My Open Hand Monk is level three and our group should be leveling soon. I have a 20 DEX & 11 STR so plan on taking the Skill Expert feat to round out my WIS to 18 and get proficiency in Stealth. For expertise I'm gonna go with Athletics that I am already proficient in. With no ability mod having double proficiency will shore up a weak link for my parkour/freerunning monk.
So ask yourself do you wanna be super great one one thing that you are probably pretty great at already or do you wanna shore up a weakness?
For example, at level 5 I would have +8 Acrobatics & +6 Athletics with expertise in Athletics VS +11 Acrotbatics & +3 Athletics the other way around. At higher levels Athletics gets closer to Acrobatics if your stats stay the same & you went expertise in Athletics. The other way Acrobatics outclasses Athletics by a lot leaving you with just uses your proficinecy bonus which at higher levels is not bad but not great cause you probably have zero, if any, STR bonus to apply there as a monk.
I am also at level 3, but my stats are different because I am basic human. 12 str, 15 dex, 14 con, 14 int, 15 wis, 9 cha. Not ideal, but it was my first character I created, and no one helped me.... Next level I will probably get dex and wis both to 16. In the plot we are coming to an unknown monastery for shelter and adventures. I will ask my dm for training to get expertise in something..
I am also at level 3, but my stats are different because I am basic human. 12 str, 15 dex, 14 con, 14 int, 15 wis, 9 cha. Not ideal, but it was my first character I created, and no one helped me.... Next level I will probably get dex and wis both to 16. In the plot we are coming to an unknown monastery for shelter and adventures. I will ask my dm for training to get expertise in something..
Cool. Interested to know what you decide. If your idea is to be the most super acrobatic monk then expertise in that is the key. Along with getting that DEX up! Anyway keep us posted for sure & above all have fun!
Also FWIW those are pretty great stats all around! As good if not better than point buy so don't feel bad about them at all.
Is it good or not too much of an advantage? I rely a lot on dex in general of course...
If not, what are some good skills to expertise?
It will be useful if you expect to be grappled a lot. Otherwise other things would probably be better.
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My Open Hand Monk is level three and our group should be leveling soon. I have a 20 DEX & 11 STR so plan on taking the Skill Expert feat to round out my WIS to 18 and get proficiency in Stealth. For expertise I'm gonna go with Athletics that I am already proficient in. With no ability mod having double proficiency will shore up a weak link for my parkour/freerunning monk.
So ask yourself do you wanna be super great one one thing that you are probably pretty great at already or do you wanna shore up a weakness?
For example, at level 5 I would have +8 Acrobatics & +6 Athletics with expertise in Athletics VS +11 Acrotbatics & +3 Athletics the other way around. At higher levels Athletics gets closer to Acrobatics if your stats stay the same & you went expertise in Athletics. The other way Acrobatics outclasses Athletics by a lot leaving you with just uses your proficinecy bonus which at higher levels is not bad but not great cause you probably have zero, if any, STR bonus to apply there as a monk.
Anyway my 2 cents. let us know what you choose.
I am also at level 3, but my stats are different because I am basic human. 12 str, 15 dex, 14 con, 14 int, 15 wis, 9 cha. Not ideal, but it was my first character I created, and no one helped me.... Next level I will probably get dex and wis both to 16. In the plot we are coming to an unknown monastery for shelter and adventures. I will ask my dm for training to get expertise in something..
Cool. Interested to know what you decide. If your idea is to be the most super acrobatic monk then expertise in that is the key. Along with getting that DEX up! Anyway keep us posted for sure & above all have fun!
Also FWIW those are pretty great stats all around! As good if not better than point buy so don't feel bad about them at all.