Baldur's Gate 3: Monk Class Overview

[@janpawedwa4590]

I was sceptical, having played monk in tt before, but wow. With gloves that give you additional d4, flurry of blows hitting twice, on top of regular attacks, and with open palm additional damage, AND scaling unarmed dice, that class becomes a real "death by a thousand cuts situation". Excepts those are no cuts, those are hits by a dumptruck.

[@raidwidedamage3900]

I’m playing rogue/monk , absolutely deleting stuff

[@drkirby9386]

What gloves are you using?

[@Bl1tzkn1ght]

As a Gith monk I roleplayed that there exists a sect of Gith on Faerune that have the belief that to properly fight the mindflayers one must put their whole body into battling them. Id like to think that their motto/mantra is "Steel and Silver will fail, we shall not." Their créche would be in the ruins of an old monastery and using the old texts left behind the Githyanki would adopt the martial arts due to the deadly potential these attacks provide.

[@bakuiel1901]

Glad they buffed the monk a bit, and with the ease of short rests I'm hoping Ki won't be such a big issue.

[@grahaaam123]

⁠haven't tried it yet but I did notice an ability that you can use which restores half your ki outside of battles. Might be useful not sure yet.

[@grahaaam123]

@@Killer66hitman I think that's made me decide to go down Four Elements subclass then, I saved last night at lvl 3 where I the choice but couldn't decide

[@jonhmata]

Open hand is pretty solid as well, Morty forgot to say but they get wholeness of body at level 6, which give you half your Ki points, heals you and makes that you have one more bonus action for 3 turns, just like a thief, It's pretty busted.

[@abdullahfall1517]

you even get an ability which allows u to restore half of ur ki points

[@nyrva2876]

That's only once per long rest.

[@86mrnelson]

My first end character was a monk and 2 levels of tempest cleric domain.. i found the reaction of doing damage after getting hit very handy.

[@toorealforlife8139]

Been having a blast roleplaying the avatar! Loving the class in and out of combat!

[@abdullahfall1517]

oh damn imma do that lmao, but theres not really any skins or anything and u cant really go on a ball of air or have the big furry animal

[@Ulcira]

@@abdullahfall1517if u wanna sacrifice the stats u could get a wildspire owlbear

[@abdullahfall1517]

@@Ulcira whats that? the little cub which follows u along?

[@umutturhan8297]

You're just ridiculously good Mort! Its so nice to see your channel finally started to get the recognition that it deserves after all these years

[@jare3459]

I remember my first DnD monk...reason he became a adventure was out of boredom and wanted to find a fight so worthy the gods would watch. (His goal was not get gods approval he just wanted to get the gods to watch nothing more nothing less and spoiler he found it when we kill 5 dragons who were trying destroy the realm to remake it and he was taken by gods to fight for them in a arena at end of our DnD game)

[@chillaxboi2109]

I actually made a tiefling monk that had been orphaned by his parents to a monastery because both parents are human and were horrified. Then, the reasoning as to why he left the cloister was because he wanted to explore the outside and what it meant to him after knowing just the cloister for so long. He's kind of like a paladin but a bit less empathetic if that makes sense, a bit more focused on balance rather than straight up goodness.

[@notme716]

Mines an Orc, imagining him as having gone from an angry brute searching for violence to a mild mannered adventurer.

[@jobdoneproductions]

Timing on that, just looking up monk stuff in prep, uploaded 15 minutes ago

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Lmao exactly the same here 😅

[@kaidorade1317]

And finally the Monk overview! Thanks for all the effort you put into these classes ! It is certainly appreciated and well done

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

Could see quite a few tabletop players adopt "BG3 Style Monks" as a variant rule. Genuinely seems like a great but still balanced buff to a normally extremely love or hate class.

