Monks of the Way of the Third Eye unlock the mystical powers of their mind in order to tap into their psychic potential. The seekers of this Way wield their psionic willpower like a deadly hidden fist, ready to be unleashed on those who dare to challenge them in combat.

Psychism

At 3rd level, your mind opens to the world of psychic energy.

You learn the Mage Hand cantrip, as well as your choice of the Druidcraft, Prestidigitation or Thaumaturgy cantrips. You can cast each of these spells without requiring components, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Open the Third Eye

Also at 3rd level, your mastery of Ki allows you to manifest a third eye of psychic energy to further focus your abilities,

As a bonus action, you can expend 1 ki point to open your Third Eye. When you do so, choose a number of creature up to your proficiency bonus within 20 ft. of you. Each creature must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw against your Ki Save DC or take psychic damage equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die, and cannot use Reactions until the end of their next turn.

Your Third Eye remains open for 10 minutes - you determine its appearance (or choose form the suggestions in the following table), and it vanishes early if you fall Unconscious, die, or dismiss it as a bonus action on your turn. While your Third Eye is open, you gain the following benefits:

• You have Darkvision out to 120 ft., and Blindsight out to 30 ft.
• You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
• You can use your Third Eye to make Telepathic Unarmed Strikes. When you make an unarmed strike on your turn while your Third Eye is open, your reach for the attack is equal to twice your Unarmored Movement bonus, uses your Wisdom modifier for the attack and damage rolls, and deals psychic damage instead of bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Third Eye Suggestions

d6	Third Eye Appearance
1	A glowing tattoo of an eye that appears on your body.
2	Your skin splits open, revealing a Gem Dragon's eyeball underneath.
3	An amulet bound to you that resembles an eye becomes animate.
4	A psionic halo manifests on the crown of your head.
5	An incorporeal eyeball of psychic energy floats around you.
6	Your eye sockets merge together to resemble a large Beholder eye.

 

Psionic Spells

At 6th level, you unlock the ability to harness your inner willpower and cast certain spells.

You can cast certain spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Monk Psionics table. You can cast each spell at its base level by expending ki points equal to the spell's level.

At 6th level, you can cast the 1st and 2nd level spells below. You can cast the 3rd level spells when you reach 11th level, and you can cast the 4th level spells when you reach 17th level.

Monk Psionics

Spell Level	Spells
1st	Command, Shield, Sleep
2nd	Detect Thoughts, Calm Emotions, Enthrall
3rd	Clairvoyance, Blink, Sending
4th	Arcane Eye, Confusion, Phantasmal Killer

 

The Will And The Way

At 11th level, your psionic focus increases, strengthening your mind and body.

You gain resistance to force and psychic damage. Moreover, your attacks overcome resistance to psychic damage.

The power of your Third eye improves - once on each of your turns when you deal psychic damage to a creature while your Third Eye is open, you can deal additional psychic damage to that creature equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die.

Eye of the Awakened One

At 17th level, your Third Eye is finally fully open, opening your mind to the truth of your psionic talents.

When you open your Third Eye, you gain the following benefits:

• When you first open your Third Eye, or as a bonus action on subsequent turns, you can expend 3 ki points to give yourself Truesight out to 30 ft. until your Third Eye closes.
• When you succeed on an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Monk level.
• Your unarmed strikes score critical hits on a d20 roll of 19 or 20.