Way of the Vermilion Arts

You follow the ways of a monastery which teaches the secrets of manipulating your full body. You learn how to use your Ki to empower your muscles, squeezing out all the power your body holds. Vermilion Arts was designed first and foremost for combat purposes, specializing in quick fights against large enemies. The larger they are, the harder they fall. Unlike in other monasteries, Way of the Vermilion Arts focuses more in brute force, rather than agility, but it has techniques which utilize both aspects of the body as well.

Enhanced Ki Manipulation

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn different techniques (katas) which use your ki to replicate spells and other effects.

Whenever you learn a new kata, you can additionally replace a single kata that you already know with a different one.

Additionally, when you make a check to grapple, avoid being grappled, or for shove attacks, you can use your Dexterity modifier instead of Strength.

 

Vermilion Art Katas

The Vermilion Arts techniques are presented in alphabetical order. If a discipline requires a level, you must be that level in this class to learn the discipline.

Adamantine Kata

You can spend 2 ki points to cast shield.

Bone Binding

You can spend 2 ki points to cast cure wounds.

Change of Scenery

As an action, you can spend 2 ki points and a chosen creature within your reach must make a Strength saving throw or suffer 2d10 bludgeoning damage and be flung up to 20 feet away from you and knock it prone.

On a successful save the creature takes half damage and it isn't moved.

Earth-Shrinking

If you are under half your hp, you can as a bonus action spend 4 ki points to increase your AC by an amount equal to your Constitution modifier and your movement speed by 20 feet for 1 minute. (11th level required)

Entanglement

As a bonus action, you can spend 2 Ki point to grapple an enemy and pin them down, restraining their movement. If the enemy is prone, it makes the check to avoid the grapple with disadvantage. If you win the contest, the enemy is both grappled and restrained.

Flashfire

As an action, you can spend 3 ki points to cast mirror image. When cast this way, you don't need verbal components.

Indestructible

You can spend 6 ki points to bolster your defenses. You gain temporary hitpoints equal to your Monk level + your Martial arts die. Additionally, you have resistance against bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage for 1 minute. (17th Level Required)

Iron Fingers

As an action, you can spend 3 ki points to harden your fists. For the next 1 minute, your unarmed attacks deal an additional 1d4 piercing damage and are considered siege weapons. (6th level required)

Ironbreaker

If you move at least 20 feet in a straight line during your turn, you can spend 3 ki points as bonus action to make a shove attack against a creature. On a fail, the creature is pushed back 20 feet and suffers 2d10 bludgeoning damage.

If the creature doesn't have enough space when moved this way, the next creature it's pushed against suffers also 2d10 bludgeoning damage. If the creature is pushed against a wall or other similar object, it is considered restrained until the start of its next turn. (6th level required)

Marionette

As a bonus action, you can spend 4 ki points to heighten your reflexes. For the next minute, when you miss an attack on your turn you can choose to reroll it. You can use this once per turn. (17th level required)

Nil Kata

You can spend 5 ki points to regain all of your ki points back. Once you use this ability you gain 1 level of exhaustion and you cannot regain ki points until you finish a long rest. (17th level required)

Phantom Pace

You can spend 4 ki points to cast haste, targeting yourself. (11th Level Required)

Raging Fire

You can spend 2 ki points to cast longstrider

Seagrass Hold

When you use the Attack action on your turn and successfully hit an enemy, you can spend 1 ki point to reduce a creature's mobility. The next attack the creature makes is made with disadvantage.

Water Mirror

As an action, you spend 5 ki points to prepare yourself for incoming attacks. When an enemy makes an attack roll against you and misses, you can roll your Martial Art die and deal as much damage back towards the enemy. You can repel attacks equal to your dexterity modifier in this way. (17th Level Required)

Weeping Willow

As a reaction to an incoming melee attack, you can spend 3 ki points to redirect an opponent's attack. Choose target within 5 feet of you and make an unarmed weapon attack against them, if you'd hit them, the attack you redirect hits that target instead. The struck creature also suffers damage equal to your Martial arts die an any bonuses with it. (11th level required)

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