[@antarath517]

BG3 in general has seen a mild power increase for magic, but a major one for martials. Even with it, I'd tone down some elements slightly, particularly if you're not taking the special weapon abilities idea from BG3 (otherwise monk will overshadow other martials)

[@The_Yukki]

​@@antarath517eh idk playing on tactician currently and so far I have yet to face an enemy (outside of the adamantium forge boss that's meant to be either dealt with slowly and kited, or killed with the hammer) that my gloomstalker5 thief3 laezel didnt kill in one turn her double handcrossbows.

[@antarath517]

@@The_Yukki Yeah, I'm just saying that monks have definitely been designed around not having the extra boost from weapon skills that other martials got. Specifically, I'm talking about single class lines, cause multiclass dice dumping builds will always be OP

[@The_Yukki]

@@antarath517 Tbh my Lazel build has 99% of it's power from just being lvl 5 gloomstalker and items. Rogue is just there for extra bonus action attack tbh. Though the expertise in SoH for stealing and lockpicking did come in quite useful.

[@ismount]

After playing the Pathfinder CRPGs for so long, the lack of alignment restrictions is really refreshing!

[@KmartParkingLots]

You should of played DOS2 literal freedom

[@ismount]

@@KmartParkingLots I loved DOS2. I can't get enough of this shit. Pillars, Pathfinder, wasteland, DOS. Just keep them coming, baby!

[@scratthesquirrel5242]

to be fair pathfinder makes up for restricted classes by having a ton of classes

[@fadingghost9723]

Yeah, I might actually play one now that I don't have to be what I and many others call "lawful stupid" lol

[@ducky36F]

Agreed. I hate being locked into lawfully aligned characters, it’s nice to have a bit more freedom with RP’ing. I found Seelah in wotr funny too because because shes basically like “see being lawful good doesn’t have to be boring!” Without saying exactly those words 😂

[@Slim7073]

I love the Class Fantasy section in these videos. It may not come to mind at first thought but Kenshiro (manga character) is a monk since he's a successor to an assassination martial art with 1800 years of history.

[@nocteexmortis979]

Omae wa, mou shinderu!

[@NotsagF]

​@@nocteexmortis979Nani!?

[@funninoriginal6054]

The way of the open hand monk in the tabletop ruleset actually does get a one hit kill type of ability at level 17, so you can actually do the "omae wa mo shinderu" thing

[@fretless05]

I loved playing monks in my table-top AD&D days. In those days, the TV show Kung Fu was still in reruns and I really enjoyed playing the monk along the lines that the main character in that show acted, a spiritual person who was also trained martial artist adventuring in strange lands. In that sense, the old rule set seemed more natural, as monks just got more and better attacks as they leveled up, plus got harder to hit, i.e., in lieu of unarmored defense, they just had a base armor class that improved with level. At the same time, they got mental and physical abilities which seemed to follow with physical and mental training. I say all that to say that the later editions where ki changed monks into magic-channeling people changed the very nature of the class and, in many ways, nerfed it since ki is sparse and the class remains a bit squishy. I'm still excited to try the class out when I get the full version (still waiting since I'm on Mac).

[@kbar4462]

Awesome vid, I've been playing Monk and been having an absolute blast so far

[@thearchivist250]

Playing a tiefling monk, a race and class I’ve never played before, and I’m having so much fun!

[@Jaevwyn]

Good job getting this out so quickly. Thank you!

[@geekpeak5052]

Yeeeeeeees I've been waiting for it

[@GyroZeppel]

Shadow monk sounds just like a ninja, I bet you could do a cool roleplay as a ninja from a far off land that washed ashore and has no way home.

[@randallgpreston]

My favorite multiclass was to go barbarian. Danger sense plus rage turned the monk into a good power house if you were ever stuck in a jam. Now that I don't need to focus on str to get rage damage, it should be even better.

[@lamaface]

This is great! I was only able to play a bit before I had to work, so now I can watch this before continuing and maybe have a better clue what I'm doing. Thank you so much

[@BardTails]

I was SO excited for monk on release, and I love the gameplay so far! I went 4 elements monk but I might have to play around with the others

[@ninjason57]

Literally was looking for your monk video last night. Didn’t see it but decided to pull the trigger on that class anyway. Let’s see what happens!

