The Way of the Open Hand

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[@Runesmith]

Again, if ya want to support me and have a cool book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/415994272/stibbles-codex-of-companions?ref=510zo2

[@roboticjanitor3332]

So TIL runesmith doesn't know what fist of the north star is. You know that "you are already dead" meme, that comes from that show and quivering palm ripped it off whole sale, including the vibration explanation.

[@kamusta3446]

hmm i have a question does the rogue class still O.P as shit when he use a stick

[@sambro6657]

Runesmith do ya intend to get the sword and shield dlc?

[@geoleo965]

Why won't you acknowledge our baby, the fruit of our sublime passion?

[@Nr4747]

Flurry of Blows can actually *not* be used with weapons (at least not by Open Hand monks) because you are only allowed to make 2 *unarmed* strikes !

[@MoonPatch]

Note to self: rename 'quivering palm' to 'vibe check'

[@24601st]

vibe check? isn't that the roll you make to see if your attack breaks through the enemy's AC?

[@fallenangeldraco3778]

Same fam

[@theless-than-goodhunter7019]

The slap heard round round the world.

[@fallenangeldraco3778]

@Sightless_Seeker "initiating vibe check, make your constitution save" *fails* "you have failed, now perish"

[@fallenangeldraco3778]

@Sightless_Seeker Even if you make the saving through they still take a bunch of dice worth of necrotic damage

[@matanuskabutler7566]

I cant believe he got us all to watch them microwave water

[@xanderholland6086]

This water is too moist

[@vexations_on_discount]

The words that came out of you mouth were not necessary to be spoken, yet they were. I cannot live in a world that can let such a thing happen, goodbye

[@stevenbrown5246]

This water is *far* too cold

[@loganwoods1590]

I can’t believe he didn’t blink!

[@kcis5940]

And all this for nothing. He didn't have the water. We gainer nothing, but lose our time. And that was amazing

[@quietsamurai1998]

1:58 From the IMDB page for Nacho Libre: "Berated all his life by those around him, a *monk* follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler)."

[@mauro_carvajal]

so a monk multiclassed into a college of valor bard?

[@nanotfound1042]

@@mauro_carvajal pretty much

[@nanotfound1042]

@@mauro_carvajal pretty much

[@kaelang12]

And it's a thing that actually happened in real life

[@TiroDvD]

The thing though is that Order didn't have monks but brothers since they weren't isolated. They ran an orphanage and "dead guy duty." Brothers/Sisters = all metal dragons. Monks/Nuns = gold dragon hermits Friars (includes Ladies) = silver dragons

[@gabrielrussell5531]

1:10 female Monks are sometimes called "Nuns", so if you play a female monk you can whip out some nun-fu.

[@giraffedragon6110]

And if someone tries hitting on you go stunning strike, add in a vicious mockery (either racial trait or magic initiate) and say “NUN-FU-YOU”

[@janelantestaverde2018]

"I'LL HAVE TO KNOCK SOME NUN-SENSE INTO YOUR HEAD"

[@Nparalelo]

Wielding Nun-Chucks, obviously.

[@jamdeluxe7456]

combat nun

[@sircatfaceesq578]

A Way of The Shadow female monk is a Nunja

[@dylandugan76]

"Quivering Palm = Vibe Check" is exactly the hot take I needed today.

[@saintfontain]

Way of the Cobalt Soul is the true Vibe Checker

[@captaindonkeyballs]

... so. I feel like I only have more questions about monks after watching this

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

Are they existential?

[@captaindonkeyballs]

samuel rodriguez *thousand yard stare* yes. Yes they are

[@GarrigKitten]

Some days, I feel like Monk is "Name your bullshit. Yeah, a monk can do that too."

