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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 8042825" data-attributes="member: 59848">I disagree regarding making it similar to the shield spell. As you say yourself, it has benefits that defensive duelist does not. Also, it provides a higher, if not equivalent bonus to defensive duelist until 9th level. Also, it does not carry the minimum Dex requirement that defensive duelist does. However, on a monk it increases their Ki points (which is nothing to sneeze at) and works in conjuntion with Patient Defense. Giving a monk the potential to dodge, get their normal action, and have a mini-shield spell seems too good, even at the cost of 2 Ki points.Actually, per Jeremy Crawford:We also see similar word in the Monk's Stunning Strike ability, emphasis mine.And no, you would not be able to roll another sneak attack die, because that is not a weapon die. We see similar wording in the Half-Orc's Savage Attacks ability and the Barbarian's Brutal Critical ability. The benefit of this is that the decision is made after the attack succeeds (similar to Divine Smite), so it give the monk the chance for a consistent damage boost, which can also work in conjunction with the Martial Arts attack or Flurry of Blows.</blockquote>