Way of The Guardian

Those of the Way of The Guardian use their unbreakable will as a shield to protect not only themselves, but others as well.

Many of the monks who follow the Way of The Guardian may practice pacifism, though they know that not every situation can be handled with such peaceful means. Violence is an occasional necessity; and when those times arise, those of the Way of The Guardian provide aid and protection to their allies.

Hold Off

3rd-level Way of The Guardian feature

When you hit a creature with an attack made with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can forgo dealing damage and instead impose disadvantage on the next attack roll made by that creature until the end of its next turn.

You can only use this feature once per turn.

Guardian's Parry

3rd-level Way of The Guardian feature

When a creature you can see attacks a target, other than you, within 5 feet of you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to reduce the creature's attack roll by an amount equal to a roll of your Martial Arts die. If the creature's attack misses, you can spend 1 ki point to make an attack with an unarmed strike or a melee monk weapon against the creature, provided it's within reach. On a hit, the damage dealt by this attack becomes force damage, as your ki envelops the strike.

You must be wielding a monk weapon to use this reaction.

Warding Shield

6th-level Way of The Guardian feature

Your ki acts as a shield that can protect yourself and others. As an action, you can touch a creature and spend 1 to 3 ki points, causing a shield of ki to form around the creature. For each ki point you spent, that creature gains a number of temporary hit points equal to a roll of your Martial Arts die.

Ki Barrier

11th-level Way of The Guardian feature

You can channel your ki to manifest a protective barrier. As an action, you can cast the wall of force spell. When cast in this way, the spell doesn't require material components.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend 6 ki points to use it again.

Unwavering Defense

17th-level Way of The Guardian feature

Your body becomes as sturdy as your indomitable will. You gain the following effects:

• You can't be knocked prone.
• You are immune to any effect that would move you against your will (including teleportation).