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Changelogs
Version 2.2.0.32
This update significantly changes the power of the Four Elements Monk by reducing the damage of several abilities and changing the function of several abilities. These changes will only be found in the new "Balanced" version of this mod.
- Reduced damage of Fangs of the Fire Snake and its upcasts by 1d6. Returned Fangs of the Fire Snake damage bonus from 1d6 to 1d4 Fire.
- Reduced damage of Chill of the Mountain and its upcasts by 1d6.
- Changed damage of Stronmaus' Guidance to 1d6 Lightning. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Lightning projectiles of Stronmaus' Guidance have been reworked. Lightning projectiles now stay dealing 1d4 Lightning damage and only activate on a killing blow. The number of lightning projectiles increase per upcast level. Decreased range of lightning projectiles from 9m to 6m.
- Returned damage of Blade of the Rime to 1d10 Piercing + 2d6 Cold. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly.
- Reduced damage of Tectonic Shift and its upcasts by 2d6.
- Reduced damage of Constricting Earth and its upcasts by 2d6. Reduced range of Constricting Earth from 12m (40 ft) to 9m (30 ft).
- Reduced damage of Breath of Winter by 4d6 and no longer does apply damage. Breath of Winter no longer costs a bonus action. Breath of Winter no longer can be upcasted.
- Increased Ki cost of Shape the Raincloud by 1.
- Increased Ki cost of Glacial Frost by 1.
- Returned damage of Sweeping Cinder Strike to 3d6 Fire. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Reduced Ki cost of Sweeping Cinder Strike to 1 ki point. Returned range of Sweeping Cinder Strike from 6m to 5m.
- Increased Ki cost of Embrace of the Inferno by 1.
- Embrace of the Inferno and Sweeping Cinder Strike have switched spell lists. Embrace of the Inferno is now available at level 6 and Sweeping Cinder Strike is now available at level 3.
- Removed Force damage from Rush of the Gale Spirits. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Reduced range of Rush of the Gale Spirits from 12m (40 ft) to 6m (20 ft).
- Changed damage of Earth Tremor from 1d10 to 1d6. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Changed range of Earth Tremor to center on the monk and affect creatures within 4m of the monk.
- Reverted Wisdom Saving Throw Proficiency back to Strength Saving Throw Proficiency.
- Changed damage of Blazing Strike of the Red Dragon from 1d8 to 1d4. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Reduced Range of Blazing Strike of the Red Dragon from 9m (30 ft) to 6m (20 ft).
- Changed damage of Fangs of the Frost Wolf from 1d8 to 1d4. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Reduced range of Fangs of the Frost Wolf to 5m.
- Reduced damage of River of Hungry Flame and its upcast by 1d8.
- Changed damage of Eye of the Hurricane from 5d6 Lightning + 5d6 Thunder to 6d6 Thunder. Eye of the Hurricane no longer costs a bonus action. Eye of the Hurricane can no longer be upcasted.
- Changed damage of Cataclysm from 6d10 to 8d6 Bludgeoning damage. Cataclysm no longer can be upcasted.
- Replaced 1d4 + Wisdom Modifier damage bonus from Elemental Expertise with a +1 elemental damage bonus. Reduced attack roll and spell save DC bonus of Elemental Expertise to +1.
- Replaced 1d4 + Wisdom Modifier + Proficiency bonus damage from Elemental Mastery with a +2 elemental damage bonus. Replaced adding the monk's Proficiency Bonus to attack rolls and spell save DC of Elemental Mastery with a +2 bonus.
- The amount of ki points that can be spent on a base spell or upcasted spell is now 6 ki points. Upcasts will still only increase up to 4 tiers.
- Removed all aura features from Elemental Epitome. Embodiment of Water, Fire and Air still provide resistance to their corresponding element and additional 1d4 elemental damage upon an unarmed attack dealing the corresponding elemental damage. Embodiment of Earth still provides physical damage reduction and temporary hit points equal to half the monk's wisdom modifier.