[@shivafrost1317]

The ending was great. I am playing a tempest cleric in my game and while watching this I was thinking that it might be good multiclass with monk so it was funny to have you reaffirm that thought right at the end. Good Video :3

[@dominiccenteno1233]

Didn't know monks were like this. I mainly play JRPGs and monks in those games are more of a brawler type.

[@The_Yukki]

With some magic items you can kinda make that work. Late into chapter1 you can get gloves that set your dexterity to 18. Which let's you rework your character stats to be focused on str and wisdom instead of dex and wisdom for ac. Combined with tavern brawler fest that let's you add double your str to attack and damage and you'll be hitting pretty hard. Edit: Nvm, scratch that seems like Larian hardcoded monk's extra features to be dex only. Bonus action unarmed strike doesn't scale with str even if it's higher than dex, same for flurry of blows and stunning strike damage.

[@DarthRadical]

The base class was hugely buffed by removing several abilities from being unarmored. Makes multiclassing with monk go from mediocre to amazing. Especially with the Tavern Brawler feat being OP.

[@MESSIXIX_VI]

I would have appreciated a overview of the 4 elements Regardless of them sharing abilities with other classes

[@CaptainDarianFrey]

Thanks for showing the later monk subrace goodies - was looking all over for this information.

[@mattwhite3689]

I love the idea of a monk 11 /druid 1 - just for the Shillelagh cantrip

[@MsHojat]

For style reasons? or would it be strong?I would think that Shillelagh wouldn't scale at all if only Druid 1, right? For that matter I'm not even familiar if it scales _normally._

[@snarlynx1]

Even waiting two years for this

[@luqmanghazi3104]

I really love the monk class in bg3 really amazing.

[@pagnakaze]

Monk is my favorite class in tabletop version, especially when I can Kamehameha the enemy or Avatar-ed the enemy. Too bad Sun Soul isn't available for BG3.

[@roninhare9615]

Wait for either the Definitive edition, or fingers crossed an expansion or 2 in the form of act 4 or 5 giving us 4 levels each act. 🤞 Or Modders to make it.

[@Aerex12]

I am basically trying to be a Jedi that I played in a DnD campaign irl. I chose monk and subclass warlock the great one. Seemed to work well

[@The_Yukki]

​@@roninhare9615modders will make it first. Some madlad made monk with all the bg3 subclasses+kensei+mercy+long death for the last early access patch.

[@mbkxiaoshan]

Your logo reminds me of those collectible skulls in N64 Banjo Kazooie

[@tigerbait1016]

What is the exact wording that defines a "monk weapon" in the game? Is it just a weapon that you are proficient with? If so, does that mean I could use a Dwarf Monk and wield a Warhammer with no drawbacks?

[@YetiCoolBrother]

I was waiting for this! After some research I'm totally making a Ninja: 1 Level of Rogue for Expertise, then 7 Levels of Shadow Monk, then the rest Rogue Assassin.

[@The_Yukki]

Might want to squish gloomstalker ranger in there too, they are the "assassin" themed subclass for rangers.

[@lunatic447]

im actually trying todo a solo run with unarmed heavy armour tavern battle master....so far its been yeetin people or erasing goblins with my palm

[@texting7856]

recently started a dark urge monks because i thought it would provide interesting flavour RP wise

[@JoshT-rb9gq]

I remember monk being OP in og Neverwinter nights

[@jighardy]

Monk is my favorite class, so I'm really excited to see it get some good upgrades!

[@grey_wind]

This class looks SO FUN

[@xvader9445]

How did they make the Monk better than WOTC

[@stratuvarious8547]

I was hoping for Sunsoul as an option, that's the monk I was playing in 5e.

[@jeremywatson9129]

I really hope we get the Way of the Kensei subclass option from the table top.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Seeing the background footage using a Githyanki Monk makes me wish Githzerai made it into the game. Dak'kon was an awesome companion.

