A character with Lolth's mark on their back gain the ability Lolths mark.
Lolth's mark is a feature exclusive to the monk class, it is a curse mark that feeds off the owner's energy (ki) it's presence is very painful and is usually placed on the owner at a young age. It grows in size to match the holder's ki stores. If it is placed on someone who doesn't have the necessary ki to feed it they will die. Lolth's mark is a tattoo of an eight-legged spider hanging by a black thread if one is using the world-building from a certain Kolamooses campaign the leg that represents the aspect of Lolth that the monk/Denka in question is dedicated to will be a different color than the rest. The presence of Lolths mark is extremely Painful
Lolth's mark can only be triggered if at least 3 conditions are met.
1. the character must have 0 ki points remaining.
2. The character must be at 0 hit points
3. the character has to have activated the ability before hitting zero hit points
4. The optional 4th condition is that the character must have taken a hit to the back at some point in the fight. This condition can be used in addition to or instead of condition 3.
If all 3 (or 4 depending on how many limits you want to put on the ability) the character instead of falling unconscious will enter an unconscious state in which they will automatically attempt to doge attacks but will not be able to make attacks, the character in this state will continue to roll to doge attacks until one hits.
When an attack hits the character exits this unconscious state and the damage they take gets turned into temporary hp as long as the damage taken is not more than the character's maximum hp. The character then enters a state similar to rage with advantages on dexterity and strength. In this state, the character's tattoo (the mark of lolth) torso will grow according to the amount of damage taken. This temporary hp can be converted into a maximum of 20 ki points, 1 ki point for 2 hp (the character can use up to all but 1 of their temporary hp). In this state, the character may only use basic ki techniques and not spells (this may change at higher levels.) The legs on the tattoo will grow proportionally to the amount of hp that is transmuted into ki. While in this state the character must make a constitution check every turn the ability is in use (starting at DC 1 and then growing exponentially for every turn the ability is in use.)
When the character hits zero hit points and/or zero ki points they become unconscious and must be healed within 15-30 minutes or they will die, if healed they enter a sleep that last for 24 hours.
If healed while in the mark state the character enters a coma and loses all temp hit points and ki.
If they take more than their maximum hp in damage while in this state they die (normal rules apply).
If they take more than their total temporary hit points and ki points they must make death-saving throws.
Every turn the ability is used marks exponentially more life force consumed by the curse mark, which also feeds off damage by converting it into energy.
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