling Earth (17th) 
  • Control
    • Elemental Discipline: Clench of the North Wind (6th)
  • Damage
    • Elemental Discipline: Breath of Winter (17th)
    • Elemental Discipline: Fangs of the Fire Snake (3rd)
    • Elemental Discipline: Fist of Four Thunders (3rd)
    • Elemental Discipline: Fist of Unbroken Air (3rd)
    • Elemental Discipline: Flames of the Phoenix (11th)
    • Elemental Discipline: Gong of the Summit (6th)
    • Elemental Discipline: River of Hungry Flame (17th)
    • Elemental Discipline: Sweeping Cinder Strike (3rd)
    • Elemental Discipline: Water Whip (3rd)
  • Defensive
    • Elemental Discipline: Eternal Mountain Defense (17th)
    • Elemental Discipline: Mist Stance (11th) 
  • Movement
    • Elemental Discipline: Mist Stance (11th)
    • Elemental Discipline: Ride the Wind (11th)
  • Utility
    • Disciple of the Elements (3rd)

Way of the Long Death

  • Damage
    • Touch of the Long Death (17th)
  • Mind Control
    • Hour of Reaping (6th)
  • Survivability
    • Mastery of Death (11th)
    • Touch of Death (3rd)

Way of the Sun Soul

  • Damage
    • Searing Arc Strike (6th)
    • Searing Sunburst (11th)
  • Offensive
    • Radiant Sun Bolt (3rd) 
  • Retributive
    • Sun Shield (17th)

Way of the Drunken Master

  • Defensive
    • Drunkard's Luck (11th)
  • Movement/Travel
    • Drunken Technique (3rd) 
    • Tipsy Sway: Leap to Your Feet (6th)
  • Offensive
    • Intoxicated Frenzy (17th)
  • Retributive
    • Tipsy Sway: Redirect Attack (6th)
  • Skill
    • Bonus Proficiencies (3rd) 

Way of the Kensei

  • Trait Selection
    • Kensei Weapons at 3rd: 2
    • Kensei Weapons at 20th: 5
    • Cannot change choices as you level
  • Defensive
    • Path of the Kensei: Agile Parry (3rd) 
  • Offensive
    • One with the Blade: Magic Kensei Weapons (6th)
    • One with the Blade: Deft Strike (6th)
    • Path of the Kensei: Kensei's Shot (3rd)
    • Sharpen the Blade (11th)
    • Unerring Accuracy (17th)
  • Skills
    • Path of the Kensei: Way of the Brush (3rd)
  • Weapons
    • Path of the Kensei: Kensei Weapons (3rd)

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