Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - General Monk Build: Is it Viable?

I was just messing around in the GM Mode and saw an archetype called, "Monk." That made me wonder: is it actually viable to play as a fist "dual wielding" martial character? Do your fist strikes scale with level or how does that work? All In seems to work just fine with only fists.

Most physical skills get their damage from weapons, so if you don't have any, the damage will me much lower.

Short answer: No.

Longer answer: Not at all.

Longer still answer: Damage is based largely on your equipped weapon. Without equipping a weapon, your damage sucks. Your damage already falls off terribly if your weapon is a level lower than the enemies you are facing. You'll never keep up in terms of damage if you are not using a weapon.