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Way of the Ascendant Dragon:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows. If you are attacking a group of enemies you can throw in your Breath of the Dragon feature as well.
Way of the Astral Self:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon.
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Subclass:
Even though our subclass lets us attack with Wis I think we’re going to be better off ignoring that benefit and using Dex with our Dedicated Weapon.
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows.
Way of the Drunken Master:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows.
Way of the Four Elements:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Subclass:
3rd: Water Whip
6th: Clench of the North Wind
11th: Flames of the Phoenix or Ride the Wind
17th: River of Hungry Flame or Wave of Rolling Earth
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows or your Elemental Disciplines when they’d be useful.
Way of the Kensei:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon/Kensei Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe
-Longbow
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows and Sharpen the Blade. Use Agile Parry on turns you want better defenses and Deft Strike when you crit.
Way of the Long Death:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows. Just make sure to save some Ki Points for Mastery of Death once you have it.
Way of Mercy:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows or Hands of Harm.
Way of the Open Hand:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows and apply one of the effects from Open Hand Technique.
Way of Shadow:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows or Pass Without Trace to surprise your enemies.
Way of the Sun Soul:
Race:
Mountain Dwarf if you can change your ability score bonuses to Dex and Wis with Tasha’s. If not go Wood Elf. The Main thing we want is proficiency with a d10 weapon to use with Dedicated Weapon
Ability Scores:
1: Dex
2: Wis
3: Con
Equipment:
-Longsword or Battleaxe(whichever you are proficient with)
-Daggers/Darts
Feats:
4th: +2 Dex
8th: Slasher or +2 Dex(get to 20)
12th: Resilient: Wis or Con
16th: Crusher or +2 Wis
19th: +2 Wis
Tactics:
Attack as many times as you can with your weapon and unarmed strikes. Focus fire on the same enemies as your party. Use Stunning Strike if you think an enemy has low Con but you’ll usually want to spend your Ki on Flurry of blows. You can also throw in Searing Arc Strike or Searing Sunburst if you can hit multiple enemies with them.
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