- Reduced movement speed boost of the Avatar State by 3m (10 ft).
- Reduced movement speed boost of the Enhanced State by 6m (20 ft). Replaced additional action of the Enhanced State with an additional bonus action.
- Removed advantage on attack rolls for the Avatar State and Enhanced State. Attack rolls in the Avatar State and Enhanced State now receive a bonus equal to the monk's Proficiency Bonus. Damage bonus of Avatar State and Enhanced have been changed from 2d10/4d10 to now equaling the monk's Proficiency Bonus.
- All cantrip-like spells now can be upcasted at level 7.
Version 1.2.0.30
- Fixed Ki cost of Absorb Elements to now cost 1 ki point. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly.
- Constricting Earth now gains extended range from a high ground advantage. Constricting Earth: Change now deals half damage on a successful saving throw.
- Earthen Guard can now reduce the damage of allies within 18m (60 ft) who are being attacked by a melee strike.
Version 1.2.0.29
- Returned Ki cost of Ride the Wind to 4.
- Reduced Ki cost of Absorb Elements and its upcasts by 1.
- Increased Ki cost of Tectonic Shift and its upcasts by 1. Changed Saving Throw of Tectonic Shift from a Wisdom Saving Throw to a Strength Saving Throw.
- Changed damage of Sting of the Electric Eel from 6d8 to 8d6 . Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly.
Version 1.2.0.28
- Wave of Rolling Earth is now available at level 6.
- Stone Deflection has been renamed to "Earthen Guard"
- Repositioning Breath of Winter now costs 2 ki points.
- Added a new spell called "Fangs of the Frost Wolf", which is available at level 3. It only costs a bonus action to cast. This spell blasts all creatures in a 6m (20 ft) cone radius with freezing mist, dealing 1d8 Cold damage and possibly causing disadvantage on their next attack roll. (Credit to DiZ91891 and WorldAnvil for this spell. Used the name given by WorldAnvil and based this spell off of "Frost Fingers" and "Frostbite" in DiZ91891's mod "5e Spells".)
- Added a new spell called "Glacial Frost", which is available at level 3. It costs an action and 1 ki point to cast. This spell sends a flurry of snowballs in a 2m radius, dealing 3d6 Cold damage to all creatures in the area. (Credit to DiZ91891 for this spell. Based this spell off of "Snilloc's Snowball Storm" in their mod "5e Spells".)
- Added a new spell called "Blazing Strike of the Red Dragon", which is available at level 3. It only costs a bonus action to cast. This spell strikes all creatures in a 9m rectangle radius, dealing 1d8 Fire damage. (Credit to DiZ91891 for this spell. Based this spell off of "Aganazzar's Scorcher" in their mod "5e Spells".)
- Added a new spell called "Quake of the Valley", Which is available at level 9. It costs an action and 5 ki points to cast. This spell causes the ground in a 6m radius to erupt, dealing 3d12 Bludgeoning damage to enemies caught in the blast and turning the area into muddy difficult terrain. (Credit to DiZ91891 for this spell. Based this spell off of "Erupting Earth" in their mod "5e Spells".)
- Added a variant to Jade Lightning called "Sting of the Electric Eel". It functions the same as Jade Lightning but blasts a blue hue of lightning instead of green. Sting of the Electric Eel is now the main lightning bolt variant with Jade Lightning still offered as an aesthetic option.
Version 1.2.0.25
- Increased damage of Sweeping Cinder Strike and its upcasts by 1d6.
- Changed damage of Eye of the Hurricane from 3d10 Lightning + 3d10 Thunder to 5d6 Lightning + 5d6 Thunder. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly.
- Added a new reaction spell called "Absorb Elements", which is available upon selecting the Four Elements subclass. It costs a reaction and 2 ki points to cast. When taking elemental damage, this spell allows the monk to absorb the element, only taking half damage and becoming capable of dealing 1d6 of the absorbed element on their next weapon/unarmed attack for 1 turn.
