On your turn, the first creature you hit with an unarmed strike takes an additional 1d6 points of damage of that type.

Starting at 6th level, choose one of the following damage types when you finish a long rest: bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, cold, lightning, necrotic, psychic, or thunder. Starting at 3rd level, when you use Martial Arts to make an unarmed strike, you can choose whether you inflict slashing, bludgeoning, or piercing damage with the attack. You have the power to alter your natural weapons, growing claws or reinforcing your fists. When you reach 6th level, this slashing damage counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. The effect ends early if the creature has one or more hit points restored, if any creature uses its action to expend one use of a healer’s kit, or makes a successful Wisdom (Medicine) check with a DC equal to your ki save DC. At the start of each of the creature’s turns for the next minute, it takes 1d4 points of slashing damage from this effect. Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an unarmed attack, you can spend 1 ki point to rend your target and inflict deep bleeding wounds. For every point of ki you spend, your reach extends by an additional 5 feet until the end of your turn. Additionally, at the start of your turn you can expend up to 4 ki points to extend your reach further. If a creature succeeds on this save, they are immune to the fear effect of this ability for 24 hours. On a failed save, it takes 1d6 points of psychic damage and becomes frightened of you until the end of your next turn. When you hit a creature with an unarmed attack, you can spend 1 ki point to assail it with fear, causing it to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the creature only takes 1d6 points of additional damage and is not pushed back. On a failed save, the creature takes 2d6 additional damage of the same type as the unarmed strike and can be pushed up to 15 feet away from you. In addition, when you hit a creature with an unarmed attack, you can spend 1 ki point to cause it to make a Strength saving throw. Your unarmed strikes are considered adamantine weapons. Starting at 3rd level, when you adopt this tradition, choose a discipline and gain its feature. This increased damage can only be applied to an unarmed strike, and not to a monk weapon. This die changes to a d8 at 5th level a d10 at 11th level and a d12 at 17th level. You can roll a d6 in place of the normal damage for your unarmed strike. Source: Exploring Eberron Fists of Bone and SteelĪt 3rd level, when you choose this tradition, your Martial Arts damage die increases for unarmed strikes. The Weretouched techniques were developed by shifter champions of Olarune, honing the natural weapons and strengths of the shifter.A practitioner can grow bone blades or knuckle ridges, or stretch their limbs to strike a distant foe. The Traveler’s Blade was developed by tribal changelings, providing the practitioner with versatile weapons that can’t be taken away.A kalashtar typically surrounds themselves with the image of their quori spirit, but the shroud can take any shape. Blending physical blows with psychic attacks, they strike fear into the mind of their enemies. Rather than physically transforming, nightmare monks generate ectoplasmic projections, manifesting claws of shadow. The Nightmare Shroud is a kalashtar tradition.This involves both the physical evolution of the body and harnessing the strength of steel and stone. The Forged Heart is a recent path, developed by warforged exploring the potential of their constructed frames.These are a few of the martial techniques that have evolved into the Way of the Living Weapon. Its traditions are drawn from cultures of shapeshifters and creatures who fight with tooth and claw. A monk following the Way of the Living Weapon pursues physical perfection, honing their body as a smith sharpens a sword.

Homebrew better unarmed strike 5e