Right now I have this concept of a monk who swore vow of silence, I really want to try how would that work.
Would probably be a high elf so I have access to minor illusion (does not have verbal requirement) if I really need to "say" something.
@immortal son, I highly recommend the Dex-based Battlemaster for such characters. With Riposte, Parry and Disarm fights felt like a real Swashbuckling affair. I only got to play a little at higher levels, but I put 3 levels into Rogue-Thief and made good use of my Cunning Action to pull rugs out from under people, swing on chandeliers, slide down ballistrades etc. My GM had a liberal view of what constituted the Use Item action.