D&D 5E 5E Survivor - Subclasses (Part VII: Monks)

[DeviousQuail]

Drunken Master 7 - 2 = 5
Kensei 4
Shadow 1 + 1 = 2

 

[Xamnam]

Drunken Master 5 + 1 = 6
Kensei 4 - 2 = 2
Shadow 2

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Whatever helps us eliminate the Drunken Master the fastest. If we need to eliminate all PHB subclasses before we can finally get the Drunken Master the help and treatment he desperately needs, so be it. It's weird, but...sure.

Bah. It’s a fighting style/martial arts tradition.

I just want a monk to win. Kensei(the sword saint) should have been a fighter subclass, not a monk subclass.

You could rename the monk Kensei and it would be fine. It’s a monk.

 

[Maxperson]

You could rename the monk Kensei and it would be fine. It’s a monk.

It's a martial sword fighting style. It's a fighter.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

It's a martial sword fighting style. It's a fighter.

No, it’s not. It’s neither a fighting style nor a fighter. IRL it’s a title given to masters who surpass the normal level of skill of a master to attain “perfection”, which is exactly the more mundane end of what the Monk represents. It’s the perfect option for a more “martial” Monk.

If I were to rename the monk while making it less mystical by default (not at all what I’d ever do with the monk, but hypothetically) I’d probably call it the Kensei.

 

[gwek4580]

Drunken Master 6 - 2 = 4
Kensei 2 + 1 = 3
Shadow 2

 

[gwek4580]

I've been lurking on the thread from the beginning. Probably should have logged in a page or two ago... I've played the Kensei. I love the Kensei. If we can accept someone who throws fireballs as a monk, why not someone who uses a weapon? Heck, you could make an argument that the Shadow is better suited to Rogue or Ranger.

 

[Legatus Legionis]

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[Dax Doomslayer]

Drunken Master 3
Kensei 4

 

[OB1]

Drunken Master 3-2=1
Kensei 4+1=5

 

[Gradine]

Fine

Drunken Master 0
Kensei 6

 

[CleverNickName]

And we have a winner! The Way of the Kensei monk will advance to the final round, where it will face off against the Battle Master, the College of Lore, and other champions!

All hail the way of wind and blade!

 

[CleverNickName]

The new thread is up:

D&D 5E - 5E Survivor - Subclasses (Part VIII: Mystic, aka Psion)

There's well over a hundred and twenty different classes and subclasses in the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons game, and we're on a mission to determine which one is the Survivor! And this time around, we are comparing all of the Mystic subclasses. The Survivor of this round will advance to...

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[Maxperson]

Fine

Drunken Master 0
Kensei 6

Well, I have my target in the finals. And the fighter makes it in as a monk!

 

[CleverNickName]

My two favorites in this contest were the Shadow and the Kensei. So while it wasn't my very favorite outcome, I can live with it. If nothing else, the Kensei is a solid contender for representing the whole Monk class in the Final Round. I don't think the Drunken Master or the Sun Soul would fare as well.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Wow, literally the worst and least flavorful Monk subclass.* Huh.

* /s I'm not fond of it, but whatever. Just kick the drunk guy out of the house, he can sleep in the gutter, no problem. Out of sight, out of mind, as they say.

 

[Gammadoodler]

The best thing that can be said of the Kensei monk is that it is conspicuously inoffensive.

It should do well in the finals.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

And we have a winner! The Way of the Kensai

Kensei

Trying to rob the subclass of its dignity, even at its moment of triumph!

 

[DND_Reborn]

Fine

Drunken Master 0
Kensei 6

YES YES YES YES!!!! 2nd choice is fine by me.

 

[DND_Reborn]

My two favorites in this contest were the Shadow and the Kensei. So while it wasn't my very favorite outcome, I can live with it. If nothing else, the Kensei is a solid contender for representing the whole Monk class in the Final Round. I don't think the Drunken Master or the Sun Soul would fare as well.

Yep, I agree completely. It was my 2nd choice (after Open Hand).