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Way of the Ninja
Those of the Way of the Ninja are nebulous practitioners of the arts of subtlety. They are masters of disguise and infiltration, often offering their services as informants and spies. However, a ninja is also trained as a capable warrior, often mastering special combat styles. Ninja use ki to perform special supernatural feats.
Way of the Ninja Features
| Monk Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Ninja Arts, Shinobi Training |
| 6th | Shadow Warrior |
| 11th | Shrike’s Guile |
| 17th | Shinobi Teachings |
Ninja Arts
3rd-level Way of the Ninja feature
You gain access to secret arts, sometimes called ninja magic. An art requires you to spend ki points each time you use it. These effects are considered magical (or psionic if you use monk powers are psychic optional rules). When an art duplicates a spell effect, you don’t require components to use it.
You learn three arts which can choose from the options below. When you gain a new level in this class you may replace one of the arts you know with a different one.
Cricket’s Leap. You can spend 1 ki point to double your jumping distance and height for 1 minute.
Fading Presence. When you are hit by a weapon attack, you can spend 2 ki points to increase your AC against that attack by 4. You must choose to do this before the result of the attack is known.
Flash Bomb. As an action, you can spend 2 ki points to attempt to blind nearby creatures. Each creature within 5 feet of you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw against your ki save DC or become blinded until the end of its next turn.
No Face. When you are within a crowd or in dim light or darkness, you can spend 1 ki point to take the Hide action using a bonus action. You can do this while being observed. If you aren’t observed, you have advantage on ability checks to elude detection for 1 minute.
Phantom Steps. As an action, you can spend 2 ki points to manifest the water walking spell on yourself as well as making your footsteps completely silent for its duration.
Quickened Dash. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to spend 2 ki points to teleport to an unoccupied space within 20 feet of you, and the creature that damaged you can’t see you until the end of the turn.
Serpent’s Reed. You can spend 1 ki point to breathe water for 1 hour as a bonus action.
Shadow Clone. As an action, you can spend 3 ki points to manifest the mirror image spell.
Thousand Faces. As a bonus action, you can spend 2 ki points to change your appearance, including clothing and armor, for 1 hour or until you dismiss it using a bonus action. You can appear up to one foot taller or shorter and can appear fatter or thinner. You can’t change your creature type and must have the same general shape.
Shinobi Training
3rd-level Way of the Ninja feature
You gain proficiency in sickle and chains, blowguns, the Deception skill, and disguise kits.
In addition, sickle and chains, darts, and shortbows are treated as monk weapons for you. You also draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon.
Shadow Warrior
6th-level Way of the Ninja feature
Once each turn, you can add a roll of your martial arts die to your weapon damage in the following instances:
- When you make an opportunity attack.
- The first time you attack a target which hasn’t taken its first turn in combat.
- When you have advantage on the attack roll.
When you reach 17th level, you add two rolls your martial arts damage die instead.
Shrike’s Guile
11th-level Way of the Ninja feature
When you are attacked by a melee attack, you can take a reaction to throw one weapon with the finesse and thrown properties at your foe. If this attack hits, your target’s attack roll is reduced by an amount equal to the damage you deal it with the reaction.
In addition, whenever you make an unarmed strike, you can make an attack with a one-handed melee or ranged weapon instead, provided the weapon has the finesse and thrown properties.
Shinobi Teachings
17th-level Way of the Ninja feature
You have achieved mastery with your secret arts. After finishing a short rest, you can use each of your Ninja Arts once without expending ki.
You also learn two additional Ninja Arts of your choice.