Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Thoughts on monk stats?

Wait, haven't you yourself told me that 16 CON is good? And 12 CON + tough is the exact equivalent of that in terms of HP.

Also, your examples are also cool, but why would you put them on the table as an opposition to mine? I am not doubting that monks are fun, but as I've said before I am looking for a Githyanki monk, the only way I can achieve high DEX and WIS is at the expanse of CON.

Let's say I start 12/15/14/9/15/8, then go:

- ASI +1 DEX and +1 WIS at level 4
- ASI +2 DEX at level 8
- ASI +2 DEX at level 12

This leaves me at 12/20/14/9/16/8, this is 18 AC and the full monk kit. HP will be low and AC not high enough to support that HP, I'll often have to rely on ki defensively if I want to remain in the fray of the battle, which means less damage. However I'll have much better missile deflection and Evasion. The damage will be just slightly lower if we don't include the flurry of blows in the formula - 4d6+STRx2 with an Extra Attack and a Greatsword and 3d8+DEXx3 with Extra Attack and unarmed strike for MA. However action economy is better in the first scenario which only uses an action. And AC with an uncommon full plate will be higher, as well as I'll have better CON. I think my idea is not as bad, not as bad as you are trying to tell at least. It is clear that traditional githyanki monk is better in some things, but I can see the benefits of my idea as well. Remember, I am playing a race with the racial +2 STR and +1 INT after all.