Five monk subclasses for D&D 5th Edition:
- Way of the Beast: A monk that mimics animals in their fighting style. You'd expect something like the various real-life animal-inspired kung fu styles, but this actually feels closer to the Totem Warrior Barbarian. The result is fine, but it feels like it could have been a bit more interesting. (The first and second sets of animal abilities should also be swapped, for balance reasons.)
- Way of the Inner Flame: A fire-based monk. Some neat abilities here, but it's hard not to feel this is redundant with the Four Elements Monk.
- Way of the Brewing Storm: A lightning-based monk. This seems like it'd be a lot of fun to play, and is probably the highlight of the set.
- Way of the Silvertongue: A monk focused on verbal manipulation. A fairly original concept for a monk, though the result feels a little underpowered.
- Way of the Weave: A wizard-monk hybrid. The combination of spellcasting and anti-magic abilities could make them very effective in games.
A solid set of new monk options, though a few could stand improvement. The $2.99 price tag for six pages of content is also a bit much. But this would definitely be worth picking up on sale.
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