Way of the Temporal Force

Temporal force monks are a rare breed, requiring a mastery of both martial combat and space-time manipulation. Through a lifetime of martial training and metaphysical percipience, temporal force monks are known for their supreme awareness and mobility.

Temporal Teleportation

Starting at 3rd level, as a bonus action, you can create a glowing, intangible space-time marker below you, known as a "Star", which lasts for 8 hours. If the number of active Stars exceeds your Monk level, the oldest disappears.

Recall: As an action, you can teleport to an unoccupied Star within your Speed.

Flicker: As an action, while your Speed is not 0, you can teleport to an unoccupied space you can see within 5 feet, or to a Star up to twice as far away.

Warp Shield: When you are attacked while on a Star, you can destroy the Star to create a burst of temporal energy, reducing your AC by 1d4 but imposing disadvantage against the triggering attack (no action required). You can use Stars with the following teleportation abilities:

Moment Strike

Starting at 3rd level, when an attack made at disadvantage misses you, you can immediately Flicker (no action required). Then, if you are within melee range of the attacker, you can use your reaction to make an unarmed strike against them.

Eternal Motion

At 6th level, you gain the following:

Teleportation Improvement: You can Recall or Flicker as a bonus action, and your Flicker range is extended to 10 feet.

As an action, you can spend 3 Ki to cast Blur. While this spell is active, using Moment Strike does not expend your reaction.

















Mastery of Transience At 11th level, you gain the following: Teleportation Improvement: You can Recall or Flicker as a reaction to being attacked (hit or miss), and your Flicker range is extended to 15 feet. You also gain an additional reaction per round, which can only be used for Recall, Flicker, Moment Strike, Deflect Missiles, or Slow Fall. Supernova As an action, you can create up to 2d4 Stars on any unobstructed and unoccupied floor, wall, or ceiling surface within 60 feet. You cannot create a Star within 15 feet of another Star using this ability. Heart of the Infinite At 17th level, you gain the following: Teleportation Improvement: You can Flicker or Recall in place of 20 feet of movement, and your Flicker range is extended to 20 feet. Eon Strike When you hit a creature with a monk weapon or unarmed strike, you can spend 1 Ki to Flicker and make an attack of the same kind against another creature (no action required). At the end of the turn, each creature hit with Eon Strike takes 1d10 Force damage for each Eon Strike this turn.





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Moment Strike: When you Flicker to a Star, you can destroy the Star to make an unarmed strike against a creature within range (no action required). On a hit, the strike deals +1 bonus Force damage.

When you are attacked while on a Star, you can do one of the following: