Tap Untap Burn – Elemental Ki
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
Elemental Ki is a collection of variant rules that provide new options for Monks that choose Way of the Four Elements tradition.
The Elemental Magic paradigm creates games mechanics around a monk’s Ki pool and disciplines chosen to feel like the Way of the Four Elements is more than just flavor. Elemental Ki provides the means to devote each point of Ki to one of the four elements when using elemental disciplines: Air Ki for Air disciplines, Earth Ki for Earth disciplines, etc. This is very similar in design to Tap Untap Burn 5 Color Mana Spell Point Variant Rules provided on the DMsGuild here:
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314205/Color-Mana-Spell-Points-COREKT-BUNDLE
For players that enjoy the 5 color magic system from Magic: The Gathering, ki points can be devoted to the color magic paradigm linked above instead of the elemental magic paradigm.
Elemental Ki also provides an expanded list of elemental disciplines to prepare each day, instead of learning each level. Your monk gains a dedicated list of over 50 cantrips, disciplines, and spells to prepare each day as a half-caster martial character class, similar to playing a paladin.
The Elemental Ki playmat shown on page 13 of the linked preview PDF, including both elemental and color ki tokens, as well as an editable list of elemental disciplines shown on page 3 of the linked preview PDF are all included in a zip file that you can download with purchase of Elemental Ki that you can then print for at home play, or upload to the Virtual Tabletop of your choice for online play.
Additional elemental class features are included to compliment the elemental disciplines that Way of the Four Elements offers, similar to half-casting classes and Eldritch Knights gain a list of spells as well as unique features gained at 3rd, 6th, 11th, and 17th level.
New variant duration and concentration mechanics are provided, similar to those presented in Tap Untap Burn books linked above. These new options create interesting tactical choices for how much Ki you devoted to each element/color, and which disciplines you choose to prepare each day, whether you want to be devoted to a single element, or an avatar that combines all four.
Additional variant class features are provided that any monk can use, which showcase how old class features from the Player’s Handbook can be reimagined using a dynamic Ki mechanic characteristic of Tap Untap Burn supplements.
The art unique to Elemental Ki had been created live on youtube streaming. Those sessions can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECmZEbpVKvI&list=PLLcXUqbAbSdXmv_hKBSiu-77-Ay-EpzHa
Elemental Ki has been included in a bundle with the other Tap Untap Burn books for a considerable discount on DmsGuild here:
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/314205/Color-Mana-Spell-Points-COREKT-BUNDLE
There are 100+ pages of additional variant magic paradigm and character mechanics in production right now! Stay current with new works through twitter here:
https://twitter.com/filkearney
please subscribe to the youtube channel to see new art commissions and game design discussions here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgKoHGIYPCl0yzClqYRcwA
(if you know any colorblind artists that are struggling with illustration, send them here!)
Thanks to everyone that has an interest in magic paradigms like the 4 Elements and 5 Color magic systems!
– Fil Kearney
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