Way of the Apsaras

Apsaras are as graceful as the wind and as powerful as a storm. Whether they wield the powerful axe or the swift lance, they channel the storm with every dancing step and swing of their weapon. As free as the clouds and as strong as the thunder within them, Apsaras are the envy of friends and foes alike as they glide through battle with ease.

Dance of Zeal

You gain proficiency in the Performance skill. You also gain proficiency in battleaxes, greataxes, halberds, lances, pikes and tridents. They count as monk weapons for you and do not count as heavy when you wield them. You gain certain benefits when wielding a spear (spear, lance, pike, trident and others) or axe (handaxe, battleaxe, greataxe, halberd, sickle, scythe and others), but cannot gain the benefits of both at once.

When you use your Patient Defense, if you are wielding a spear, you gain +2 AC until the beginning of your next turn, or if you are wielding an axe, the next time you take damage before the beginning of your next turn, you can roll your Martial Arts die and reduce the damage by that amount.

When you use your Step of the Wind, if you are wielding a spear, your jump distance is tripled and your jump height is doubled instead, or if you are wielding an axe, you gain +2 to hit on your next attack this turn.

Thunder on the Water

At 6th level, you gain the ability imbue your strikes with thunderous power. You can spend 2 ki points to cast the thunderous smite spell as a bonus action. When you do, if you are wielding a spear, each creature besides yourself within 5 feet of the creature you hit also must succeed the Strength saving throw or be pushed 10 feet away from you and knocked prone. If you are wielding an axe, you can spend additional ki points to increase the damage by 1d6 for each ki point spent. The maximum number of ki points (2 plus any additional points) that you can spend on the spell equals half your monk level.

Crestfallen Flower

Beginning at 11th level, you can perform a dance of twilight that empowers your allies with the strength of life and death in duality. As an action, you can spend up to 3 ki points to begin dancing. The dance lasts for 1 minute or until your concentration ends (as if you were concentrating on a spell). While you are dancing, you and any number of friendly creatures within 60 feet have advantage on saving throws against being blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned and add a bonus to the rolls. If you are wielding a spear, they also gain a bonus to attack rolls. If you are wielding an axe, they also gain a bonus to damage rolls. The bonuses equal the number of ki points you spent.

Springwater Robe

At 17th level, you can become one with the wind, dancing over the battlefield with full mastery over both the grace and fury of the storm. As a bonus action, you can spend 2 ki points to wrap yourself in wind, gaining temporary hit points equal to your monk level. For the next 1 minute or until you lose those temporary hit points, you gain the following benefits:

• You have a flying speed of 30 feet.
• You can take the dodge action as a bonus action.
• All ranged weapon attacks against you have disadvantage.
• Whenever you use another Way of the Apsaras feature, you gain the benefits of wielding both a spear and an axe as long as you are wielding either one.