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Hey all, after a lot of great feedback from Reddit, Patreon, and Discord I've got a fresh update for the Alternate Monk class! Biggest update for this one is leaning into the Techniques - Some of the base class abilities (Slow Fall, Deflect Missiles) are now Techniques. Now you can build your monk how YOU want! 

As far as subclass updates, I've added two based on the Traditions added in Xanathar's Guide to Everything (aka the last great book to come out for 5e):
the Way of the Drunken Fist (Drunken Master), and the Way of the Wuxia (Kensei).

Each Tradition now gets a set of bonus Techniques at 3rd, 5th, and 9th levels to reinforce the flavor of each subclass. Full changelog below.

As always, let me know your thoughts!

Alternate Monk v2.0.0

- Misc // Art & Formatting updates

- Martial Arts // Clarified this ability

- Flurry of Blows // 11th level improvement changed.

- Martial Arts // Monastic Tradition - added Signature Techniques for each Tradition

- Slow Fall // Now a Technique (no level prerequisite)

- Deflect Missiles // Now a Technique (5th level prerequisite). No Ki cost to make a ranged attack with a projectile you reduce to 0 damage.

- Enlightened Fist // Now only  unarmed strikes are magical (make way for the Wuxia)!

- Stillness of Mind // Merged with Spirit of Tranquility

- Way of the Drunken Fist // NEW Tradition based on the Way of the Drunken Master.

- Open Hand // Removed Disciple of Many Forms (now redundant)

- Open Hand // Ebb and Flow // Speed reduction given a duration

- Open Hand // Empowered Strike // Renamed to Open Hand Strike

- Radiance // Spirit of Light has been removed

- Radiance // Luminous Burst // Now explicitly lets you cast radiant fireball

- Radiance // Grand Master // Grants immunity to radiant damage and blinding

- Reaper // Armor of the Grave // Costs 1 additional Ki each time you use it

- Shadow Arts // Cloak of Shadow // You remain invisible if opportunity attacks miss

- Shadow Arts // Grand Master of Shadows // Buffs to all subclass features

- Wu Jen // Grand Master // Water imposes disadvantage on opportunity attacks.

- Wu Jen // Spell List // Removed *gust of wind* from 1st-level, added *frost fingers*

- Way of the Wuxia // NEW Tradition based on the Way of the Kensei

- Techniques // General // All Strike Techniques can only be used with melee attacks.

- Techniques // Empowered Strike // Can knock back UP TO 5x your WIS mod feet.

- Techniques // Deflect Missiles // Can spend Ki to deflect spells at 11th level.

- Techniques // Stunning Strike // Removed target’s ability to save on their turn

- Techniques // Unyielding Perseverance // Moved to Alt Monk: Expanded

- Techniques // Armor of the Ascetic // Happens at the end of every rest

PS - Currently working on the Alternate Monk: Expanded!

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Alternate Monk by laserllama

The young man took a deep breath and steadied himself as the ogre charged him. Thinking back to his training he prepared to counter the incoming blow. As the ogre's club struck the dirt where he had been only moments before, the young man drew upon his reservoir of spiritual power and let fly a flurry of blows upon the unsuspecting beast.

Comments

Anonymous

I noticed that for Way of the Wuxia, one of the Wuxia techniques mentioned is unyielding perseverance, which is not in the document as far as I can tell. Will this be in Alternate Monk: Expanded?

laserllama

Yeah that was my bad! I released the base class with the Expanded doc still in progress. Should be fixed in a day or two!

Anonymous

Awesome! Thank you for the speedy response. I love all of your stuff, so thank you for all of your work!