Way of the Kiwami Heat (5e Subclass)

Way of the Kiwami Heat

“	It took me forty years to realize this. But for guys like us... our lives aren't really our own. There's always someone new to help. Someone we need to protect. These past few years, I fought that fate with all I had. But I'm done fighting. It's time I accept the hand I was dealt. Too many people depend on us. Their dreams depend on us.	”
—Kiryu Kazuma to Saejima

The Way of the Kiwami Heat is a Monk Subclass based on the Ryu Ga Gotoku series. It is also mostly focused on attacking with unarmed strikes

Heat is acquired by determined people who are distended to gaining the power to protect someone dear to them, and some others want this power to gain reputation in evil deeds that they would be willing to do for the choice of ruling the world, some others also want this power to run a criminal organization.


Kiryu Kazuma, using his Heat while attacking someone (Ryu Ga Gotoku Yakuza Kiwami 2)

Heat Gauge

Starting at 3rd level, You get a red aura close to your head and torso, Your fists start to glow red. as your body glows, You gain a new ability which you can activate by spending 2 Ki Points. For 1 minute, You gain a +2 to attack and damage rolls made by an unarmed strike against any creature. you also gain a 1+ to AC.

You can use this feature a number of times of your proficiency bonus. After a long/short rest, you can re-use the Heat Gauge ability.

The duration increases at the 6th, 11th, 17th level by 1 minute.

Feel the Heat!

Beginning at 6th level, Your body feels stronger and tougher than before.

For 1 Ki Point. While Heat is on you can charge an attack that will send your enemy flying 10 feet away from you. dealing 2d your Martial Arts dice bludgeoning damage, the creature must succeed a dex saving throw of (8 + Your dex mod + your prof) or be knocked prone and be stunned for a turn. if it succeeded they take half of the damage and won't get knocked prone

While outside of Heat you can use this feature by spending 1 Ki Point but its damage and saving throw is lowered, to a 1d your Martial Arts dice and a saving throw of (8 + your Dex mod) or be knocked prone.

You can use this feature a number of times of your proficiency bonus.

Essence of Kiwami

Beginning at 11th level, You are starting to realize like your Heat is potent enough to harness different abilities, You can use the following Kiwami abilities while in Heat:

Pride of the Blue Dragon: Your Heat starts glowing in brilliant blue as you let out a roar like a dragon. As a reaction, you may spend 30 seconds of Heat and 1 Ki Point to halve the attack's damage against you and shift behind their back having the creature roll a perception check to see if you went behind them or not, if they fail, as a free action you may roll to attack with an unarmed strike if they succeed the check they get advantage on the next hit on you.

Pride of the Pink Vermilion Bird: Your Heat glows in brilliant pink as you jump in place, like a boxer would do while getting your fists ready. As an action, you may use 1 minute and 30 seconds of your Heat and 3 Ki Points to make an enemy roll a Dex save of (8 + Your Dex mod + your Prof) if the creature fails you let out a flurry of blows while letting out a battle cry of a hawk making you roll 8 unarmed attacks. you gain 1 level of exhaustion after it while the creature gets knocked 5ft away while also becoming knocked prone.

Pride of the Yellow Tortoise: Your Heat glows in a golden yellow as your body starts feeling heavier like a tortoise. As an action. you may spend 1 minute of heat and 2 Ki Points to increase your AC by 3 and your movement speed is split in half but your unarmed strikes damage increases by 3 and all hostile creatures within 10 ft of you focus on you. if you are in this mode every single enemy within 10 ft of you gets advantage on their first attack against you. this effect can be ended as a free action. You can't use Pride of the White Tiger while this mode is active.

Pride of the White Tiger: Your Heat swaps to a white glow like a snow tiger while summoning a ghostly white tiger having it loop around you and then vanishing inside you, As an action. For 3 minutes of your Heat and 6 Ki Points. When you use this feature your turn gets skipped twice, and all enemies get advantage on you until your turn but, If there are 2 or fewer enemies around you in 5 ft and they are at half health or less, you can take them out, if there are more enemies around you within 5 ft of you, they are frightened, you also gain a +1 to AC and to all melee attack rolls and damage. and you have advantage on all enemies within 10ft on your first attack roll. this mode will be on during the entire fight or be canceled as a free action. You can't use Pride of the Yellow Tortoise while this mode is active

The Heat Dragon

Beginning at 17th level, Your mind is one with The Heat Dragon, you feel like your body is shared with The Heat Dragon, Your body rages in a darkened purple glow as The Heat Dragon emerges from your Heat and circles around you till it glows in a darkened red to a brilliant red glow, the dragon enters your body, your eyes glow red and so does your body as you start growing red ghostly wings, you can't seem to able to use them but your shirt is now gone revealing your now dragon tattoo that is now glowing with you.

if your HP goes to 0, For 8 Ki Points, The power of the dragon comes to you and you get up to continue the fight and gain the effects of Heat at double(AC, Damage & Attack rolls), however, this comes at a cost, your life is equal to 0, you get 25 temporary hit points and if you get damaged in total as much of your maximum HP you become unconscious and you begin to roll death saves, any effects of healing magic or status effects can't be used on you.

You are automatically on heat all the time, making you be able to use your Essence of Kiwami equal to your Con mod (each ability costs 1), meaning while this mode is active you use the abilities from the Essence of Kiwami without spending any of your Heat and Ki Points, but if you use the moves as much as your Con mod, you begin using your Heat and Ki Points, with this, it also makes you able to use Pride of the Yellow Tortoise/White Tiger with The Heat Dragon. if you survive using this feature you get 3rd level of exhaustion and can't use it again until you remove the stats effects.

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