"Punch You In The Ki " - A Guide to Monks with James Mendez Hodes AD FREE
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One of our most requested guests returns this week as we welcome back a great friend of the show, writer, game designer, and cultural consultant, James Mendez Hodes. Join us for part two of a two-part deep-dive all about the Monk class in Dungeons and Dragons.
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It's funny listening to this after WBN, cos "Breath" is the magic of that universe
Tijay Arnie
2025-02-24 23:00:22 +0000 UTCI wouldn't think Luffy from One Piece as resembling a Monk, it would be very circular if anything in the Monk was based on him, because he's based on Oda's love of western cartoon and Looney Tunes physical absurdity, he's more like some shape-shifting Ooze or Abberation, his arms can reach hundreds of feet and he can become Gargantuan on a whim. If you had to make him in D&D, he'd work as a monster l, but I think if a player wanted to be him, you take a spellcasting class and have all their spells be things his body is physically doing, like Eldritch Blast or Magic Missiles could be his punch. For him to be his inspirational self, you'd want him Charisma-based, but if he was a Druid who unlimited Wildshape, perhaps you could have a lot to work with there
Verdigree
2024-09-17 00:14:56 +0000 UTCIt makes more sense if you're JUST thinking of kung fu movies (and not actual kung fu.) Diamond Soul is a reference to like the wizened master; he's old but not slow. The invisibility thing is I think to simulate someone moving super fast. Tongue of the Sun and Moon is a reference to dubbing... That part is all consistent (sorta), but what makes Monk so weird to me is that all of the subclasses are explicitly non-kung fu movie things. As stated, they're mostly anime references.
Boomclaw the Twice-Dead Kobold
2022-02-08 00:47:26 +0000 UTCAm I the only one who finds this class really really confusing to play? It makes 0 sense!
Sam Taz
2022-01-31 21:48:00 +0000 UTC
