BrokenTwin
Biological Disaster
I really wish magical didn't automatically mean spellcaster in D&D-land.
Especially with spell slots... augh.I really wish magical didn't automatically mean spellcaster in D&D-land.
I really wish magical didn't automatically mean spellcaster in D&D-land.
I seem to recall something more nebulous used to be,Especially with spell slots... augh.
they are internal energy everything has it not everything knows how to use it.I seem to recall something more nebulous used to be,
"Chi powers are not magic in the traditional sense, although some chi powers stand well beyond the capabilities of ordinary mortals"
or something like that.
the problem is it is a terrible skirmisher.The Monk is seen more as a Skirmisher. Especially in 5E itself. A D8 for HP is reflective of that. A D10 represents a class that can be seen more as going toe to toe with anybody up close. A class with a higher Hit Die can take a blow more due to stuff like more protective(and restrictive) armor. The Monk only has its skills and speed to rely upon, dodging and weaving through foes and like Parkouring/Wall Running, Assassins Creed Style, across the environment and then either striking at the target they see. And if they do happen to find themselves having to go toe to toe up close, then they have some options to use to leverage the situation in their favor. Even their weapons, Pre/Post Tasha's, reflect this idea since you won't see a Monk wielding a heavy hitting weapon, like a Great Sword, the way a Fighter or Barbarian does.
The Monk is seen more as a Skirmisher. Especially in 5E itself. A D8 for HP is reflective of that. A D10 represents a class that can be seen more as going toe to toe with anybody up close. A class with a higher Hit Die can take a blow more due to stuff like more protective(and restrictive) armor. The Monk only has its skills and speed to rely upon, dodging and weaving through foes and like Parkouring/Wall Running, Assassins Creed Style, across the environment and then either striking at the target they see. And if they do happen to find themselves having to go toe to toe up close, then they have some options to use to leverage the situation in their favor. Even their weapons, Pre/Post Tasha's, reflect this idea since you won't see a Monk wielding a heavy hitting weapon, like a Great Sword, the way a Fighter or Barbarian does.
The other problem is that in media from 1990 and onward, monks and martial artists are straight up tanks and/or Frontline DPS/DPS.the problem is it is a terrible skirmisher.
Pretty much. Not at all the fiction people want out of a modern monk. I don't know why it's so hard?So they are given a rogue skeleton a told to run away.
Pretty much. Not at all the fiction people want out of a modern monk. I don't know why it's so hard?