Martial Feats (v.1.

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This document includes martial-themed feats for playtest.
We split the feats presented in this document in three
categories:
Weapon Mastery feats, which revolve around the use of
specific weapons.
Initiator feats, which revolve around techniques from the
martial disciplines we presented in our Disciple class,
which is a new martial class themed after the (in)famous
Tome of Battle. For ease of use, we also include the 1st-
level techniques in this document, which are available to
any character that picks up an initiator feat.
Generic feats, which are a mix and match of ideas that
have an obvious inclination towards martial characters.
We also present a small list of new weapons, as well as the
new Wounded condition. The design goal for this content is
to give martial characters various new and exciting options
which are universal and class-agnostic.
Finally, we present a new mechanic, namely the Exploit
abilities. There are three types of exploit abilities :
Maneuver Exploits. A Maneuver Exploit ability can be
used only as part of an attack (no action required), and
usually enhances the attack in some way.
Swift Exploits. A Swift Exploit ability can be used either
as an action on your turn, or as a bonus action on your
turn.
Tactical Exploits. A Tactical Exploit ability can be used
either as an action on your turn, or in place of one of your
attacks when you take the Attack action on your turn.
Each Exploit ability details any conditions regarding when
or how it can be used in its description. An Exploit ability can
have multiple types, being both a Swift Exploit and a
Tactical Exploit, for example. After you use an Exploit Weapon Groups
ability, you can't use an Exploit ability again until the start of Weapon
your next turn. Group Weapons
Axes battleaxe, halberd, handaxe, greataxe
Weapon Mastery Feats Blades dagger, greatsword, longsword, rapier, saber†
, scimitar, shortsword, sickle, wakizashi†
These feats are intended to add flavor and style to specific
sets of weapons. For the sake of simplicity, we arrange Bows crossbow (hand, heavy, light), longbow,
weapons in different groups, as detailed in the Weapon shortbow
Groups table below. A weapon can belong to different Darts bo shuriken†, blowgun, dagger, dart,
Weapon Groups. shuriken†
Weapons marked with a † symbol are new ones presented Flails barbed whip, flail, spiked chain, whip
in this document and can be found in Appendix A: Extra
Weapons, at the end of the document. Hammers light hammer, hammer†, maul, warhammer
Maces club, greatclub, mace, morningstar
Fan Content Policy Polearms bo staff†, glaive, halberd, long staff†, martial
pole†, pike, spear, quarterstaff, scythe†, war
This work is unofficial Fan Content permitted scythe†
under the Fan Content Policy. Not
approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the Spears glaive, javelin, lance, pike, spear, trident, war
materials used are property of Wizards of the javelin†, war spear†
Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Unarmed brass knuckles†, natural weapons, spiked
gauntlets†, unarmed strikes

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 Axe Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Axe Group
You master the use of weapons from the Axe Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Charging
Assault Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Executioner's Edge. When you hit a prone or restrained
creature with an attack using a weapon from the Axe
Group, the target takes additional damage from the attack
equal to one roll of the weapon's damage dice (your
choice, if multiple).
Charging Assault
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can prepare yourself to charge with a weapon from the
Axe Group you 're wielding. Until the start of your next turn
or until you 're not holding the weapon, if you move at least
10 feet in a straight line before making an attack with it and
the attack hits, you can add your proficiency bonus to the
attack's damage.
Blade Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Blade Group
You master the use of weapons from the Blade Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Parrying
Stance Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Precise Assault. Once per turn, when you have advantage
on an attack roll you make with a weapon from the Blade
Group and hit, you can add your proficiency bonus to the
attack's damage.
Parrying Stance.
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While wielding a weapon from the Blade Group, you can
assume a parrying stance, gaining a +1 bonus to your AC
until the start of your next turn or until you're not holding that
weapon. While you have this bonus to AC and get hit by an
attack from an attacker you can see but the attack isn't a
critical hit or the attack roll's total isn't 5 or more than your
AC, the attack's damage against you is reduced by one roll of
one of the weapon's damage dice (your choice, if multiple).
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Bow Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Bow Group
You master the use of weapons from the Bow Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Readied Shot
Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Pinning Shot. Once per turn, when you have advantage
on an attack roll you make with a weapon from the Bow
Group against a creature within the weapon's normal
range, you can forgo the advantage on the roll. If the attack
hits, the target's speed becomes 0 until the start of your
next turn.
Readied Shot
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can ready a weapon from the Bow Group you 're
wielding against enemies. Until the start of your next turn or
until you 're not holding that weapon, whenever a creature
you can see within the weapon's normal range moves, you
can use your reaction to make an attack against it with the
weapon.