[@intergalacticimperialist9670]

@@GarrigKitten I have unironically asked my monk player to "roll bullshit" in the game I DM

[@Limrasson]

>Monks >Not very good at tank&spank >Good at cheeky-breeky encounters. Reason: low AC and low health makes them squishy. (yes, you can catch projectiles and technically you can have an AC of 20 without magic items or any items, but that's only when you are very high level). Your dmg isn't that great either and most of it depends on you burning KI. Sometimes literally (fangs of the fire snake) And for like 10 levels or so the only increase in dmg and survivabiltiy comes from stat increase and the odd increase of your martial arts die. But you get evasion so that's nice. However you get all kinds of bullshit. You move fast, can run on water and walls, immune to poison, disease and pretty mcuh all forms of control or AoE effects. You can run a lot dodge a lot and at lvl 18 you basically become dragon ball fast where are too fast to be seen by either your enemies or your friends. >In conclusion a monk may not be super useful for a small party, but could be extremely useful for a larger party.

[@XavierKaziTheZombie]

There was a hidden message in those 30 seconds of silence, wasn't there? WASN'T THERE?

[@fish3977]

I don't know but there's a lot of blood and someone in a gimpsuit with knife in them in my floor

[@geoleo965]

Oh, snap.

[@enderblazejames9487]

1) who microwase WATER!!!!! 2) that fake blood looks too real great vidoe otherwise.

[@thatguy4084]

Yes, that the water was too cold.

[@dewae3254]

there was a cat

[@curtishammer748]

7:10 When suddenly, the animator suffered a fatal heart attack! *Terry Gilliam's heart attack face with stop-motion fallback* The cartoon terror was no more. The quest for the Holy Grail could continue.

[@niteus4907]

"One of the twelve classes no one knows how to play" *laughs in Artificer*

[@guidomista3570]

@Jett Lucas Hayes and sometimes hex

[@timothybelleci3554]

Laughs in barb

[@espammer8523]

Laughs in mystic

[@ShankMugen]

You really out there making us watch a microwave heat water for half a minute

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

No, no...he didn't make us do anything. We *chose* to do that all on our own.. It was pretty clear what was happening by second-10. That's on us. Now, we have to start asking some serious questions about our selves/priorities and confront our careful avoidance of BDSM, because, _clearly,_ we are all into pain and humiliation. 😁

[@ShankMugen]

@@zoopdterdoobdter5743 It is not a serious question, I know I am into it, though not hardcore, just light

[@ultraatari9298]

Zoopdter Doobdter I guarantee the dragging the joke along the ground was XP's idea I'd have just skipped ahead but that'd be as much time as waiting for the bad joke because it's sloppy

[@tomfranck8821]

"Mewto's juicy thickness" was not a phrase i ever wanted/needed to hear. So thanks a lot runesmith you absolute monster. Edit: i appreciate the "ahem" atempt to be supportive and everything but i am not interested in any alternative interpretations of mewto's design, thank you very much

[@darkwarrior5149]

Hey *puts hand on shoulder* I learned I had a sudden thing with dragon thiccness from some one else. We all experience it

[@starspawn507]

*hastily looks up Mewtwo on furry art site of choice*.

[@Rick_Harper]

Tom Franck, I'll send you farther into the rabbit hole. Look up Mewto Shadbase.

[@tomfranck8821]

@@Rick_Harper No, and no, and also never, and NO NO NO NO

[@cthulhoid_cat7212]

@@tomfranck8821 Do it. Give in to the dark side.

[@KainSilverwind]

6:40 Logan's ragdoll had me in a laughing fit.

[@TheXell]

2:17 You had a chance to say "KI differences" and didn't take it. Considering the nature of the video, I'll applaud this as a feat of restraint rather than admonish it as failure.

[@weavelcow9596]

Not gonna lie the "this water is far too cold" joke got me good, then I was surprised you left it for another 30 seconds

[@orrusfellin5150]

- Monks can't have sex. Me, uneducated person whose only connection to DnD are a subreddit with terrible stories and one popular show, where a monk sleeps with literally everyone: - Wait a minute...

[@gabriel300010]

The bardic temples of sexton are an exception of course

[@scepta101]

Orrus Fellin We’re talking Beauregard here, right?

[@orrusfellin5150]

@@scepta101 Yes, obviously.

