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Can monks use Psychic Blades as monk weapons, and do they benefit from monk unarmed damage scaling?
I'm building a Monk/Rogue multiclass character and looking to use the Soulknife’s Psychic Blades to strengthen the monk’s ranged options. I have two main questions about how these abilities interact:
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Can a rogue/Kensei monk use Sneak Attack with a Kensei weapon?
The 3rd-level feature of the UA Kensei Monk subclass, Path of the Kensei, reads as follows:
You gain proficiency with three martial weapons of your choice. A martial weapon is considered a kensei ...
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Can a Gloom Stalker ranger continuously use Dread Ambusher if they knock-out or eliminate enemy after enemy, as long as it happens in one turn?
In D&D 5e, if a gloom stalker (ranger) is infiltrating somewhere while in stealth. Would it be possible for them to attack one enemy, potentially eliminate them, re-enter stealth and proceed to do ...
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How is the Soul Knife Rogue's Bonus action attack affected by a multiclass with Monk?
The Soul Knife Rogue has a feature called Psychic Blades, which includes this ability:
After you attack with the blade, you can make a melee or ranged weapon attack with a second psychic blade as a ...
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DMG Chases and Bonus Dash
The DMG gives rules for chases starting on page 252, and includes
"During the chase, a participant can freely use the Dash action a number of times equal to 3 + its Constitution modifier. Each ...
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Can a multiclassed Kensei monk/Swashbuckler rogue use an offhand finesse weapon to trigger Sneak Attack, without using a bonus action?
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For a relatively new campaign I've built a kensei (monk). At level 7, 8 and 9 (we're level 4 now) I'm planning on taking three levels in swashbuckler (rogue). Now I'm exploring my options for ...
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If I multiclass my unarmed monk into rogue, which archetype is best suited for unarmed combat?
Goal: Battlefield controller able to zip around stunning casters and offering help to Assassin/fighter and Barbarian/fighter melee.
The strategy I plan on using is having my Monk run to the back and ...
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Is it possible for a multiclassed monk/rogue to use Stunning Strike and Sneak Attack on the same attack, before making an extra attack?
I've made a character that is going to eventually put 17 levels into Monk's Way of the Shadow and 3 levels into Rogue's Assassin.
I was looking at some of the abilities I get for attacking, such as ...
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Is a Monk attack considered a finesse weapon attack? [duplicate]
Since the Monk Martial Arts feature grants the ability to choose either Str or Dex as the modifier would the unarmed and flurry of blows be considered as finesse? the mechanics are essentially the ...
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Is a missile deflected by a Monk/Rogue's Deflect Missiles eligible for Sneak Attack?
Is the ranged attack resulting from a monk/rogue's Deflect Missiles eligible to add sneak attack damage? For example, if the creature who made the initial ranged attack is engaged in melee as per the ...
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Can a shortsword-wielding monk/rogue use the Martial Arts damage die and still qualify for Sneak Attack?
I am playing a shortsword-wielding monk/rogue. I know unarmed strikes do not qualify for Sneak Attack.
My question is: At later levels, can I sub in my monk damage die from Martial Arts (which will ...
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Interaction of Master of Intrigue and Tongue of Sun and Moon re: NPC perceptions
First of all, our group assumes that Tongue of the Sun and Moon is similar to Tongues, and that both abilities produce an audible effect that mimics the function of language but does not replicate it. ...
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Can unarmed strike work with a rogue's sneak attack?
So a situation came up last night where a player with a monk/rogue was flanking (I use the optional flanking rules to grant advantage) an enemy. He was armed with a shortsword, but even with advantage,...
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Will allowing Monks more use out of Step of the Wind unbalance my game?
I'm considering a house rule that says that the level 2 monk's Step of the Wind can be used at will as long as the monk has at least 1 ki point remaining. Will this unbalance the game?
I'm ...
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How much can I move if I don't attack?
I'm playing an Aarakocra Rogue 2/Monk 3 and I'm confused as to how much I am able to move as they both have Dash and Disengage bonus actions.
I know I can't use more then one bonus action in a round ...
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Does evasion from multiple sources via multiclassing stack?
I'm making a rogue/monk ninja character for a campaign a friend is running and at latter levels I will have taken evasion from both the rogue and the monk. Would evasion take effect twice on a failed ...
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How can I roleplay multiclassing to explain new class features?
A nice broad question to set the scene
I'm fairly new to roleplaying and I'm struggling with a valid reasons for both why and how a character would multiclass into another class independently - that ...
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How to decide which of my intended classes to start as when multiclassing in D&D 5e?
I'm putting together a Shadow Monk/Assassin Rogue character concept for a new game of D&D 5e but I have little experience with multi-classing. So, what should I consider when deciding which class ...
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What prestige class combines monk abilities and sneak attack?
I thought I remembered there being a 3.5 prestige class that combines the abilities of monk (e.g. unarmed damage increase) and rogue (sneak attack). I can't seem to find it in the books, though. Can ...
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