Monk

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Channel your cosmic enlightenment by deftly dodging and efficiently disassembling your foes through stunning strikes and a whirlwind of martial art attacks.

Channel your cosmic enlightenment by deftly dodging and efficiently disassembling your foes through stunning strikes and a whirlwind of martial art attacks.

Monk is a character Class in Baldur's Gate 3. Monks are unarmed combatants capable of spending Ki Points to perform special abilities. Monk's key ability scores are Wisdom, Dexterity, and Constitution.

The Monk Subclasses are:  Way of the Four Elements,  Way of the Open Hand,  Way of Shadow

The Monk Class Progression
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Martial Arts	Ki Points	Unarmoured Movement	Features
1st	+2	1d4	2	-	Unarmoured Defence,  Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks,  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes,  Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike,  Flurry of Blows
2nd	+2	1d4	3	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Unarmoured Movement,  Patient Defence, Step of the Wind: Dash,  Step of the Wind: Disengage
3rd	+2	1d6	4	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Choose a subclass,  Deflect Missiles
4th	+2	1d6	5	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Feat,  Slow Fall
5th	+3	1d6	6	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Extra Attack,  Stunning Strike (Melee),  Stunning Strike (Unarmed)
6th	+3	1d6	7	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Ki-Empowered Strikes, Subclass feature,  Improved Unarmoured Movement
7th	+3	1d6	8	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Evasion,  Stillness of Mind
8th	+3	1d6	9	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Feat
9th	+4	1d8	10	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Advanced Unarmoured Movement
10th	+4	1d8	11	+ 6 m / 20 ft.	Purity of Body,  Improved Unarmoured Movement
11th	+4	1d8	12	+ 6 m / 20 ft.	Subclass feature
12th	+4	1d8	13	+ 6 m / 20 ft.	Feat

Class Information

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifier
• Key Ability Scores:
  • Wisdom for improved Ki DC and Armour Class.
  • Constitution for more Hit Points.
  • Dexterity for attack rolls and damage rolls of unarmed strikes and monk weapons, higher Initiative and Armour Class.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Strength, Dexterity
• Equipment Proficiencies:
  • Simple Weapons, Shortswords
• Monk Weapon: Monk weapons are those with which the Monk has Proficiency, and which do not have the two-handed or heavy properties. Monks can use dexterity for those weapons, even if they do not have the finesse property.
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 2):
  • History, Insight, Religion, Acrobatics, Stealth, Athletics
    • You receive a bonus to every skill that you are proficient in. At Level 1 the Proficiency Bonus is +2.

Spellcasting

• Spellcasting Ability: Wisdom
• Recharge: Short Rest
• Monks do not cast spells using spell slots. Instead, they use a resource specific to Monk called Ki Points.
  • Monks can use Ki while Silenced due to Ki not requiring a verbal component.

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following traits.

Level 1

• + 2Ki Points (2 total)

 Flurry of Blows

• Using a Bonus Action and a Ki Point, punch twice in quick succession. Equivalent to two normal unarmed attacks.

 Unarmoured Defence (Monk)

• Your reflexes are as effective as any armour. While not wearing armour, you add your Wisdom Modifier to your  Armour Class.

 Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks

• Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks scale with your Dexterity instead of your Strength if your Dexterity is higher.

 Martial Arts: Deft Strikes

• Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks deal 1d4Bludgeoning damage, unless their normal damage is higher.

 Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike

• After making an attack with a Monk Weapon or while unarmed, you can make another unarmed attack as a Bonus Action.

Level 2

• + Ki Point (3 total)

 Patient Defence

• When activated with a Bonus Action and a Ki Point, Attack Rolls against you have Disadvantage, and you have Advantage on Saving Throw.

 Step of the Wind: Dash

• Use a Bonus Action and a Ki Point to double your Movement Speed. Jump no longer requires a bonus action.

 Step of the Wind: Disengage

• Use a Bonus Action and a Ki Point to disengage. Jump no longer requires a bonus action.