[@Drekromancer]

@SaviorOfNirn It varies by order I guess. But you could totally homebrew a mystic Chad order that kicks ass and destroys pussy for the glory of God

[@gingermcgingin1733]

Christian & Buddhist monks can't have sex, a monk dedicated to, say, Venus/Aphrodite would probably be obliged to.

[@josciety5579]

Are we just gonna pretend that Quivering Palm isn’t literally “Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru”

[@demi-femme4821]

It could also be Killer Queen.

[@Craterfist]

Killer Queen has already touched this comment.

[@braedenmclean5304]

@@Craterfist NANI!

[@APoleYouKnow]

If Way of the Open Hand is Hokuto Shinken then what would be the DnD equivalent of Nanto Seiken?

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

@@APoleYouKnow Way of Mercy heals via poking people sooooo....

[@leguan278]

Great.... *Note to self: ad a open hand monk to the list*

[@defensivekobra3873]

What list?

[@defensivekobra3873]

Stunning strike + flurry of blows and push people 60 ft since they fail all str and dex saves

[@burningbronze7555]

@@defensivekobra3873 the to play list.

[@bitingapotato3277]

Make it a tortle or tabaxi for the sake of the memes.

[@MN-ce7ec]

Hey Kris

[@eyospin]

The monk's fingies get all jiggly and it makes your heart go pop

[@MangoTurtlenova]

I love how your quivering palm deaths are just Skyrim ragdoll deaths

[@jconte2343]

“Have you heard of the high-“ *dies*

[@Arthas30000]

Interestingly enough, female monks do exist and have a historical basis. In the Christian tradition that's nuns which did their own thing, but in most Eastern traditions, women had almost the same access to monk-hood as men

[@dbmyth8409]

That expansion isn't done yet

[@marcetteb6064]

They are still called nuns in English, but yeah

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Monkshood: also known as aconite, wolf's-bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, queen of poisons, or blue rocket. Most species are highly toxic.

[@edwinsandra5904]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4utoohprt-WpZI

[@geoleo965]

AKA The mighty Buddhist Palm from *_"Kung Fu Hustle,"_* which I've heard is going to get a well-deserved sequel. Also, fun fact: the mentioned movie is what inspired the creation of _"Kung Fu Panda."_

[@DeetotheDubs]

omg Kung Fu Hustle getting a sequel? I loved that movie. How have I not heard of this until now!? Thank you!

[@geoleo965]

@@DeetotheDubs Yeah, was as surprised as you while reading this news after searching for its title as an addition to this... Now, if only we got the same treatment for _"Kung Pow."_

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

this is the best news I have heard in a while!!

[@Alexander59059]

You cant tell me they fight dirtier than the drunkard subclass.

[@mr.panicattack1451]

7:10 I love that the vibe check has a TF2 Crit noise

[@demi-femme4821]

And when the Spy saw the breadth of his work; he wept, for there were no more backs to stab.

[@kinothewolf]

When he tripped Jacob with his toe I started laughing too hard. The hahas were just too powerful.

[@arcticdino1650]

You either pass the vibe check, or your heart gets Thanos-ed

[@janelantestaverde2018]

Hence, vibe > Thanos

[@parimenides]

Better your heart gets Thanos-ed than your butt getting Ant Man-ed

[@ntm4]

I can't believe it took me till the end of my second watchthrough to realize the top half of his monk outfit is just a fluffy red towel stapled together at the shoulder. XD

[@nintenbros5098]

The Monk murder mystery show was about a detective with OCD, and on the VHS's of the last season when put in order, on the last one the word Monk is on the other side of the box, to trigger OCD

[@MonkeyJedi99]

OCD, germaphobia. and PTSD over his Trudy's (his wife) murder. His brother, who wrote product manuals in numerous languages, was a hoarder, and had agoraphobia.

[@dann5295]

The real life action scenes are truly making these videos gold

[@nothorren]

the sheer amount of memes in this video, lmao

[@louisantonio2462]

I thought it's a reference to Hokuto Shinken. Kenshiro is an Open Hand Monk, no questions asked.

