Way of the Astral Monk (3.5e Class)

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5e's Monk of the Astral Self Subclass as a 3.5 Class.

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Way of the Astral Monk

A monk who follows the Way of the Astral Self believes their body is an illusion. They see their ki as a representation of their true form, an astral self. This astral self has the capacity to be a force of order or disorder, with some monasteries training students to use their power to protect the weak and other instructing aspirants in how to manifest their true selves in service to the mighty.

Making a Way of the Astral Monk

Way of the Astral Monks are the run up and attack units of the party. They can deal damage but cannot take a hit.

Abilities: Wisdom and Dexterity are the most important stats for Way of the Astral Monks because they allow them to hit harder and become harder to hit.

Races: Any.

Alignment: Any.

Starting Gold: 4d4×10 gp.

Starting Age: Moderate

Table: The Way of Astral Monk

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Unarmed Damage	Ki Points
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+0	+0	+2	+2	AC Bonus	1d6	1
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+3	Evasion	1d6	2
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+3	Arms of the Astral Self	1d6	3
4th	+3	+1	+4	+4		1d8	4
5th	+3	+1	+4	+4	Purity of Body	1d8	5
6th	+4	+2	+5	+5	Visage of the Astral Self	1d8	6
7th	+5	+2	+5	+5	Wholeness of Body	1d8	7
8th	+6/+1	+2	+6	+6		1d10	8
9th	+6/+1	+3	+6	+6	Improved Evasion	1d10	9
10th	+7/+2	+3	+7	+7		1d10	10
11th	+8/+3	+3	+7	+7	Body of the Astral Self, Diamond Body	1d10	12
12th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8	Abundant Step	2d6	14
13th	+9/+4	+4	+8	+8		2d6	16
14th	+10/+5	+4	+9	+9	Diamond Soul	2d6	18
15th	+11/+6/+1	+5	+9	+9		2d6	20
16th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10		2d8	24
17th	+12/+7/+2	+5	+10	+10	Awakened Astral Self, Timeless Body	2d8	28
18th	+13/+8/+3	+6	+11	+11	Tongue of the Sun and Moon	2d8	32
19th	+14/+9/+4	+6	+11	+11		2d8	36
20th	+15/+10/+5	+6	+12	+12	Ki Reserves	2d10	40
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) Balance (Dex) (Dex), Climb (Str) (Str), Concentration (Con) (Con), Craft (Int) (Int), Diplomacy (Cha) (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex) (Dex), Hide (Dex) (Dex), Jump (Str) (Str), Knowledge (arcana) (Int) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int) (Int), Listen (Wis) (Wis), Move Silently (Dex) (Dex), Perform (Cha) (Cha), Profession (Wis) (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis) (Wis), Spot (Wis) (Wis), Swim (Str) (Str), and Tumble (Dex). ().

Class Features

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Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Monks are proficient with club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shuriken, siangham, and sling.

Monks are not proficient with any armor or shields

Unarmed Strike: At 1st level, a monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. A monk’s attacks may be with either fist interchangeably or even from elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk may even make unarmed strikes with her hands full. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. A monk may thus apply her full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all her unarmed strikes.

Usually a monk’s unarmed strikes deal lethal damage, but she can choose to deal nonlethal damage instead with no penalty on her attack roll. She has the same choice to deal lethal or nonlethal damage while grappling.

A monk’s unarmed strike is treated both as a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons.

A monk also deals more damage with her unarmed strikes than a normal person would, as shown on Table: The Monk. The unarmed damage on Table: The Monk is for Medium monks. A Small monk deals less damage than the amount given there with her unarmed attacks, while a Large monk deals more damage; see Table: Small or Large Monk Unarmed Damage.

AC Bonus: When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk adds her Wisdom bonus (if any) to her AC as a Deflection Bonus.

Ki Points: Starting at 1st level, your training allows you to harness the mystic energy of ki. Your access to this energy is represented by a number of ki points. Your monk level determines the number of points you have, as shown in the Ki Points column of the Way of the Astral Monk table. You gain all Ki Points back by spending 5 minutes per Ki point restored or spend an Action in combat to gain 1 Ki Point back.

