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4-Element monks are the only monk archetype that excels against flying enemies
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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 7986643" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>A flying foe that closes to melee range is already risking OAs each time it breaks contact, unless it has flyby, which is rare. If you are the person being attacked, you can drop a Stunning Strike on that OA if it hits. It costs half the ki and is utterly devastating if it works. If you're not the person being attacked, there is no guarantee you're going to be within 30 feet of that person, either.</p><p></p><p></p><p>How often do you face flying humanoid spellcasters?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Okay, hang on a second. That's three different disciplines you've tossed out here, one of which isn't available until 11th level.</p><p></p><p>This is what, in wizard theorycrafting circles, is known as Schrodinger's Wizard: The wizard whose prepared spell list is indeterminate until there's an encounter, at which point the waveform collapses into whichever spell <em>just happens</em> to be perfectly suited to that encounter. And wizards get many times the number of prepared spells that monks get disciplines. Are you going to devote every single one of your discipline picks to dealing with flying enemies? If so, that's not exactly a compelling case for the Four Elements monk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 7986643, member: 58197"] A flying foe that closes to melee range is already risking OAs each time it breaks contact, unless it has flyby, which is rare. If you are the person being attacked, you can drop a Stunning Strike on that OA if it hits. It costs half the ki and is utterly devastating if it works. If you're not the person being attacked, there is no guarantee you're going to be within 30 feet of that person, either. How often do you face flying humanoid spellcasters? Okay, hang on a second. That's three different disciplines you've tossed out here, one of which isn't available until 11th level. This is what, in wizard theorycrafting circles, is known as Schrodinger's Wizard: The wizard whose prepared spell list is indeterminate until there's an encounter, at which point the waveform collapses into whichever spell [I]just happens[/I] to be perfectly suited to that encounter. And wizards get many times the number of prepared spells that monks get disciplines. Are you going to devote every single one of your discipline picks to dealing with flying enemies? If so, that's not exactly a compelling case for the Four Elements monk. [/QUOTE]
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