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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 2843340" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, why is everyone absolutely insisting on Amulet of Mighty Blows?&nbsp; Can't monks use weapons?&nbsp; Last time I checked, they could.Why would I bother with bracers of armor +3?&nbsp; Is there are reason the party wizard can't drop a mage armor on me?Look, I'm not going to argue that a monk is a better fighter than a fighter.&nbsp; I know that's not true.&nbsp; However, I think that people are grossly overstating the case that monks are so much weaker.&nbsp; The thing is, monks are not as directly stronger.&nbsp; I know that.&nbsp; It takes a bit of tactical thinking to make a monk stronger.&nbsp; Monks are a party character, not a &quot;Hey, look at me, I can do the most damage&quot; kind of character.&nbsp; With a bit of buffing, monks can be absolutely awesome, if the party decides to work together.An enlarged grappling monk is just nasty.&nbsp; He's the rogue's best friend.&nbsp; Is he the go to guy for dealing damage?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; He can deal damage, and he can do it fairly well.&nbsp; But, nope, he's not in the same league as the fighter or the barbie.&nbsp; But, then again, I noticed no one bothered to comment on the idea that the monk with full fighter progression would have insane attacks at 20th level.&nbsp; Why do people figure the monk has to be better than the fighter in order to be good?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 2843340, member: 22779"] But, why is everyone absolutely insisting on Amulet of Mighty Blows? Can't monks use weapons? Last time I checked, they could. Why would I bother with bracers of armor +3? Is there are reason the party wizard can't drop a mage armor on me? Look, I'm not going to argue that a monk is a better fighter than a fighter. I know that's not true. However, I think that people are grossly overstating the case that monks are so much weaker. The thing is, monks are not as directly stronger. I know that. It takes a bit of tactical thinking to make a monk stronger. Monks are a party character, not a "Hey, look at me, I can do the most damage" kind of character. With a bit of buffing, monks can be absolutely awesome, if the party decides to work together. An enlarged grappling monk is just nasty. He's the rogue's best friend. Is he the go to guy for dealing damage? Nope. He can deal damage, and he can do it fairly well. But, nope, he's not in the same league as the fighter or the barbie. But, then again, I noticed no one bothered to comment on the idea that the monk with full fighter progression would have insane attacks at 20th level. Why do people figure the monk has to be better than the fighter in order to be good? [/QUOTE]

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