was thinking of posting this feat but before I do i would like some feedback. (Sidebar: I really hate how we have duplicates of the same thing N amount of times but understand why it can't be cleaned up) This is a slight twist to feats in general as well, with a "story driven" style in mind for DMs and PCs.
Enlightenment Breakthrough (Prerequisites: WIS 12 | CON 14 | CLASS MONK LV4)
You're at a bottleneck in your cultivation, an extremely rare occurrence. Feeling suppressed by your own ki, you decide to go into secluded meditation. After (1d4) days of reflection and surviving the **Dao of Retribution** you have broken through and feel more stable now with a new sense of understanding.
You gain +1 to your Constitution and Wisdom base score, can not go higher than 20.
Second Dantian - You have formed a second reservoir of Ki and can hold an additional 2[4th], 3[8th], 4[12th], 5[16th] points of Ki and can spend these Ki Points to fuel Ki features per long rest.
Aegis of Self - Your Ki revolves around each part of the body, forming a transparent-like Gi.You can spend 1 Ki point (bonus action) to reduce melee damage by 1d10, 2d10[12th] that lasts for 1 min (does not stack with other feats or abilities that reduce damage).
Aegis Volley - Spend 1 more Ki point (bonus action) to redirect all reduced accumulated melee damage towards a target within 20ft as Force damage and depletes Aegis of Self. (DC:WIS) On save target takes half damage.
**Dao of Retribution: Upon each breakthrough level of this feat, as a repercussion, the heavens strike from above dealing 1d10 of lightning damage to you and anything around you within a 25ft radius [4th] (beginning at each additional class level [ 8, 12, 16] character must go back into secluded meditation). DM decides next three breakthrough "trials" as well as what happens if feat is taken at a higher level then the base of 4**
So what do you think? I did set this up in a way that Second Dantian (fun fact: dantian means pool of life) is seperate from the other Ki points as an action with level overrides to level up as you do but not break the monk with too many extra points. Figured a cool "in case of emergency" reservation would be fascinating.
1) If you are going to make a feat that requires the Monk class and level 4, a better route might be making it an optional class feature (like those presented in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything). Feats are generally not restricted to one class or another
2) Ageis of Self is extremely powerful. If you look at another feat like Heavy Armor Master, it only reduces weapon damage by 3. This ability has the potential to reduce damage by up to 10 or 20 for a full minute (which will generally be longer than a given combat). If you wanted to keep the 1d10/2d10 system, I would consider making it closer to the Interception fighting style, where you can reduce the damage by the value rolled, but you have to use your reaction. This limits the more powerful damage reduction to a single attack per round.
Otherwise, if you want to negate the damage from all attacks reduce it to some static value. Perhaps with it being a ki-fueld ability you could have it reduce the incoming damage by an amount equal to the number of ki you spent activating the feature (to a maximum of something like 3 or 4 ki you can spend on the ability in the first place).
I hope this feedback is helpful!
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🤔 So how do I make this a optional class feat? Or do i just state that in the "name" spot as a flavor to indicate this. And your right about the d10.. perhaps a d4 instead with reaction used? I am also going to add that it noes not negate mental attacks.
🤔 So how do I make this a optional class feat? Or do i just state that in the "name" spot as a flavor to indicate this. And your right about the d10.. perhaps a d4 instead with reaction used? I am also going to add that it noes not negate mental attacks.
There is not a way to make an Optional Class Feature in D&D Beyond's builder, unfortunately. Flavoring it that way may be your best bet
Also, you do not need to note that it does not negate mental attacks, as there isnt such a thing in the rules of 5e. There are some spells that effectivley "attack the mind" but there is no such thing as a mental attack. I would go a different route and simply limit the damage reduction to "weapon attacks" only, that way it cannot affect "spell attacks"
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Well I feel stupid then, i had it in my mind that psychic DMG was a result of a "mental" battle since we think faster that we act. I may have been overthinking that this whole time. Thanks again KB.
