Shintao enhancements

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Shintao enhancements

Core abilities

	Bastion of Purity: For each Core Ability you claim in this tree, you gain 10 Positive Energy Spell Power, which affects your monk finishing moves and spell-like abilities. Your Positive Healing Amplification is also increased by 10% for each Shintao Monk Core Ability you possess.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 0	Requires: Monk Level 1
	Protection from Tainted Creatures: You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class and a +1 bonus to saving throws. These bonuses stack with all other bonuses to armor class and saving throws. Your unarmed attacks and attacks with Handwraps now bypass Byeshk damage reduction.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	Requires: Monk Level 3, Bastion of Purity
	Iron Hand: Your unarmed attacks and attacks with Handwraps now bypass Cold Iron damage reduction.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	Requires: Monk Level 6, Protection from Tainted Creatures
	Argent Fist: You gain an additional +1 bonus to Armor Class and a +1 bonus to saving throws. Your unarmed attacks and attacks with Handwraps now bypass Silver damage reduction.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Monk Level 12, Iron Hand
	Touch the Void Dragon: Ki Activate: Spend 30 ki to gain a 1d4+1 bonus to all ability scores for one minute (Cooldown: 3 minute). Passive: +5 Melee Power, +1[w] with handwraps or while unarmed
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	Requires: Monk Level 18, Argent Fist
	To Seek Perfection: You continually seek physical and spiritual betterment, reaping many benefits. You gain +4 Wisdom. +15 Melee Power, +2[w] with handwraps or while unarmed. You gain an additional +1 bonus to Armor Class and a +1 bonus to saving throws. You no longer suffer penalties from Meditation of War.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 40	Requires: Monk Level 20, Touch the Void Dragon

Tier One

Requires: Bastion of Purity, Monk Level 1

	Elemental Curatives: Select one of four toggles that modify your Healing Ki finisher: Difficulty at the Beginning: Your Healing Ki finishing move also applies a Lesser Restoration effect. Passive: +1 to hit and damage with handwraps while centered. Lifting the Veil: Your Healing Ki finishing move also removes blindness. Passive: +1 to hit and damage with handwraps while centered. Restoring the Balance: Your Healing Ki finishing move also removes curses. Passive: +1 to hit and damage with handwraps while centered. The Receptive Earth: Your Healing Ki finishing move also removes disease. Passive: +1 to hit and damage with handwraps while centered.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 1	Requires: Fists of Light
	Reed in the Wind: Ki Melee Attack: Deals +1/2/3[W] damage. If you successfully damage your target you gain a +3%/+6%/+9% Insight bonus to Dodge for 6 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	Requires: Dodge
	Deft Strikes: You gain +3%/+6%/+10% chance to make offhand attacks while centered and wielding two weapons or fighting unarmed.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Ki Shout: Ki Activate: Intimidates nearby enemies, encouraging them to attack you. This ability uses your Concentration skill, and shares a cooldown with the Intimidate skill. (Activation Cost: 5 Ki. Cooldown: 6 seconds) Bug: Actual ki cost is 0. Bug: Uses Intimdate instead of Concentration.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Exemplar: +1/+2/+3 Heal and Intimidate. Rank 3: You also gain +10% threat generation.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 0	No requirements

Tier Two

Requires Monk Level 2, 5 APs spent on tree

	Elemental Curatives: Select one of four toggles (not previously selected) that modify your Healing Ki finisher.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	Requires: Elemental Curatives (Tier 1)
	Smite Tainted Creature: Ki Melee Attack: You have the ability to expend Ki to deal devastating blows in melee. You gain twice your Wisdom modifier to your attack roll and a damage bonus based on your monk level. Targets will be locked in a tomb of jade on vorpal attacks (attack roll of 20 followed by critical confirmation) on a failed Will save (DC = 10 + Wisdom modifier + your monk level + stunning DC boosts). Extraplanar creatures, Aberrations, and Undead must succeed at two consecutive Will saves to avoid their fate. (Activation Cost: 15 Ki. Cooldown: 15 seconds)
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Iron Skin: While centered, you gain an additional 5/10/20 PRR.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Elemental Ki Strikes: Select one of four attacks that have secondary aftereffects: (Activation Cost: 5 Ki. Cooldown: 3 seconds) Eagle Claw Attack: Fire Ki Melee Attack: Your attacks can shatter objects. You strike at weak points in your opponents armor or hide, dealing +2[W] damage and apply four stacks of Armor Destruction. (Each stack reduces Armor Class by 1 and Fortification by 1% for 20 seconds. This effect can stack up to 15 times.) Fists of Iron: Earth Ki Melee Attack: You have imbued your attacks with extra force. Performs a melee attack with +3[W] damage, +1 critical threat range, and +1 Critical Damage Multiplier. Knock on the Sky: Air Ki Melee Attack: You strike your opponent, deflecting their momentum. Performs a melee attack with +1[W] damage, and your enemy deals 4% less physical damage for 30 seconds. This effect can stack up to 5 times. Unbalancing Strike: Water Ki Melee Attack: You have learned several joint strikes. You can attack these weak points of your opponent, dealing +3[w] and throwing them off balance for a short period of time. This reduces their armor class by 2, applies a -10 penalty to their Balance skill, and renders them vulnerable to sneak attacks. A successful Reflex save negates this effect (DC 10 + Half Monk Level + Wisdom modifier + Trip modifiers). The target receives periodic saves to attempt to break free of this effect.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Conditioning: +1/+2/+3 Concentration and Fortitude Saves, +5/+10/+15 HP.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	No requirements

