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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 9059504" data-attributes="member: 5889">This is probably my greatest critique of the monk. At the end of the day, isn't the Rogue just better overall?1) Rogues can dash for no cost, all day every day.2) Rogues can minimize damage once per round.3) Rogues can get a reasonable AC with just dex.4) Give them a rapier reskinned as some brass knuckles and they are a fine martial artist that can get in serious &quot;body blows&quot; (aka sneak attack).5) Rogues get expertise that lets them pick up athletics (if they want to be good grapplers) or acrobatics for that kung fu flavor.6) Hell the current UA rogue can now do even more kung fu stuff, like tripping or disarming their opponent, or hitting a special &quot;pressure point&quot; aka the poisoned condition.While I do think the low level monk has a niche....I would argue design wise the rogue is just a better designed class that can mimic almost all of the main martial arts stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 9059504, member: 5889"] This is probably my greatest critique of the monk. At the end of the day, isn't the Rogue just better overall? 1) Rogues can dash for no cost, all day every day. 2) Rogues can minimize damage once per round. 3) Rogues can get a reasonable AC with just dex. 4) Give them a rapier reskinned as some brass knuckles and they are a fine martial artist that can get in serious "body blows" (aka sneak attack). 5) Rogues get expertise that lets them pick up athletics (if they want to be good grapplers) or acrobatics for that kung fu flavor. 6) Hell the current UA rogue can now do even more kung fu stuff, like tripping or disarming their opponent, or hitting a special "pressure point" aka the poisoned condition. While I do think the low level monk has a niche....I would argue design wise the rogue is just a better designed class that can mimic almost all of the main martial arts stuff. [/QUOTE]

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