Element bender

[bovinelightfoot]

Ok so im thinking like ang from the last airbender. I always role a meele player and have never really had a caster although i really want to the party always seems to lack a real tank. So i was thinking what classes/ spec options would you run i want to focus on fire and earth. Have a cool idea of a magma genasi using fire stats(magma for flavor) and making him a monk/ insert elementak caster here

[DragonSorcererX]

Because you want to play a monk... I would say to go with Human Variant and pick Magic Initiate - Druid for Control Flames and Produce Flame, that's the best you can get mechanically.

Unless you are playing a Level 20 game, if you are, just go with Moon Druid and never leave your Fire Elemental form...

[bovinelightfoot]

I want someone who does serious damage. Should be a heavy damage sorc or wizars i thought

[DragonSorcererX]

I want someone who does serious damage. Should be a heavy damage sorc or wizars i thought

Then forget about monk and just go full sorcerer or wizard...

Or maybe a Monk 1/Light or Forge Cleric X...

There is a non-draconic (I don't know why anyone would want to be a non-draconic elemental damage sorcerer) in the UA: https://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/downloads/26_UASorcererUA020617s.pdf

[Ninja-Radish]

If you want to make an element bender, the Mystic class from UA does that very well. Order of the Wu Jen for the win!

[stonegategames]

The Elemental Monk is basically the Avatar. A common criticism for it is that the Elemental abilities use up too many Ki points that would be better used for Stunning Fist - see if your DM is amenable to reducing the cost of the Elemental abilities by one Ki point (this makes some abilities free).

Monks are fun and really cool - Stunning First is also really strong when you get it. You might not be the highest damage dealer, but your party loves you as you get them auto-crits on the bad guys.

[Kryx]

If you're interested in homebrew my Monk Rework (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxGh_mU9ihaPSTRRekRiSEZaWlk) has several elemental themed archetypes.

Otherwise with RAW then Way of the Sun Soul from SCAG is probably the closest you can get as a monk.

[Mortis_Elrod]

If you're interested in homebrew my Monk Rework (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxGh_mU9ihaPSTRRekRiSEZaWlk) has several elemental themed archetypes.

Otherwise with RAW then Way of the Sun Soul from SCAG is probably the closest you can get as a monk.

Any reason you took away dash and disengage?

Never mind i see in the notes you moved it to Way of Air.


Any reason you made the monk a caster? Oh and the changes o long death feel ...unnecessary. No need for Spells but i guess moving stunning strike there is ok since dissorient is in base. If you keep spells no need for kiblast. Espescialyl since its the same as the shadow ki blast.

[xen]

Stone or Phoenix Sorcerer, or I second Wu Jen mystic. Both high damage options that fit your theme.

[Kryx]

Any reason you made the monk a caster?
To not clutter up this thread I have responded to your questions on the thread about my Monk Rework (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?498675-Monk-Rework&p=22036375#post22036375). There you can see other user's comments too.

[bovinelightfoot]

Stone or Phoenix Sorcerer, or I second Wu Jen mystic. Both high damage options that fit your theme.

Does the Wu jen really do that much damage? Can he hold his own in a close range fight? Thats one of the reasons i was thinking a monk combo you get that unarmered ac

[Ninja-Radish]

Does the Wu jen really do that much damage? Can he hold his own in a close range fight? Thats one of the reasons i was thinking a monk combo you get that unarmered ac

Wu Jen damage output is comparable to other full casters like the Sorcerer or Wizard. If you take the right powers, u can fight in melee as well.

[raygun goth]

No one has posted Last of the Lacers yet?

Imma post Last of the Lacers.

Last of the Lacers (http://www.dmsguild.com/product/191837/Incarnate-The-Last-of-the-Lacers).

[DragonSorcererX]

Wu Jen damage output is comparable to other full casters like the Sorcerer or Wizard. If you take the right powers, u can fight in melee as well.

And Wu Jen also gets Wizard spells, don't forget about that.

[Sir cryosin]

I'm going to third the mystic wu-gen. There a d8 hit dice. they can get a high AC. They don't need a spell focus or components. If we were to play are Avatar the last air bender game a again. I'll use the mystic to create my bender.