The rules say that "any attack made with a weapon besides the sword are at disadvantage". If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have at … The weapon's position on the table tells you what type of weapon it is. Step of the Wind 5E:- With this, your bonus action is the Dash or Disengage action, for which you need … Thread starter Wik; Start date Aug 13, 2015; Wik First Post. Follow this guide to discover how to best optimize the skills, weapons, features, and abilities for a D&D 5e Monk class character build. Following a short or long rest, you can make a weapon a monk weapon if the weapon meets these criteria: The weapon must be a simple or martial weapon. The monk is using a quaterstaff, which is a versatile weapon, and thus in the monks abilities to use. but to use the bonus action to make an unarmed attack, I (being the DM) think it should not be able to use it two handed (and getting the d8 dmg) but to use it with one hand (1d6 dmg) and being able to take the second attack. Deflect Missiles. Dedicated weapon allows you to turn any weapon into a monk weapon. You must be proficient with it. Ability Score Improvement When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. You make this Attack with proficiency, regardless of your weapon Proficiencies, and the missile counts as a monk weapon for the Attack. D&D 5E Are monk's unarmed attacks weapon attacks? Ki-Fueled Attack (Level 3) In particular, the NoNW works by allowing you to enchant it with weapon enchantments which would then apply to your natural weapons, in the monk's case their unarmed attack. Flurry of Blows:- After choosing the Attack action, you can get a bonus action of two unarmed strikes by spending a ki point. It must lack the heavy and special properties. Ability Score Improvement When you reach 4th Level , and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. You make this attack with proficiency, regardless of your weapon proficiencies, and the missile counts as a monk weapon for the attack. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your reaction to deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon attack.When you do so, the damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk level.. Monk weapons are defined as shortswords or any simple melee weapon that does not have the two-handed or heavy properties. [5E] Monk weapon clarification. Since it's a monk weapon, you can use your martial arts die for its damage instead of its "natural" damage die. The weapon is still a simple melee weapon, even when you throw it to make a ranged attack. In 5e, monk weapons can be specialized variants that nonetheless use the game statistics on PHB p. 149. Since it's a simple melee weapon, it's a monk weapon. The weapon properties for Quarterstaff, technically DO NOT state the words two-handed. This means that darts, greatclubs and blowguns are excluded from this list, outside of the kensei subclass. The PHB, goes on (under 'Martial Arts' bullet point #3) to use a QUARTERSTAFF as the example for a 'Monk Weapon' attack that then gives you the bonus un-armed attack (kick etc). 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