{"name":"Monk","primary_ability":"Dexterity","primary_ability2":"Wisdom","hit_point_die":"D8 per Monk level","saving_throw_proficiencies":"Strength and Dexterity","skill_proficiencies":"Choose 2: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, or Stealth","weapon_proficiencies":"Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Light property","tool_proficiencies":"Choose one type of Artisan\u2019s Tools or Musical Instrument","armor_training":"None","starting_equipment":"Choose A or B: (A) Spear, 5 Daggers, Artisan\u2019s Tools or Musical Instrument chosen for the tool proficiency above, Explorer\u2019s Pack, and 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP","introduction":"Monks use rigorous combat training and mental discipline to align themselves with the multiverse and focus their internal reservoirs of power. Different Monks conceptualize this power in various ways: as breath, energy, life force, essence, or self, for example. Whether channeled as a striking display of martial prowess or as a subtler manifestation of defense and speed, this power infuses all that a Monk does.\r\n\r\nMonks focus their internal power to create extraordinary, even supernatural, effects. They channel uncanny speed and strength into their attacks, with or without the use of weapons. In a Monk\u2019s hands, even the most basic weapons can become sophisticated implements of combat mastery.\r\n\r\nMany Monks find that a structured life of ascetic withdrawal helps them cultivate the physical and mental focus they need to harness their power. Other Monks believe that immersing themselves in the vibrant confusion of life helps to fuel their determination and discipline.\r\n\r\nMonks generally view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely slaying monsters and plundering treasure; they strive to turn themselves into living weapons.","becoming_level_1":"[ul]\r\n- Gain all the traits in the Core Monk Traits table.\r\n- Gain the Monk\u2019s level 1 features, which are listed in the Monk Features table.\r\n[\/ul]","becoming_multiclass":"[ul]\r\n- Gain the Hit Point Die trait from the Core Monk Traits table.\r\n- Gain the Monk\u2019s level 1 features, which are listed in the Monk Features table.\r\n[\/ul]","featuretable":"As a Monk, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Monk levels. These features are listed in the Monk Features table.\r\n\r\n[table]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [th]Level [\/th]\r\n    [th]Proficiency Bonus [\/th]\r\n    [th]Class Features [\/th]\r\n    [th]Martial Arts [\/th]\r\n    [th]Focus Points [\/th]\r\n    [th]Unarmored Movement[\/th]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]1 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+2 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]\u2014 [\/td]\r\n    [td]\u2014[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]2 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+2 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Monk\u2019s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]2 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+10 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]3 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+2 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Deflect Attacks, Monk Subclass [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]3 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+10 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]4 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+2 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Ability Score Improvement, Slow Fall [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]4 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+10 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]5 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+3 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Extra Attack, Stunning Strike [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]5 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+10 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+3 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Empowered Strikes, Subclass feature [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+15 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]7 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+3 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Evasion [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]7 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+15 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+3 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Ability Score Improvement [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+15 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]9 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+4 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Acrobatic Movement [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]9 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+15 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+4 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Heightened Focus, Self-Restoration [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d8 [\/td]\r\n    [td]10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+20 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]11 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+4 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Subclass