[@TheGreatYukon]

Yes but Kenshiro's more frightening of course. He doesn't choose to make you die after the strike, once you're hit, that was a lethal techni- I mean, you're already dead. He put a timer on your life that he doesn't control. There's something much more fucked up about that.

[@gabriel300010]

@@TheGreatYukon he does, he can even use his bullshit-fu to heal people

[@demi-femme4821]

Now the real question is "When are we going to get the Way of Throwing Dynamite Around subclass?"

[@TheGreatYukon]

@@demi-femme4821 Could expand it to the martial art of Pragmatism. As long as it works, it's our art. Actually I think that's what Jackie Chan uses with environmental fighting.

[@Xenos_hive]

Not a single fist of the North Star reference (everyone saying jojo should know that sun soul exists as extended arm sunlight yellow overdrive not p3+)

[@madafaka2666]

I mean, you have a JoJo reference, which is close enough, I guess

[@patrickdees5256]

I know right?!

[@madafaka2666]

@@comet-fy6pd I mean, you gotta admit that the story of a gentleman who has to fight his vampire brother against his will, a 18 years old who outlucks a literal god into space, a 17 years old edgy japanese who uses a punching ghost to destroy the vampire of the first part, a 16 years old not edgy japanese who uses a punching ghost to destroy horny David Bowie, a 15 years old which is also the son of the vampire of the first part becoming the mafia boss, the daughter of the protagonist of part 3 who has to fight a priest that wants to reset the world, a cow boy who has Jesus as a companion who needs to kill the pressident of the united states and whatever the fuck is JoJolion is pretty cool

[@anthonylipira9526]

You are already disappointed.

[@patrickdees5256]

@@anthonylipira9526 of course. It's an easy joke but a good one.

[@Goatbeez]

"this video is far too short" (adds 30 second microwave clip)

[@toastwithamonocle5466]

Don‘t feel all high and mighty. He is a wizard, of course he dies in one hit!

[@thegayghost872]

"Mewtwo's juicy thiccness"

[@__shifty]

i'm here now, ready to accept your praise and admirations!

[@dmonicplays8374]

3:34 - "you extend your left pinkie toe-" *shows footage of his right foot*

[@AzraelThanatos]

For the chastity and poverty, that's often more of a western style Monk...which, class wise, is more of a Cleric than a Monk. D&D Monks are the more eastern style, which can have some of those vows, but a lot of them don't...and many of the subclasses definitely aren't originating from that such as Kensai (Which is basically the wandering weapons master out to build his skills) which is Samurai Jack or Rurouni Kenshin. Most unarmed combatants seem to fit more of the wandering martial artist or searcher for enlightenment archetype than the direct monastic tradition. Sure, a lot of them were called monks which was basically because a lot of monasteries in those areas doubled as orphanages.

[@OrzhovMarkov]

Cleric-Monk multiclass is mechanically valid

[@uberd3323]

SaviorOfNirn Barbarian Wizard begs to differ

[@AzraelThanatos]

@@uberd3323 Really wish the 3.5 rage mage could be made to work in 5e...those were always fun to see someone play.

[@BaumgratzE]

3:33 *STAR FINGER!!!*

[@benthomason3307]

"one of the twelve classes nobody knows how to play" okay but seriously, how can you screw up barbarian? their entire description is "I hit it again."

[@jacoblester5822]

I think there are 13 classes. If so that’s the 1 class people can play right.

[@InterMaus]

3:17 wait just a damn minute. That sound clip. Is that a damn Jojos reference?

[@maxthepaladin2147]

If you ever get two open hand monks fighting, you know what they should scream

[@ASH_HYPES_ALONE]

You expected another flurry of blows joke... BUT IT WAS ME *DIO*

[@Endofalaleado]

I beg your pardon, there are lots and lots of nuns in buddhism, and they have the same ranks as monks

[@madafaka2666]

Oh, so this is the equivalent of Pokemon's Mega Slap (and Perish Song)

[@superjanembaishappy5512]

7:12 "Have you heard of the high-elves?"

