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<blockquote data-quote="Eilathen" data-source="post: 7440440" data-attributes="member: 51843">Hey guys,So i have been playing a good portion of DnD 5e lately. And i quite like it.Now i am thinking about playing a monk in our next campaign but when i looked at the class in the PHB an idea immediately sprang to my mind:The combination of two of the monastic traditions in the book would let me more or less play Avatar, the last airbender Monk (Way of the Open Hand and Way of the Four Elements)...and i'd love that.Now my question for the 5e experts: do you think that would unbalance the game too much? Or is combining two monastic traditions not that much of a power up?My reasoning/view at the moment is this (but i am definitely not an expert yet) :first of all, it makes a lot of in-world sense to be able to combine traditions...lots of stories tell about martial artists that wandered the world and learn from different monasteries and masters to combine the styles and found a new warriors-art. You get the gist.second of all, in game terms, i am under the impression that it does not step on any niches of other classes and it does not so much give a huge power-up as it gives a bit more versatility (especially in using your Ki points).After i have seen how powerful and versatile Wizards and Bards are, i don't think this would somehow top that.But again, not an expert as i have not been studying 5e builds in any detail.What do you guys think? Would you allow something like that in your campaigns?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eilathen, post: 7440440, member: 51843"] Hey guys, So i have been playing a good portion of DnD 5e lately. And i quite like it. Now i am thinking about playing a monk in our next campaign but when i looked at the class in the PHB an idea immediately sprang to my mind: The combination of two of the monastic traditions in the book would let me more or less play Avatar, the last airbender Monk (Way of the Open Hand and Way of the Four Elements)...and i'd love that. Now my question for the 5e experts: do you think that would unbalance the game too much? Or is combining two monastic traditions not that much of a power up? My reasoning/view at the moment is this (but i am definitely not an expert yet) : first of all, it makes a lot of in-world sense to be able to combine traditions...lots of stories tell about martial artists that wandered the world and learn from different monasteries and masters to combine the styles and found a new warriors-art. You get the gist. second of all, in game terms, i am under the impression that it does not step on any niches of other classes and it does not so much give a huge power-up as it gives a bit more versatility (especially in using your Ki points). After i have seen how powerful and versatile Wizards and Bards are, i don't think this would somehow top that. But again, not an expert as i have not been studying 5e builds in any detail. What do you guys think? Would you allow something like that in your campaigns? [/QUOTE]

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