Clench of the North Wind

Clench of the North Wind is an action that allows a Way of the Four Elements monk to cast their equivalent of  Hold Person by expending  Ki Points instead of spell slots.

Description

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't move, act or react. Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always critical hits.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  3 Ki Points

Details

WIS Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Concentration

At higher levels

At level 9, hold up to 2 humanoids.

Condition: Hold Person

 Hold Person

Duration: 10 turns

Spell save DC  Wisdom saving throw

• Affected entity can't Move or take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.
• Attacks against the entity automatically succeed their Attack Roll.
• Attacks against the entity are always Critical Hits if the attacker is within  Range: 3 m / 10 ft.
• Affected entity automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity Saving throws.
• At the end of each turn, the affected entity makes a Wisdom Saving throw. On a successful save, the condition is removed.

Incapacitated

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 6: Way of the Four Elements

Notes

• Unlike with an upcast  Hold Person, the targets of a level 9 Clench of the North Wind do not need to be distinct. This means a single target can be chosen twice which forces it to make two initial saves. However, on subsequent turns, it will only need to succeed one saving throw to remove the  Hold Person effect since multiple instances of the effect do not stack.