feature [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]11 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+20 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]12 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+4 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Ability Score Improvement [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]12 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+20 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]13 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+5 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Deflect Energy [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]13 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+20 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]14 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+5 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Disciplined Survivor [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]14 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+25 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]15 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+5 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Perfect Focus [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]15 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+25 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]16 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+5 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Ability Score Improvement [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d10 [\/td]\r\n    [td]16 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+25 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]17 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Subclass feature [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d12 [\/td]\r\n    [td]17 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+25 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]18 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Superior Defense [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d12 [\/td]\r\n    [td]18 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+30 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]19 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Epic Boon [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d12 [\/td]\r\n    [td]19 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+30 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[tr]\r\n    [td]20 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+6 [\/td]\r\n    [td]Body and Mind [\/td]\r\n    [td]1d12 [\/td]\r\n    [td]20 [\/td]\r\n    [td]+30 ft.[\/td]\r\n[\/tr]\r\n[\/table]","class_features":"[h1]Level 1: Martial Arts[\/h1]\r\nYour practice of martial arts gives you mastery of combat styles that use your Unarmed Strike and Monk weapons, which are the following:\r\n\r\n- Simple Melee weapons\r\n- Martial Melee weapons that have the Light property\r\n\r\nYou gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or wielding only Monk weapons and you aren\u2019t wearing armor or wielding a Shield.\r\n\r\n[b]Bonus Unarmed Strike.[\/b] You can make an Unarmed Strike as a Bonus Action.\r\n\r\n[b]Martial Arts Die.[\/b] You can roll 1d6 in place of the normal damage of your Unarmed Strike or Monk weapons. This die changes as you gain Monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk Features table.\r\n\r\n[b]Dexterous Attacks.[\/b] You can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls of your Unarmed Strikes and Monk weapons. In addition, when you use the Grapple or Shove option of your Unarmed Strike, you can use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier to determine the save DC.\r\n[h1]Level 1: Unarmored Defense[\/h1]\r\nWhile you aren\u2019t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Wisdom modifiers.\r\n[h1]Level 2: Monk\u2019s Focus[\/h1]\r\nYour focus and martial training allow you to harness a well of extraordinary energy within yourself. This energy is represented by Focus Points. Your Monk level determines the number of points you have, as shown in the Focus Points column of the Monk Features table.\r\n\r\nYou can expend these points to enhance or fuel certain Monk features. You start knowing three such features: Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind, each of which is detailed below.\r\n\r\nWhen you expend a Focus Point, it is unavailable until you finish a Short or Long Rest, at the end of which you regain all your expended points.\r\n\r\nSome features that use Focus Points require your target to make a saving throw. The save DC equals 8 plus your Wisdom modifier and Proficiency Bonus.\r\n\r\n[b]Flurry of Blows.[\/b] You can expend 1 Focus Point to make two Unarmed Strikes as a Bonus Action.\r\n\r\n[b]Patient Defense.[\/b] You can take the Disengage action as a Bonus Action. Alternatively, you can expend 1 Focus Point to take both the Disengage and the Dodge actions as a Bonus Action.\r\n\r\nStep of the Wind. You can take the Dash action as a Bonus Action. Alternatively, you can expend 1 Focus Point to take both the Disengage and Dash actions as a Bonus Action, and your jump distance is doubled for the turn.\r\n[h1]Level 2: Unarmored Movement[\/h1]\r\nYour speed increases by 10 feet while you aren\u2019t wearing armor or wielding a Shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain Monk levels, as shown on the Monk Features table.