Tao of the Drunken Master

Tao of the Drunken Master

The Tao of the Drunken Master embraces unpredictability, resilience, and chaotic rhythm. These monks stagger, sway, and stumble—not from ale, but from perfected motion that feigns weakness and hides lethal intent. Every step is misdirection, every fall a strike in disguise.

Masters of Chaos Flow

Drunken Masters channel ki through erratic movement, using off-balance stances and wild gestures to confuse enemies. Their strikes weave between dodges, and their laughter masks insight. To fight one is to grapple with chaos given form—deceptive, fluid, and unrelenting.

In Zin, Drunken Masters gather in the teahouse-monasteries of Cloudbend Hollow, a mist-veiled canyon where ki is distilled into liquid form. There, they brew sacred spirits and practice martial forms amid cups and chaos. When war stirs, they descend like a drunken tide—unstoppable, unpredictable, and grinning.

Path of Staggered Wisdom

Though they appear foolish, Drunken Masters walk a disciplined path. They learn to fall without harm, strike without warning, and read intent through slurred speech and glassy stares. Their wisdom is veiled in nonsense, their teachings passed through parable and prank, and their victories never look like triumph until the fight is over.


  • Passive Abilities:
  • Drunken Awareness
    1000 gp 5
  • Functional Alcoholic
    5000 gp 5
  • Slippery Gait
    500 gp 5
  • Bottle Sense
    2000 gp 10
  • Drunken Resilience
    4000 gp 10
  • Unpredictable Rhythm
    5000 gp 20
  • Last Sip Gambit
    10000 gp 25

  • Abilities:
  • Sloshing Wave
    8
  • Cask Toss
    16
  • Brewmist Veil
    24
  • Eight-Sip Eruption
    36

  • Quick Abilities:
  • Spilled Spirits
    20

  • Attack Abilities:
  • Flask Palm
    500 gp 5
  • Stumbling Charge
    1000 gp 12
  • Leaning Crush
    5000 gp 32

  • Free Abilities:
  • Backbend Recovery
    15
  • The Final Toast
    40

  • Reaction Abilities:
  • Flowing Current Form
    28

  • Opportunity Attack Abilities:
  • Tipsy Tumble
    500 gp 5

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