Masters of poetic violence and weaponized improvisation, monks who follow the Way of Wick turn the tools of their enemies into instruments of retribution. They believe that in the dance of death, every weapon is an extension of the wielder’s intent — and what better way to unmake that intent than to turn it back upon them?

Monks of this path are lightning-fast pragmatists, trained to disarm and dismantle with surgical precision. Their bodies are honed into weapons, but their minds are sharpened to see every object as a potential means to an end. A blade in the hands of an opponent becomes a lifeline severed, a loaded crossbow becomes the final punctuation in a deadly conversation. Even a simple candle, pen, or discarded bottle is an opportunity — a testament to the philosophy that anything can kill if the will is sharp enough.

The Way of Wick teaches that violence is not chaotic, but a language. Each fight is a dialogue where the monk dictates terms through brutal economy of motion. To them, victory is not just survival — it is the art of leaving no wasted breath, no superfluous movement, only the cold efficiency of a predator dismantling their prey.

Those who follow this path often appear stoic, haunted by a code they never speak aloud. They live in shadows, bound to debts that only blood can repay. Their eyes carry the weight of uncounted sins, but their hands never tremble — for they know that in their world, hesitation is death.

To face a Way of Wick monk is to realize too late that your weapon was never truly yours to begin with — only borrowed, until someone more deserving came to claim it.

Level 3: Yea, I'm Thinkin I'm Back

Starting at 3rd level when you choose this subclass you gain proficiency with simple weapons and improvised weapons, these weapons also count as monk weapons.

Additionally creatures with the criminal background have disadvantage on cha saving throws for intimidation and fear saving throws against you.

Starting at level 9 you gain proficiency with martial weapons

Level 3: Guns. Lots of Guns.

At level 3 you gain proficiency with firearms and ranged weapons

Additionally being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn't impose disadvantage on ranged attacks, also you may reload as a free action

Level 6: Focus, Commitment, Sheer Will...

Starting at level 6 you can use 1 focus point to attempt to make your strike a disarming strike. you can use this multiple times in a turn, each time costing a focus point.

When you make a disarming attack the creature must make a dexterity saving throw equal to 8+proficiency+dex modifier When you succeed on a disarming attack you can use a bonus action to grab the weapon and make an attack against the creature if it has the light or finesse properties, you can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to attack again with the weapon. You cannot use heavy weapons after disarming till level 9

At level 9 If the weapon has the light or finesse properties it requires no bonus action to attack with or to use on subsequent turns and you are now able to use a bonus action to attack with heavy weapons and use a bonus action on subsequent turns to attack again with it. (Heavy weapons will require a minimum of 13 str)

At level 11 When you take a non magical weapon from an enemy it counts as magical for your attacks, also the weapon used will always go off of your dexterity modifier rather than the weapons normal stat

At level 15 you can make an additional attack with the disarmed weapon even if you've already used all attacks for the round, additionally you can choose to expend 2 focus points on a successful hit to give the target disadvantage on the next saving throw for being disarmed. Finally at level 15 you no longer need to use a bonus action to use weapons with the heavy property after a successful disarm or on subsequent turns

Level 11: Just a Pencil

Starting at level 11 when you use an enemies weapon to attack them you may add weapon masteries to the attack

Starting at level 11 you also gain a +1 to attack and damage rolls with stolen weapons, bonus becomes +2 at level 14 and +3 at level 18, additionally at level 18 you can choose any weapon mastery to apply to the attack.

Level 11: Consider This a Professional Courtesy

It’s not about what you did, son. It’s about who you did it to

At level 11 As a reaction you can spend one focus point to redirect an enemies melee attack that is only targeting you to hit themselves you must make an unarmed attack and a dc (decided by GM) dex saving throw to deftly redirect the momentum and trajectory of the attack back into the enemy.

Level 17: Baba Yaga

Starting at level 17 you can expend 10 focus points allows you to shift into Baba Yaga for 10 minutes or until you are reduced to 0 hit points, if you are reduced to 0 hit points during Baba Yaga you instead drop to 1 hit point and are no longer in Baba Yaga Mode. You can only be revived once per day. You also gain resistance to magical and non magical piercing damage.

During Baba Yaga you gain 1d10 temporary hit points at the start of each of your turns, +2 AC, you do not provoke opportunity attacks, You can also disarm weapons that specifically say they cannot be disarmed, but once your turn ends the weapon returns to its user. Additionally when you take an enemies weapon you are no longer restricted to one attack per round with it.

Additionally you can choose to attune to the weapon until you use a bonus action to end attunement or until Baba Yaga ends, you also gain a temporary attunement slot while in this mode. You lose the temporary attunement slot when Baba Yaga is ended.

Level 17: The Continental

Starting at level 17 you gain The Continental. When you are forced to make death saving throws, have the stunned/paralyzed effects or are put to sleep you many use a special action to roll a d20, on a roll of 19 or 20 the effect does not take place. If you are making death saving throws and succeed on the roll you may choose to use as many hit die that are available to heal.

This ability is only used on a successful roll of 19 of 20. You can only use this feature once per short rest