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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 9297853" data-attributes="member: 27957">There's always going to be a clash when we apply the term &quot;tank&quot; to a TTRPG character. It was popularized as MMORPG terminology by Everquest and later World of Warcraft, and in that framework a tank's job is as much about managing aggro and enemy placement as it is simple damage mitigation. So when it gets used in a TTRPG context, there's immediately a clash in expectations.A TTRPG high durability front liner usually doesn't have the control elements a MMORPG tank does. They tried that with 4e, and it pops up a little bit still in 5e, but it's not common. Instead, 5e mostly follows the older D&amp;D legacy of the meatshield. The warrior who stands on the front line and holds their ground, while the archers and casters huddle in safety behind them.So in the sense of being a good meatshield, the UA Monk definitely does a much better job of it than it used to. The actual play reports talk at length about how their improved defensive options let them hold the front line instead of having to be a light skirmisher like the Rogue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 9297853, member: 27957"] There's always going to be a clash when we apply the term "tank" to a TTRPG character. It was popularized as MMORPG terminology by Everquest and later World of Warcraft, and in that framework a tank's job is as much about managing aggro and enemy placement as it is simple damage mitigation. So when it gets used in a TTRPG context, there's immediately a clash in expectations. A TTRPG high durability front liner usually doesn't have the control elements a MMORPG tank does. They tried that with 4e, and it pops up a little bit still in 5e, but it's not common. Instead, 5e mostly follows the older D&D legacy of the meatshield. The warrior who stands on the front line and holds their ground, while the archers and casters huddle in safety behind them. So in the sense of being a good meatshield, the UA Monk definitely does a much better job of it than it used to. The actual play reports talk at length about how their improved defensive options let them hold the front line instead of having to be a light skirmisher like the Rogue. [/QUOTE]

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