D&D 5E Is the Monk of the Long Death overpowered?

[FormerlyHemlock]

English is (vastly improved) by (using parentheses).

(That's (what (my friends (who (are (LISP fans)))) tell me)).

 

[Horwath]

Or is it just my high rolled stats?

I rolled 18 Dex, 16 Con, and 15 Wis. I'm a Wood Elf so 20 Dex and 16 Wis at level 1. At level 4 I took +2 to Wis.

So now at level 5, with a +1 quarterstaff. I'm +9 to attack, 1d8+6 twice + 1d6+5 unarmed attack every round. I'm easily out-damaging everybody else including the 2 handed Fighter.

And with 45ft of movement and a AC 19, I'm hard to hit.

AND, everytime I drop an enemy to 0 hp, I gain 9 temporary HP myself.


I haven't felt this overpowered since my 4e Ranger.

problem is your stats, nothing else.

I play high elf monk 5th level, with 16 dex, 14 wis and 12 con. And I cant afford to stay in melee. Thanks Mobility feat

I have 15 AC but your monk has 18. That is with creatures attack roll at low levels from +4 to +7 a huge increase.


Thats why I hate rolled stats, on point buy you can give as many points as you like but as 15 is the cap for buying, no one will go out of bounds, they will just not have dump stats all over the place.

 

[Zardnaar]

Some classes benefit more from high stats than others and the Monk is the poster child for that along with The Paladin, Bladelock, and Valor Bard. They are some of the more MAD classes out there and 20 dex at level 1 is roughly equivalent to 2 feats. Dex based classes also benefti more as strength based ones can often get a high AC with only a 16 as best stat.

 

[CTurbo]

Nothing is more "OP" than having 20 in your main stat at early levels especially at level 1.

 

[FormerlyHemlock]

Nothing is more "OP" than having 20 in your main stat at early levels especially at level 1.

Oh, I don't know about that. Moon Druid and Necromancer are probably both more "OP" than a Dex 20 Monk. Moon Druid starting at level 2, Necromancer starting at level 6.