Recent content by goldenskull

This is one good point. Let's do the math assuming no modifiers. A high-level monk can force a Lich to use at least 1LR roughly 80% of the time per turn if flurrying and stunning each time. The odds of using up 2LR is 41.8%. The odds of using up all 3LR is 11.48%. The odds of actually stunning...

Not too worried, honestly. Most players will be able to rattle off three qualifying spells they find cool. If not, they can tell their DM what effects they want their monk to create and ask for advice. Even a borderline normie will be able to say something like: Magic Missile, Invisibility...

I mean... those are ideas. I don't know if any of these restrictions are worth in game value what they cost in word count. My gut feeling is that - if this ability is only going to give you three spells of 1st, 2nd and 3rd - why restrict it further? It doesn't even give a cantrip, you know? As...

"School Style" or "Style Tradition"? What do you think about restricting it to a specific class, chosen at 9th? One of the problems with restricting it to specific spells is that... well, that's a lot less powerful and flexible and doesn't do justice to the variety of powers in wuxia and...

Standard for melee characters, sure. But casters and ranged can still neglect Con... even if they can't necessarily get away with DUMPING it like they sometimes could in 3.5 (Faerie Mysteries Initiate HR complaint ability LMAO). But then you aren't KITING anymore, are you? ;) True that...

Thanks for the great feedback @Undrave! Ehh... I would say yes, but I'm already loading the monk up with defensive abilities. I think it's OK for the monk to stay skinny in with the power level I've already given it. In my mind, the monk is all about trying to not get hit or damaged too much in...

Fair enough. I'll math out both scenarios together for you, assuming Tough feat and thugs have initiative (just like the fighter). Tough Monk with 12 Con at 27hp, going last in init just like the fighter vs 32 hp each: Thugs get precisely 9.862 DPR. Monk's DPR 15.2 with flurry and 10.15...

And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bicycle. Why would the thugs follow the monk into a convenient 5ft tunnel instead of standing at the mouth? Why isn't the monk getting double-teamed on either side in the tunnel instead? Also the thugs could just ready their multiattacks while you...

Let's be fair. A level 3 fighter can probably afford splint for 20AC or 21AC with Defensive Fighting Style. Thugs have 32 HP each and fighter has 34. Let's assume vanilla Fighter has Champion subclass for Improved Crit and the Thugs roll higher for init. S&B Fighter with Dueling Style @20AC...

Well, like I said, at Level 3 with a tougher DM you won't be facing a single paladin or fighter. You'll be facing two Thugs per player, which have two attacks each with advantage against your AC of 16. If you negate one of those attacks, you're still staring down the barrel of 3d6+6 damage with...

Ehhh, with respect: x to doubt. It's very good at certain things - like grapples and shoves - at early levels. With base 16 AC for an optimized build and no way other than ability boosts + bracers of defense to increase it... yeah, you really do need CON. Also I've never played 5e at higher...

@mellored On second thought, I think I'm going to make the save bonus separate from the AC bonus and make it permanent. Having them BOTH be temporary/contingent leads to weird situations like... "I just drank a poison... better start DODGING so I get my save bonus!"

Great feedback! THANKS! LOL I had no idea. I'll switch back to STR/DEX now. I was thinking about that, but the styles offer too many permanent benefits and it'd be awkward to switch them around. Like... at most I was thinking the ability to switch FA's if you're familiar with another style but...

I’ve been frustrated with the Monk… basically forever. So I decided to make a monk that is SAD rather than MAD. The flavor is very cool and I understand that a lot of people have had a lot of fun playing Monks… some have even claimed that Monks are OP. With respect, that’s factually untrue...

Yep. I got that. My point was that - if all you want is this particular dude to have disadvantage against attacks on you, a level 5 martial can do the same thing and gets advantage on attacks against it as a bonus. Requires an extra combat maneuver, but still. Obviously dodging is better if...