[@devv197]

I was going to go Bard but a Baki Hanma build sounds pretty cool.

[@jessemercredi8103]

So far im having a good time with my monk cleric, the dialogue options are pretty fun.

[@magicwalrus4255]

I would LOVE if they added the Way of the Ascendant Dragon subclass to this.

[@PapaTanduo]

How to make a monk without armour who is how true monks should be , kick ass and don’t be squishy is the challenge

[@ninjakiwi2476]

This or Paladin is most likely gonna be what I play if I do another playthrough. Watching CR and seeing Beauregard doing all sorts of crazy awesome things as a monk makes me want to play that

[@dregnoff9361]

Same but first playthrough

[@degreeskelvin3025]

Been waiting on this

[@RyeRye656]

Nudist monk is the build ill use for my next playthrough lol

[@Aerex12]

I can't wait for homebrew classes :)

[@exoxultrum4131]

Awesome video Mort. I'm curious to see if there's any natural attack/unarmed attack interactions through items or multiclasses

[@desaturated6049]

Monk in Baldur's Gate 2 is extremely powerful. literally, 1 punch man any enemy. Even Firkraag.

[@Winterofdiscontent]

I wish they added the Monk of the Long Death subclass, really cool roleplay potential. Maybe in a DLC.

[@dussan2]

I am rolling a Monk now and I'm not too happy with it. I think I am not as familiar with the class as I am with the others to give it a proper run through. Thank God Larian put in respecs!!

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

Monk is basically a Battle Support class. They're highly mobile and have several Utility focused features. Their direct damage leaves something to be desired, and most of the time they become a 'Stunning Blow' dispenser, trying to incapacitate enemies so teammates can crank out high damage numbers. The free Invisibility and teleports on the Shadow Monk can be great fun though; even with the tabletop rules.

[@dussan2]

@@XoRandomGuyoX True, but that Str build Tavern Brawler changes things. The mobility is amazing. Each level gives you an extra ki also. Whew

[@1wayroad935]

Time to make a Half-Orc Monk baby!

[@Tyrantlizard127]

I imagine a multiclass of monk and sorcerer would be very interesting.

[@Nerazmus]

Also not very good.

[@andersfrieden567]

I am playing a strength based monk. So far, so good 👍

[@tahirravat131]

Aren't you losing out on AC by going strength instead of dex?

[@andersfrieden567]

@@tahirravat131 I am keeping dex also high, but for roleplaying purposes I just need to be strength-focused.

[@keldor8302]

@@tahirravat131 Dip into Eldritch Knight for martial weapon proficiency, action surge, and mage armor spell to help mitigate the lower AC. You're essentially trading some AC for more varied weapon options (better able to handle resistances) and small bump to base damage as a result. In exchange for a few less AC. While also not stepping on the toes of any Rogue or other melee dex character in the group. Because then you'd have two people to decide on who gets the good Rapier weapon. lol

[@tahirravat131]

@@andersfrieden567 Ah I see, well I'd guess your wisdom is probably low if you have high Strength and Dex. Wisdom also boosts your AC for monks by the way.

[@andersfrieden567]

@@tahirravat131 this is a very specific build, I'd say. So far I am ok, but later maybe will try multiclassing it with warrior or barbarian.

[@onatgz]

roll a reflex save against free comment. oops you failed =/

[@ProgramKiraTV]

I love monks, monks still aren’t very strong in 5e or in bg3. However you can make a fairly strong monk pretty easily. I like shadow monk assassin rogue for all of the stealth advantages and sneak attack opportunities you can create. Especially with the ‘Watchers Guide’ green spear available in the act 1 temple. Any miss gives the next attack advantage ergo sneak attack. Use this on a flurry of blows and both strikes actually get advantage instead of just one.

[@hungryb4dinner]

what feats did u choose

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Monk: I cast punch...46 times per round.