Dart Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Dart Group
You master the use of weapons from the Dart Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Deadly Aim
Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Subtle Tactics. You can draw or stow any number of
weapons from the Dart Group on your turn and when you
make a ranged attack with any of them while hidden and
miss, you don't reveal your position and remain hidden.
Deadly Aim
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can take aim at the vital spots of your enemies. If the
next attack you make before the start of your next turn using
a weapon from the Dart Group hits a creature, the target
receives a wound. If the attack is a critical hit or the attack
roll's total is 5 or more than the target's AC, the target
receives two wounds instead.
Flail Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Flail Group
You master the use of weapons from the Flail Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Spinning
Blow Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Sweeping Assault. Once per turn, when you miss with an
attack using a weapon from the Flail Group, you can reroll
the attack against a different target within the weapon's
reach.
Spinning Blow
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can start swirling a weapon from the Flail Group that
you 're wielding. Until the start of your next turn or until
you're not holding that weapon, your reach with it increases
by 5 feet, and when you hit a creature with an attack using
that weapon and the attack is a critical hit or the attack roll's
total is 5 or more than the target's AC, the target is knocked
prone.
Hammer Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Hammer Group
You master the use of weapons from the Hammer Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Heavy Blow
Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Grazing Strikes. When you miss with an attack using a
weapon from the Hammer Group against a creature, that
creature takes bludgeoning damage equal to your
proficiency bonus.
Heavy Blow
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can steady your grip on a weapon from the Hammer
Group you 're wielding. Until the start of your next turn or
until you're not holding that weapon, your attacks with it
ignore the bonus any shield provides to a target's AC and deal
double damage to objects and structures.
Mace Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Mace Group
You master the use of weapons from the Mace Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Concussive
Blow Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Sundering Strikes. Once per turn, when you have
advantage on an attack roll you make with a weapon from
the Mace Group and hit, you can forgo dealing damage to
the target with the attack. If you do so, roll one of the
weapon's damage dice (your choice if multiple), and the
target takes a penalty to AC equal to the roll until the start
of its next turn.
Concussive Blow
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You fix your grip on a weapon from the Mace Group you 're
wielding in preparation to heavily concuss your enemies.
Until the start of your next turn or until you 're not holding
that weapon, when you deal damage to a creature with an
attack using it, and the attack is a critical hit or the attack
roll's total is 5 or more than the target's AC, the target can't
take reactions until the start of its next turn.
New Condition: Wounded
When a creature receives a wound, it also has the wounded
condition. At the end of each of its turns, a wounded
creature loses an amount of hit points determined by the
number of wounds it has, as shown in the Wound Damage
table below. After losing hit points this way, a creature must
make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a success, one
of the creature's wounds closes.
As an action, a wounded creature or a creature within 5
feet of it can attempt to treat a wound, making a Wisdom
(Medicine) with a DC of 10. On a success, one of the
creature's wounds closes.
If the total for either a saving throw or an ability check to
close a wound succeeds by 5 or more, one additional wound
of the creature closes for every 5 points of difference
between the roll's total and the DC against which it was
made.
Wound Damage
Number of Wounds Wound Damage
1 1d4
2 1d6
3 1d8
4 1d10
5+ 1d12
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 Spear Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Spear Group
You master the use of weapons from the Spear Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Charge
Counter Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Reach. On your turn, your reach with weapons from the
Spear Group increases by 5 feet.
Charge Counter
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can ready a weapon from the Spear Group you 're
wielding against any enemy that charges you. Until the start
of your next turn or until you 're not holding that weapon,
creatures provoke opportunity attacks from you whenever
they enter the reach you have with the weapon, and when you
hit a creature with an opportunity attack using the weapon,
you knock it prone
Unarmed Mastery
Prerequisite: 4th-level, proficiency with a weapon from the
Unarmed Group
You master the use of weapons from the Unarmed Group,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Haymaker
Exploit ability:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or
Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Follow Up Strike. When you take the Attack action and
attack with a weapon from the Unarmed Group, you can
make an additional attack with a weapon from the
Unarmed Group as a bonus action on that turn.
Haymaker
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You prepare yourself to deliver powerful blows with any
weapon from the Unarmed Group you're wielding. Until the
start of your next turn, the damage dice of weapons you wield
from the Unarmed Group become d6s if they weren't already
a d6 or higher, or increase by one size, up to a d12 (for
example, a d6 becomes a d8).
