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That stinks. This was one of the main reasons I even come here.

Quote from BruenorGoldtoof >>

I wonder if they will include any Subclasses or Races like they did in Previous Books? I remember the Oathbreaker only being in the DMG of the 2014 edition.

Doubt it. They seem to be going old school with their methods. 

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Quote from Erik_Soong >>

Since you aren’t quoting anyone in your spammy comments, it is hard to tell which question is meant for me. I will respond broadly then because, contextually, you don’t seem very interested in actually understanding why anyone sees these changes positively. 

How am I excited with these rules: because.

 

Allow me to discuss the positive aspects and concerns regarding the recent rule changes for the Monk class, particularly focusing on the abilities Empowered Strike and Stunning Strike.

One notable benefit of the rule change is that Monks now gain access to Empowered Strike at an earlier level, enhancing their combat capabilities. However, a significant issue arises from the fact that Monk attacks are now designated with a specific magical attack type, potentially rendering them ineffective against creatures with resistances or immunities. Previously, Empowered Strike was universally considered magical, allowing Monks to bypass such defenses.

Turning to the ability Stunning Strike, a key advantage is that even if a creature successfully resists the effect, it still experiences some form of consequence. Nevertheless, a drawback emerges as Monks are now limited to attempting Stunning Strike once per turn. This limitation hampers their ability to incapacitate multiple foes or aid the party in overcoming Legendary Resistances.

Furthermore, the effects applied by Stunning Strike, such as movement speed reduction and advantage on the next attack, may not always prove beneficial to the Monk or their allies. Given the Monk's frontline combat role, the movement impediment may be inconsequential, and the attack advantage might go unused since the Monk typically capitalizes on it immediately. Additionally, the fact that the Stunning effect expires at the start of the Monk's next turn, rather than the end, means that Monks seldom derive the full benefits of attacking a Stunned target.

•  Unless there are dramatic differences in the monster stat blocks, this concern is completely unwarranted. There are currently only 12 monsters in the entire game, when using literally every official book on this site, that has resistance to Force damage. Less if you remove the Legacy options. Only 6 monsters are immune. 

Off the top of my head I can't think of any monster as having magic resistance unless it is an advantage save, such as with the Arch Devils and Demon Princes.  However, I can't think of a single monster that has immunity to spells, unless it is limited to a certain spell level? 

Can you point out who has these full resistances (half damage) or immunities to all magic/spells (no damage)?

Quote from patdski >>

Ki explicitly links the monk class to a specific, real-world culture in a way that doesn’t make sense for a fantasy game.

Ever heard of The Monkey King movies and new video game?  Those look pretty darn high Fantasy to me. 

Quote from High687 >>

They said something along the lines on martial die to powerful to pair with those effects, but I bet kensei monk will, should they keep the subclass.

 No that's not what they said. I just rewatched the Playtest #8 video and Crawford simply said that He felt that Weapon Mastery was something that other Martials (and Rogue?) should have since they didn't have special things added to their weapon attacks before.  And that the Monk basically had special things added to their attacks already. To also give the Monk Weapon Mastery would be akin to putting " a hat on a hat", he said. 

At the end of the day it doesn't matter because you can eventually choose the Mastery Weapon feat for the Nick property at 4th level. Of course by that time you are about to get your extra attack at 5th level and would already be doing 4 attacks with flurry of blows. @BrotherGlacius

How odd that they "recommend" the Irresistible Offense Boon, when it is worthless. 

Monks stop carrying about enemy resistances to non-magical weapons, since a level 5 they use Force as their damage.

Second, the odds of rolling 20 just to get that good feature is 1/20. Definitely not worth it. 😒

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Ya they put in art of a character in a wheelchair in a dungeon....I challenge anyone to explain how THAT makes sense....lol.  Its not an inclusion issue, its just simply a dumb idea.  I am surrounded....oops someone broke an axel...let me crawl from the undead horde....lol.

 I could see it if they were an Artificer but since they aren't in the PHB it doesn't make any sense at all. And as for Mexican orcs.  There were no Mexicans around that period, there were Aztecs. Hispanics were created due to the Spaniards conquest in the Americas in the 1600's. 

How can an Artificer create such a thing when it wasn't invented until just before the industrial age?  Even if an Artificer has godlike intelligence they can't just make something in the Middle Ages that wasn't a necessity until then.  And as for Mexican

 I mean, I dont think I have seen any normal person think the mexican orc art was good or that wheelchairs

Wheelchairs?

Quote from shadow_2099 >>

My pt is that they made changes to the UnArmed strike.  They didnt give monks Weapon Mastery...I disagree but what they should have done is made those options essentially weapon masteries FOR the Monk....as base abilities. That would have been at least reasonable. 

Monk is better than 2014.  Its not good enough, between the nerf to SS to the lack of of a specialized WM, and that says nothing of idiotic blanding of the class...

 To be fair. This game at its' core is about fighters and wizards. All of the other classes are just addons. Fighters have always got the best weapons and fancy stuff to do with them and Wizards (formerly Magic Users) have always got the best spells and fancy stuff to do with them. 

I never stress over what they did or didn't do for the addon classes. Just sit back and enjoy the WoTC ride. 😎

Quote from tarodnet >>

We have already this in the current DMG, p. 230:

Alternatives to Epic Boons

You might decide to grant one of the following rewards to a 20th-level character, instead of awarding an epic boon. These two options can be awarded to a character more than once.

Ability Score Improvement. The character can increase one ability score by 2 or increase two ability scores by 1 each. The ability score can now be increased above 20, up to a maximum of 30.

New Feat.  The character gains a new feat chosen by the player, but subject to your approval.

 The difference being before it was only optional now it is part of the class feature.

Quote from Riotak >>

O really Monk unarmed attacks use to just be considered magical to get around resistances but, it did not give it a damage type. It just said that it got around resistances. Now it actually gets a damage type Force damage. Force damage is actually a magical damage that is from actual spells.

Playtest 8 clearly removed any inferences that Monk's abilities are magical, except in the subgroups that specifically says something is.  Doing Force Damage, is only because of your superhuman ability to concentration enough power that your fists hit like they were magical.

Just considered magical for this purpose, not actually magical in the sense it can be dispelled or nullified by anti-magic.  Hope that helps. 

Quote from Gendorf >>

Has the ability t to not get an epic boon and just get a +2 to your main stat with increaseing the max to a 22 disapeared ? In playtests the wording was off since with that feature your max should increase to 26 not 25 wasting a single stat point

 It wasn't mentioned so it would appear that has changed. When you select a Boon you automatically get a +1 in your selected category up to 30.  Since at level 20 you can raise your scores to a max of 25, it would make sense to wait until 20 to accept your Boon, thus increasing your score to 26 potentially. 

Looks fine to me.

Quote from mrcarrion >>

So monks are the only martial class without weapon mastery, instead they have to sacrifice damage to get any secondary effects. Just play a Rogue they get all the things.

Their hands and feet (and knees and elbows if you like Muay Thai) are their weapons mastery. 

Assuming redundant= repetitive?  How so?