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<blockquote data-quote="Werebat" data-source="post: 6536489" data-attributes="member: 40158">One of the players in my new Phandelver campaign had created a (variant) human monk with the Polearm Master feat.He's envisioning using a quarterstaff to do Polearm Master and monk stuff with.I'm reading the rules and wondering.Page 78 of the PHB (&quot;Martial Arts&quot;) states that monk weapons are &quot;shortswords and any simple melee weapons that don't have the two-handed or heavy property&quot;.The quarterstaff is &quot;versatile&quot;, which means it can be used one-handed or two-handed.&nbsp; Technically, it doesn't have the &quot;two-handed property&quot;.&nbsp; Does this mean it can be used two-handed as a monk weapon, or does it only count as a monk weapon if used in a one-handed fashion?Polearm Master allows an extra attack as a bonus action.&nbsp; So does the monk martial arts ability.&nbsp; I'm assuming there is nothing about this combo that would grant the PC two bonus actions, though.&nbsp; Right?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Werebat, post: 6536489, member: 40158"] One of the players in my new Phandelver campaign had created a (variant) human monk with the Polearm Master feat. He's envisioning using a quarterstaff to do Polearm Master and monk stuff with. I'm reading the rules and wondering. Page 78 of the PHB ("Martial Arts") states that monk weapons are "shortswords and any simple melee weapons that don't have the two-handed or heavy property". The quarterstaff is "versatile", which means it can be used one-handed or two-handed. Technically, it doesn't have the "two-handed property". Does this mean it can be used two-handed as a monk weapon, or does it only count as a monk weapon if used in a one-handed fashion? Polearm Master allows an extra attack as a bonus action. So does the monk martial arts ability. I'm assuming there is nothing about this combo that would grant the PC two bonus actions, though. Right? [/QUOTE]

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