D&D 5E 5th edition monks

Garthanos · Dec 18, 2019

Jd Smith1 said:
Actually, Chi is a Greek letter

And one of the ways they sometimes spell out Qi

Undrave · Dec 18, 2019

lowkey13 said:
that is simply a side effect of the increasing reliance on Dex in 5e.

Yeah, I think the whole 'Asian weapons need the Finesse property' thing is more down to the fact that you don't see Asian warriors in plates, despite warriors such as Guan Yu being clearly STR focused, which means that, in the system, they NEED high DEX to have decent AC, which in turns make them hard to build with a STR weapon.

This, again, is down to the sacred cows of DnD.

jayoungr · Dec 18, 2019

Jd Smith1 said:
Ki is a Japanese accent used to indicate a specific nasal tone.

... ??

Japanese is not a tonal language.

toucanbuzz · Dec 18, 2019

Yeah, neither one of these guys had an 8 Strength dump. In AD&D, they had "minimum" ability score requirements to play certain classes. A monk required a whopping 15 STR, DEX, and WIS. In those days, DEX contributed nothing to damage. I know it's fantasy, but I also see the OP's point. The design today doesn't match the original design. Find me a person who can break boards and bricks but struggles to carry a large sack of flour.

generic · Dec 18, 2019

jayoungr said:
... ??

Japanese is not a tonal language.

Exactly what I thought. What does @Jd Smith1 mean?

generic · Dec 18, 2019

Garthanos said:
Prana, Mana, Chi, Qi
Prana, Mana, Chi, Qi – these are names for the same things in very different cultures; the life force that animates us, brings us to life, and empowers us to give and receive Love, to live as we know it. In the west we call this energy.

The Japanese call the energy that flows within us, Ki.

The Taoists call this Chi or Qi and follow its flow through charted meridians in acupuncture.

Indian yogis call it Prana and chart its course through the chakras.

In the west we follow it through the electrical pulses our heart and brain emit.

The above is from a site that well... lets just say I do not normally frequent ... too much woo for me.

Yeah, I don't think that I'm going to trust some quackery on the Internet.

Given that I do not believe in the power of Qi/Chi, but actually understand the basic concepts of it, I find this almost laughable.

Entire treatises have been written on Qi/Chi. It has more prominence in martial arts than you might assume, and carries a different definition.

generic · Dec 18, 2019

Garthanos said:
Me neither but pretending it isnt directly referential is lying.

Not what I said. In fact, I thought my point was very clear. Chi/Qi simply doesn't just mean 'life force', it's not that simple. Furthermore, if we're no longer allowed to, as a culture, use loanwords, then the English language is doomed.

Istbor · Dec 18, 2019

toucanbuzz said:
Yeah, neither one of these guys had an 8 Strength dump. In AD&D, they had "minimum" ability score requirements to play certain classes. A monk required a whopping 15 STR, DEX, and WIS. In those days, DEX contributed nothing to damage. I know it's fantasy, but I also see the OP's point. The design today doesn't match the original design. Find me a person who can break boards and bricks but struggles to carry a large sack of flour.

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I found your person. Me. I am that man who struggles with flour, but can break boards and bricks with punches and kicks. Hey that rythmes.

DragonBelow · Dec 18, 2019

WayOfTheFourElements said:
Which is why all stats should be vitally important to all characters, regardless of class.

So this is not a problem with monks, but with all classes?

lowkey13 · Dec 18, 2019

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