Crippling Strike

Way of the Ninja You may spend 1 ki after successfully sneak attacking a
When you take this archetype at 3rd level, your training in target to reduce their movement speed by half until the end
the ways of the ninja have developed enough that you can of their next turn.
effectively employ your arts. You gain proficiency in
Dexterity (Acrobatics) and with the Poisoner Kit. You never Flash Powder
injuring yourself with a poison you have created when Requires 9th level
applying it to a weapon. You have learned the secret of creating a powder that
sparks and blinds when it comes into contact with skin.
Ninja Arts When taking the disengage action you can spend 3 ki to
Starting at 3rd level, your training allows you to harness the attempt to blind your target. They much pass a Constitution
mystic energy of ki. Your access to this energy is save equal to your Ninja DC or become blinded for 1
represented by a number of ki points. You have a number of minute. When blinded they may spend an action cleaning
ki points equal to your rogue level, if another class or ability the powder from their eyes, causing attacks of opportunity
would give you ki points, you treat them as two seperate against them. At the end of each of its turns, the target can
pools. You can spend these points to fuel various Ninja make a Constitution saving throw. On a success, the
Arts. You start knowing two ninja arts selected fromt he blindness ends.
below Ninja Arts section. You learn more ninja arts as you
Flash Step
gain levels in this class, gaining two additional Ninja Arts at
You may spend 3 ki to teleport up to 30 feet to an
9th and 13th levels.
unoccupied space that you can see as a bonus action.
When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish
a long rest, at the end of which you draw all of your Flawless Strike
expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 Requires 9th level
minutes of the rest meditating to regain your ki points. You may spend 1 ki after performing an attack to re-roll
the attack die. This must be done after you roll the die, but
Some of your ki features require your target to make a before the outcome is determined. You choose which of the
saving throw to resist the feature’s effects. The saving d20s is used for the attack roll.
throw DC is calculated as follows: Ki save DC = 8 + your
Flurry of Stars
proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier
Requires 9th level
After throwing a dagger, darts or a shuriken you may
Shadow Dance expend 3 ki points to throw 2 more of the same weapon as
By 17th level you have mastered the secret art of the
a bonus action. Ghosts Passage As an action, you can
shadow dance. As a bonus action, you create 5 perfect
spend 2 ki points to cast pass without trace or silence
illusions of yourself that lasts for 1 minute, or until you lose
without providing material components.
your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell).
The illusions appear in any unoccupied space that you can Instinct
see within 60 feet of you. On your turn, you can move the The ninja’s instincts and his sixth sense share a stronger
illusion up to 30 feet to a space you can see, but they must connection. The ninja can now apply his Wisdom bonus (if
remain within 120 feet of you. any) to initiative. You may spend 3 ki after rolling initiative
For the duration, you can perform any action as though to re-roll die. You choose which of the d20s is used for your
you were in the illusion’s space, but you must use your own initiative roll.
senses. Additionally, when you, or the illusion you act
through is within 5 feet of another illusion that a creature
can see both of, you have advantage on attack rolls against
that creature, given how distracting the illusion is to the
target. You may use this ability once, before requiring a
short or long rest to use it again.

Ninja Arts
Befuddling Strike
Requires 9th level
You may spend 2 ki after successfully sneak attacking a
target to give them disadvantage on their first attack made
before the end of your next turn.

Brutal Strike
Requires 13th level
You may spend 5 ki to increase your sneak attack
damage to 1d10 until the end of the turn. You may do this
after seeing if an attack hits, but before you roll sneak
attack damage.