Tier Three

Requires Monk Level 3, 10 APs spent on tree

	Elemental Curatives: Select one of four toggles (not previously selected) that modify your Healing Ki finisher:
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	Requires: Elemental Curatives (Tier 2)
	Jade Strike: Ki Melee Attack: You perform a melee attack that is especially powerful against tainted creatures. On hitting a target, this attack increases their physical damage vulnerability by 10% and reduces their fortification by 25%. A successful Will save negates this effect (DC = 10 + Wisdom modifier + your monk level + stunning DC boosts). Aberrations, extraplanar creatures that are not classified as 'Lawful Outsiders', and undead receive double this effect. On critical hits, a target will be locked in a tomb of jade on a failed Will save (DC = 10 + Wisdom modifier + monk level + stun bonuses). Extraplanar creatures, Aberrations, and Undead must succeed at two consecutive Will saves to avoid their fate. (Activation Cost: 10 Ki. Cooldown: 15 seconds)
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	Requires: Smite Tainted Creature
	Dismissing Strike: Ki Melee Attack: You perform a melee attack that attempts to force an extraplanar enemy back to its proper plane. A successful Will save negates this effect (DC = 10 + Wisdom modifier + your monk level + stunning DC boosts). (Activation Cost: 25 Ki. Cooldown: 15 seconds)
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	No requirements
	Constitution or Wisdom: Choose one: +1 Constitution +1 Wisdom
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	No requirements

Tier Four

Requires Monk Level 4, 20 APs spent on tree

	Elemental Curatives: Select one of four toggles (not previously selected) that modify your Healing Ki finisher:
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Elemental Curatives (Tier 3)
	Tomb of Jade: Ki Melee Attack: You perform an attack that encases a tainted target in a tomb of jade on a failed Will save (DC = 10 + Wisdom modifier + your monk level + stunning DC boosts). Extraplanar creatures, Aberrations, and Undead must succeed at two consecutive Will saves to avoid this fate. (Activation Cost: 25 Ki. Cooldown: 1 minute)
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Jade Strike
	Instinctive Defense: You take [5%/10%/15%] less extra damage when struck while helpless. (Additional damage while helpless varies by difficulty setting from 5% to 25%.)
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 20	Requires: Iron Skin
	Constitution or Wisdom: Choose one: +1 Constitution +1 Wisdom
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Constitution or Wisdom (Tier 3)

Tier Five

Requires Monk Level 5, Character Level 12, 30 APs spent in tree

	Empty Hand Mastery: While you are centered and wielding Handwraps, you gain a +1 Competence bonus to Critical Threat Range and Multiplier.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements
	Kukan-Do: Ki Activate: You lock gazes with an enemy, stunning them for a short period of time on a failed Will save (DC 10 + Wisdom modifier + Monk level). Any effects that modify your Stunning Blow or Stunning Fist DC's also affect this ability. Sightless creatures are unaffected by this ability. (Activation Cost: 25 Ki. Cooldown: 15 seconds)
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	Requires: Tomb of Jade
	Violence Begets Violence: While Centered, when an opponent misses you in melee, you gain +1 critical threat range for 6 seconds. This stacks up to 5 times and is reset if you critically hit. Minor bug: The in-game description states that this effect only takes place while Earth Stance is active. It has been tested to work in Ocean Stance, and presumably also works in the other stances.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	Requires: Instinctive Defense
	Meditation of War: Toggle: You gain additional benefits in different stances: Air Stance: +2 to hit, +10% bonus to off-hand attack chance. You take 10% more physical and elemental damage. Fire Stance: +2 bonus to damage and to the DC's of your Stun, Sunder, and Trip abilities. -5 Armor Class. Earth Stance: +10 to Physical Resistance and +3% to Maximum Hit Points. -5% Dodge Cap. Water Stance: +5 Maximum Dodge Bonus. You deal 10% less damage with attacks. Note: Mutually exclusive with Stalwart stance and Sacred stance. DDO Forums, DDO Forums U33 Patch 2: No longer considered a Defensive stance
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements
	Rise of the Phoenix: Activate While Dead: The spirit of a phoenix burns within you. You may bring yourself back from death's door, as if affected by the Resurrection spell. This ability may only be used once per rest. (Cooldown: 15 minutes)
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements