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Monk: The Past, Present, and Questionable Future of an Iconic Class
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<blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 9063588" data-attributes="member: 6796241"><p>[USER=7023840]@Snarf Zagyg[/USER] I'm really liking the +1 ASI at all feat levels (I wouldn't put in any restrictions on it) which amounts to +5 over the course of a campaign and ultimately mimics getting a couple of Rare+ magical weapons/armor. Add that on to [USER=7035894]@Clint_L[/USER] 's improvements and the Monk becomes great.</p><p></p><p>And part of the reason for this is that I think the 5e Monk (and also Ranger) are kind of stealth 'Prestige' classes, that sort of assume a higher than Standard Array/Point Buy starting point on Ability Scores. They didn't require higher than normal stats in the rule set (like Paladin back in the day), but if you do roll up a character with high stats, both of those classes play way better than with standard (note that I still love the monk with Standard in 5e).</p><p></p><p>Giving that +1 puts SA/PB monk players on an even playing field with the other classes and leans into the monk identity of someone who does it themselves without equipment. Taking this one step further, how about a 'Perfect Self' capstone that puts 22s in every ability score. Going two steps further, how about a monk specific feat that's just "Chose an ability score, that score is now 20, you can take this feat more than once and choose a different ability score each time". Dipping for this ability is near non existent, since you have to spend 4 levels to get the first one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OB1, post: 9063588, member: 6796241"] [USER=7023840]@Snarf Zagyg[/USER] I'm really liking the +1 ASI at all feat levels (I wouldn't put in any restrictions on it) which amounts to +5 over the course of a campaign and ultimately mimics getting a couple of Rare+ magical weapons/armor. Add that on to [USER=7035894]@Clint_L[/USER] 's improvements and the Monk becomes great. And part of the reason for this is that I think the 5e Monk (and also Ranger) are kind of stealth 'Prestige' classes, that sort of assume a higher than Standard Array/Point Buy starting point on Ability Scores. They didn't require higher than normal stats in the rule set (like Paladin back in the day), but if you do roll up a character with high stats, both of those classes play way better than with standard (note that I still love the monk with Standard in 5e). Giving that +1 puts SA/PB monk players on an even playing field with the other classes and leans into the monk identity of someone who does it themselves without equipment. Taking this one step further, how about a 'Perfect Self' capstone that puts 22s in every ability score. Going two steps further, how about a monk specific feat that's just "Chose an ability score, that score is now 20, you can take this feat more than once and choose a different ability score each time". Dipping for this ability is near non existent, since you have to spend 4 levels to get the first one. [/QUOTE]
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