[@mathewfinch]

O-mae wa mou shindeiru.

[@matteussilvestre8583]

Kenshiro then: "Omae wa mou shindeiru." Kenshiro now: "You have failed your vibe test."

[@tuckernutter]

the expression Jacob has microwaving water is just a parallel microcosm for everything wrong in my life

[@jarzz3601]

3:23 omg that picture :D

[@parimenides]

Furry of blows

[@yellowice0]

3:33 “You extend your left pinky toe forward and trip them” (me): laughing at this editing, also me thinking about it too hard. Wait a minute... THAT’S HIS RIGHT PINKY TOE YOU LIAR!

[@dylandarnell3657]

THANK YOU

[@defensivekobra3873]

Stunning strike + flurry of blows and push people 60 ft since they fail all str and dex saves

[@danielcharland1374]

1. Logan pulls off a towel surprisingly well. Didn't even realize it was a towel till the end. 2. WHO THE HECK MICROWAVES A GLASS OF WATER?

[@AbrokennoseOUCH]

Best way to end a video: bloopers!

[@rwhe423723]

Oh man, this video opened up with controversy. Now I must watch it to ferment my attacked opinion. But let me throw money at a rad Kickstarter first.

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

That pain cry at 2:40 has me dying faster than a failed quivering palm check 😂

[@djsalad5752]

my favorite dnd battle i've ever been in thus far was a literal boxing match between myself (goliath barbarian) and one of the main plot relevant characters the party had to track down (half orc monk)

[@XonixDerps]

Monks use cellphones for proof when their students run up the steps thing btw, so they're pretty chill with tech now a days, they jsut dont do anything else that would be easy lol

[@patrickdees5256]

Way of the open hand: go all kenshiro on your enemies.

[@smile-tl9in]

while true irl there is nothing in d&d about monastic orders being mostly male

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

One of my favourite things about the Vibe Check is that it can be activated anywhere after you apply it at any later point. - You hear of a tyrannical king that his subject worship like a god. - sneak into the king's room. - apply Vibe Check and get the hell out and make sure you’re unfollowed. - the king is wondering wtf just happened but remembers that he has a speech to give. - buy some binoculars (or get a totem barbarian friend who has eagle eyes and the observant feat to be able to see the king at a safe distance). - at the climax of the speech activate the Vibe Check. - king stops talking and ragdolls off the balcony dead. - all his subject saw the king who they worshipped as a god die in front of them. - grab some popcorn and watch the chaos ensue.

[@thedoomslayer8900]

I always thought of Quivering Palm as the thing Kenshiro does in Fist of the North Star

[@missyjames8887]

5:51 I see your taking queues from Family Guy now...

[@MonkeyJedi99]

In that case, we NEED a video after a chicken gives him a bad coupon!

[@starcloak]

This deserves more recognition.

[@christianfinken6433]

"Monastarys are sausages-fests, where the sausages are never allowed to cook." I just watched that video with my bro, he is from Thailand, has served in a Shaolin-Temple and plays a Monk in D&D, and at that line he started laughting his ass of for 15 min straight. x,DDD

[@lockskelington314]

Monks are like Nuns...Welp, I know what My next chararter is gonna be. A Monk Nun who uses a yardstick to smack the hands of evil-doers.

[@-Zevin-]

Love your videos, so not really critiquing D&D or you since i'm sure this stuff is canon and it's a fantasy universe. For anyone interested in the reality for which monks are based on however there is essentially female monks. Called Bhikkhunī. Some historical female monks, sometimes erroneously referred to as nuns. Fought in combat as well, and trained in martial arts / self defense. Male and female monks however are and were segregated to avoid lust, as like the vow of poverty; lust and sexuality was often looked at negatively as it encourages distraction and greed, preventing you from proper discipline. The distinction between Male and female monks is important here because in eastern philosophy for which D&D monks are primarily based. Male and Female monks are essentially equal, something that is very different from the nuns and monks of the Catholic church. Of course in historical reality this varied widely throughout time and by region.

