Way of the Akuto

The Akuto trains relentlessly, to the point that the weapon becomes like an extension of the body. They see a crossbows and firearms in much the same way a blacksmith regards a forge and hammer or a Kensai sees the sword and bow. The Akuto applies ancient martial arts to advance weapons.

The Path of the Akuto

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn to extend your knowledge of, the martial arts to ranged combat with complex firearms and crossbows. You gain the following benefits:

Trained for Warfare. Any weapon with loading or ranged is considered an Akuto weapon. You gain the following benefits when using an Akuto weapon:

You gain proficiency with these weapons if you don’t already have it.

You ignore the loading quality.

They are monk weapons for you.

Akuto Shot You can use a bonus action on your turn to make your attacks with a akuto weapon more deadly. When you do so, any target you hit with a ranged attack using a akuto weapon to deal extra damage to the target equal to your Martial Arts die of the weapon’s type. You retain this benefit until the end of the current turn.

Ki Rounds. When you gain this feature, you learn two Ki Rounds of your choice. When you use the Akuto Shot feature, You can spend 1 ki point to gain the benefits of an Akuto round.

Tools of the Trade. You gain proficiency with Tinkers's tools, you reduce the materials needed to craft Akuto weapons and ammunition by half, and you possess the knowledge to create Akuto weapons.

Deadly Weapon

At 6th level, you gain the following benefits:

Magical Akuto Weapons You extend your ki into your Akuto weapons, Your attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Ki Rounds. You gain two additional Ki rounds and more deadly rounds.

Take a Breath. You take a moment to center your Ki, You now can spend your maximum movement and 1 ki point to cause your attacks to have advantage.

Trick Rounds

At 11th level, You've mastered your Ki Rounds and can now spend an additional ki when you use the Akuto Shot to use an additional Ki Round.

Ki Rounds. You gain two additional Akuto round options.

Braced for Fire

At 17th level, you can tap deeper into your life force. As a bonus action, you can convert 2 hit dice into 1 ki point. You can only recover up to 3 ki points per use.

Verizon 5.0

Firearms rules can be found in the DMG, pg. 268.

Art is by Blake Henrikson

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