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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Perun" data-source="post: 7828688" data-attributes="member: 6037">I was poring over the higher level (6+) spells last night, trying to plan ahead which would make for a good choice for my sorcerer's repertoire, and I stumbled over power word: stun. And I'm a bit confused... monks get stunning strike as an ability at 5th-level. It uses up a ki point, a finite resource -- but the one that recharges at short rest. Power word: stun, OTOH, is an 8th-level spell, meaning it's a 1/long rest resource (I can't think of a way to get two 8th-level spell slots at the moment, but I'm not very well versed in the rules).PW:S is, theoretically, of infinite duration, provided the target keeps failing their saving throw (DC 19, with spellcasting ability modifier +5). But then, a 15th-level monk theoretically has 15 stunning strike attempts per short rest, and at that level his DC should be close, if not identical, to that of the PW:S caster.Now, we're still around level 10 in our campaign (so far my only 5e experience), and I haven't seen monk in actual play, so there could very well be a lot that I'm missing...Is there a general opinion on this? Does PW:S come too late in the game, or do monks get stunning strike too early in the game? Is one over-/underpowered compared to the other? Or do the (apparently) small differences between the two keep them at just the right levels for both to be fully effective and level-appropriate?</blockquote>