Where most traditions of martial arts focus on quick strikes and elusive movements, disciples of the Hurricane technique master mighty weapons. These Hurricane Monks wield their heavy weapons to great effect. On the battlefield they become tempests of steel, cutting down all who stand against them.
Heavy Warrior
3rd-level Monk (Way of the Hurricane) Feature
You have trained in a style of martial arts that incorporates heavy weapons. You gain proficiency with all melee weapons with the heavy property, and attacks with these heavy melee weapons count as Martial Arts attacks for you.
In addition, while you are wielding a melee weapon with the heavy property, you have advantage on saving throws to resist being grappled or moved against your will.
Hurricane Techniques
3rd-level Monk (Way of the Hurricane) 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 | whirling strike |
| 5th | stunning strike |
| 9th | monastic fortitude |
Tempestuous Strike
3rd-level Monk (Way of the Hurricane) Feature
You can wield your heavy weapons with the fury of a raging storm. So long as you are wielding a heavy melee weapon, you use whirling strike without expending any Ki Points.
Moreover, you can choose to add your Strength modifier, in place of your Dexterity, to the damage roll of whirling stike.
Crushing Counter
6th-level Monk (Way of the Hurricane) Feature
You can use the weight of your heavy weapons to rebuke your enemies. When a creature you can see hits you with an attack while you are wielding a heavy melee weapon, you can use your reaction to make a Martial Arts attack against it. On hit, you can choose to reduce the creature's speed to 0 until the start of your next turn in addition to the normal damage.
Buffeting Winds
10th-level Monk (Way of the Hurricane) Feature
You empower your strikes with great gusts of wind. When you hit a creature with an attack with a heavy melee weapon, you can spend 1 Ki Point and force it to make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, you can choose to either knock it prone, or knock it back in a straight line a number of feet equal to five times your Wisdom modifier.
In addition, whenever you use whirling strike, you can spend 1 additional Ki Point to cause it to deal bonus thunder damage equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die on a failed saving throw.
Beginning at 11th level, you can use your Ki Adept feature to use either feature without expending Ki.
Master of the Hurricane
17th-level Monk (Way of the Hurricane) Feature
Despite their great weight you wield your weapons as a blur of whirling steel. As an action, you can disappear and instantly make a single melee weapon attack against up to five creatures you can see within 60 feet. You then appear next to one of your targets. You must be wielding a melee weapon with the heavy property to use this feature.
Once you use this feature you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again. If you have no uses left, you can expend 5 Ki Points to use it again.
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