- Added a new spell called "Elemental Weapon", which is available at level 3. It costs an action, 4 ki points and requires concentration to cast. This spell grants a weapon a +1 bonus to attack rolls and an additional 1d4 damage of an element of your choice.
Version 1.2.0.23
- Water Whip now benefits from equipment that increases spell save DC.
- Constricting Earth: Change now restrains an additional target per upcast level. Constricting Earth: Crush now can crush an additional restrained target per upcast level. Constricting Earth: Crush now costs 1 ki point and an additional ki point per upcast level.
Version 1.2.0.20
This update aims to balance the power of several abilities, bringing the monk back on par with other classes.
- Wave of Rolling Earth now lasts 10 turns.
- Returned damage of Embrace of the Inferno to its original amount. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly.
- Returned damage of Flames of the Phoenix to its original amount. Upcasts have been adjusted accordingly. Increased the Ki cost of Flames of the Phoenix by 1.
- Changed damage of Moondrop Tears and its upcasts to match the spell Ice Storm. (Upcasting for Moondrop Tears increases Cold damage by 1d6 per upcast level)
- Reduced damage of Eye of the Hurricane from 4d10 Lightning damage + 4d10 Thunder damage to 3d10 Lightning damage + 3d10 Thunder damage. Reduced Ki cost of Eye of the Hurricane and its upcasts by 2.
- Removed bonus action cost for Flames of the Phoenix and Moondrop Tears, but increased the Ki cost of their base spells and upcasts by 1.
- Reduced damage reduction of Stone Deflection from 1d10 + Constitution Modifier + Wisdom Modifier to 1d6 + Wisdom Modifier.
- Reduced damage of Gong of the Summit and its upcasts by 1d8.
- Changed damage of River of Hungry Flame and its upcasts to match a 5th level Wall of Fire Spell and its subsequent upcasts.
- Reduced damage of Breath of Winter and its upcasts from 8d10 to 10d6. I mistakenly left Breath of Winter costing 0 ki points and now it applies its cost of 6 ki points + 1 ki point per upcast.
- Changed damage of Sweeping Cinder Strike from 3d10 to 5d6. Upcasts have adjusted accordingly.
- Reduced Ki cost of Cataclysm and its upcasts by 2. Reduced damage of cataclysm and it upcasts by 2d10.
- Added a new spell called "Eternal Mountain Defense", which is available at level 9. It costs an action, 5 ki points, and requires concentration to cast. This spell grants resistance to all non-magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
- Reduced damage bonus of Embodiment of Fire from equaling the monk's wisdom modifier to 1d4. Reduced the amount of turns of Bless received by Embodiment of Fire to 2 turns.
- Reduced movement speed boost of Embodiment of Air from 6m (20 ft) to 3m (10 ft). Reduced the amount of turns of Fly received by Embodiment of Air to 2 turns.
- Reduced healing of Embodiment of Water from (Wisdom Modifier * 2) + Proficiency Bonus to Wisdom Modifier + Proficiency Bonus.
Version 1.1.0.18
- Fixed a bug that applies Elemental Mastery passives to anyone who applies a status to the monk. (Such as Haste, Paladin Auras, etc.)
- Changed damage boost of Avatar State from 2d8 to 2d10
- Changed damage boost of Enhanced State from 3d8 to 4d10
- Both the Avatar State and Enhanced State now can only be used once per long rest
- Increased damage of Cataclysm and its upcasts by 2d10. Cataclysm has been removed from the level 9 spell list and is now available at level 15.
- Added a new spell called "River of Hungry Flame", which is available at level 15. It costs an action, bonus action, 8 ki points, and requires concentration to cast. This spell creates a wall of fire and lava, spanning up to 9m (30 ft), and deals 9d10 combined Fire damage by the flames and lava.
