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Monk Way of the Iron Body, Homebrewed Subclass Reworked version, please give me some feedback!
This is the follow up from the Homebrew I posted last month, after reading the feedback I received not only here, but also on D&D Beyond, I made some changes to the subclass. Once Again I hope to ...
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Monk Way of The Iron Body, feedback on the balance of this subclass I made
Preamble: Monks have a contradictory design (in my opinion). Their features and flavor make you want to jump into the frontline of combat and masterfully face off against foes like in Kung Fu movies ...
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Can I switch the monk's astral projection spell in the Empty Body feature with something more convenient, like plane shift?
The Monk's 18th level feature Empty Body allows the monk to cast Astral Projection on themselves only:
Additionally, you can spend 8 ki points to cast the astral projection spell, without needing ...
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The GOD SLAP - Balancing for 5th edition
Question about balancing for 5th edition combat.
I have this idea for a new attack. I call it the God Slap, a technique unique to monks that must be learned from studying at the feet of a master. The ...
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Is this Homebrew AC increasing magic item for monk balanced?
I have made a Rare item based off advice from a previous post and the Defensive Duelist feat. Is this item balanced as a Rare, and if not how can it be balanced?
Cloak of Swirling water
This cloak is ...
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Need help with balancing a homebrew monk subclass
I'm new here. So I will be running a campaign and one of my players gave me a homebrew monk subclass they would like to play. I don't have a lot of experience with balancing, so I'd like to hear some ...
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Would it be balanced to remove the level requirement on my homebrew Water Jet elemental discipline for the Wot4E monk?
I have homebrewed various additional elemental disciplines for the Way of the Four Elements monk subclass. Although many of those are just adding more spells (erupting earth, tidal wave, etc), and ...
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Is this Way of the Unmastered Monk Subclass overpowered? If so, by how much?
My DM is usually very opposed to homebrew, and I can understand why, seeing as a lot of homebrews are ridiculous, but from a flavor and mechanics standpoint, this is exactly what I'm looking for. I've ...
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Is this Way of The Iron Fist homebrew monk subclass too overpowered?
This homebrew subclass is something I came up with to compensate for the fact that my group has only three members, and I as a monk am the only one remotely capable of tanking.
I call it the Way of ...
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Is the Way of the Four Elements monk subclass variant posted in this D&D Beyond article balanced?
In addition to a character builder and online rules source, D&D Beyond also has a blog, and that blog just posted Monk 101: Way of the Four Elements. This article notes
Regrettably, the Way of ...
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Is this Way of Unwavering Discipline monk subclass balanced against the others?
I've been waiting a long time for Wizards to release a Monk subclass for 5e that relies on psionics rather than sneak, weapons, and/or energy attacks. So, I decided to take things into my own hands, ...
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Does the ki cost of Way of the Four Elements monk spells scale for higher level spells?
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As I mentioned in this question, I have recently started watching the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series and am inspired to improve the otherwise underwhelming Way of the Four ...
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Would the Four Elements monk be balanced with more disciplines and cantrips?
So I've just started watching the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series (it's quite a few years old now, but I've never watched it before), and immediately I am reminded of the Way of the Four ...
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Are my homebrew alcohol rules and Way of the Drunken Gods homebrew monk subclass balanced?
I am DMing for an in-person group. One of my players wants to play a drunk monk, with inspiration from the famous Jackie Chan movie Drunken Master.
I've been reading about a few homebrew classes but ...
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Is this homebrew Monk archetype with sneak attack too overpowered?
So I came across a homebrew archetype for Monk called Way Of The Lynx. The abilities at the higher levels are completely okay, but the one in question is the third level, Sneak Attack:
Starting at ...
