This isn't yet reflected in the system. I have a tabaxi monk who should get my bonus to his climb speed, but when he learns to cast Fly, he'll get a bonkers 80ft fly speed!
I am not sure unarmed movement works with magically obtained movement types. Should you naturally have a flying speed, like an Aarakocra, I'd be with you in saying it should add, as that is something you can naturally do, but a spell such as Fly "artificially" grants you flying speed.
I don't think there is an official ruling on this (could not find anything in Sage Advice at least), but from a DM point of view that would be the ruling I would make.
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I don't think there is an official ruling on this (could not find anything in Sage Advice at least), but from a DM point of view that would be the ruling I would make.
Actually, there has been! But you are correct, it's for innate speeds, not necessarily those granted by spells.
I don't think there is an official ruling on this (could not find anything in Sage Advice at least), but from a DM point of view that would be the ruling I would make.
Actually, there has been! But you are correct, it's for innate speeds, not necessarily those granted by spells.
Ha, thanks! It's good to be a well-rounded monk. Also, I further added to my post, because it seems spells actually do get included. Even beast shaping would get you Unarmored Movement so even Polymorph would get it.
Ha, thanks! It's good to be a well-rounded monk. Also, I further added to my post, because it seems spells actually do get included. Even beast shaping would get you Unarmored Movement so even Polymorph would get it.
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Hombre, pero eso es diferente, en mi opinion :P
Spells, or spell-like abilities like Beast Shape and Polymorph actually transform you into another creature, and as becoming that creature you gain its innate movement types. In that case I'd probably allow for Unarmored Movement or the movement increase from the Barbarian to be used (albeit I am not 100% sure, since you physically transform into another creature, and therefore theoretically can only do what that creature does).
As per the Stack Exchange Post, it feels a bit like pick and choose, willingly avoiding to take into consideration the "innate" part of nuesto señor Crawford reply. That, to me at least, implies that said speed need to be part of the normal physiology of the character, so a natural and integral part of who the character is. Again, imho, spells that add a new movement type without changing the fundamental nature of the character cannot benefit from class-related movement increase.
Should a character find a way to sprout wings or grow gills/fins, as a permanent "enhancement" of their being, then I'd probably allow it to be used with their new fly/swimming speed.
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Sure, and I thought that might actually make the method of casting Fly all the more relevant. See, I play a Way of the Four Elements monk. gasp! I will learn to adapt my ki to make myself light as a feather!
This isn't yet reflected in the system. I have a tabaxi monk who should get my bonus to his climb speed, but when he learns to cast Fly, he'll get a bonkers 80ft fly speed!
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I am not sure unarmed movement works with magically obtained movement types.
Should you naturally have a flying speed, like an Aarakocra, I'd be with you in saying it should add, as that is something you can naturally do, but a spell such as Fly "artificially" grants you flying speed.
I don't think there is an official ruling on this (could not find anything in Sage Advice at least), but from a DM point of view that would be the ruling I would make.
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Ha, thanks! It's good to be a well-rounded monk. Also, I further added to my post, because it seems spells actually do get included. Even beast shaping would get you Unarmored Movement so even Polymorph would get it.
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In that case I'd probably allow for Unarmored Movement or the movement increase from the Barbarian to be used (albeit I am not 100% sure, since you physically transform into another creature, and therefore theoretically can only do what that creature does).
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Sure, and I thought that might actually make the method of casting Fly all the more relevant. See, I play a Way of the Four Elements monk. gasp! I will learn to adapt my ki to make myself light as a feather!
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