[@coda8525]

I wish they eventally give us the all the other subclasses that have come over the years. I yearn for an Astral Fist Monk

[@tchrono12]

Wait for mods :D

[@rmr1754]

Lots of dialogue options for monk as well

[@Henbot]

Actually pretty convinced to try monk, I fell in love with monk when they turned up in Neverwinter Nights but I know they weak af in latest editions after being op according to others 😂

[@MsHojat]

Pathfinder monk can be pretty cool (in tabletop, IDK about the videogame). At least in 1st edition (3.5e D&D), IDK about 2nd ed (which not 5th ed D&D, but simplified in a similar manner as it)

[@noamto]

Will you be making updates to the other class guides to include the full release information? Such as fir the higher levels and missing subclasses as they are implemented?

[@MortismalGaming]

Probably not, wasnt the purpose of the videos to begin with, and they didnt change the others nearly as much

[@noamto]

@@MortismalGaming They didn't change much, but they did get 7 new levels, and some new sub classes. Not a lot of info out there yet about the classes beyond what was available in EA, and the game doesn't let you read ahead what you will receive (these are times I miss game manuals). A short review or ranking of the subclasses compared to each other comes to mind.

[@abdullahfall1517]

i just played 3 hours of monk, pretty good imo

[@PESHKIRAwee]

wish they had way of the astral self in :(

[@Name.is2]

I like what they did with Chi because for some reason in the West people think that chi is not mana but in reality, in Asian fantasy and mythology; it’s mana because it’s just a source of magic; it is just a different form of mana.

[@LeJazzPanda]

What

[@Name.is2]

@@LeJazzPanda my stupid phone couldn’t understand what I said to it, I was driving so I had to comment through voice. I commute 2 1/2 hour to work so I wasn’t going to text and drive.

[@kckillakrack9714]

Chi is not mana I don't care what part of the world you are from.

[@lethal3919]

Would multiclassing 2 levels into fighter be a good bet? To get action surge and weapon proficiencies? I feel like action surge on a Way of the open hand Monk would go absolutely crazy

[@MortismalGaming]

Fighter multiclasses well with everything to some degree thanks to action surge so the answer there is always yes

[@user-mu8ok5xf8d]

I’ve come across a few items that are clearly monk focused and I just only made it to the start of act 3

[@shelbytucker6325]

wonder in wisdom

[@federicopettinicchio]

Monk is my favorite class in dnd but those are the worst subclasses available, I guess that's why they needed to do some buffing. As it stands I low-key dislike all three subclasses and I am having second thoughts on going as a monk, not to mention that having just 3 ASI means you are always going to have a subpar AC, especially since you are going to want to forgo one to pick up mobile as well, and that's assuming you don't multiclass or things get even worse. The only one I can stomach in table-top is open-hand for the late-game kill at Will whoever you touched, which is great for roleplaying, the aoe isn't as attractive to me... So idk, I think I'll decide in character creation and go where my Heart takes me. If I were Larian I would have added an extra ASI at level 10, that would have made monk a much more viable option and enabled some multiclassing options for late game. Who knows though, maybe Larian made it easy to gain ability points through playing, which would make monk more viable, as it stands needing a High Dex and wisdom, mobile, and a decent constitution seems like a tall order and at the very least highly restrictive in terms of roleplaying, but we'll see.

[@casuallyfilthy]

Monks don’t wear armor? Oh man I’m glad I watched this before I made one. Holy shit.

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

Instead they get both their Dexterity Modifier and Wisdom Modifier added to their armor class. So if you had 16 Dex and 14 Wisdom at level 1 they'd have 15 as their armor class.

[@FSVR54]

My guy, are you going to play/review AC6? I really hope so

[@MortismalGaming]

No plans

[@FSVR54]

@@MortismalGaming Damn, but I feel you. For me Fromsoft is king

[@MsHojat]

How does it compare to what you think of the Pathfinder video games monk?

[@MrTjonke]

Do monks get the increasing hit die for hand-to-hand hits as in the tabletop? Like going from d4 to d6 to d8 etc?

