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If a monk increases their dexterity or wisdom modifier, does their AC increase as well?
I'm DM-ing an adventure, and my players are about to hit level 4, where the first ability score increase happens. If my monk chooses to increase their dexterity or wisdom, will their AC increase as ...
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Do AC-increasing items impair a monk's Unarmored Defense as if they were armor?
It's my first campaign, and I'm playing as a monk. My party recently discovered a ring of protection that increases AC by 1, and my party members want to give it to me. I didn't know whether wearing ...
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What type of bonus is a Monk's bonus to AC?
What type of bonus is a Monk's AC bonus in Pathfinder, Natural, Deflect, Or some other type? All I know is that it's a Wisdom bonus.
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Calculating AC for a monk/enlightened paladin
Monks get an AC bonus from WIS. The paladin archetype “Enlightened Paladin” from the Inner Sea Combat Guide gains an AC Bonus based off of CHA?
Can those stack?
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Tortle Monk's Natural Armor and Unarmored Defense [duplicate]
Depending on your skills, at some point the Monk's Unarmored Defense (10 + DEX + WIS) can and will exceed the Tortle's Natural Armor of 17. When this happens, do you get the choice of taking the ...
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How does the AC bonus of a Monk's belt work when worn by a non-monk?
The monk class states:
AC Bonus (Ex): A monk is highly trained at dodging blows, and she has a sixth sense that lets her avoid even unanticipated attacks. When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk ...
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Do the AC Bonus (Ex) class abilities of monks and swordsages stack?
Monk and Swordsage both get the class feature AC Bonus (Ex).
Monk:
When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk adds her Wisdom bonus
(if any) to her AC. In addition, a monk gains a +1 bonus to AC ...
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Would the AC from a Sorcerer's Draconic Resistance combine with a Monk's Unarmoured Defence?
Reading from the Player's Handbook. If you pick a Sorcerer with the Draconic Bloodline you get a base AC of 13 (as long as you wear no armour, page 102). If you multi-class that with a Monk you get ...
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Can a monk “wear” Mage Armor without losing their wisdom bonus to AC?
Can a monk use mage armor without losing their wisdom bonus to AC (in 3.5e)?
More generally, can a divine caster wearing a monk's belt use greater luminous armor without losing their wisdom bonus to ...
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Can Monks gain the benefit of the Dual Wielder Feat with their Unarmed Strikes?
Simply put - can the Monk class use the Dual Wielder Feat with:
A (monk) weapon and an unarmed strike?
An unarmed strike "in each hand"?
Admittedly this is a similar question to this post about ...
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How does Mage Armor interact with Unarmored Defense?
If a character with the Unarmoured Defence class feature casts Mage Armour, what is their AC? Do they choose which 'base' AC they take, or do they stack somehow? Is there rules text that explains ...
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