 Unarmoured Movement

• Your Movement Speed increases by 3 m / 10 ft while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

Level 3

• + Ki Point (4 total)
•  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes: Damage from attacks with Unarmed/Monk Weapons deal 1d6Bludgeoning (previously 1d4) unless their normal damage is higher.

 Deflect Missiles

• Use your reaction to reduce the damage from a ranged weapon attack by 1d10 + your Dexterity Modifier + your monk level. If the damage is reduced to 0, you can use a Ki Point to return the missile back to the sender.

Select a Subclass

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Harmony of Fire and Water Select 3 subclass spells from:  Blade of Rime  Chill of the Mountain  Fangs of the Fire Snake  Fist of Four Thunders  Fist of Unbroken Air  Rush of the Gale Spirits  Shaping of the Ice  Sphere of Elemental Balance  Sweeping Cinder Strike  Touch of the Storm  Water Whip	Flurry of Blows: Topple  Flurry of Blows: Stagger  Flurry of Blows: Push	Shadow Arts: Hide  Shadow Arts: Pass Without Trace  Shadow Arts: Darkness  Shadow Arts: Darkvision  Shadow Arts: Silence  Minor Illusion

Level 4

• Choose a Feat.

• + Ki Point (5 total)

 Slow Fall

• When you fall, you can use your reaction to gain Resistance to Falling damage.

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (previously +2)
• + Ki Point (6 total)

 Extra Attack

Subclass Features:

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
-	-	Cloak of Shadows

Stunning Strike

Spend a Ki Point to deal your Weapon or Unarmed Attack Damage and possibly  Stun the target.

•  Stunning Strike (Melee)
•  Stunning Strike (Unarmed)

Level 6

• + Ki Point (7 total)
•  Improved Unarmoured Movement: Your movement speed increases by 4.5 m / 15 ft (previously 3 m / 10 ft) while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

 Ki-Empowered Strikes

• Your unarmed attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming enemies' Resistances and Immunity to non-magical damage.

Subclass Features:

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Select 1 spell from the Monk spell list. New Spells:  Clench of the North Wind  Embrace of the Inferno  Gong of the Summit	Manifestation of Body  Manifestation of Mind  Manifestation of Soul  Wholeness of Body	Shadow Step

Level 7

• + Ki Point (8 total)

 Evasion

• * Your agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain spells. When a spell or effect would deal half damage on a successful Dexterity Saving Throw, it deals no damage if you succeed, and only half damage if you fail.

 Stillness of Mind

• If you are  Charmed or  Frightened, you automatically cast Stillness of Mind to remove the condition.

Level 8

• Choose a Feat.

• + Ki Point (9 total)

Level 9

• Proficiency Bonus: +4 (previously +3)
• + Ki Point (10 total)
•  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes: Damage from attacks with Unarmed/Monk Weapons deal 1d8Bludgeoning (previously 1d6) unless their normal damage is higher.

 Advanced Unarmoured Movement

• Difficult Terrain doesn't slow you down and you can  Jump an additional 6 m / 20 ft while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Improved Elemental Casting Select 1 subclass spell from the Monk spell list	Ki Resonation  Ki Resonation: Punch (Bonus Action)  Ki Resonation: Blast	-

Level 10

• + Ki Point (11 total)
•  Improved Unarmoured Movement: Your movement speed increases by 6 m / 20 ft (previously 4.5 m / 15 ft) while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

 Purity of Body

• You are Immune to  Poison damage and can't be  Poisoned or affected by disease thanks to the purifying ki flowing through your meridians.

Level 11

• + Ki Point (12 total)

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Select 1 subclass spell from the Monk spell list New Spells:  Flames of the Phoenix  Mist Stance  Ride the Wind	Tranquility	Shadow Strike  Shadow Strike: Unarmed

Level 12

• Choose a Feat.

• + Ki Point (13 total)

External Links

• Monk on the Forgotten Realms Wiki