Way of the Four Elements

The Way of the Four Elements was a discipline followed by various monastic orders in Faerûn. As a monk progressed, they gained various abilities including the ability to cast certain spells.

Abilities
By expending a certain amount of ki, and becoming powerful enough, monks of such an order could cast various spells. Novice monks could cast burning hands, gust of wind, thunderwave, hold person, and shatter. Skilled monks could cast fireball, fly, gaseous form, stoneskin, and wall of fire. Powerful monks could even utilize a lot of ki to cast cone of cold and wall of stone.