Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 AndyDay May 25, 2015 7:23:27	Greetings, other than unarmed strikes and unarmored defense, what does a monk in armor lose access too?
#2 Bloodscythe May 25, 2015 7:41:44	AndyDay wrote:
#3 jonathonhawke May 25, 2015 7:43:21	AndyDay wrote:
#4 Tempest_Stormwind May 25, 2015 7:45:33	Only what it actually says they lose. That's Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense, Unarmored Movement, and potentially the abilities that mimic spells (if the monk is not proficient in that armor, as per standard spellcasting rules). Other things, including Flurry of Blows and the non-spell elemental disciplines, work perfectly well in armor.
#5 OoftaMeg May 25, 2015 7:48:07	If you aren't proficient, you have several penalties as listed on page 145 of the PHB.  You only use one method to calculate AC as shown on page 14 of the PHB   Monks lose several things - ability to use dex, unarmed strike their bonus attacks as outlined on page 78 of the PHB.
#6 durntaur May 25, 2015 10:38:33	The cost is quite high, what do you hope to gain from wearing armor? Monk benefit little from feats, so they end up taking DEX and WIS ASIs bringing their AC up quickly.
#7 Tempest_Stormwind May 25, 2015 11:49:04	durntaur wrote:
#8 durntaur May 25, 2015 12:15:24	Tempest_Stormwind wrote:
#9 BRJN May 26, 2015 15:41:04	AndyDay wrote:
(Reply to #9) Bloodscythe	BRJN wrote: