Monk
Base Class: Monk

"Deep in the forest, at the farthest edge of the known world, a person sits in a grove of trees, quiet and unmoving. They themselves are like the trees that surround them, powerful and imposing, yet strikingly beautiful. They then slowly stand to their feet and begin to move. As they move, their body swaying in the wind, the earth around them seems to shift and move along with them. The trees and their branches bend to the will of the figure, as if moved by a dormant sense of comradery. The animals that look on in awe feel at ease, as if the figure has lived here their whole life. The figure does not control Nature, they have become Nature themselves. They are friends to nature, its loyal inhabitants. Many also take up the mantle of being its stoic protectors."

Nature's Ally

At 3rd level, having become a part of Nature itself, you have a deeper understanding of how to communicate with its inhabitants, and have learned to duplicate the effects of certain spells. As an action you can cast Speak with Animalsor Animal FriendshipIn addition you learn the Druidcraft cantrip if you don't already know it.

Forms of Harmony

At 3rd level, your ability to use Ki allows you to influence the world around you as well as your own body. You gain access to the following Ki features.
 
  • Primal Ferocity: Whenever you make unarmed strike attacks, the damage is increased by 2.
  • Lands Bulwark: When you use the Patient Defense ability on your turn, you may make an unarmed strike against any creature that attacks you until the start of your next turn.
  • Blooming Escape: When you use Step of the Wind, you can move through difficult terrain normally and when you use this ability you can create a 15 ft sphere where you were standing which is considered difficult terrain.

The Worlds Emissary

At 6th level, you have honed your Ki to flow through the world around you much more efficiently and accurately, almost allowing you to reach the deepest reaches of the world or even become a physical part of it. As an action you can spend 1 ki point to cast Meld into Stone, Speak with Plantsand Water Walk on yourself.

Forms of Peace

 
  • At 11th, having fully committed yourself to becoming one with the world around you, you now have a deeper and more intimate understanding of yourself and your place in this world. You gain access to the following Ki features.
     
    • Fists of Water: Whenever you take the Furry of Blows action on your turn, you may add 10 ft to your movement speed until the end of your turn.
    • Body of Oak: When you use the Patient Defense ability on your turn you and creatures within 10 ft of you of your choice gain +1 to their Armor Class until the beginning of your next turn.
    • Mind of Clear Skies: When you use the Stillness of Mind feature, you can expend 2 Ki Points to also end either the Stunned, Paralyzed, Blinded, or Deafened conditions on yourself.

Gift of Premonition

At 17th level, your study of the world around you has granted you the greatest gift Nature can give, Harmony, Peace, and Premonition, the ability to see into the future, into how Nature grows and dies. As a reaction you may spend 5 Ki points to cause any attack that hits you to miss.

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