mellored
Legend
1d4+Dex.The choice between a Martial Arts attack or a Flurry of Blows seems pretty weak... I can spend my one and only bonus action to get another swing at 1d4 damage or I can spend a precious Ki to get two swings at 1d4 each. That feels... underwhelming.
Flurry is actually the highest damage a level 2 character can do in a single round, adding 2d4+6.
But then your out of ki and standing in melee with AC and HP barely higher than a wizard.
By all means, play the character you want to play. It doesn't need to be optimized.I still haven't quite abandoned the idea of this character, as the DM and I have already begun writing his backstory
5e is far more balanced than 3e. So monks being the weakest class doesn't make them unplayable.
That came out with Tasha's, which is kind of 5.02. So it's already an official rule.I'm waiting for the +2/+1 to any ability change to species
There will be a way of mercy monk, once the new book comes out, which can certainly come off as divine flavor.@mellored - I wasn't planning on wearing armor with him, he was going to function mostly like a monk, with a small amount of casting ability to add some flavor.
Also, cloth clerics will be an option, including cloth war clericsm
Light brings some blasting, which can cover a monks weakness.It feels like the perks of the War domain will be largely lost on him, so maybe I'll look around at some other domains that might be a match with Bahamut (Light shows some promise)
Bless is a great spell that doesn't need more cleric levels nor wis to scale.I wasn't going to rush into melee with him. I figured maybe I start off round one with a Guiding Bolt or Bless to help my tankier allies (or self-buff with Guardian Spirits), then move in the following round as more of a melee opportunist.
In the playtest, the elemental monk (no relation to the 2014 elemental monk) can push and pull enemies, which can combine well with damage zones.
Ask your DM if you can use the playtest monk.