The Sleeper’s Options · Monk
Way of the Third Watch
Built for round one, right up to a capstone that makes every round the first.
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This subclass is sold inside its pack for now.
- 4 pages
- Screen and print editions
- Plain text for VTTs
- US Letter
- The 2024 rules for fifth edition
The cover. The rest is in the PDF.
Monk Subclass for 5e
Round one belongs to this monk. Way of the Third Watch acts early and gets where it's going before anyone else, slows down the fastest thing on the other side, and puts a price on walking up to the monk.
Holding that perimeter takes Focus, and from 11th level on every Initiative roll pays that Focus back. The capstone makes every round count as the first one, which is about as far as the idea can go.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- One full subclass for the 2024 rules, with features at levels 3, 6, 11, and 17.
- Balanced against the strongest published 2024 subclasses.
- A play note and a d6 flavor table.
- A sidebar for converting to the 2014 rules.
- A screen edition and a plain white print edition in US Letter, plus the full text as plain text for VTT import.
- A bookmarked PDF with no password or restrictions.
Compatible with the 2024 rules for fifth edition. Includes material from the SRD 5.2 by Wizards of the Coast LLC under CC-BY-4.0. Full license statement in the PDF. Unaffiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
All four night-watch subclasses sit together in Keep the Vigil (Options No. 4, $5.95). For the rest of the line, the dream half is Options No. 1 and No. 2, and the ruin half is No. 3.
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No. 1
Dream & Ruin
A barbarian who teleports through a Rage and a druid whose wall fights back, both built to keep working through level 20.
No. 2
Lullaby & Larceny
A lullaby bard, a sleepwalking monk, a dream-stealing rogue and a warlock who answers to a court, all four for 5e.
No. 3
Ruin & Remnant
What's left of a fortress, an oath, a spell and a temple, in four subclasses for 5e.
No. 4
Keep the Vigil
The night shift, split four ways between a ranger, a sorcerer, a monk and a paladin, all for 5e.
No. 5
Hearth & Home
Home, and four people who keep it safe: a barbarian in the doorway, a bard in the common room, a cleric at the fire and a druid at the hedge.
No. 6
On the Hunt
The Chase, a one-page pursuit procedure any table can run, plus a ranger, a fighter, a rogue and a warlock to run it with.
