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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7431832" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>I like how it all comes together. That's pretty impressive survivability.</p><p></p><p>With a DM who does 6-8 encounters a day, it will be a while before you get enough slots to cast Shield of Faith regularly enough to include it in you "all day" AC - but you'll still have it for whenever things get tough.</p><p></p><p>You do <em>not</em> get a monk bonus action attack when wearing armor or a shield (in the PHB, second paragraph of "Martial Arts"). Also, even if you did the +2 bonus for Kensei only comes in when you use an attack from your Attack action unarmed which lowers your damage. Taken together, Monk might not give you as much as you expect.</p><p></p><p>You have a great AC, but I'm concerned you're neglecting your saves.</p><p></p><p>Also, do you have any way to prevent foes from ignoring you and going after easier targets? Proper positioning with Sentinel can stop one per round, but there seems to be little incentive for others to attack you in preference to the easier targets in your party.</p><p></p><p>Something like Barbarian (Ancestral Guardian) is good for that, but negates all the heavy-armor-only bonuses, enough so that it's an entirely different build.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7431832, member: 20564"] I like how it all comes together. That's pretty impressive survivability. With a DM who does 6-8 encounters a day, it will be a while before you get enough slots to cast Shield of Faith regularly enough to include it in you "all day" AC - but you'll still have it for whenever things get tough. You do [I]not[/I] get a monk bonus action attack when wearing armor or a shield (in the PHB, second paragraph of "Martial Arts"). Also, even if you did the +2 bonus for Kensei only comes in when you use an attack from your Attack action unarmed which lowers your damage. Taken together, Monk might not give you as much as you expect. You have a great AC, but I'm concerned you're neglecting your saves. Also, do you have any way to prevent foes from ignoring you and going after easier targets? Proper positioning with Sentinel can stop one per round, but there seems to be little incentive for others to attack you in preference to the easier targets in your party. Something like Barbarian (Ancestral Guardian) is good for that, but negates all the heavy-armor-only bonuses, enough so that it's an entirely different build. [/QUOTE]
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