Closed 3 years ago. Depending on your skills, at some point the Monk’s Unarmored Defense (10 + DEX + WIS) can and will exceed the Tortle’s Natural Armor of 17.
Do Tabaxi claws stack with Monk?
As a monk you are super good at dealing more damage with unarmed strikes.. as a Tabaxi, you get to change Bludgeoning to slashing by adding your claws into the mix…so when you make an unarmed strike you can add your claws for an additional +1 damage and all damage becomes slashing.
When does the monk’s unarmored defense exceed the Tortle’s?
Closed 2 years ago. Depending on your skills, at some point the Monk’s Unarmored Defense (10 + DEX + WIS) can and will exceed the Tortle’s Natural Armor of 17. When this happens, do you get the choice of taking the highest of the two, or are you stuck with one or the other?
What do you need to make a monk tortle?
I’m making a Monk Tortle, and two skills contradict each other. Tortles have the skill natural armor, giving them a base AC of 17, they can’t wear armor, and you don’t add the DEX Mod. Monks have the skill Unarmored Defense, giving them an AC equal to 10+ DEX Mod + WIS Mod.
Can a barbarian and monk wear a tortle shell?
The Barbarian and Monk’s Unarmored Defense do not stack with the Tortle’s natural armor; the rules require the player to select one method of calculating Armor Class. The Fighter and Ranger’s Defense Fighting Style do not stack with the Tortle’s natural armor, since the fighting style requires the player to be wearing armor.
What kind of armor does a tortle have?
Tortles have the skill natural armor, giving them a base AC of 17, they can’t wear armor, and you don’t add the DEX Mod. Monks have the skill Unarmored Defense, giving them an AC equal to 10+ DEX Mod + WIS Mod. What do I do? either take the tortle AC, or take the monk AC. use the higher of the two.
