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Just to be more clear, this is the article where they clearly explain how AC modifiers work. http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/rules-answers-january-2016

I am not sure how Booming Blade would help a Monk? As a cantrip its decent but not better than 3 attacks and certainly not better than 4 with ki spent.

I find that most people ignore ki uses that aren't offensive in nature. I am a huge fan of bonus action Dodge, disengage, and dash. I am always wherever the DM doesn't want me to be. Granted I like to multiclass heavily as a player but my monk is making me think about single class for a change...

Vs hordes the Sun soul seems a very good alternative to the Elements monk. It almost feels like it was designed to take over this niche at the expense of variety gaining consistency.

Is combining a house rule you made up or something in the books? Is there a method to do so? Also if you don't mind could you explain your reasoning on why the gauntlets would need to be attuned? Otherwise your answer seems like opinion. I assume you are basing it on some rule but without a...

To my knowledge the boots are redundant when the cloak is worn. The only benefit of the boots would be that they function when the hood of the cloak is down. Since there is almost never any reason to remove the hood from the cloak however, this simply means you are spending attunement for fancy...

It has always bothered me that the Hammer of Thunderbolts is a bit underwhelming for the extremely difficult conditions required to attune it. This has been a favorite item of mine throughout decades of D&D play. In particular, that it seems to need all 3 attunements for a character to use...

I play a Dex based grappler now in AL play. Its really fine although a bit harder than a strength based one. Most of the power of a grapple comes from the athletics skill itself which many enemies aren't trained in and have to usually use raw str or dex to oppose. Last night I grapples a Fire...

I am glad the consensus seems to be positive of the monk, Thank you for your feedback. This has done quite a bit to set aside my concerns. Yours truly, The Neurotic Gamer.

Thanks for the replies! Just to share, the reason I don't account for stunning strike much in my discussion, is that it is often resisted costing me 2-3 Ki in a singe round to land it partially due to a 14 wisdom and to many monsters having high constitution. Likewise Fighters, Barbarians and...

To clarify, I am not asking if monk is the best at damage, but merely if they do enough to warrant a place in the party when not spamming stun for control. As they reach level 5 the monk attains a zenith in it's offensive power that is virtually unchanged until level 17 when they might gain 1...

I am saddened that there are no multiclass options. I am in love with the Barbarian Monk I am playing now. Punching 4 times a round at level 6 while raging is just so much fun, I can hear the Bones snap under my fists of iron. I could use dex to attack but str is just so satisfying. Add to that...

I feel a 10/10 split has a lot of potential. You get 5 stat bumps, 5th level spells, 2 attacks with bonus 5d6 sneak on one, disadvantage to enemy saves when hidden, and tons of utility. Not necessarily stronger than the other splits mentioned, but holds it's own and has a good feel to it. The...

Remember the Dodge action is your friend at the low cost of a bonus action and a Ki point at level 2 onward. This can be a good go to action when caught out in the open ahead of your party. Monks also can be very stealthy which can be useful when you need to cross long distances against ranged...

Generally I am a fan of bounded accuracy. I found it helps to explain the when the players numbers got higher in previous editions, the monsters gained a similar increase nullifying the gain. If a player needs an 8 to hit a goblin at level 1 they still needed an 8 to hit the Vampiric Goblin Lich...

I would like to point out while the combination you mention is certainly strong, one should not expect this to be useful in any resemblance of regular play. Taking 2 rounds to come online, very few fights will actually last to the point where meaningful impact on combat will happen in the third...

Your friend is basically right. Barbarian is a bit deceptive as it is a defensive chassis for an archtype that is known traditionally as offensive. They absorb damage like no one else but the rage feature adds only a moderate offense boost. My friend is playing a multiclass fighter/barbarian and...

I am not sure why you think an agreement must require a massive sacrifice. Agreements can be amicable between parties. Something as simple as use these powers and my influence shall spread is sufficient. As for "cherry picking" I used m-w.com a very respected source and my first and only...

Paladin 12, warlock 4, fighter 4 would grant you full ABI. If you dont need all the ABI as your stats are a bit high ( I may have missed something ) you can go 12/5/3 and get the most of all classes. Pal 12 also nets you an additional spell slot.

Just in case you hadn't looked it up yourself. Pact: a formal agreement between two countries, people, or groups especially to help each other or to stop fighting