[@Timmahh85]

Yes, but it takes time and levels, can’t remember which tho.

[@jasonjernigan7117]

And then there is champion fighter who attacks with a weapon or attacks with a weapon

[@oldsk0ol]

Does that mean a Monk cannot tap into their Ki when being inside of a Anti-Magic Field?

[@gabrielmccray3457]

I'm not sure. But I was silenced and I could still do it.

[@nicolocorbellani9807]

If we are going by lore they could, the monks use psychic energy which is unrelated to the weave (the source of "common" magic in the forgotten realms).

[@MortismalGaming]

They can, they aren't considered spells technically which means silence doesnt affect them

[@oldsk0ol]

@@MortismalGaming "And I do wanna emphasize that I just said spell, because what Ki Energy is, in the context of this universe, is one of the fundamental forms of magic that flow through the fantasy world here. It is very difficult for most people to tap into which is what makes Monks unique. Their ability to tap into a magic source that most people simply can't and this is why much of what they can do with their abilities replicates what other magic does, because essentially that's just what it is. They've simply learned to harness it in a different way than others have." This part confused me there, haha.

[@MortismalGaming]

@@oldsk0ol They aren't considered spells in the video game* they are coded as class actions

[@seriousdraw]

This video didn’t answer my question. I would like to play a quarterstaff monk but none of the subclasses seem to utilise the weapon. Also, I hoped that strength 16 would be useful since the ingame character sheet seems to imply that Monk prioritises STR/DEX…

[@mw657]

I'm going monk/cleric once I can actually play this game lol

[@nexusaquarion9281]

Dnd look they made monk😊 playable

[@CheapSusukeL]

What armor are you wearing at 9:23 I've been trying to find a good set for monk but I don't know where to look, if you need a conformation where im at, Im currently at the last light Inn I think its called

[@SycosenMerihem]

Wouldn’t Strength be an automatic choice for Monk with the Tavern Brawler feat?

[@MortismalGaming]

Automatic? No. With only wisdom to AC at that point you become much easier to kill as an already relatively squishy melee class. Can certainly give you a high risk/reward playstyle though

[@davidhe-him3816]

I know this isn't a Monk Question, but I can't find the answer anywhere. AT what difficulty do Friends & Charm backfire? Normal? Tactical? really wish the tool tip was clearer what is meant by "higher difficulties"

[@Scarygomez]

Hey Morty son! The monk is pretty poor in DnD. I know they said to expect some buffs and that’s nice they did that. Maybe I being a monk into my second play though ❤💀

[@tinysmardy]

where do you get that amor? I thought monk could not wear heavy amor?

[@ducky36F]

I’m kinda sad they didn’t give four elements more buffs. I just want to be the avatar 😅

[@allnamestakenlol]

Hey, Mort, at the end you said you're not a huge fan of the class. Can you expand on that?

[@MortismalGaming]

Punching things like a dragon is where I mentally disconnect with it. It's fine as it is all just fantasy after all and I like the concept of a monk, but I just can't take it seriously next to everything else.

[@GyroZeppel]

Can’t wait until this game releases on ps5 so I can make an open hand monk and just beat everything to death with my hands lol 😂

[@steeltrap3800]

Been playing tabletop D&D since before most people around here were born, LOL, and my close friends with whom I've played for decades and I decided to play 5th Ed and have loved it. I chose a Half Elf Shadow Monk (it was that, a Half-Orc Barbarian or an Assassin) to cover stealth, scouting and general thief type things. With its longbow proficiency, high stealth and perception (Dex and Wis), and crazy movement rates (from memory I think my character has a base move of 50'), a shadow Monk can become a deadly threat in open areas particularly. It's an odd mix of stealth and patience at times, but also with the potential to pull off daring popping up on flanks or rear of enemy groups. Shadow step is hilariously fun at times. One reason I chose it was because Monks had always been useless in D&D; sure, God-like at high levels (although what classes weren't?), but the trouble was you'd never get there unless playing an absurdly Monty-Haul campaign. Haven't bothered with BG3 yet. Usually I wait for the next big sale for things on my wish list, but I might make an exception here. Cheers

[@madmotorcyclist]

I hate not being able to multi class at level 2.

