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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 7873727" data-attributes="member: 72555"><p>If you want Monks to not be weaklings (reasonable), you could add a feature to monks.</p><p></p><p><strong>Perfect the Body, then the Mind</strong> (Alternative class feature to Ability Score Improvement)</p><p> </p><p>When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase your Str, Dex and Con ability scores by 1 point. You can also increase either two ability scores by 1 more point, or a mental ability score (int, wis or cha) by 2 points. As normal, you cannot increase a score over 20 in this manner. If one of your Str, Dex or Con scores is already 20, you can include Wisdom instead of Str Dex and Con (but you cannot increase Wisdom by 3).</p><p></p><p>Using the optional feats rule, you can instead take a feat then increase Str, Dex and Con by 1 (substituting Wisdom if any of them are already 20).</p><p></p><p>Going futher, you could change:</p><p></p><p><strong>Martial Arts</strong></p><p></p><p>* You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack rolls of your Unarmed attacks and monk weapons. If you do so, you can add 1/2 of your Dexterity and Wisdom bonuses to the damage roll.</p><p></p><p>12 str/14 wis/18 dex deals +1+6/2 = +4 damage, same as before.</p><p></p><p>That'll give you (a) monks who become closer and closer to physically perfect as they gain levels, and (b) ensures that strength determines damage more than dex/wis.</p><p></p><p>I doubt it would break the game either. Sure, you'd have some 20/20/20 physical stat monks (this grants +5 to Dex/Str/Con by level 20, with up to 1 stat overflowing into Wisdom). But that is thematically appropriate in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>A 20 str/dex/wis monk will deal +10 damage on a blow, which will bring them up a damage tier at epic tiers. Their lack of access to the "power attack" feats should prevent them from being ridiculously out of gamut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 7873727, member: 72555"] If you want Monks to not be weaklings (reasonable), you could add a feature to monks. [B]Perfect the Body, then the Mind[/B] (Alternative class feature to Ability Score Improvement) When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase your Str, Dex and Con ability scores by 1 point. You can also increase either two ability scores by 1 more point, or a mental ability score (int, wis or cha) by 2 points. As normal, you cannot increase a score over 20 in this manner. If one of your Str, Dex or Con scores is already 20, you can include Wisdom instead of Str Dex and Con (but you cannot increase Wisdom by 3). Using the optional feats rule, you can instead take a feat then increase Str, Dex and Con by 1 (substituting Wisdom if any of them are already 20). Going futher, you could change: [B]Martial Arts[/B] * You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack rolls of your Unarmed attacks and monk weapons. If you do so, you can add 1/2 of your Dexterity and Wisdom bonuses to the damage roll. 12 str/14 wis/18 dex deals +1+6/2 = +4 damage, same as before. That'll give you (a) monks who become closer and closer to physically perfect as they gain levels, and (b) ensures that strength determines damage more than dex/wis. I doubt it would break the game either. Sure, you'd have some 20/20/20 physical stat monks (this grants +5 to Dex/Str/Con by level 20, with up to 1 stat overflowing into Wisdom). But that is thematically appropriate in my opinion. A 20 str/dex/wis monk will deal +10 damage on a blow, which will bring them up a damage tier at epic tiers. Their lack of access to the "power attack" feats should prevent them from being ridiculously out of gamut. [/QUOTE]
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