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Instead of using the weapons normal damage, they can choose to use their martial arts dice. That means they can throw a dart and hit something for 1d10+dex damage.
What is a martial arts die in D&D?
Martial Arts You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or monk weapon. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
Do monks scale weapons?
When you equip a versatile weapon (say, a quarterstaff) to a high-level monk, the two-handed damage continued to scale up with, and in excess of, the martial arts table.
Do monk weapons scale with martial arts?
Martial Arts You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the Attack and Damage Rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk Weapons. You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your Unarmed Strike or monk weapon.
How much damage does a monk weapon do?
Their unarmed strike will do 1d4 damage (as per Martial Arts) and they can choose to use either their Strength or Dexterity modifier as a bonus to the attack and damage rolls. This attack does depend on any held items or free hands. It can be made with any part of the body: foot, knee, elbow, fist, head, etc.
Can a monk run up walls?
Yes, they can.
Is a shortsword a monk weapon?
Monk weapons are simple weapons (or a Shortsword) which lack the Heavy or Two-Handed properties.
Is flurry of blows a bonus action?
The Flurry of Blows class feature allows the character to spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action.
Can a monk use a quarterstaff two-handed?
The Monk can use the quarterstaff with two hands and then, with a bonus action, use unarmed strike. In fact, the restriction is for weapons with the properties two-handed and heavy.
How many attacks do you get with flurry of blows?
When you use your Flurry of Blows, you can make up to three additional attacks with it (up to a total of five Flurry of Blows attacks), provided that each Flurry of Blows attack targets a different creature this turn.”Dec 11, 2020.
Can you stunning strike on flurry of blows?
1 x Attack Action > 5th Level = 2 x Attacks but it still counts as one attack action. 1 x Bonus Action can be used for Flurry of Blows allowing 2 x Unarmed Strikes. Now you add in Stunning Strikes.
Are unarmed strikes finesse?
Strictly speaking, unarmed strikes are not finesse weapons and cannot be used for Sneak Attack. Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head‑butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons). So unarmed strikes don’t count as weapons.
How many ki points can a monk spend per turn?
The SRD states: “You can take only one bonus action on your turn, so you must choose which bonus action to use when you have more than one available.” You are allowed to spend more than one Ki point per turn (maybe for Stunning Strike or something similar), but the above limit applies regardless of how many you spend.
Are fists weapons 5e?
Your fists are not melee weapons but your unarmed strikes are melee weapon strikes.
How much damage do unarmed strikes do?
Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head–butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons). On a hit, an unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1 + your Strength modifier. You are proficient with your unarmed strikes.
Do monks add proficiency to unarmed attacks?
Yes, the monk is proficient In addition to being listed as a weapon in the starter guide, in the PHB the monk description explicitly mentions it. The monk level table spells out the increasing base damage that a monk does unarmed.
Can monks walk water?
Shi Liliang was inspired to join the Shaolin Monks by 1980s kung fu movies. His daily training involves running with iron bars on his feet, and after nine years he’s completed a 120m “walk on water”. Shi uses boards to give him buoyancy so he can ‘stand’ on it for a second.
How long can a monk run on water?
A monk has the skill, speed and ki to be able to run up walls & walk on water for a total of 6 seconds before gravity overpowers their ki-driven momentum.
Do monks get climbing speed?
Beginning at 4th level, a monk gains a climb speed equal to her fast movement bonus. So at 4th level, she gains a climb speed of 10 feet. This increases to 20 feet at 6th level, 30 feet at 9th level, 40 feet at 12th level, 50 feet at 15th level, and finally 60 feet at 18th level.
Can a monk use a greatsword?
Monk Greatsword is a class that focuses on having better defense against players attempting to exploit Greatsword´s slow speed to get combos off. A decent blend of offense and defense, this class has the damage of a greatsword with the defense of a monk.
Is a hand AXE a monk weapon?
A Handaxe/Javelin/Light Hammer/Spear are all monk weapons (simple melee weapons), they’re just being thrown.
Are daggers monk weapons?
The dagger is a monk weapon, so it uses the martial art’s die.
How many times can a monk hit?
As a monk, you can make 1 attack with your action, and 1 attack with your bonus action. You can spend a ki point to make 2 attacks as a bonus action instead.
Do you add Dex to unarmed strikes?
Yes. Whether as part of their normal bonus attack when unarmed or wielding a monk weapon or as part of a ‘flurry of blows’, monks apply their ability modifier (Strength or Dexterity) to their damage rolls.
How many attacks can a Level 5 Monk make?
As such, between Extra Attack and Flurry of Blows, a 5th level monk can make 4 attacks in one round as long as they have ki. If they do not have ki, they will instead use the Martial Arts feature and make 3 attacks instead. How do you punish your players in D&D 5E?.
Can a monk use a battle AXE?
It’s worth noting that while monk/kensei weapons can’t be two-handed, they can be versatile, so you can actually get D10 damage with a longsword/battleaxe/warhammer. Yeah I realized that unarmed attacks doesn’t actually need a hand free.
Are Quarterstaffs monk weapons?
A Monk weapon is: “any simple melee weapons that don’t have the two-handed or heavy property.” So a Monk weapon is a QuarterStaff and Spear because it does not property “two-handed oor heavy”.
Are monks proficient with spears?
Lastly, yes, because monks are proficient in Spears and Javelins, and a ‘Monk Weapon’ is any weapon the Monk is proficient in as well as Unarmed Strikes; Spears and Javelins DO benefit from the ‘Martial Arts’ bonus and everything included under the ‘Martial Arts’ class ability.