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Hey all,
was thinking of posting this feat but before I do i would like some feedback. (Sidebar: I really hate how we have duplicates of the same thing N amount of times but understand why it can't be cleaned up) This is a slight twist to feats in general as well, with a "story driven" style in mind for DMs and PCs.
Enlightenment Breakthrough (Prerequisites: WIS 12 | CON 14 | CLASS MONK LV4)
You're at a bottleneck in your cultivation, an extremely rare occurrence. Feeling suppressed by your own ki, you decide to go into secluded meditation. After (1d4) days of reflection and surviving the **Dao of Retribution** you have broken through and feel more stable now with a new sense of understanding.
You gain +1 to your Constitution and Wisdom base score, can not go higher than 20.
Second Dantian - You have formed a second reservoir of Ki and can hold an additional 2[4th], 3[8th], 4[12th], 5[16th] points of Ki and can spend these Ki Points to fuel Ki features per long rest.
Aegis of Self - Your Ki revolves around each part of the body, forming a transparent-like Gi.You can spend 1 Ki point (bonus action) to reduce melee damage by 1d10, 2d10[12th] that lasts for 1 min (does not stack with other feats or abilities that reduce damage).
Aegis Volley - Spend 1 more Ki point (bonus action) to redirect all reduced accumulated melee damage towards a target within 20ft as Force damage and depletes Aegis of Self. (DC:WIS) On save target takes half damage.
**Dao of Retribution: Upon each breakthrough level of this feat, as a repercussion, the heavens strike from above dealing 1d10 of lightning damage to you and anything around you within a 25ft radius [4th] (beginning at each additional class level [ 8, 12, 16] character must go back into secluded meditation). DM decides next three breakthrough "trials" as well as what happens if feat is taken at a higher level then the base of 4**
So what do you think? I did set this up in a way that Second Dantian (fun fact: dantian means pool of life) is seperate from the other Ki points as an action with level overrides to level up as you do but not break the monk with too many extra points. Figured a cool "in case of emergency" reservation would be fascinating.
Thanks for reading and responding in advance
A couple of things:
1) If you are going to make a feat that requires the Monk class and level 4, a better route might be making it an optional class feature (like those presented in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything). Feats are generally not restricted to one class or another
2) Ageis of Self is extremely powerful. If you look at another feat like Heavy Armor Master, it only reduces weapon damage by 3. This ability has the potential to reduce damage by up to 10 or 20 for a full minute (which will generally be longer than a given combat). If you wanted to keep the 1d10/2d10 system, I would consider making it closer to the Interception fighting style, where you can reduce the damage by the value rolled, but you have to use your reaction. This limits the more powerful damage reduction to a single attack per round.
Otherwise, if you want to negate the damage from all attacks reduce it to some static value. Perhaps with it being a ki-fueld ability you could have it reduce the incoming damage by an amount equal to the number of ki you spent activating the feature (to a maximum of something like 3 or 4 ki you can spend on the ability in the first place).
I hope this feedback is helpful!
Four-time Judge of the Competition of the Finest Brews! Come join us in making fun, unique homebrew and voting for your favorite entries!
🤔 So how do I make this a optional class feat? Or do i just state that in the "name" spot as a flavor to indicate this. And your right about the d10.. perhaps a d4 instead with reaction used? I am also going to add that it noes not negate mental attacks.
There is not a way to make an Optional Class Feature in D&D Beyond's builder, unfortunately. Flavoring it that way may be your best bet
Also, you do not need to note that it does not negate mental attacks, as there isnt such a thing in the rules of 5e. There are some spells that effectivley "attack the mind" but there is no such thing as a mental attack. I would go a different route and simply limit the damage reduction to "weapon attacks" only, that way it cannot affect "spell attacks"
Four-time Judge of the Competition of the Finest Brews! Come join us in making fun, unique homebrew and voting for your favorite entries!
Well I feel stupid then, i had it in my mind that psychic DMG was a result of a "mental" battle since we think faster that we act. I may have been overthinking that this whole time. Thanks again KB.