Way of the Tempest

Monks who follow the Way of the Tempest embody raw, unrelenting speed and destruction. Their bodies move like the wind, faster than the eye can track, while their strikes land with the force of a crashing storm. These warriors train to harness the chaotic energy of the storm itself, channeling its power into their movements, attacks, and presence on the battlefield.

Unlike other monks who focus on discipline and inner peace, Tempest Monks embrace the wild, untamed nature of the elements. They strike before their enemies can react, weaving between foes with lightning speed and unleashing a relentless onslaught of attacks that leaves their opponents gasping for breath. Their mastery of motion allows them to build up momentum, striking harder and faster as the battle progresses, while their ability to harness raw storm energy allows them to overwhelm foes with crackling bursts of power.

To a Tempest Monk, combat is not a measured exchange of blows—it is a violent, unstoppable surge of motion. They do not wait for an opponent to act; they control the battlefield through sheer speed and relentless aggression, carving through their enemies like a hurricane tearing through a forest. They are never still, always pressing forward, their movements unpredictable and their strikes deadly.

Whether fighting with their fists, weapons, or a combination of both, Tempest Monks dominate through sheer presence and overwhelming force. Their foes are left dazed, battered, and broken, unable to keep up with the relentless speed and fury of the storm.

While some who follow this path see themselves as warriors of the storm, avatars of nature’s raw fury, others are simply combatants who have refined their instincts to an unnatural degree. Some may have trained in isolated mountain monasteries where the wind never rests, learning to move like a rushing gale. Others might have honed their speed and power through countless battles, adapting to a brutal, unforgiving world that rewards only those swift enough to survive.

Whatever their origins, monks of the Way of the Tempest are a terrifying sight on the battlefield—unstoppable, untouchable, and utterly merciless.

Lightning Initiative

Add your Wisdom modifier(Minimum +1) to your initiative.

Tempest Dice

Tempest Dice: You have a number of Tempest Dice equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1)+ half of your monk level, rounded down. At 3rd level, these dice are d6s; they increase to d8s at 11th level and to d10s at 17th level. You regain all expended Tempest Dice after a long rest. Tempest Dice are used for a variety of different abilities.

Storm’s Acceleration

Lightning Surge:

Activation: Expend one Tempest Die to empower the first melee attack you make that turn.
Effect: If the attack hits, it deals extra lightning damage equal to the result of your Tempest Die roll plus your Wisdom modifier.
Swift Shift: Additionally, if the empowered attack hits, you can immediately move up to 5 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.
You can use Storm’s Acceleration only once per turn.

Furious Chain

Chain Reaction:

When you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can spend 1 tempest die to immediately make an additional attack against a different creature within 5 feet of the original target. This extra attack must occur before the end of your turn.

Swift Retribution:

When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction and spend 1 tempest die to make a melee attack against that creature.
If the attack hits, it deals bonus damage equal to your monk level.
You can use Swift Retribution a number of times per long rest equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once).

Tempest’s Momentum

Unstoppable Flow:

When you use Flurry of Blows, you may choose to replace one of the extra unarmed strikes with a Tempest Attack.
If this attack hits, it deals extra damage equal to a roll or your Tempest Die plus a bonus equal to your monk level.
Immediately after the Tempest Attack hits, you can move up to 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.

Gale Step:

Your unarmored movement increases by 10 feet.

Eye of the Storm

Tempest Unleashed (1/Long Rest):

Activation: When you hit a creature with two or more attacks on your turn, you can spend four Tempest Dice to unleash a surge of tempestuous energy.
Effect: Until the end of your turn, your movement speed is doubled, and whenever you hit a creature with an attack, that creature takes extra thunder damage equal to your Wisdom modifier.