As ancient as the mountains themselves, this Tradition has been passed down from master to student since the earliest days of civilization. Building their monasteries on mountain peaks and in deep caverns, students of this Tradition focus
on becoming as large and immovable as the mountains.
Boulder Techniques
3rd-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
You learn certain Techniques at the levels noted in the table below. They don't count against your number of Techniques Known and they cannot be switched upon gaining a level.
| Monk Level | Technique |
|---|
| 3rd | spiritual armor |
| 5th | crushing strike |
| 9th | friend of beast & leaf |
Solid Body
3rd-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
Your great bulk enhances your offense and defense. When not wearing armor or a shield, your Armor Class is equal to 10 + your Constitution modifier + your Wisdom modifier.
You can also use Constitution, in place of your Strength
or your Dexterity for Martial Arts attack and damage rolls.
Stalwart Strength
3rd-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
You draw strength from the earth beneath you. When you make a Strength-based ability check or a Strength saving throw while you are touching the ground, you can spend 1
Ki Point to add your Constitution modifier to your roll.
When you reach 11th level in this class, you can use your Stalwart Strength without expending a Ki Point.
Rebounding Defense
6th-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
When a creature you can see hits you with a melee weapon attack, you can spend 1 Ki Point as a reaction to attempt to absorb the blow with your bulk. Reduce the damage by an amount equal to your Monk level + one roll of your Martial Arts die + your Constitution modifier.
If you reduce the damage of the attack to zero, you can rebound the blow back as part of the same reaction, making
a melee Martial Arts attack against your attacker.
Ki-Infused Bulk
10th-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
Your dense, Ki-infused, body allows you to resist physical and magical assaults. You gain resistance to one of the following damage types: bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, acid, cold, fire, lighting, or thunder. You can replace this resistance with an option from the list above at the end of a short or long rest.
As a bonus action, you can spend 2 Ki Points to realign your Ki and replace the damage resistance from this feature with another option from the list above.
Mighty Form
17th-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
Your body has surpassed the normal limits of mortal density and mass. Both your Constitution score, and your maximum Constitution score, increase by 2 to a maximum of 22.
Earthshaker
17th-level Monk (Way of the Boulder) Feature
You can use your supernatural density to cause the earth to quake. As an action, you can expend 5 Ki Points to crush the ground, turning the ground within 30 feet of you into difficult terrain and forcing creatures of your choice within that range to make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, creatures take bludgeoning damage equal to two rolls of your Martial Arts die and are knocked prone. On a successful save, they take half as much damage.
When you use this feature, you can expend additional Ki Points (up to your Wisdom modifier) to increase the damage by one roll of your Martial Arts die for each Ki Point spent.
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