Monastic Tradition

Way of the Forge

Monks of the Way of the Forge are metalsmiths that are able to channel a part of their essence into a single blade of their own creation. They form a bond with the metal itself, bringing mystical order and purpose to what begins as ordinary steel.

Zen Bladesmith

Beginning when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you have proficiency with smith's tools. When you make a skill check to create a blade, you may add your Wisdom modifier to the total.

Ki-Forged Blade

Also at 3rd level, you forge your personal blade. You are so familiar with this dagger or sword that you are proficient in its use and it is a monk weapon for you, even if you are not otherwise proficient with that type of weapon.

Once during your turn when you hit with this weapon, you can add additional damage to the amount rolled equal to your Martial Arts die.

Should you be unable to recover your Ki-Forged Blade, or if it is destroyed, you can create a new one with two weeks of dedicated work at a forge and materials costing half the price of the finished weapon. Creating a new Ki-Forged Blade destroys the previous one.

Quick Blade

Starting at 3rd level, when you use Flurry of Blows, you may make a single attack with your Ki-Forged Blade instead of the normal two unarmed strikes.

Mystic Alloy

At 6th level, your reforge your Ki-Forged Blade. You are able perfectly blend another metal with the steel. Choose one of the following to add to your blade. The weapon is considered to be made from both steel and the new material, and it gains the listed properties.

Adamantine. Whenever an adamantine weapon hits an object, the hit is a critical hit.

Meteoric Steel. Weapons made from meteoric steel inflict an extra 1d4 points of radiant damage against fiends and undead.

Mithral. Weapons made from mithral that do not have the Heavy property gain the Light and Finesse properties.

Red Steel. Weapons made from red steel do not naturally rust or corrode.

Silver. Weapons made from silver may affect certain creatures that are normally resistant or immune to harm from nonmagical weapons.





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Call the Mystic Blade

After reforging your blade at 6th level, you may use a bonus action to instantly teleport the weapon into your hand if it is on the same plane of existence.

As a bonus action, you may expend 1 ki point to make your Ki-Forged Blade a magical weapon, which remains so until you fall unconscious or release the blade from your grasp.

Refined Steel

At 11th level, you reforge your Ki-Forged Blade again. You are able to enhance both its sharpness and its strength.

Your attacks with this weapon score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

You may use your Ki-Forged Blade to parry attacks made against you. When you use Patient Defense and you are wielding your blade, your AC increases by +2 until the start of your next turn.

Grandmaster's Blade

At 17th level, you reforge your Ki-Forged Blade a final time, pouring your ki, and possibly a bit of your very soul, deep into the metal as you remake it into weapon that may be spoken of in legends.

Your Ki-Forged Blade becomes a magical weapon that gives the wielder a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls.

When it is in your hands, your Ki-Forged Blade acts as a vorpal sword (DMG, pg. 209).

If you expend 1 ki point as part of each attack roll, your blade gains the extra effects of the vorpal sword on a roll of 19-20 on the die.