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Arcane Brands

Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can use special techniques to apply arcane brands to your body. You may use a number of ki points to activate these brands to create magical effects. You may apply a number of brands equal to your WIS modifer to your body.

Once used, these brands disappear from the users body.

At 3rd level you know four Arcane Brands. Each time you gain a level in this class you may choose to replace a known brand with another from the list. You gain additional known brands at 5th, 7th, 11th, 14th and 17th levels.

If spell that a brand mimics requires concentration, the brand does not. The effect lasts the duration or until dispelled.

Absorption

This Arcane Brand appears as a whirling vortex, and is usually placed on the chest.

When activated this brand acts as the absorb elements spell. This spell does 1d6 or damage of the absorbed type per Ki point spent.

All Seeing Eye

This Arcane Brand is placed on the forehead, and is in the shape of an eye.

When activated this brand acts as the detect magic spell. It takes 2 Ki points to activate this brand.

Banishing

This Arcane Brand placed on the hand or arm, and is in the shape of gleaming weapon.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Banishing Smite spell. This brand costs 5 Ki points to activate. It deals weapon damage +5d10 force damage. The damage increases by 1d10 for each additional Ki point spent.

Chain Lightning

This Arcane Brand is placed on the arm or hand, and is shaped like forking lightning.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Chain Lightning spell. This brand costs 6 Ki points to activate and deals 10d8 lightning damage. The bolt leaps 3 times to additional targets, it will leap to one additional target per additional Ki point spent.

Command

This Arcane Brand is placed on the tongue, and takes the shape of _______.

When you activate this brand it acts as the command spell. This brand affects one person per Ki point spent.

Curing

This Arcane Brand is placed on the palm, and looks like the sun.

When you activates this brand it acts as the cure wounds spell. This brand heals 1d8 of damage per Ki point spent.

Domination

This Arcane Brand is placed on the temple, and is in the shape of a brain.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Dominate Person spell. This brand costs 6 Ki points to activate.

Dragon's Breath

This Arcane Brand is placed on the throat, and looks like the head of a dragon.

When activated this brand acts as the Dragon's Breath spell. This brand costs 3 Ki points to activate and does 3d6 damage a chosen elemental type. The damage increases by 1d6 for every additional Ki point spent. 

Dragon's Palm

This brand is placed on the palm of the hand and looks like a small dragon.

This brand releases a burst of flame as the burning hands spell. This does 1d6 points of fire damage per Ki point spent.

Ensnaring

This Arcane Brand is placed anywhere on the hand, and is shaped like a thorny vine.

When activated this brand acts as the Ensnaring Strike spell. This brand does 1d6 damage per Ki point spent.

This brand can be used with an unarmed strike.

Erupting Earth

This Arcane Brand is placed on arm, and is in the shape of a mountain.

When activated this brand acts as the Erupting Earth spell. This brand costs 3 Ki to activate and deals 3d12 bludgeoning damage. This damage increases by 1d12 for each additional Ki point spent.

Eye of the world

This Arcane Brand is placed on the forehead, and is shaped like a tower with a glower eye at the top.

When activated this brand acts as the Scrying spell. This brand costs 6 Ki points to activate.

Finger of Death

This Arcane Brand is placed on the arm or hand, and is shaped like a skeletal hand.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Finger of Death spell. This brand costs 8 Ki points to activate.

Flight

This Arcane Brand is placed on the back, and is in the shape of wings.

When activated this brand acts as the Fly spell. This brand costs 4 Ki points to activate and can only target yourself.

Force Cage

This Arcane Brand is placed on the chest, and is shaped like a cube.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Force Cage spell. This brand costs 8 Ki points to activate.

Gills

This Arcane Brand is placed on the side of the neck, and is shaped like a fish.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Water Breathing spell. This brand costs 4 Ki points to activate.

Immolation

This Arcane Brand is placed on the arm or hand, it is in the shape of a burning skull.

When activated this brand acts as the Immolation spell. This brand costs 5 Ki points to activate and deals 8d6 fire damage.

Imprisoning

This Arcane Brand is placed on the forearm, and is in the shape of a cage.

This brand acts as the Hold Person spell. This brand costs 4 Ki points to activate and can target and additional person for each additional Ki point spent.

Lightning Bolt

This Arcane Brand is placed on the hand, and is shaped like a lightning bolt.

When activated this brand acts as the Lightning Bolt spell. This brand costs 3 Ki points to activate and deals 8d6 lightning damage. It deals 1d8 additional damage per additional Ki point spent. 

Night Eye

This Arcane Brand is placed on the eyelid, and is shaped like a simple circle.

When activated this brand acts as the Darkvision spell. This brand costs 3 Ki points to activate.

Obscuring

This Arcane Brand can be placed anywhere, and is in the shape of an obscured eye.

When activated this brand acts as the Blur spell. This brand costs 3 Ki points to activate.

Plane Shift

This Arcane Brand is placed anywhere, and is shaped like an archway.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Plane Shift spell. This brand costs 8 Ki points to activate.

Resurrection

This Arcane Brand is placed over the heart, and is shaped like a large diamond. Ink of this brand requires crushed diamond worth 1000gp.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Resurrection spell. This brand costs 8 Ki points to activate. 

Scattering

This Arcane Brand is placed anywhere, and is shaped like a 

When you activate this brand it acts as the Scatter spell. This brand costs 7 Ki points to activate.

Searing Flame

This Arcane Brand is placed on the palm of the hand, and is in the shape of the weapon you wish to create(must be a monk weapon).

When activated this brand creates a magic weapon out of pure fire. This weapon deals your monk weapon damage +1d6 per Ki point spent. This weapon lasts for 10 minutes and disappears if dropped.

Slow

This Arcane Brand is placed on the arm, and is shaped like a viscous liquid.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Slow spell. This brand costs 4 Ki points to activate.

Soul Cage

This Arcane Brand is placed on the chest, and is in the shape of a large cage.

When this brand is activated it acts as the Soul Cage spell, the brand is used as the vessel to hold the soul. This brand costs 7 Ki points to activate and reduces your Ki point maximum by 7 until the soul is released.

Tongues

This Arcane Brand is placed on the tongue, and is shaped like a book.

When activated this brand acts as the Tongues spell. This brand costs 4 Ki points to activate.

Inked in Stone

At 6th level, two of your Arcane Brands have been permanently affixed to your body. Once per long rest you may use these brands without spending the activation cost. 

These two brands no longer count against the total you may have applied, and can still be activated by spending Ki points.

Depiction of History

Beginning at 11th level, you may recall a previously used brand that can then be used at anytime until your next long rest. You do not have to pay the Ki cost of that brand, however you must have any costly components on your person and they are used in the activation.

Living Tapestry

At 17th level, you gain the ability to activate multiple Arcane Brands at the same time. 

Once per long rest you may activate a number of brands equal to you WIS modifier at the same time. You do not need to pay the activation cost of these brands. The brands all take effect at the same time and disappear as usual when used.