A current is not merely water: it is the changing space between one intent and the next. Flowstriders study that space, answering threats with footwork, deflections, and sudden reversals. They are martial skirmishers who spend Flow to act between enemy attacks, protecting allies or turning a foe's commitment into an opening.
Answer the strike before it lands.
Mobile martial skirmisher and reactive protector
At a glance
Hit die d10
Dexterity
WisdomYou gain proficiency with light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons. Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Athletics, Insight, Perception, Performance, and Stealth.
You have a pool of Flow Points equal to your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier (minimum 2). You regain all spent points when you finish a Short or Long Rest, and regain 1 point when you roll Initiative with none remaining. You learn two options from the Flow Responses list; whenever you spend a Flow Point to take an additional reaction, choose one learned response whose trigger is met. You can take only one reaction per triggering event, and no more than one reaction can be taken in response to the same creature's turn.
While you aren't wearing Heavy armor, your speed increases by 10 feet. When you take the Disengage action, you can also move through the space of one creature no more than one size larger than you this turn; that space is difficult terrain.
Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can move 5 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks from that creature.
Choose a Flowstrider subclass. Your subclass grants features at levels 3, 6, 10, and 14.
Your Flow Point maximum increases by 1. You learn one additional option from the Flow Responses list.
Ability Score Improvement
When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can attack twice instead of once.
You gain a subclass feature. In addition, your Flow Point maximum increases by 1.
When a creature you can see misses you with an attack, you can move up to 10 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks from that creature. This movement requires no action.
Ability Score Improvement
When you use a Flow Response that reduces damage to you or an ally, reduce the damage by an additional 1d10 + your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1).
You gain a subclass feature. You also learn one additional option from the Flow Responses list.
Your Flow Point maximum increases by 1. Also, when you roll Initiative and have at least 1 Flow Point, you can move up to half your speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
Ability Score Improvement
Once per turn when you spend a Flow Point, you can move up to 10 feet immediately before or after the response without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
You gain a subclass feature. Your Flow Point maximum increases by 1.
Once per turn when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can deal extra damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1) and move up to 10 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks from that creature.
Ability Score Improvement
When you roll Initiative and have no Flow Points remaining, you regain 2 points instead of 1. You can also take up to two additional reactions per round by spending Flow Points, rather than one; each additional reaction still requires a valid Flow Response trigger.
Your Flow Point maximum increases by 1. When you use a Flow Response, you can move up to 10 feet as part of that response without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
Ability Score Improvement
Once on each of your turns, you can use a Flow Response without spending a Flow Point. You can still use this benefit only when its trigger occurs, and it does not grant a reaction beyond the normal reaction limits of Many Currents.
DexterityWisdomDexterityWisdomHit points per Flowstrider level; Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier. Hit Points at Higher Levels: (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Flowstrider level after 1st.
DefensesArmor Class: Use armor, shields, and Dexterity as normal; Current-Footed requires no Heavy armor.
ArmorLight armor, medium armor, shields.
WeaponsSimple and martial weapons.
ToolsNone.
SkillsChoose two from Acrobatics, Athletics, Insight, Perception, Performance, and Stealth.
Skill choicesAcrobatics, Athletics, Insight, Perception, Performance, Stealth
ResourceFlow Points: a short-rest-recharging pool equal to your proficiency bonus + Wisdom modifier (minimum 2), increased by class features. Spend 1 point to use a Flow Response as an additional reaction; you retain the normal one-reaction limit unless a feature explicitly increases it.
MulticlassingPrerequisite: Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13. When you multiclass into Flowstrider, you gain proficiency with light armor, medium armor, shields, and simple weapons. Flow Points are tracked separately from other class resources; only Flowstrider levels determine your Flow Point maximum and Flowstrider features.
Flowstrider reactions. Each option requires its listed trigger; taking one costs 1 Flow Point unless a feature says otherwise.
Trigger: A creature you can see hits you with an attack. Reduce the damage by + your Dexterity modifier, then move up to 5 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks from that creature.
Trigger: A creature you can see hits an ally within 5 feet of you with an attack. Reduce the damage the ally takes by + your Dexterity modifier, and you can switch places with that ally if both spaces are available.
Trigger: A creature you can see misses you with a melee attack. Make one melee weapon attack against that creature; on a hit, the attack deals normal damage and the target's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of its current turn.
Trigger: A creature you can see enters your reach. Move up to 10 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks from that creature; if you end within your weapon's reach, the creature's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of its turn.
Trigger: A creature you can see makes an attack roll against you or an ally within 5 feet of you. Impose a -2 penalty on the roll, potentially causing it to miss.
Trigger: A creature you can see within 5 feet of you is hit by an attack from another creature. Move up to 10 feet, then make one melee weapon attack against the attacker if it is within your reach.
Meet force with a sharper answer.
Let danger break upon your passage.
Be where the threat is not.
A current is not merely water: it is the changing space between one intent and the next.
Flowstriders study that space, answering threats with footwork, deflections, and sudden reversals. They are martial skirmishers who spend Flow to act between enemy attacks, protecting allies or turning a foe's commitment into an opening.
You play at the edges of danger, spending Flow when an enemy commits to an attack or threatens an ally.
Save points for reactions that change a consequential hit, and position yourself where multiple allies can benefit from your responses. Your strongest turns come from using your normal action to attack or reposition while reserving reactions for the moments between turns.
Most Flowstriders begin as dancers, guards, couriers, or survivors who discover that instinct can be made deliberate.
A mentor teaches them to observe a threat without flinching, then practice measured steps and controlled responses until each movement creates another choice. Initiation is usually a practical trial: protect someone through a dangerous place without defeating every opponent.
Ordinary people often see Flowstriders as reassuring bodyguards or uncanny duelists who are always standing in exactly the right place.
In places where political violence is common, their ability to interrupt attacks can make them seem threatening even when they are acting as protectors.
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