Touch of the Storm

Touch of the Storm is an action that allows the Way of the Four Elements monk to strike nearby enemies with lightning, causing them to be unable to use reactions. This is the monk's equivalent of  Shocking Grasp.

Description

The target cannot use reactions. This spell has  Advantage on creatures with metal armour.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Ki Point

Damage: 1~10

1d10⁠Lightning

Details

 Melee Spell Attack Roll

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

At higher levels

At level 9 with  Improved Elemental Casting, the damage increases to 2d10⁠Lightning.

Technical details

UID

Target_ShockingGrasp_Monk

Spell flags

DisableBlood, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsHarmful, IsMelee

Grants:

• Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike

Condition: Shocking Grasp

 Shocking Grasp

Duration: 1 turn

• Cannot take Reactions.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 3: Way of the Four Elements

Bugs

• Unlike other Way of the Four Elements actions, this still retains its HasVerbalComponent SpellFlag from its parent spell  Shocking Grasp and thus cannot be used while  Silenced.