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#1 Locksley Jul 23, 2014 10:36:17	I assume this has been answered somewhere but my forum searching did not help me find it.   While everybody else will be gaining benefits from +1 Armor and +1 Weapons, to honor the playstyle and mechanic of a monk, Unarmored Defense and Unarmed Strike require that neither be worn or weilded.  All other classes will have a way to get themselves a +1 to the stats that work off of these. What is the best way for a monk to gain the related benefits (besides finding a Legendary robe)?   Is there an expectation or plan to gain benefits via Magic Items for the monk in this regard?   Thanks
#2 alienux Jul 23, 2014 10:43:34	Since the final Monk rules won't be out until August, we won't know for sure until then how exactly this would work.
(Reply to #2) Locksley	Does that mean that anybody who played a Monk during the Playtest never used or had access to Magic Items for armor or weapons?  Pouring of the Playtest material, it does not appear that there was any kind of option for this.  Granted, we'll have the real answer in a few weeks, but I wanted to know what anyone else might have done or seen during the playtest.
#4 Saelorn Jul 23, 2014 11:57:19	In the playtest I ran, the monk found a Nunchaku +1 and a magic belt that increased your Dex bonus by +1 for the purposes of determining AC.
#5 E-Tallitnics Jul 23, 2014 13:18:20	Locksley wrote:
#6 lawrencehoy Jul 23, 2014 22:26:21	Perhaps there will be a progression for monks to treat their unarmed strikes as magical weapons. I believe this was a feature in the past.
#7 Pelinor Jul 24, 2014 7:00:06	If not, it is pretty easy to imagine bracers, rings, gloves or brass knuckles that grant a magical bonus to a monk's unarmed strikes. May even grant additional ki points or augment other class features. I am finding magical item creation to be more creative and easier than past editions - at least for me.
#8 Be3Al2 Jul 24, 2014 12:36:50	I think the Monk unarmed strike counted as magical for overcoming resistances etc and the Ring of Protection mentioned above is in the Starter Set already. So probably no problem.
(Reply to #3) Goober4473	Locksley wrote:
#10 LordVonDerp Jul 27, 2014 10:33:39	Locksley wrote:
#11 Eric888 Jul 27, 2014 12:09:27	From the alpha:   "Ki Empowered Strikes Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to  nonmagical attacks and damage."   Since the unarmed damage scales up, and there is bounded acuracy, I don't see an issue. And if you have a wizard who can cast Mage Armor on you, you'll have impressive AC, so you should be fine.
#12 ShevarashG Jul 30, 2014 23:18:19	There are "monk weapons" sidebar. You can use your unarmed dmg bonus for those weapons too. So, you may use magical monk weapons and their purposes/abilities as well..
#13 Mephi1234 Jul 31, 2014 3:36:52	Vorpal Shortsword for the monk!
#14 shivafang Aug 04, 2014 14:45:23	From both the playtest and the Basic Rules, Mage Armour doesn't stack with a Monk's Wisdom bonus to AC.   From the Base Rules for Mage Armour "The target's Base AC becomes 13 + its Dexterity Modifier."  It's NOT a straight-up +3 bonus - although it effectively is if a wizard casts it on himself as intended.   I believe the wording for the Monk in the playtest is something like "Your Base AC is 10 + your Dexterity Modifier + your Wisdom Modifier."   Eric888 wrote:
(Reply to #14) Be3Al2	shivafang wrote: