D&D 5E What are people hoping for in Monk UA?

[Eubani]

We all know it's next so what are people wanting? What subclasses and alternative mechanics are you hoping to see? As for me WotC has yet to produce a Monk the has grabbed my attention aside from the shadow and elemental monk in the phb, flavourwise they sounded great but I was somewhat not thrilled by them mechanically.

So what would I like to see:
- A weapon specialist monk
- A animal flavour eg tiger style, crane style etc
- Ki cost reduction on Elemental monk
- A mobility based monk

 

[lowkey13]

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[TwoSix]

I would like some different uses for Monk ki.

Like, eating bananas.

or with a cute red hat working for an organ grinder.

I'll let that sink in. You can thank me later.

I feel I've seen these ideas elsewhere, maybe you shouldn't ape other posters.

 

[Awesome Adam]

Weapon Specialist
Ninja/Stealth Specialist
Iron Body/Iron Fist - less flashy stuff more damage and damage reduction

 

[lowkey13]

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[dagger]

Hats and Kung Fu!!

 

[QuietBrowser]

Chalk me up for the Weapon Master/Wuxia Swordsman monk - I dearly want my Soaring Blade from 4e back, and I really don't know how to go about doing it myself - and the Shen monk. The Shen PrC, with its "Beast Fist Kung Fu" branches and its transformation into an ass-kicking anthro was goofy but fun, and I'd love to see that come back in 5e. Hell, I just might try homebrewing both, if the Monk UA disappoints me.

 

[The Human Target]

Wuxia Weapon user
Drunken Master
DBZ/anime energy user

 

[dagger]

Actually to be serious, a monk archer similar to the prestige class from Sword and Fist 3.0.

Call it, Way of the Bow



So a wisdom based monk archer

 

[The Human Target]

Oh, and Ghostwalker.