\r\n[h1]Level 2: Uncanny Metabolism[\/h1]\r\nWhen you roll Initiative, you can regain all expended Focus Points. When you do so, roll your Martial Arts die, and regain a number of Hit Points equal to your Monk level plus the number rolled.\r\n\r\nOnce you use this feature, you can\u2019t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.\r\n[h1]Level 3: Deflect Attacks[\/h1]\r\nWhen an attack roll hits you and its damage includes Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage, you can take a Reaction to reduce the attack\u2019s total damage against you. The reduction equals 1d10 plus your Dexterity modifier and Monk level.\r\n\r\nIf you reduce the damage to 0, you can expend 1 Focus Point to redirect some of the attack\u2019s force. If you do so, choose a creature you can see within 5 feet of yourself if the attack was a melee attack or a creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself that isn\u2019t behind Total Cover if the attack was a ranged attack. That creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take damage equal to two rolls of your Martial Arts die plus your Dexterity modifier. The damage is the same type dealt by the attack.\r\n[h1]Level 3: Monk Subclass[\/h1]\r\nYou gain a Monk subclass of your choice. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Monk levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass\u2019s features that are of your Monk level or lower.\r\n[h1]Level 4: Ability Score Improvement[\/h1]\r\nYou gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. You gain this feature again at Monk levels 8, 12, and 16.\r\n[h1]Level 4: Slow Fall[\/h1]\r\nYou can take a Reaction when you fall to reduce any damage you take from the fall by an amount equal to five times your Monk level.\r\n[h1]Level 5: Extra Attack[\/h1]\r\nYou can attack twice instead of once whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.\r\n[h1]Level 5: Stunning Strike[\/h1]\r\nOnce per turn when you hit a creature with a Monk weapon or an Unarmed Strike, you can expend 1 Focus Point to attempt a stunning strike. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has the Stunned condition until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, the target\u2019s Speed is halved until the start of your next turn, and the next attack roll made against the target before then has Advantage.\r\n[h1]Level 6: Empowered Strikes[\/h1]\r\nWhenever you deal damage with your Unarmed Strike, it can deal your choice of Force damage or its normal damage type.\r\n[h1]Level 7: Evasion[\/h1]\r\nWhen you\u2019re 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 only half damage if you fail.\r\n\r\nYou don\u2019t benefit from this feature if you have the Incapacitated condition.\r\n[h1]Level 9: Acrobatic Movement[\/h1]\r\nWhile you aren\u2019t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the movement.\r\n[h1]Level 10: Heightened Focus[\/h1]\r\nYour Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind gain the following benefits.\r\n\r\n[b]Flurry of Blows.[\/b] You can expend 1 Focus Point to use Flurry of Blows and make three Unarmed Strikes with it instead of two.\r\n\r\n[b]Patient Defense.[\/b] When you expend a Focus Point to use Patient Defense, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to two rolls of your Martial Arts die.\r\n\r\n[b]Step of the Wind.[\/b] When you expend a Focus Point to use Step of the Wind, you can choose a willing creature within 5 feet of yourself that is Large or smaller. You move the creature with you until the end of your turn. The creature\u2019s movement doesn\u2019t provoke Opportunity Attacks.\r\n[h1]Level 10: Self-Restoration[\/h1]\r\nThrough sheer force of will, you can remove one of the following conditions from yourself at the end of each of your turns: Charmed, Frightened, or Poisoned.\r\n\r\nIn addition, forgoing food and drink doesn\u2019t give you levels of Exhaustion.\r\n[h1]Level 13: Deflect Energy[\/h1]\r\nYou can now use your Deflect Attacks feature against attacks that deal any damage type, not just Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing.\r\n[h1]Level 14: Disciplined Survivor[\/h1]\r\nYour physical and mental discipline grant you proficiency in all saving throws.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail, you can expend 1 Focus Point to reroll it, and you must use the new roll.\r\n[h1]Level 15: Perfect Focus[\/h1]\r\nWhen you roll Initiative and don\u2019t use Uncanny Metabolism, you regain expended Focus Points until you have 4 if you have 3 or fewer.\r\n[h1]Level 18: Superior Defense[\/h1]\r\nAt the start of your turn, you can expend 3 Focus Points to bolster yourself against harm for 1 minute or until you have the Incapacitated condition. During that time, you have Resistance to all damage except Force damage.\r\n[h1]Level 19: Epic Boon[\/h1]\r\nYou gain an Epic Boon feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify.\r\n[h1]Level 20: Body and Mind[\/h1]\r\nYou have developed your body and mind to new heights. Your Dexterity and Wisdom scores increase by 4, to a maximum of 25.","spells":"","details":"","subclasses":"A Monk subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain levels, as specified in the subclass.","subclasslist":"1484935,1484937,1484938,1484939,1530345","imageid":"","source":"D&D Free Rules (2024) ","vintage":"0","tags":"D&D Free Rules (2024) ","templateId":"17142","blockId":"1575898","world":"d027f1bd-d8f3-44b3-973d-b4acd6b5464e","folder":"40789","isShared":"on"}