Weapon Master (Revised)
Prerequisite: 4th-level
You 've trained with a particular style of weapons, gaining
the following benefits:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength, Dexterity
or Constitution by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Weapon Group Training. Choose one Weapon Group.
You gain proficiency with all weapons in that weapon
group.
Weapon Group Mastery. Once per turn, when you roll
damage for a weapon attack using a weapon from the
Weapon Group you chose with this feat, you can reroll one
of the weapon's damage dice and use either roll.
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Initiator Feats
These feats are intended to allow classes other than the
Disciple to become initiators. They also include some extra
abilities that are themed after the philosophy of each martial
discipline they represent.
The 1st-level techniques which become available to
characters that take these feats can be found in Appendix B:
Sublime Way Techniques, at the end of the document.
Desert Wind Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Desert Wind martial discipline,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Desert Fire
Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Desert Wind martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Desert Fire
Exploit (Maneuver)
If you move at least 10 feet before you make a melee
weapon attack, you can choose to subtract a number from the
attack roll up to your proficiency bonus. If the attack hits, it
deals extra fire damage equal to twice the subtracted number.
Devoted Spirit Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Devoted Spirit martial
discipline, gaining the following benefits, and learning the
Devoted Bulwark Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Divine Spirit martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Devoted Bulwark
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While you 're concentrating on a stance technique, you can
use this Exploit to gain temporary hit points equal to your
proficiency bonus + the stance technique's level. These
temporary hit points last until the start of your next turn.
Diamond Mind Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Diamond Mind martial
discipline, gaining the following benefits, and learning the
Unnerving Calm Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Diamond Mind martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Unnerving Calm
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
You can fix your terrifying sharp gaze on a creature you can
see and that can see you within 30 feet of you. Make a
Charisma (Intimidation) check, contested by the target's
Charisma (Intimidation) check. If you succeed, the target
becomes frightened of you until the start of your next turn.
Once you affect a creature with this effect or a creature
succeeds on its Charisma (Intimidation) check against you, it
becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours.
Iron Heart Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Iron Heart martial discipline,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Ironheart
Aura Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Iron Heart martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Ironheart Bolster
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While you 're concentrating on a stance technique, you can
use this Exploit to bolster your allies. Until the start of your
next turn, whenever a creature of your choice within 5 feet of
you makes a saving throw, it gains a bonus to the roll equal to
half your proficiency bonus.
Setting Sun Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Setting Sun martial discipline,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Falling Sun
Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Setting Sun martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Falling Sun
Exploit (Maneuver)
When you make a Strength (Athletics) check to attempt to
shove or grapple a creature, you can choose to subtract a
number from the roll up to your proficiency bonus. If you
succeed, the target takes bludgeoning damage equal to twice
the subtracted number.
Shadow Hand Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Shadow Hand martial
discipline, gaining the following benefits, and learning the
Shadow Clone Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Shadow Hand martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Shadow Clone
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While you 're concentrating on a stance technique, you can
use this Exploit to create an illusory incorporeal shadow
clone of yourself that appears next to you and lasts until the
start of your next turn. When you are targeted by an attack,
you can command the shadow clone to interpose itself
between you and the attack (no action required), granting the
attacker disadvantage on the attack roll.
 Stone Dragon Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Stone Dragon martial
discipline, gaining the following benefits, and learning the
Stone Power Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Stone Dragon martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Stone Power
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While you're concentrating on a stance technique and
before you make any attacks on your turn, you can use this
Exloit to subtract a number from all attack rolls you make
until the start of your next turn, up to your proficiency bonus.
You gain a bonus to AC equal to the subtracted number until
the start of your next turn.
Tiger Claw Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the Tiger Claw martial discipline,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the Furious
Reaver Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
Tiger Claw martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
Furious Reaver
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While you 're concentrating on a stance technique and
engage in two-weapon fighting, you can use this Exploit to
bolster your assault. Until the start of your next turn, your
weapon attacks deal extra damage equal to the amount of
hostile creatures within 5 feet of you, up to your proficiency
bonus. The type of the extra damage is the same as the
damage type of the weapon used to make the attack.
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White Raven Initiate
Prerequisite: Proficiency with all martial weapons, the ability
to initiate at least one technique or at least 1 ki point
You study the basics of the White Raven martial discipline,
gaining the following benefits, and learning the White Raven
Defense Exploit ability:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn one 1st-level technique of your choice from the
White Raven martial discipline. You can initiate this
technique once without spending ki points. You can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also
initiate this technique with any ki points you have, but only
at a level equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If
you don't have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate it at
1st level. The technique's initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
White Raven Defense
Exploit (Swift, Tactical)
While you 're concentrating on a stance technique and one
or more allies that aren't incapacitated are within 5 feet of
you, you can use this Exploit to coordinate your defenses.
