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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9062858" data-attributes="member: 7023840">So I saw something last night from [USER=57043]@Vael[/USER] that I can't quite escape from, in that it is both so simple and so profound that it might actually work.For Monk ASI levels, the Monk's focus on personal perfection allows them to choose a feat, and a +1. (Or choose the regular "ASI" feat, but not both).Now, when I first saw that, I was like .... NAW. That would just be stoopid. That would break bounded accuracy and apple pie and the sacraments of D&D as handed down by Gygax hisself.But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. It is totally in keeping with the Monk's archetype- whether you're thinking of how my Wu-Tang style can defeat you, or how John Dalton will insure you don't cause trouble at the inn, the Monk has always keyed in on perfection of the self.It would give the Monk something that truly differentiates it from all other classes, without trampling on any other classes' core identities.It isn't OP, given that the Monk is notoriously MAD. If anything, it would actually allow the Monk access to feats without punishing penalties.It provides custom "ribbons" for the class that would allow the Monk flexibility to excel at other aspects of the game, or provide new ways to approach combat.And it would be an implicit and tacit acknowledgement that the Monk, as a general rule, doesn't get all the cool toys that other classes get in terms of magic items.Obviously, additional thought would have to be given to this- for example, perhaps only certain feats would be allowed. Or the Monk would be restricted so if they take a feat with a +1 in an ability, they would not be allowed to stack the "free" +1 in the same ability.But the more I think about it, the more this seems like it might be something that could actually work as a Monk niche.Will they ever do it? HA! Of course not. But I wanted to cross-post this, because it is both simple and intriguing.</blockquote>

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