New Monk Tradition: Monstrous Monk

[WaywardWaffle]

This is a Monk Tradition I created from scratch. The basic idea is using Ki to manifest the forms of monsters that you have encountered or studied. The character could have spent time among monsters, or just believe in "Know your enemy". The Monk uses Ki to fuel long transformations.

[h=3]Monstrous Monk[/h]
Level 3: Manifest Monstrous Form: You can spend one minute manifesting the traits of various monsters by using your Ki to transform your body. You can spend a number of Ki points up to 4 to manifest the traits of the monsters for 1 hour, where you turn back to your normal form. At any time during the hour you can manifest a new form. If you manifest further into your current form you pay the difference between the desired form level and your current level. At Monk Level 4, 6, and 8 you unlock the ability to manifest up to the second third and fourth traits for each monster.

Manifest Lycanthrope:

• 1 Ki: You have advantage on Perception checks that rely on hearing or smelling, and 60ft Darkvision
  
• 2 Ki: You gain +15ft movement
  
• 3 Ki: You grow claws for 2 extra weapon dice of slashing damage on an unarmed attack
  
• 4 Ki: You have Resistance to non-silvered weapons

Manifest Dragon:

• 1 Ki: Gain the scales for +2 AC and resistance to your manifested draconic element
  
• 2 Ki: You can make a breath attack as your action for a 30ft blast. Creatures in the area must make a Dexterity save equal to 8+prof+con for half damage. On a failed save they take (monk level/2)d6 of your manifested type
  
• 3 Ki: Gain wings for a Flight speed equal to your movement speed
  
• 4 Ki: Creatures starting their turn within 10ft of the monk must succeed on a DC 8+prof+cha wisdom save or become feared until the start of their next turn.

Manifest Abomination:

• 1 Ki: When in dim light or darkness, you can hide as a bonus action, and have advantage on the roll.
  
• 2 Ki: You gain Spider Climb
  
• 3 Ki: Your Unarmed attacks become piercing damage and inject poison into the target on a hit. The target must make a DC 8+prof+con Constitution save or become poisoned until start of your next turn.
  
• 4 Ki: Gain 2 tentacles. You can grapple 3 creatures at once, you have 2 extra free item interactions per turn, you have 1 extra bonus action and reaction per turn. A bonus or a reaction attack with these tentacles counts as a monk unarmed attack

Manifest Undead:

• 1 Ki: You can sense the direction and type of any living creature within 100ft
  
• 2 Ki: You heal from Necrotic damage, you are also vulnerable to Radiant damage
  
• 3 Ki: You gain Incorporeal Movement
  
• 4 Ki: Creatures hit by unarmed attacks must make DC 10+prof con save or become paralyzed until start of your next turn

Manifest Fiend:

• 1 Ki: You can cast the produce flame cantrip at will
  
• 2 Ki: You gain Telepathy 30ft
  
• 3 Ki: You can use a bonus action to stealth while in dim light or darkness
  
• 4 Ki: You have advantage on saves against magic

Manifest Fey:

• 1 Ki: Difficult terrain from non magical means does not slow you
  
• 2 Ki: You can speak to plants as if you share a language, and can cast Plant Growth and Animal Messenger at will
  
• 3 Ki: You can mimic animal and nature noises, creatures must succeed on a perception check vs 8+prof+cha
  
• 4 Ki: You can meld into trees and other fauna becoming completely indistinguishable, once fused you can use action to teleport 60ft into another tree.

Level 6: Diplomatic Immunity: As long as you are manifesting a monstrous form you have advantage on charisma skill checks against any creature without the Humanoid keyword, and you can speak to creatures that do not have a language as if you share one.

Level 11: Favoured Form: At 11th level you have taken one form so often that you permanently have the ability of the first level of that form active, even if you manifest a different form. When you manifest this form further you need to spend 1 less Ki for each level. At level 15 you can choose to take the 2nd level of your favoured form permanently as well as the first, or gain the first level of a second form permanently. At level 20 you choose a third.

Level 17: New Species: You can now have two different creature manifestations active at one time.