[@kubafraszczyk7517]

Wait, does that mean that BG3's monk does not have a Martial arts Die to use instead of weapon die?

[@lucasgabrielgonsalves9626]

Monk 7, Fighter 5 wouldn't be good? I mean, to get action surge and extra attack from Fighter. This way you could hit, hit again and then use ki to hit again?

[@jamalisujang2712]

What Larian games should I play before Baldur's Gate 3?

[@waldo2543]

I get that a monk should have high dex and wis for that synergy of offense and defense, my way of the four elements monk has currently 18 dex and 16 wis BUT I couldnt stop staring at that bar brawler perk feat wondering how I could make a str monk work. Im wondering if it would be worth going lower dex and\or wis and wearing armor because while im looking at my level 4 monk all I lose is my defense from wis and movement speed if I were to equip armor, I still have all of my offensive capabilities. Also, when looking at my defense while wearing studded leather armor (base 12 light armor, im also human so proficient with it) I only lose 1 ac point, if I had +1 studded armor it would be equivalent to my 18 dex 16 wis at 17 total AC. I dont know how things are going to scale going forward with equipment or class abilities but It seems very viable from what im looking at. For reference the bar brawler feat adds double your str to dmg and attack rolls (edit: for unarmed strikes, improvised weapons...and one other thing). I understand I likely wouldnt have the same dex for ac while wearing light armor because it would no longer be my primary stat, but if your human you start out with light armor then at levels 4 and\or 8 you grab bar brawler and the medium armor feat. Would love any feedback on this.

[@The_Yukki]

Edit: Nvm, scratch that seems like Larian hardcoded monk's extra features to be dex only. Bonus action unarmed strike doesn't scale with str even if it's higher than dex, same for flurry of blows and stunning strike damage. Late into act1 you can get gloves that set your dex to 18 and you can set your str to 20 without spending a single asi into it through either temporary consumables or permanent ones(I'll say where to get them at the end so you dont get spoiled if you dont want to.) If you dont mind respeccing. Start as either drow or wood elf. Drow for hand crossbow proficiency, aka best weapon in the game, woodelf for more speed and proficiency in long bow(and long sword if the wording of monk weapons is to be believed any weapon you're proficient I'm and doesnt have heavy property can be a monk weapon and thus used with dex.) Start with standard dex wis build. And when you get the gloves that set your dex to 18 respec into str wis build. Granted that locks you into using those single gloves for the rest of the game, or having to respec. That build will be my next playthrough. Spoilers bellow. You can get +1 to any stat from letting the hag in chapter 1 live, if you start with 17 str that'll give you permanent +1. In chapter 2, you can have astarion drink blood from a weirdo drow alchemist who in turn will give you a potion that permanently increases your str by +2. Voila you are at 20 without any asi spent into str.

[@havocgr1976]

That sad moment when you bought the game 2 days ago and still dling so you watch videos of it ;/

[@KulveTarothsNightGown]

i aaaalmost made a monk for my first playthrough but just fell short to spore drood

[@skoudouflis88]

Can someone explain me what means unarmored for the game to get the bonuses. Like wearing a helmet or glove or boots or cape, counts as armor? or only chest? And whats the best option for Monk. Also some gear have very nice effects on that feats a playstyle, for example shadow monk there is gear that benefits a stealthy playstyle. I apologize in advance if my questions were answered in the video.

[@neotower420]

I just wear whatever clothes, the gloves and boots are where I get buffs so far. I took the trait for mobility so I could run over terrain easier, and open palm, you restore ki easily, I'm literally on a solo run because you can be careful and get through any situation (save some issues against magic)

[@xraxo5825]

What is a "monk weapon"?