![]() ![]() Otherwise, following my refreshed memory of the character: try Barbarian. (Like many 5E classes, the goodies in the straight fighter class keep on coming every level.) The extra ability score increases let you pump up those physical ability scores and still have a respectable 13 or 14 Wisdom - or grab the Polearm Master feat. ![]() If quarterstaff is what you meant anyway, definitely do look at Fighter, either with a Cleric multiclass (I guess Nature domain would be flavorful) or simply the Acolyte background. Friar Tuck is actually generally portrayed as fighting with a sword. But then I remembered that the quarterstaff thing was Little John's schtick. I don't think Monk really best represents this character idea, and there's no good reason to be constrained by it.Īt first, I was thinking Fighter - it would let you focus on Strength and Constitution, and the Battlemaster archetype gives some nice tricks which would lend themselves nicely to the quarterstaff (along with Great Weapon Fighting, for higher damage with that weapon). I'm definitely more into the role-playing aspects of the game as opposed to optimization, so I'm willing to sacrifice some power for roleplay possibilities, as long as a character plays at least decent.Īlso, if worst comes to worst I will sacrifice my beefy character idea for a traditional Dex based Monk design.Īlthough "friar" is related to monasticism, the Monk class is clearly mostly related to Asian fighting-monk tropes, not European/British ones as in Robin Hood. How could I make this character concept work? Is there any way to have a strength-based Monk? Are there any other classes which would work better for a strength-based brawler (maybe Fighter)? Unfortunately, the Monk's Dex focus ruins the concept of the beefy but slow brawler. Also, his use of Wisdom will synergize nicely with Cleric. The Monk's focus on hand-to-hand combat and quarterstaff usage would be perfect. The obvious class choice for this character would be Monk, both for RP reasons and mechanics. The character is basically Friar Tuck from the Robin Hood legends. The character is a member of a monastery, abbey, or religious order, with a distinct European monk feel. I have a concept for a "fat" yet beefy character with focus on brawling/hand-to-hand combat and possibly quarterstaff combat.
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