Monks of the Way of the Fluctuating Soul control the Ki gates binding their soul together; they learn techniques that enables them to boost the potency of their attacks, the strength of their defenses and the swiftness of their retreats.

Ki Gate Unlocking

Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can choose to improve one Ki feature, Flurry of Blows, Step of the Wind or Patient Defense. You can pick an additional feature at 6th and 11th level. When you spend one Ki point to activate the chosen feature you can spend additional Ki points to increase the potency of the chosen feature as such:

• When you use Flurry of Blows, for every additional Ki point spent you add 1 damage die to each unarmed strike.
• When you use Patient Defense, for every additional Ki point spent you add 1 to your AC until the start of your next turn.
• When you use Step of the Wind, for every additional Ki point spent your movement increases by 10 feet until the end of your turn.

In addition, the time it takes to meditate is halved from 30 minutes to 15 minutes.

Second Ki Gate Unlocking

Starting at 6th level, you can choose an additional feature to enhance; additionally, the time it takes to meditate is reduced to 10 minutes, and you also gain additional Ki points equal to your Wisdom modifier

Third Ki Gate Unlocking

Beginning at 11th level, you can enhance the last feature, and your meditation time is reduced to 5 minutes.

Additionally, you regain 1 hit point when you spend a Ki point

Perfect Ki Flow

At 17th level, your Ki features get an enhancement in addition to the previous enhancements:

• Flurry of Blows, now adds both your Dexterity and Wisdom modifiers to the damage rolls per dice rolled.
• Patient Defense, now for every additional Ki point spent, you can choose to become resistant to 1 type of damage until the start of your next turn (both magical and non-magical).
• Step of the Wind, now every additional Ki point spent increases your movement by your movement.

You regain Ki points equal to your Wisdom modifier every round.

You gain additional Ki points equal to double your Wisdom modifier.

The time it takes to meditate is reduced to 1 minute.