Monk's AC bonus? Dodge? Deflection? Other?

[NewJeffCT]

what sort of bonus is it to AC - it's not clear from the PHB. I would think it's a Dodge bonus, but the monk's AC bonus also applies when the monk is denied his Dex bonus or when flat-footed, so that means it's not quite a dodge bonus, as you normally don't get a dodge bonus then

Thanks

 

[gamecat]

I think it's explicitly unnamed for a reason - it can stack w/ anything else.

 

[Starbuck_II]

what sort of bonus is it to AC - it's not clear from the PHB. I would think it's a Dodge bonus, but the monk's AC bonus also applies when the monk is denied his Dex bonus or when flat-footed, so that means it's not quite a dodge bonus, as you normally don't get a dodge bonus then

Thanks

It's its own type.

It applies to touch AC making similar to dodge AC, but not exactly one.

 

[Corsair]

It's its own type.

It applies to touch AC making similar to dodge AC, but not exactly one.

Minor correction: All AC counts for touch except armor, shield, and natural armor.

Touch Attacks: Some attacks disregard armor, including shields and natural armor. In these cases, the attacker makes a touch attack roll (either ranged or melee). When you are the target of a touch attack, your AC doesn’t include any armor bonus, shield bonus, or natural armor bonus. All other modifiers, such as your size modifier, Dexterity modifier, and deflection bonus (if any) apply normally.

 

[NewJeffCT]

Minor correction: All AC counts for touch except armor, shield, and natural armor.

You are correct on that - I just wanted to see if I missed something on the monk's AC due to my old age or something.

 

[Vegepygmy]

I think it's explicitly unnamed for a reason - it can stack w/ anything else.

That's correct. Personally, I think it should be an insight bonus, but officially it's unnamed.

 

[bykov]

That's correct. Personally, I think it should be an insight bonus, but officially it's unnamed.

I second this.

Bykov.

 

[Starbuck_II]

That's correct. Personally, I think it should be an insight bonus, but officially it's unnamed.

But making it Insight would nerf the Monk's AC maximum since they would lose Insight bonus to AC (possibly to obtain through spells, class features, or magic items).
Example, Dusty Rose Prism Ioun Stone adds +1 Insight to AC.

 

[Vegepygmy]

But making it Insight would nerf the Monk's AC maximum since they would lose Insight bonus to AC (possibly to obtain through spells, class features, or magic items).

That's a feature, not a bug.

Seriously, though...insight bonuses are rare enough that I don't really think it's a "nerf."

 

[dragonfriend7738]

Sorry to use a revive spell on a long decomposed thread, but I have a question that's relevant here. A Saint (BoED, 185) gains an AC insight bonus equal to their Wisdom modifier that acts in the same capacity as a Monk's AC bonus.

Would this actually stack with a monk's AC bonus? If so, then dayum.