A Quick and Dirty Fix for the Monk
I love the Monk concept and I love it's core interesting choice between attack, defense and movement. However the Monk does suffer from a few things. Limited resources, limited defenses and a weak tier III. The concept here is to make the fewest changes possible to bring the monk up to a more equal play experience.
Ki: Patient Defense
2nd-level monk feature (enhances Ki)
You can spend 1 ki point If you have spent 1 ki point or more or made an unarmed strike as part of your action on your turn, you can take the Dodge action as a bonus action before the end of the turn. Alternatively, you can spend 1 ki point to gain this benefit.
Ki: Step of the Wind
2nd-level monk feature (enhances Ki)
You can spend 1 ki point You can take the Disengage or Dash action as a bonus action on your turn, and your jump distance is doubled for the turn.
Unarmored Movement
2nd level monk feature
Starting at 2nd level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain monk levels, as shown in the Monk table.
At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the move.
This should only be used if you're using the no-Ki Step of the Wind and the Advanced Martial Arts feature. Without this limit you can hit speeds of 240ft per turn and that feels a little much to me.
Stillness of Mind
7th-level monk feature (enhances Stillness of Mind)
Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one effect on yourself that is causing you to be charmed or frightened. You can take this action even if the effect would otherwise prevent you from taking actions, or force you to use your action to do something else.
Advanced Martial Arts
11th-level monk feature
Once on each of your turns you can take a second bonus action.
With Thanks to Teridax68
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Page art by James Wyatt. Oriental Adventures. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001, p. 59.
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