Waning Moon

Monks of the Way of the Waning Moon follow a tradition that values the natural world and achieves self-transformation through meditation and understanding.

Wild Soul

Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you gain the ability to mystically change your shape into that of a beast. You select one such shape, belonging to a beast which you have seen before with CR no greater than 1, and gain a deep familiarity with it through an overnight ritual. You may shift into this form at any time as an action, and out of it as a bonus action. You may additionally shift into or out of the form as a free action any time you spend one or more ki points on another ability.

The form you select must have Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution that total to no more than yours do (you may reduce those ability scores as needed to match your own). Initially, you may not use any other form of movement that it might possess, such as swimming, flying, or burrowing speeds. Your natural weapons and attacks count as 'monk weapons', but you may not use your Extra Attack class feature while in bestial form. For the purposes of your Martial Arts feature, any Action that performs an attack counts as "the Attack Action".

You may perform an 8-hour ritual at any time to select a new form, which must be performed in a setting appropriate to the form being selected.

• At level 5, the CR limit increases to 2, and you may use its multiattack features.
• At level 8, the CR limit increases to 3, and you may use its swimming and climbing speeds.
• At level 11, the CR limit increases to 4, and you may use its flying speed.
• At level 14, the CR limit increases to 5, and you may use its burrowing speed.
• At level 17, the CR limit increases to 6, and you may use any form of movement it possesses.
• At level 20, the CR limit increases to 7, and you may leave or enter each form as a bonus action.

While you are transformed, the following rules apply:

• Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, skill and saving throw proficiencies, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. If the creature has the Multiattack action or any legendary or lair actions, you cannot use them.
• When you transform, you assume the shape's Hit Points and Hit Dice; when you revert to your normal form, you return to the number of Hit Points and Hit Dice you had before you transformed. Track HP/HD for your prepared form separately; they are persistent. You can use the form's Hit Dice to restore Hit Points to it during short rests, and its Hit Points and Hit Dice are fully restored during long rests, just like yours. If you revert as a result of dropping to 0 Hit Points while in a form, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. For example, if you take 10 damage in animal form and have only 1 Hit Point remaining, you revert and also take 9 damage. As long as the excess damage doesn't also reduce your normal form to 0 Hit Points, you aren't knocked unconcious.
• You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source that are not dependent on your physical form, and can use them if the new form is physically capable of doing so. However, you cannot use any of your special physical senses (such as darkvision) unless your new form also has that sense. If there's any question, check with your DM.
• When changing, you choose whether each piece of equipment falls to the ground in your space, merges into your new form, or is worn by it - worn equipment functions as normal, but the DM will decide whether is is practical for the new form to wear such equipment, based on their shape and size. Equipment that merges with your form is considered to be 'carried', but not worn - it can be used while it is merged with your form, but not interacted with or activated.

Nature's Disciple

Beginning at 6th level, you may use your bonus action to spend up to 3 ki while in a beast form; roll that many d8s and gain temporary hit-points equal to the total.

Your natural weapons count as magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Geia's Will

When you reach 11th level, you may chose a second form into which you can shift; it must obey the same CR restrictions, but it may have swim or fly speeds, and it may be an Earth, Air, Fire, or Water Elemental.

You may additionally cast Speak with Animals or Speak with Plants as an action by spending 1 ki.

Geia's Avatar

Starting when you reach 17th level, you may choose a third form into which you can shift; it must obey the same restrictions as the second form. If you are reduced to zero Hit Points while in the shape of a beast, you may spend your reaction and pay 4 ki to immediately shift into another form. You may not use this feature again until you have taken a short or long rest.

Additionally, when you cast Speak with Animals or Speak with Plants on yourself, its duration is extended to 'permanent', though it can still be dispelled or nullified.