You can spend Ki Points as follows: Ki Boost, Ki Defense, and Ki Speed.

Ki Boost: You can spend any number of Ki Points to boost all attacks you use this turn. As a Bonus Action, you get a +1 to both To Hit and the damage roll for all attacks on your turn made with your Unarmed Strike.

Ki Defense: You can spend Ki Points to make yourself harder to hit. As a Reaction you can spend any number of Ki Points to boost your AC by +1 per Point.

Ki Speed: You can spend Ki to increase your speed. As an Action, you can increase your speed by +10ft per Ki Point you spend for the rest of the Round.

Evasion: At 2nd level or higher if a monk makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if a monk is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless monk does not gain the benefit of evasion.

Arms of the Astral Monk: At 3rd level, your mastery of your ki allows you to summon a portion of your astral self. As a bonus action, you can spend 1 ki point to summon the arms of your astral self. When you do so, each creature of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you must succeed on a Reflex saving throw (DC equal to 10 + Dexterity Modifier + Wisdom Modifier) or take force damage equal to two rolls of your Unarmed Strike die.

For 10 minutes, these spectral arms hover near your shoulders or surround your arms (your choice). You determine the arms' appearance, and they vanish early if you are incapacitated or die.

While the spectral arms are present, you gain the following benefits:

· You can use your Wisdom modifier in place of your Strength modifier when making Strength checks.

· You can use the spectral arms to make unarmed strikes.

· When you make an unarmed strike with the arms on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.

· The unarmed strikes you make with the arms can use your Wisdom modifier in place of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls, and their damage type is force.

Purity of Body At 5th level, a monk gains immunity to all diseases except for supernatural and magical diseases.

Visage of the Astral Monk When you reach 6th level, you can summon the visage of your astral self. As a bonus action, or as part of the bonus action you take to activate Arms of the Astral Self, you can spend 1 ki point to summon this visage for 10 minutes. It vanishes early if you are incapacitated or die.

The spectral visage covers your face like a helmet or mask. You determine its appearance.

While the spectral visage is present, you gain the following benefits.

Astral Sight: You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.

Wisdom of the Spirit: You have +5 Bonus on Sense Motive (Wisdom) and Intimidation (Charisma) checks.

Word of the Spirit: When you speak, you can direct your words to a creature of your choice that you can see within 60 feet of you, making it so only that creature can hear you. Alternatively, you can amplify your voice so that all creatures within 600 feet can hear you.

Epic <-class name->

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Hit Die: d<-Die size for Hit Die->

Level	Special
21st	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
22nd	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
23rd	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
24th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
25th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
26th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
27th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
28th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
29th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
30th	<-any improvements to class features gained at this level, including any bonus feats->
<-number of skill points-> + Int modifier skill points per level.

<-existing class feature->: <-how this class feature increases or accumulates at epic levels->

<-another existing class feature->: <-how this class feature increases or accumulates at epic levels->

<-Lather, rinse...->

<-... repeat.->

Bonus Feats: The epic <-class name-> gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic <-class name-> bonus feats) every <-# of levels-> levels after 20th.

Epic <-class name-> Bonus Feat List: <-list of bonus epic feats->.

<-Sample race of your choice-> <-class name-> Starting Package

Weapons: <-Weapon selection for starting at 1st level with this class.->

Skill Selection: Pick a number of skills equal to 4 + Int modifier.

Skill	Ranks	Ability	Armor Check Penalty
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbreviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If inapplicable, put "—"->
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbreviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If inapplicable, put "—"-> <-copy and paste the rows as necessary.->

Feat: <-1st-level feat selection->.

Bonus Feats: <-1st-level feat bonus feats due to class or sample race. Remove this section if this sample doesn't get any bonus feats at 1st level. ->.

Gear: <-Starting armor and other equipment outside of weapons.->.

Gold: <-Starting gold using this package.->.

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