Until the start of your next turn, you and each of those allies
gain a bonus to AC equal to half your proficiency bonus.
Power Attack Type Feats
As you 'll notice, some of the feats presented here
employ the somewhat popular alternative to GWM
and SS of "take a penalty to your attack roll up to
your proficiency bonus, add twice the penalty to
X". We suggest using the following rule to balance
the use of those feats when a character has
multiple of them:
You can only take a penalty to your attack rolls to
activate one feat at a time.

Generic Feats
These feats are generic, and are intended to be available to
any character, while focusing on different aspects of martial
combat. Some of them are geared towards initiators, but do
not grant the use of techniques, so they are placed here
rather than in the Initiator Feats section.
Duel of Wills
You are a fearsome combatant, and you can instill fear in the
hearts of your enemies. You gain proficiency with the
Intimidation skill. If you are already proficient with that skill,
you gain proficiency with another skill of your choice.
Duel of Wills. When you roll initiative, you can choose a
creature you can see and that can see you within 30 feet of
you and instigate a duel of wills with it. The duel of wills
takes place immediately before initiative is rolled, and if you
instigate a duel of wills with a creature that has an
Intelligence score of 3 or less, nothing happens. The creature
that you instigate a duel of wills with can choose to respond
in one of three ways, with the corresponding effect taking
place as detailed below:
Submit. The creature willingly submits to your challenge.
It has disadvantage on its next initiative roll and on weapon
attacks against you on the first round of combat.
Ignore. The creature doesn't participate in the challenge.
You have advantage on weapon attacks against it in the first
round of combat.
Participate. The creature participates in the challenge.
Make a Charisma (Intimidation) check, contested by the
target's Charisma (Intimidation) check. For the next minute,
the first time on a turn the one who succeeds makes a
weapon attack against the one who fails, it has advantage on
the roll.
Focused Warrior
Prerequisite: the ability to initiate at least one technique
You 've honed your focus in battle and are able to maintain
your calm. You gain the following benefits:
You have advantage on Constitution saving throws that
you make to maintain your concentration on a technique
when you take damage.
When a hostile creature's movement provokes an
opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to
initiate a strike technique at the creature, rather than
making an opportunity attack. The strike technique must
have an initiation time of 1 action and must target only
that creature.
Iaijutsu Master
You 've studied the art of Iaido, learning how to draw a
weapon and attack in the same fluid motion. You gain the
following benefits, and learn the Iai Strike Exploit ability:
Increase your Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Quick Draw. Whenever you make an attack, you can draw
one melee weapon that lacks the two-handed property as
part of the attack. If the weapon doesn't have the light
property, it needs to be sheathed on your person in order
for you to draw it in this way, such as by being placed in a
scabbard.
Iai Strike
Exploit (Maneuver)
The first time on a turn that you draw a melee weapon and
hit a creature with an attack using that weapon, you can add
your proficiency bonus to its damage roll.
Martial Study
By studying the basics of the Sublime Way, you learn to focus
your ki and perform the necessary motions to initiate
techniques. You gain the following benefits:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
You learn two 1st-level techniques of your choice from any
martial discipline. You can initiate these techniques by
using any ki points you have, but only initiate at a level
equal to or lower than your Technique Limit. If you don't
have a Technique Limit, you can only initiate them at 1st-
level. The techniques' initiator ability is the ability
increased by this feat.
You gain 1 ki point, which you can only use to initiate
techniques you know. Once you spend this ki point, you
regain it when you finish a short or long rest.
Rapid Assault
Your fighting style emphasizes taking foes down with quick,
powerful blows. You gain the following benefits:
Increase your Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Whenever you roll initiative, you can add your proficiency
bonus to the roll.
In the first round of combat, your weapon attacks deal an
extra 1d6 damage per two points of your proficiency
bonus. The type of the extra damage is the same as the
damage type of the weapon used to make the attack.
Sublime Way Initiate
Prerequisite: the ability to initiate at least one technique
Your disciplined training has helped you develop a
particular specialization of technique use. As a result, you
learn one Technique Specialization option of your choice
from the disciple class. If you already have a specialization,
the one you choose must be different.
Whenever you reach a level that grants the Ability Score
Improvement feature, you can replace this feat's Technique
Specialization with another one from the disciple class that
you don't have.
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 Appendix A: Extra Weapons
In this part of the document, we present a variety of new
weapons.

Weapons
Name Cost Damage Weight Properties
Simple Melee Weapons
Brass Knuckles 2 gp 1d4 bludgeoning 1 lb. Special, finesse, light
Scythe 2 gp 1d6 slashing 4 lb. Reach, two-handed
Spiked Brass Knuckles 2 gp 1d4 piercing 1 lb. Special (see Brass Knuckles), finesse, light
Hammer 3 gp 1d6 bludgeoning 3 lb. Thrown (range 20/60)
Simple Ranged Weapons
Shuriken 1 sp 1d4 piercing 1/4 lb. Special, finesse, light, thrown (20/60)
Martial Melee Weapons
Barbed whip 2 gp 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Finesse, reach
Bo Staff 15 gp 1d6 bludgeoning 4 lb. Special, reach, two-handed
Long Staff 10 gp 1d6 bludgeoning 3 lb. Finesse, reach, two-handed
Saber 25 gp 1d8 slashing 3 lb. Finesse
Martial Pole 15 gp 1d4 bludgeoning 4 lb. Finesse, reach, versatile (1d6)
Spiked Chain 30 gp 1d8 pirercing 10 lb. Special, heavy, reach, two-handed
Wakizashi 5 gp 1d6 slashing 3 lb. Finesse, light, Versatile (1d8)
War Javelin 10 gp 1d8 piercing 3 lb. Thrown (range 20/60)
War Scythe 15 gp 1d8 slashing 4 lb. Reach, two-handed
War Spear 15 gp 1d8 piercing 4 lb. Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d10)
Martial Ranged Weapons
Bo Shuriken 5 gp 1d6 piercing 1/2 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)

Special Weapons Shuriken. Shuriken are considered monk weapons for

Weapons with special rules are described here.
Bo Staff. When you hit a Large or smaller creature with a
bo staff, you can attempt to trip the target.
If you attempt to trip a creature with a bo staff, you make a
Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target's Strength
(Athletics) check or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target's
choice). If you succeed, you knock the target prone
Brass Knuckles. Attacks made with brass knuckles are
also considered unarmed strikes. In addition, wielding brass
knuckles counts as you wearing them and not holding them,
but a brass knuckle still occupies the hand you 're wielding it
for anything in the game that requires you to have a free
hand.
creatures with levels in the monk class.
Spiked Chain. When you hit a creature with an attack
using a spiked chain, you can forgo dealing damage to the
target with the attack to attempt to disarm it, forcing it to
drop one item of your choice that it's holding.
If you attempt to disarm a creature with a spiked chain, you
make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target's
Strength (Athletics) check. If you succeed, the target drops
the object you choose, and you can move the object up to 10
feet towards you.

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Appendix B: Sublime Way Techniques
In this part of the document, we first list the available 1st-
level techniques, and then present their descriptions.
You can find the rules regarding techniques in our Disciple
class, but here is a short review on them, compared to
spellcasting, for ease of use:
An initiator using techniques is the equivalent to a
spellcaster casting spells. An initiator's initiator ability
score is the equivalent to a spellcaster's spellcasting
ability score.
Techniques have levels that go from 1 to 9. To initiate a
technique, you must spend ki points equal to the
technique's level. The Disciple class has a Technique
Limit, which describes the highest level of techniques it
can initiate. In this document, the Technique Limit is
handled in each feat, separately.
Regarding Range, Duration, Targets, Areas of Effect,
Saving Throws and Concentration, the same rules as
spells apply.
The effects of different techniques add together while the
durations of those techniques overlap. The effects of the
same technique initiated multiple times don’t combine,
however. Instead, the most potent effect—such as the
highest bonus—from those initiations applies while their
durations overlap. Or the most recent effect applies if the
initiations are equally potent and their durations overlap.
Technique List
1st Level
Desert Wind
Blistering Flourish (Strike): Burst of light blinds creatures
around you.
Distracting Ember (Boost): Create fiery illusion to gain
advantage on attacks.
Flame's Blessing (Stance): Gain resistance to fire damage.
Wind Stride (Boost): +10 ft. bonus to speed, ignore difficult
terrain and don't provoke opportunity attacks.
Devoted Spirit
Crusader's Strike (Strike): Successful attack allows you to
heal 1d6 + initiator ability modifier.
Iron Guard's Glare (Stance): Enemies take a d4 penalty to
attacks.
Martial Spirit (Stance): Grant temporary hit points with
each successful attack.
Vanguard Strike (Strike): Successful attack grants allies
advantage on next attack.
Diamond Mind
Moment of Perfect Mind (Counter): Gain advantage on
Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma savings throws.
Sapphire Nightmare Blade (Strike): Successful
Investigation or Insight check allows you to deal +1d6
damage.
Stance of Clarity (Stance): One creature has disadvantage
on attacks against you, but other creatures have advantage on
attacks against you.
Iron Heart
Punishing Stance (Stance): Take a -2 penalty to AC to deal
extra 1d6 damage with attacks.
Steel Wind (Strike): Make two attacks, each against a
different creature.
Steely Strike (Strike): Make attack with advantage, but
attacks against you have advantage.
Setting Sun
Counter Charge (Counter): Successful Strength or
Acrobatics check allows you to nullify attack and push the
attacker.
Mighty Throw (Strike): Successful Athletics or Acrobatics
check allows you to throw creature.
Step of the Wind (Stance): Ignore difficult terrain, gain
advantage on attacks and Athletics checks when fighting in
diffuclt terrain.
Shadow Hand
Child of Shadow (Stance): Become lightly obscurred,
moving grants enemies disadvantage on attacks against you.
Clinging Shadow Strike (Strike): Deal +1d6 cold or
necrotic damage and impose disadvantage.
Island of Blades (Stance): You and allies gain pack tactics.
Shadow Blade Technique (Strike): Roll two d20s, use lower
to deal +2d6 cold damage.
Stone Dragon
Charging Minotaur (Strike): Charge attack knocks enemy
prone.
Stone Bones (Strike): Successful attack grants you
resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage.
Stonefoot Stance (Stance): +2 to AC while you 're in contact
with the ground.
Tiger Claw
Blood in the Water (Stance): Slaying a creature or scoring a
crit grants you advantage on attacks.
Hunter's Sense (Stance): Gain advantage on Perception
and Survival checks.
Sudden Leap (Boost): Jump and gain advantage on next
attack.
Wolf Fang Strike (Strike): Attack with two weapons.
White Raven
Bolstering Voice (Stance): Grant allies a 1d4 bonus to
Wisdom saving throws.
Douse the Flames (Strike): Deal +1d6 damage and target
can't take reactions.
Leading the Attack (Strike): Successful attack grants allies
advantage on attacks against target.
Leading the Charge (Stance): Empower charge attacks of
allies.
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 Devoted Spirit
Technique Descriptions
The descriptions of the various techniques belonging to each Crusader's Strike
martial discipline are presented below. 1st-level devoted spirit (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Desert Wind Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
Blistering Flourish Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
1st-level desert wind (strike) reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects,
Initiation Time: 1 action and a creature of your choice that you can see within 10 feet
Range: Self (5-foot radius) of you regains hit points equal to 1d6 + your initiator ability
Duration: Instantaneous modifier. Undead and constructs can't regain hit points from
You generate a burst of brilliant light in a 5-foot radius area this technique.
centered on you. Each creature other than you within the At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
affected must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be spending 2 or more ki points, the healing increases by 1d6
blinded until the start of your next turn. for each ki point spent above 1.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, the radius of the area of Iron Guard's Glare
brilliant light increases by 5 feet for each ki point spent above 1st-level devoted spirit (stance)
1. Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self (10-foot-radius)
Distracting Ember Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
1st-level desert wind (boost) While maintaining this stance, you weaken the assault of
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action enemies within range. Whenever a creature within range
Range: Self (10-foot radius) makes a weapon attack, you can roll a d4 and subtract the
Duration: 1 round number rolled from the attack roll. Creatures immune to
When you initiate this technique, each creature of your being frightened are immune to this technique.
choice that you can see and that can see you within 10 feet of At Higher Levels. At 5th level, the die you roll increases to
you must make an Intelligence saving throw. Until the start of a d6. The die increases again at 11th level (d8) and at 17th
your next turn, you have advantage on weapon attacks level (d10) .
against all creatures that fail this saving throw.
Martial Spirit
Flame's Blessing 1st-level devoted spirit (stance)
1st-level desert wind (stance) Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action Range: Self
Range: Self Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute While maintaining this stance, you inspire vigor on your
While maintaining this stance, you have resistance to fire allies. Whenever you hit a creature with a melee weapon
damage. attack, you or a creature of your choice you can see within 10
feet of you gains temporary hit points equal to your initiator
Wind Stride ability modifier.
