Way of No Mercy

Monks who follow the Way of the No Mercy are masters of precision and deadly strikes, embodying the stealth and lethality of the cobra. These monks understand that sometimes, mercy must be set aside in the pursuit of justice or survival. They learn to harness the venomous potency of the serpent, striking swiftly and decisively to incapacitate or eliminate their foes.

 

Improved Unarmed Strike

Your unarmed strike now does 1d6 because of your training

Dirty tricks

3rd-level Way of No Mercy feature

You gain proficiency in the Stealth and Acrobatics skills. hey gain access to a variety of dirty fighting techniques, such as throwing sand in their opponents' eyes, striking pressure points to induce pain or paralysis, or disarming them with swift and precise strikes. Pick from the dirty strikes table

Dirty Strike

Poison Strike

3rd-level Way of No Mercy feature

Monks of the Way of the No Mercy can channel their inner venom to enhance their strikes with a deadly poison. By spending 1 ki point, the monk infuses their next unarmed strike with potent venom, causing additional poison damage upon a successful hit.

 

Cobra Stance

6th-level Way of No Mercy feature

By spending 2 Ki points Monks of the Way of the No Mercy assume the Cobra Stance, embodying agility and resilience like the lethal serpent. In this stance, they channel their inner strength with a primal grunt, regaining hit points equal to their Strength modifier plus their Stealth modifier

Flurry of Pain

11th-level Way of No Mercy feature

You can now let out a flurry of Pain and hurt. When you use Flurry of Blows, you can now replace each of the unarmed strikes with a use of your poison strike, without spending ki points for the poison.

In addition, when you make an unarmed strike with Flurry of Blows, you can use a dirty trick as well. You can still use poison strike only once per turn.

Venomous Surge

17th-level Way of No Mercy feature

Monks of the Way of the No Mercy unlock Venomous Surge, a devastating technique infusing their strikes with lethal poison. With a primal roar, they surge forward with incredible speed, launching a relentless assault against their foes, each strike releasing bursts of venomous energy akin to deadly serpent's blood, poisoning and enfeebling their adversaries with every strike.

By spending 5 Ki points the Monk activates Venomous Surge, the monk's strikes become imbued with a potent venom that inflicts 2d12 poison damage with each successful hit. This venomous energy seeps into the wounds of the target, causing continuous agony and weakening their resolve. The poison inflicted by Venomous Surge is so virulent and insidious that it cannot be removed by any means, persisting indefinitely and causing ongoing harm with each passing moment. the person is poisoned and the poison cannot be removed they also take 2d12 poison damadge