- Added a new spell called "Wave of Rolling Earth", which is available at level 9. It costs an action and 4 ki points to cast. This spell raises a stone wall spanning up to 9m (30 ft) and does not need concentration like its spellcaster counterpart.
- Added a new spell called "Shape the Raincloud", which is available at level 6. It costs a bonus action and 1 ki point. This spell rains down water within a 6m (20 ft) area, dousing flames and making creatures wet.
- Added a new spell called "Breath of Winter", which is available at level 15. It costs an action, a bonus action, 8 ki points, and requires concentration to cast. This spell causes moisture in a 6m (20 ft) area to crystalize, dealing 5d10 Cold damage and leaving behind an ice cloud that deals an additional 5d6 Cold damage, dealing a total of 15-80 Cold damage. The ice cloud can be repositioned for 5 turns. (Notice: This spell uses the same ice cloud that is used by the Wall of Ice spell. I have changed the vision settings of the cloud to allow for proper use of this spell. This means that if a wall of ice breaks, it will let you and enemies see through and shoot through the cloud now.)
- Added a new feature taken from the 2024 Player's Handbook, but overhauled it to make it stronger and to make the monk more of a team player. The feature is called "Elemental Epitome", and it becomes available at level 16. This feature grants the monk 4 toggleable passives for each corresponding element that grants bonuses to the monk and their allies.
- Added a new spell called "Eye of the Hurricane", which is available at level 15. It costs an action, a bonus action, 8 ki points, and requires concentration to cast. This spells conjures a storm that deals 4d10 Lightning and 4d10 Thunder damage upon entering the storm and per turn in it. The storm also counts as difficult terrain.
- Added a new spell called "Jade Lightning", which is available at level 9. It costs an action and 4 ki points to cast. This spell blasts a beautiful green bolt of lightning in a straight line up to 30m (100 ft), dealing 6d8 Lightning damage to creatures caught in the blast.
Version 1.0.0.15
- Changed explode radius of Blade of Rime from 2m to 3m.
- Removed Verbal Component and IsSpell flag from several spells. All monk spells can now be used when silenced and can't be counterspelled.
- Clench of the North Wind now only consumes ki if the spell is successful.
Version 1.0.0.14
- Disabled dependencies being required, officially making them optional.
Version 1.0.0.11
- Removed "UnlockLevelCurve" as a forced dependency.
- Changed ice block weight from 40 kg (88 lbs) to 51 kg (112 lbs)
Version 1.0.0.10
- Changed weight of ice block from 200 kg (441 lbs) to 40 kg (88 lbs).
- Removed Bludgeoning melee attacks from activating Earth Elemental Expertise/Mastery.
- Changed range of Constricting Earth from 9m (30 ft) to 12m (40 ft). Reduced Ki cost of Constricting Earth and its upcasts by 1.
- Reduced Ki cost of Tectonic Shift and its upcast by 1. Increased range of Tectonic Shift from 9m to 12m.
- Clench of The North Wind now benefits from Air Expertise/Mastery.
- Reduced Ki cost of Embrace of the Inferno and its upcasts by 1.
- Reduced Ki cost of Moondrop Tears and its upcasts by 1.
- Reduced Ki cost of Cataclysm and its upcasts by 2.
- Reduced Ki cost of Embrace of the Inferno and its upcasts by 1.
- Switched Spell lists of Embrace of the Inferno and Sweeping Cinder Strike. Embrace of the Inferno will now be available at level 3, and Sweeping Cinder Strike will now be available at level 6.
Version 1.0.0.8
- Changed weight of Ice Cube from 200 kg (441 lbs) to 64 kg (141 lbs). This allows characters with 18+ Strength to throw the Ice Cube. (Credit to wildmanwizard for this idea)
Version 1.0.0.7
Chill of the Mountain now applies 1 turn of Encrusted with Frost
Version 1.0.0.6
Fixed Avatar State activating multiple times per long rest
