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<blockquote data-quote="choryukami" data-source="post: 6784942" data-attributes="member: 6808151">Here is an interesting idea I was going to pursue with my druid (that I have now retired in favor of other characters).&nbsp; 1 level in monk, the rest in druid.&nbsp; In animal forms, your unarmored defense takes precedence to your beast form's AC, and Wisdom should be your highest stat.&nbsp; So at 2nd level with your wild shape you're looking at a 16ish Wisdom and a garbage Dex in bear form, a 10 + 1 + 3 = 14 AC rather than an 11.&nbsp; On top of that, you can put your second highest in Con and your third in Dex and have a fairly decent and durable 'human' form if you get knocked out of wild shape.&nbsp; Finally, if you do take enough monk to get KI points, you can use those in animal forms, allowing you to disengage and dodge if you need to.&nbsp; And of course, you always have the backup of using Shilelagh with your quarterstaff and using flurry of blows with that in your natural form.&nbsp; Overall, it is an unusual, but helpful package.Now, ask your DM if he considers natural attacks to be 'unarmed attacks.'&nbsp; If you have a form that doesn't utilize multiattack, but a regular attack action, then you can use flurry of blows (I would rule they just get 1d4+Dex/Str just like in 'human' form).But yeah, her concept could be that she is a hermit that unlocked the power of nature while training in the wilderness.&nbsp; Whether she was a monk before and she learned how to get her 'animality' while meditating, or she was a druid and studied the natural fighting styles of the animals to get her monk powers is up to her to decide.One last note:&nbsp; my druid was a human who started with Sentinel.&nbsp; Your animal form may not always be the strongest in damage, but it can be sticky as heck, especially when it is large and gets multiple attacks AND sentinel.&nbsp; You want all the hits to funnel onto you and sentinel is a way to do it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="choryukami, post: 6784942, member: 6808151"] Here is an interesting idea I was going to pursue with my druid (that I have now retired in favor of other characters). 1 level in monk, the rest in druid. In animal forms, your unarmored defense takes precedence to your beast form's AC, and Wisdom should be your highest stat. So at 2nd level with your wild shape you're looking at a 16ish Wisdom and a garbage Dex in bear form, a 10 + 1 + 3 = 14 AC rather than an 11. On top of that, you can put your second highest in Con and your third in Dex and have a fairly decent and durable 'human' form if you get knocked out of wild shape. Finally, if you do take enough monk to get KI points, you can use those in animal forms, allowing you to disengage and dodge if you need to. And of course, you always have the backup of using Shilelagh with your quarterstaff and using flurry of blows with that in your natural form. Overall, it is an unusual, but helpful package. Now, ask your DM if he considers natural attacks to be 'unarmed attacks.' If you have a form that doesn't utilize multiattack, but a regular attack action, then you can use flurry of blows (I would rule they just get 1d4+Dex/Str just like in 'human' form). But yeah, her concept could be that she is a hermit that unlocked the power of nature while training in the wilderness. Whether she was a monk before and she learned how to get her 'animality' while meditating, or she was a druid and studied the natural fighting styles of the animals to get her monk powers is up to her to decide. One last note: my druid was a human who started with Sentinel. Your animal form may not always be the strongest in damage, but it can be sticky as heck, especially when it is large and gets multiple attacks AND sentinel. You want all the hits to funnel onto you and sentinel is a way to do it. [/QUOTE]

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