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 Ki Armour You may spend 4 ki after successfully sneak attacking a
While you are wearing no armour and not wielding a target to cause them to bleed. At the start of each of their
shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your turns they must make a Constitution save equal to your
Wisdom modifier. Additionally, you may spend 3 ki as a Ninja DC or take an additional 2d6 damage. After 3
reaction to cast the shield spell. successful saves the target stops bleeding. Constructs and
creatures that cannot bleed are immune to this effect.
Ki Blade
Requires 13th level Shunshin
You have learned how to sheathe your blades in raw ki The ninja learns to move more effectively, becoming able
power. You may spend 3 ki points to sheathe a weapon in to move his body quickly due to greater leg strength. The
ki, adding your wisdom modifier to its damage roll for 1 ninja’s base land speed increases by 10 feet. This speed
hour. bonus is lost if the ninja wears medium or heavy armour,
carries a shield, or carries a medium or heavier load. You
Ki Poison* may spend 3 ki when performing any form of movement to
Requires 9th level be able to move across any liquid surface as if it were
You master the art of weaving ki into your poisons. The harmless solid ground (extreme temperatures will still
DC to create a poison is reduced by your wisdom modifier. cause damage). Crossing rough water, such as wavy seas is
When attacking with a poisoned weapon you may expend considered difficult terrain, and lava or terrain that would
up to 3 ki points to increase the save DC by the amount of cause damage still causes you damage. If you end your turn
ki spent. (insert note about homebrew poison rules) on a liquid, you fall into it.
Light as a Feather Shadow Step
Your training has taught you how to use your ki to reduce Requires 9th level You gain the ability to step from one
your body mass. You gain a jump height equal to your shadow into another. When you are in a shadowed area, as
movement speed, and no longer need a 10 foot run up to a bonus action you can teleport up to 60 feet to an
vertically jump. Additionally, you may spend 2 ki as a unoccupied space you can see that has shadows in it.
reaction to cast Feather Fall on yourself. Spend 2 ki to gain advantage on the first melee attack you
make before the end of the turn.
Living Shadow
Requires 9th level Shadow Clone
You gain expertise in the Dexterity (Stealth) skill. You Requires 9th level
may expend 1 ki point to re-roll a Stealth check. This must You can spend 3 ki as an action to cast Mirror Image on
be done before determining how successful your stealth yourself.
attempt was, and before you make any movement.
Smoke Bomb
Masters Footwork When you take the disengage action you may expend 2 ki
A ninja can climb up walls and balance even with the points to drop a bomb that creates a 10-foot-radius sphere
smallest amount of purchase. You gain a climb speed equal of fog centred on you. The sphere spreads around corners,
to your movement speed and may spend 2 ki to gain and its area is heavily obscured. It lasts for the duration or
advantage on acrobatics checks. until a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 miles
per hour) disperses it. When you drop the smoke bomb you
Meditation
may spend an additional 1 ki point to roll a stealth check to
Requires 13th level
hide within the smoke.
You have mastered meditation techniques that focus your
inner ki, bringing greater clarity. During a short rest, the Swift Poisoner
ninja can spend 30 minutes in a meditative state. If he Requires 9th level Your training with poisons has taken
does, he regains a number of uses of his ki power equal to you beyond a normal person’s abilities. You may apply a
his Wisdom bonus (min 1). This ability cannot be used to poison to a weapon as a free action on your turn instead of
increase the maximum number of uses the ninja can have drawing or sheathing a weapon.
and may only be performed once, before requiring a long
rest to do it agian. Trained Vision
Your exceptional training and mastery of your inner ki
Mental fortress grants you better than normal vision. You gain 60 feet of
Requires 13th level darkvision. If you already have darkvision, you instead gain
You can spend 5 ki to gain advantage on a wisdom saving an additional 30 feet of dakvision. You may focus your ki,
throw. channelling it to enhance your vision. You may spend 1 ki
to be able to see through 30 feet of magical darkness.
Nothing to Hide
You gain proficiency in the Charisma (Deception) skill. Vanishing Trick
You may spend 2 ki to gain advantage on any Charisma Expend 2 ki points as a bonus action to become invisible
(Deception) check to lie to someone, and on Dexterity until end of your next turn.
(Sleight of Hand) checks to hide weapons.

Rending Strike *A note on poisons

Requires 13th level It is heavily recomended to use these amazing
homebrew poison rules found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5rrDIyM5HN4X2M0Z0tKQVd
created by /u/ShylocV on reddit

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