[@Awoken_Remmuz]

Ah yes Monk, up there as one of my favourites classes after the fighter, haven't tried any of the xanathos traditions yet, been musing of doing a Kensei and basically do a monk archer.

[@aswirlything5838]

Bbeg: *exists* High level monk: _VIBE CHECK_

[@captainkiwi77]

Does quivering palm, waits 4 days, looms at the dm... “Ayyo, VIBE CHECK”

[@J--12]

BRUH, how the hell could you not include "Hokuto No Ken" reference somewhere in this?

[@janelantestaverde2018]

Maybe he's like me and doesn't know what that is.

[@TheYupiks]

Is there a chance 2 monks can Thanos snap each other at the same time?

[@gaminreasons8941]

Theoretically if they did it at the exact same time? Yep.

[@pivius]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be...

[@theeye8276]

Goodluck getting them to fail with being proficient and having a free roll retry

[@Haydenh127]

There vibes are dope, they probably survive

[@ogrefeet6077]

He said 12 classes. There’s 13. Therefore there must be a single class we play right. CHECKMATE RUNESMITH

[@alexdavidson239]

It's Mystic. Everyone who doesn't play Mystic plays it right

[@morganbiddlecom]

I've got a Tabaxi open palm monk. He's so much fun to play. His movement is insane. Spends all his money on improving the lives of orphans.

[@krackencrusader403]

before vibe checking said orphans, Namustay.

[@gabrielrussell5531]

0:44 But there are 13 classes now counting Artificer. (Which one could be forgiven for forgetting because let's be honest; it's Artificer.) So which class do people play properly?

[@g-magewizard7007]

Thats the joke: People dont play ANY class properly

[@josephwilliams5292]

The wizard. *ESPECIALLY THE WIZARD*

[@demi-femme4821]

@@josephwilliams5292 It's like "For the love of Matt Mercer, stop spamming Fireball!"

[@candycadet528]

Microwaving your water makes me angry beyond explanation.

[@MattieSheldonTheYoutuber]

4:21 Oberyn Martell should’ve really multiclassed into monk, huh

[@mihaiioc.3809]

5:09 imagine needing years or meditation and training for that ability this post was made by Kishibe Rohan and Heaven's Door

[@demi-femme4821]

No, you idiot. This is clearly Killer Queen.

[@Patrick-xg6pm]

Everybody is talking about how they tricked us into watching water get microwaved, but nobody is talking about that saucepan with mac n cheese residue on it sitting on the stove.That shit will take forever to clean off.

[@noireweiss762]

Runesmith: "It´s probably inspired by that one move from kill bill." Kenshiro from Fist of the North star: "your´re already dead to me!"

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

Never have I seen a man so scared as when logan jingled Jacob's keys

[@Luc-jc4dl]

5:44 with each passing second of that scene I laughed harder and harder

[@sinnerthesinful552]

I once made a monk that didn't belong to any monastery, her backstory was that she lived in the wilds alone for so many years that she learned how bodies, both her's and the animal's, work just to pass the time. She basicaly learned about ki by trial and error

[@noahragsdale124]

Why does Jacob appear more on Runesmith than his own channel

[@jahjah7940]

Once made a Monk that wasn’t even a monk, just some brute guy from the forest that uses anger instead of ki and knows the way of the closed hand.

[@JessieShadowhold]

"12 classes no one knows how to play" Considering there are 13 classes after Artificer, there is one that everyone can play. I am sure it's Fighter.

[@demi-femme4821]

No, because people choose Champion.

[@karlmarx7333]

Last time I was this early Abeir-Toril was still a thing

[@tahunuva4254]

Pray tell, what happened to it, Mr Marx?

[@burningbronze7555]

@@tahunuva4254 4e retcons

[@QuiescentPilot]

Hmmm... need to remember to rename Quivering Palm to Five Finger Death Punch... accurate name, plus I love the band!

