I've been making up martial arts styles (9 swords style) for my player who is a plant monk.
I get the feeling he wants to have a crazy martial arts scene. What sort of enemy monk should I include? Weird species are good
Githzerai are pretty cool as monks.
>>44500895
I think a Goliath (or other large race) monk who specializes in the seven-section-staff has potential.
I'm assuming you're using 3.5 due to your 9-swords reference.
How about an evil demon-worshipping monk who dipped one level of warlock. His monk-side uses the CRF that replaces Flury Of Blows with a single strike with major damage bonus, and the CRF that swaps Stunning Fist for the Nauseated condition. The warlock side uses Hideous Blow or Eldritch Claws to add an extra d6 damage and the Frightful Blast invocation. So every attack is doing more damage and forces 2 saves.
>>44501169
I like the warlock notion a lot, since my player is a gestalt monk/dragonfire adept, id make the enemy monk a gestalt warlock
I'd give him Zen Archery as well.
The most important part is what you call the fighting style though
>>fist of the plague
>>devil unwarded technique
>>asmodeus iron fist technique
>>44501252
Might also look up Rattlesnake Strike from Sandstorm. Spend a Stunning Fist use to deal CON damage.
Also, go watch the old Ronin Warriors anime.
>>44501252
>Fist Moves In Odd Ways
>>44501252
Make his eldritch blasts shaped like his fists. Low strength score. Very old. Very high wisdom score.
>phantom fist
>demon tree stance
>blood warrior strikehis master is a rakahasa monk
>cleric monk
>sudden maximize touch spells
>five finger death punch
>Thri-kreen monk
>Shifting Sands Style, focus on misdirection and flurry of blows
>Equips four katars for Striking Adder Form
>Barbed whips, Lashing Sandstorm
>>44503961
https://historianhimself.bandcamp.com/track/staggering-anteater-fist
How do l creatively play a monk in 5e?
>>44504509
By being a cleric.
>>44504482
Is this a meme
>>44500895
Human master of the demonic fist of the devil- Hokuto Shinken.
How do l apply different combat styles to my 5e campaign? Should l just say "my monk knows the xingxang shin sei technique" for whathever thing l do?
>>44504509
Monks come in 3 variants by default in 5e. Open Fist : Bruce Lee. Shdow : generic ninja. Elemental : Avatar style bender.