Tag: DnD5e

Daily Punch 4-19-16 Way of the Ninja Monk Monastic Tradition

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How about a monastic tradition based on TMNT?

 

 

Way of the Ninja

Ninjas are masters of disguise, subterfuge, and stealth.  The operate in broad daylight or under the cover of darkness with the goals of observation, infiltration, and assassination.

Mastery of skills

Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you gain the expertise ability as a rogue.  You apply the expertise ability to your Dexterity(stealth), Dexterity(acrobatics), and Charisma(deception) checks.

Killing Hands

At 6th level, you gain the rogue’s sneak attack ability as a rogue two levels lower than yourself.  You may only use this with weapons a monk is proficient with.

One with the Shadows/One with the Crowd

Beginning at 11th level, you can move from shadow the shadow undetected or unseen in a crowd, but must choose one.  If you are One with the Shadows, if you start your turn hidden and in an area of lowed viability, you are invisible until the start of your next turn allowing you to freely move from dark location to dark location undetected.  You are only invisible to creatures you started your turn hidden from.  Also, modes of seeing such as blindsight and truesight will still detect you.  If you are One with the Crowd, you gain advantage on all Charisma(deception) checks and advantage on all Dexterity(stealth) checks made while among a group of non-combatants to become hidden.

The Killing Darkness

At 17th level, you gain the ability to make more then one sneak attack per round.  For each sneak attack you perform in a round, you may pay 4 ki points to perform an additional sneak attack that round.

 

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 4-18-16 Unparalleled Skill ki feature for DnD 5e

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I watched the TMNT movie Friday night.  It was bad but did make me think about a few new monk ideas…

How about this ki feature

 

Unparalleled Skill

You can spend 1 ki point to double your proficiency bonus to Charisma(performance), Dexterity(acrobatics), Dexterity(stealth), Strength(athletics), Wisdom(perception), and Wisdom(survival) checks for one check or one turn, whichever is longer .

 

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Daily Punch 3-31-16 Shield Bash fighting style for DnD 5e

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The designers of DnD didn’t want to use shields to shield bash. I DO!  Let’s make that happen a different way!

Shield Bash

When you have a shield in your off hand, you can use it as a weapon as if you were performing two weapon fighting.  You do not get to normally add your Strength bonus to damage when you use this ability unless another ability would allow you to.  A regular shield does 1d6 bludgeoning damage on an attack and you are considered proficient with the weapon if you have this ability.

 

 

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 3-30-16 Disarmoring Blades spell for DnD 5e

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I like the idea of spells knocking down armor, so let’s keep working on that theme.

 

Disarmoring Blades

1st level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 50 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: instantaneous

You point at a target in range and make a ranged spell attack.  On a hit, blades of force shoot from your fingers and slice the targets armor rending it and reducing its effectiveness.  Until the armor is repaired, the AC of the target is reduced by 2.  If the target armor is natural armor, then a long rest will repair the armor or any spell that heals 5 hit points of damage will also restore the armor.  If the target has no armor or receives its armor from ability scores alone, then this spell has no effect.

 

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Daily Punch 3-29-16 Annoying Gnats cantrip for DnD 5e

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How about some more utility spells for DnD 5e

 

 

Annoying Gnats

conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 50 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: 1 round

You conjure gnats that fly around the face of a creature in range.  That creature must make a Wisdom saving throw.  On a failure, they are annoyed with the gnats so much they take a -1 penalty to their AC for the spells duration.

 

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Daily Punch 3-24-16 Situation Awareness feat for DnD 5e

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How about a feat for DnD 5e?

 

Situation Awareness

You know what around in in the battle field and where all the current threats are.  Gain the following:

  • Gain a +2 to Wisdom(perception) checks as well as to your Passive Perception.
  • When you are engaged with an enemy and you move away without disengaging, you do not provoke an opportunity attack from a single engaged enemy.  If multiple enemies are engaged with you, you choose which enemies will make their attacks, if able.

 

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Daily Punch 3-22-16 Do Unto Others feat for DnD 5e

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How about a quick feat?  Something for the caster who loves his spell, but would love them more if they didn’t put him in danger?

 

Do Unto Others

You are a phenom when it comes to your spells, but you’d like to have them affect more then yourself.  Gain the following benefits:

  • Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma by 1, to a maximum of 20.
  • Any spell that you normally could cast with a range of Self becomes Range: Touch.  The target must be willing, and any duration effects that require concentration require the new target to concentrate and will use his or her Constitution if a concentration check is required.  Any effects dependent on ability scores are now use the new target’s ability scores.

 

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