1st-level desert wind (boost) At Higher Levels. At 5th level, the temporary hit points
increase to 1d4 + your initiator ability modifier. The
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action temporary hit points increase again at 11th level (1d6 + your
Range: Self initiator ability modifier) and at 17th level (1d8 + your
Duration: 1 round initiator ability modifier) .
Until the start of your next turn, your speed increases by 10
feet and your movement is unaffected by difficult terrain and Vanguard Strike
doesn't provoke opportunity attacks. 1st-level devoted spirit (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects,
and creatures of your choice within 30 feet of you have
advantage on the first attack roll they make against the target
before the start of your next turn.

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Diamond Mind
Moment of Perfect Mind
1st-level diamond mind (counter)
Initiation Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you are
forced to make an Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma
saving throw
Range: Self
Duration: 1 round
You still yourself, exerting your iron will and supreme
focus. Until the start of your next turn, you gain advantage on
Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma saving throws, including
against the triggering saving throw.
Sapphire Nightmare Blade
1st-level diamond mind (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
When you initiate this technique, you make a melee
weapon attack against a creature you can reach. However,
instead of making an attack roll to hit the target, make an
Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check (your
choice), contested by the target's AC. If you succeed, the
attack hits the target, the target suffers the attack's normal
effects and takes an extra 1d6 damage from the attack. The
type of the extra damage is the same as the damage type of
the weapon used to make the attack.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, the extra damage increases by
1d6 for each ki point spent above 1.
Stance of Clarity
1st-level diamond mind (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
When you assume this stance, and as a bonus action on
subsequent turns while you are maintaining this stance, you
can choose one creature you can see. Until the start of your
next turn, the target has disadvantage on attacks rolls against
you, but attack rolls from any other attacker you haven't
chosen with this stance against you are made with advantage.
At Higher Levels. At 5th level, you can choose up to two
creatures to have disadvantage on attack rolls against you
with this stance. You can choose more creatures at 11th level
(up to three creatures) and at 17th level (up to four creatures).
Iron Heart
Punishing Stance
1st-level iron heart (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, you take a -2 penalty to your
AC and your weapon attacks deal an extra 1d6 damage on a
hit. The type of the extra damage is the same as the damage
type of the weapon used to make the attack.
At Higher Levels. At 5th level, the extra damage increases
to 2d6. The damage increases again at 11th level (3d6) and
17th level (4d6).
Steel Wind
1st-level iron heart (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
When you initiate this technique, make two melee weapon
attacks, each against a different creature you can reach. On a
hit, a target suffers the attack's normal effects.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, you can make an additional
melee weapon attack against a different creature you can
reach for each ki point spent above 1.
Steely Strike
1st-level iron heart (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
reach. You have advantage on the attack roll. On a hit, a target
suffers the attack's normal effects. Until the start of your next
turn after you initiate this technique, all creatures other than
the creature you attacked with this technique have advantage
on melee weapon attacks against you.
Setting Sun
Counter Charge
1st-level setting sun (counter)
Initiation Time: 1 reaction, which you take when a creature
you can see hits you with a melee weapon attack after
moving at least 10 feet
Range: Self
Duration: Instantaneous
You use the attacker's momentum against it, provided you
can reach the attacker. Make a Strength (Athletics) or
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check, contested by the attacker's
attack roll for the attack. If you succeed, the attack misses you
and you can push the attacker up to 10 feet away from you.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, you can throw the target an
additional 10 feet away from you for each ki point you spend
above 1.
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 Mighty Throw
1st-level setting sun (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Duration: Instantaneous
You grab a creature no more than one size larger than you
and attempt to throw it away. Make a Strength (Athletics)
check, contested by the target's Strength (Athletics) check. If
you succeed, you throw the target to an unoccupied space of
your choice you can see within 10 feet of you and it lands
prone.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, you can throw the target an
additional 10 feet away from you for each ki point you spend
above 1.
Step Of the Wind
1st-level setting sun (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, your movement is
unaffected by difficult terrain. In addition, you have advantage
on attack rolls and Strength (Athletics) checks against
creatures that are standing in difficult terrain, provided their
movement isn't also unaffected by difficult terrain.
Shadow Hand
Child of Shadow
1st-level shadow hand (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, shadows cling to you and
you become lightly obscured. If you move at least 10 feet on
your turn, the shadows grow stronger, and any creature has
disadvantage on attack rolls against you until the start of your
next turn. An attacker is immune to this effect if it doesn't rely
on sight, as with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as
with truesight.
