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 + 3Ki Points

Details:

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Concentration

WIS Save

At Higher Levels

At level 9, hold up to 2 humanoids.^{[See Notes]}

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 are always Critical Hits if the attacker is within  Range: 3 m / 10 ft.
• Attacks against the entity automatically succeed Attack Roll.
• 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

Even though the tooltip states being able to hold up to 2 humanoids, the skill still holds 1 only.