Base Class: Monk
Monks who follow the Way of the Lightning Storm are able to channel the power of lightning into their own bodies. They have the ability to use this power to increase their speed and strength, giving themselves an advantage over their opponents.
Lightning Martial Arts
At 3rd level when you attack a creature with your flurry of blows technique you can perform one of the following actions. This must be chosen before any attack rolls.
- Quickened Strikes: You can increase the number of unarmed attacks to 3.
- Lightning Jab: If both unarmed attacks hit the creature must make constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of your next turn.
- Thunder Blast: The damage type of your unarmed strikes become thunder damage. The creature must make a strength Saving throw or be pushed back 15ft.
Mantle of the Storm
At 6th level as a bonus action you can spend 2 Ki points to cloak yourself in lightning for 1 min or until you dispel it gaining you enhanced speed and reflexes. In addition to this your speed increases by 10ft every 5 levels into monk. You also gain resistance to Lightning damage
- You gain a number of reactions equal to your wisdom modifier.
- Your speed increases by 10 ft.
- You gain the ability to run on vertical surfaces, however you cannot end your turn there.
Redirect Lightning
At 11th level whenever you get hit by lighting you may regain ki points equal to the spell level or spend ki points equal to the spells level to redirect it, you take no damage from the spell you channel. In addition to this whenever you get hit by natural lightning you may redirect it and take no damage from it.
You may use this feature twice per long rest
Armor of the Storm
At 17th level as a bonus action you can spend 4 Ki points to Activate an enhanced version of the Mantle of the Storm. You have all the abilities listed from the original ability plus a few additional ones.
- Your unarmed strikes deal an additional 2d8 Lightning damage
- If you move at least 50ft you may move without provoking attacks of opportunity
- If a creature hits you with a melee attack you can use a reaction to make an unarmed strike against it
You also become immune to Lightning damage







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Posted Feb 29, 2020Yes, this is a copy of someone else Subclass. I made some slight changes to it, but it is not my original idea