[@DramakilzU]

Monk goes to a dance party and starts snapping his fingers to the beat of the music. Meanwhile, hundreds of people around the world are suddenly dying.

[@ahzekahriman9379]

“12 Classes no one plays right”. I knew I was playing Bubbles the Grung Artificer right.

[@asgrahim9164]

Guess I now have an idea for my next character.

[@D13G0Z]

The monk in a nutsell: Open hand: VIBE CHECK ATATATATATTATATATATATATTATATATATATATATATATATTATATATATA WATAAAAAAA. shadow:(starts running like naruto) Sun soul: kame... kame HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fourth elements: and then the fire nation atacked. Long death:fool dragon your really high ac is nothing compared to my Plot armor Astral soul: ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAAAAAAAAA. Kensei: I HAVE ANIME AND GOD AT MY SIDE

[@CappuccinoSquid]

Drunken Master: _Jackie Chan-flavored driveby mouth slaps_ Cobalt Soul: "KNOWLEDGE!" Way of Mercy: "Turn your head and cough." _punt square between the legs_ Soul Knife: *YOU HAVE DONE WELL, RAZIEL...* Tranquility: I don't believe these Monks actually exist.

[@sonicsucks20]

Naruto doesnt exist

[@attackins1470]

I love that Game Grumps reference at 1:35. I have legitimately never heard anyone quote it like that other than myself and my wife.

[@jaydoe3068]

Hey brotha, I just wanted to say that your videos are straight comedy man!!! I really dig your style and sense of humor, you execute all your jokes so solidly, its great!! I would very much love it if you could do more videos more frequently, although I'm sure you're pretty busy in other endeavors and such, but it would be greatly appreciated

[@andordimeny6130]

* sees new video is out * *uses flurry of blows on screen to start watching, like and write this comment in 6 seconds*

[@noahegler9131]

For the record. Ki is pronounced "Chi" everywhere except Korea. So you're only mostly wrong when you pronounce it as written,

[@goobersunshine3864]

Ki is an obvious anime/Japanese martial Arts reference, as the word is pronounced thusly in that culture, owing to its strong influence in popular contemporary media. If it were meant to be pronounced as "chi," it would be listed so.

[@noahegler9131]

@@goobersunshine3864 the latinization of the Japanese word for "Generic Spirit Energy" is Qi, pronounced like something between a J and a hard Ch, which also sounds something like a soft K if you haven't been chewed out by a very traditional instructor for not pronouncing the word correctly LOL. I suspect that the reason it's pronounced Ki so often is partly the South Korean animation industry's influence and that the english-speaking voice actors have no idea what they are taking about. Although, let's be honest, if they had gone full Naruto and had you spend your Chakra to do stuff, I probably would have been kicked out of a few groups by now for taking over a session to rant about how ThAt's NoT hOw ThAt WoRkS and refusing to shut up until I've finished talking about the functions of the chakram and meridians and the differences between the classical 7-chakra model and the modern 12-chakra model. It's really best for me to just not think about this at all. This is really the same sort of fantasy hand-waving as having effective studded leather armor and spellcasting that doesn't require anything beyond some magic words. Also the instructor I mentioned is why I haven't gone back to a traditional martial art. So, moral of the story is to not do that to your students.

[@liamassassingaming922]

battle master + open hand monk on a goblin, introducing : gibble the advancer, knock an opponent back 30 feet then run away you coward. enjoy watching your DM give you the death stare as you knock the bbeg into one of there own traps.

[@KomodoDragonKing1]

Gotta love rag dolling like a Bethesda npc

[@guga5708156]

I want to see the fockin goku subclass

[@renatoafonsomaiacarneiro950]

SunSoul, done. Go play my man ;)

[@Yormunzumr]

>All monks are dudes *Beauregard Lionett would like to know your location*

[@kylestanley7843]

Not sure you spelled her surname right lol

[@jukesdtj656]

Monk: Touches king. King: What did you just do? Monk: *Vibe check activated*

[@rattvisa]

Quivering palm is just the punch version of kurapika’s chains