D&D 5E Way of the Force

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Oh, right, I see what you are saying. I need to explicitly include Magic Missile.

Hmm. That's awkward. Maybe my initial instinct (from over 2 years ago) was right and it should stay as it was.

Actually think replacing Magic Missile deflection with ranged spell attacks is better! Certainly far less situational, and I don't hate the fact that MM remains an autohit. And you could add spend a ki point to reflect it back at the caster.

Oh, and why not add Thunder Wave for 2ki at 3rd level? Plus an additional 10' of push on a failed save for every additional ki spent.
 




@Elfcrusher & @Theo R Cwithin Some of my friends had the same problem. Try this link:


I can't help but think of Otto vs. Archie in "A Fish Called Wanda", where Otto puts his gun down, and Archie sneaks up and picks it up, and holds Otto at gunpoint.

Otto: "What are you going to do, shoot me, Archie? Gun me down in cold blood like a dog? Look, if you have something to settle with me, fight me. (Puts his fists up.). You are a man, aren't you? Well, let's fight like men."
Archie: "....alright...."
Otto: "Come on, then."
Archie: "Ok." (Archie puts down the gun, and they start circling each other.)
Otto: "Hey, you look pretty good."
Archie "That's right. I used to box for Oxford."
Otto: (Picks up the gun and points it at Archie.) "Yeah? Well I used to kill for the CIA."
 

@jayoungr
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<div class='footnote'>Gwithian Evans | Way Of The Gentleman v2.4</div>
## Monastic Order, Bartitsu
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### Way of the Gentleman
Manners, maketh, man. Do you know what that means? A Gentleman fights for themselves and for the good of their ruler and country. They have a wide arson of weapons at their disposal, which to the naked eye, are no more than regular everyday items. A Gentlemen remains in control, dealing with threats quickly, efficiently and with the utmost respect. While a passerby may assume a Gentlemen is a normal everyday worker, they would be unwise to think that when their face is black and blue with a knife in their neck.



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##### Way of the Gentleman Features
| Monk Level | Feature |
|:----:|:-------------|
| 3rd  | Bonus Proficiencies, Oxford's, not Brogues, Gentleman's Reservation |
| 6th  | Let me teach you a lesson |
| 11th | Man of his word |
| 17th | Hail Asmodeus and have a lovely afternoon |
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#### Bonus Proficiencies
When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, your smart look and way with words gives you proficiency in Persuasion if you don’t already have it. A gentleman holds himself with the attitude of a noble, whether he be one himself or not. Any persuasion check against a noble may be done with advantage. You also gain proficiency in improvised weapons.

#### Gentlemen’s Reservation

At 3rd level, you learn to land the blows, but remain defensive for the inevitable rage that will follow. Whenever you use Flurry of Blows, you gain the benefit of the Dodge action against the last opponent you hit.

#### Oxford's, Not Brogues

A Gentleman has a wide variety of different weapons, specific to the order. At 3rd level a Gentleman will begin with an Umbrella or a Cane. Further apparatus are chosen at 5th, 11th and 17th level.

#### Let me teach you a lesson

At 6th level, you give your enemy an education in respect and paying attention.

***A generous jab. ***
When an enemy misses you with a melee attack roll, allow him to at least hit something by spending a ki point as a reaction to cause the attack to hit another opponent within 5ft of you or the attacker.

***Lesson learnt. ***
Whenever an enemy has advantage on an attack roll against you, whether he hits or misses, you can spend a ki point to use your reaction to lay one unarmed strike onto him. Naughty boy.

***Outstanding artifice.*** Before attacking, you can throw your pocket handkerchief in the opponent's face and gain advantage on all attacks against them that round. This can only be done once per fight or until the handkerchief has been returned. Any enemy who saw this move or had it thrown in their face will not fall for it again.


#### Man of his word
At 11th level, you can cancel any critical hit against you by revealing that your notebook was in your breast pocket the whole time. You can do this a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (to a minimum of 1). You regain this feature after a long rest.

#### Hail Asmodeus and have a lovely afternoon

At 17th level, you've really had enough. When you use Flurry of Blows, it is doubled (a total of 4 unarmed strikes). This does not affect Gentleman's Reservation or any other feature.

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### Tools of a Gentleman
At each monk level choose either weapon 1 or 2
 
| Monk Level | Weapon 1 | Weapon 2 |
|:-------|:-------------:| :---:|
| 3rd  | **Umbrella**, 1d6 bludgeoning, Versatile (1d8), open as an action to knock opponent prone, Dex save against your ki DC | **Cane**, 1d6 bludgeoning, Versatile (1d8), advantage on attempts to grapple  |
| 5th  | **Briefcase**, 1d6 bludgeoning, *Magic Missile* 2nd level, 1d4 slots / LR | **Shoe knife**, 1d4 piercing, On hit CON save against Ki DC on failure target is poisoned + 2d4 poison damage, 1d4 uses / LR
| 11th | **Chakram hat**, 1d8 slashing, Thrown (range 20/60), Hit up to 3 different targets, Roll for each, Dex save at the end of your turn to catch it = DC20 - Wis - Dex | **Signet ring**, when activated, do an additional 1d8 lightning damage to all attacks that hit on that round / LR |
| 17th | **Cigarette lighter**, Thrown (20/60), throw at a point, every creature within 20ft radius makes Dex save against your ki DC, 8d6 fire damage or half on a success / LR| **Pistol**, 2d10 Piercing, Range (20/240), no disadvantage on close range, reload 4 |
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Also: I love this class :D
 

I'm not really familiar with Homebrewery markdown, so I'm not sure why this works, but moving the footer & page number stuff to the top (and taking out the "wide" on the small Features table) fixes the layout for me (using chrome browser).
If you're interested, the following is the full source code I used:
That's great that you got it to work! But I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what to do with the code in the spoiler box. Do I cut and paste it somewhere, or--? (And if so, where?)
 


Is there a way to reproduce the old, "I feel a disturbance in the force"

Maybe, at higher level, being able to use Ki to cast Commune, or Divination or Commune with Nature? Just brainstorming.
 

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