Clinging Shadow Strike
1st-level shadow hand (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: 1 round
Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects,
takes an extra 1d6 cold or necrotic damage from the attack
(your choice), and has disadvantage on attack rolls until the
end of its next turn.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, the extra damage increases by
1d6 for each ki point you spend above 1.
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Island of Blades
1st-level shadow hand (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, if both you and an ally of
yours are within 5 feet of a creature, you and your ally gain
advantage on melee attack rolls against that creature,
provided both you and your ally aren't incapacitated.
Shadow Blade Technique
1st-level shadow hand (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
reach. Instead of making a normal attack roll, roll two d20s. If
you have neither advantage or disadvantage, use the first d20
roll to determine if you hit. If you have advantage, use the
highest roll on the two d20s, and use the lowest roll on the
two d20s if you have disadvantage.
On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects. If the
second roll would also hit the target, then the target takes an
additional 2d6 cold damage from the attack.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, the extra damage increases by
1d6 for each ki point you spend above 1.
Stone Dragon
Charging Minotaur
1st-level stone dragon (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Duration: Instantaneous
As part of the action used to initiate this technique, you
move up to your speed without provoking opportunity
attacks. When your movement ends, you can make one
weapon attack against a creature that you can reach as part
of the same action. If you moved at least 10 feet in a straight
line before making the attack, you have advantage on the
attack roll. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal
effects, and if the target is Large or smaller, it is knocked
prone.
Stone Bones
1st-level stone dragon (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects,
and you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing
damage from nonmagical attacks until the start of your next
turn.
Stonefoot Stance
1st-level stone dragon (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, you stand your ground
firmly, gaining a +2 bonus to your AC.
At Higher Levels. At 5th level, the bonus to AC increases
to +3 . The bonus to AC increases again at 11th level (+4) and
at 17th level (+5) .
Tiger Claw
Blood In the Water
1st-level tiger claw (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, whenever you reduce a
creature to 0 hit points or score a critical hit against a
creature with a weapon attack, you gain advantage on all
weapon attacks until the start of your next turn.
Hunter's Sense
1st-level tiger claw (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, you have advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing and smell
and Wisdom (Survival) checks made to track creatures.
Sudden Leap
1st-level tiger claw (boost)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Duration: Instantaneous
When you initiate this technique, make a Strength
(Athletics) check or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. You then
make a standing long jump, but the distance you can leap is
equal to the total rolled, and it doesn't cost you any
movement. After you land, you have advantage on the next
melee weapon attack you make before the start of your next
turn.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, you gain a +5 bonus to the total
rolled for each ki point you spend above 1.
Wolf Fang Strike
1st-level tiger claw (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: Instantaneous
To initiate this technique, you must engage in two-weapon
fighting, or have at least one free hand. Make either a melee
weapon attack with each weapon you 're wielding against the
target, or one melee weapon attack and one unarmed strike
with your free hand against the target (your choice). On a hit,
the target suffers each attack's normal effects.
White Raven
Bolstering Voice
1st-level white raven (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, whenever you or a friendly
creature within 30 feet of you makes a Wisdom saving throw,
it can roll a d4 and add it to the roll.
At Higher Levels. At 5th level, the die a creature can add
to the roll increases to 1d6. The die increases again at 11th
level (1d8) and at 17th level (1d10).
Douse the Flames
1st-level white raven (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: 1 round
Make a melee weapon attack against a creature you can
reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects,
takes an extra 1d6 damage from the attack and can't take
reactions until the start of your next turn. The type of the
extra damage is the same as the damage type of the weapon
used to make the attack.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, the extra damage increases by
1d6 for each ki point you spend above 1.
Leading the Attack
1st-level white raven (strike)
Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: Melee attack
Duration: 1 round
Make a melee weapon attack against a hostile creature you
can reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal
effects, and until the start of your next turn, attack rolls
against the target are made with advantage.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this technique by
spending 2 or more ki points, the extra damage increases by
1d6 for each ki point you spend above 1.
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 Leading the Charge
1st-level white raven (stance)
Initiation Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
While maintaining this stance, once per turn, whenever a
creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes a weapon
attack after moving at least 10 feet in a straight line, you can
choose to empower the attack (no action required). On a hit,
the attack deals an extra 1d6 damage. The type of the extra
damage is the same as the damage type of the weapon used
to make the attack.
At Higher Levels. At 5th level, the extra damage increases
increases to 2d6. The damage increases again at 11th level
(3d6) and at 17th level (4d6).

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