Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you can touch one weapon, and then count that weapon as a monk weapon until you use this feature again. The weapon must be a simple or martial weapon that you are proficient with, and must lack the heavy and special properties.
I’d say it’s fine to reskin a club as a frying pan on one condition: you need to promise to quote or reference the frying pan stuff from Tangled a few times.
No. RAW, a frying pan would be an improvised weapon. That being said, ask your DM if you want to bend the rules to better suit your character. Allowing a frying pan (but not all improvised weapons) to count as a monk weapon shouldn't cause any imbalance.
RAW, improvised weapons always use your Strength, and always deal 1d4 damage, of a type appropriate for the weapon (determined by the DM). For example, a frying pan would likely deal bludgeoning damage, and a shard of glass would deal either slashing or piercing damage.
You cannot add your proficiency bonus to attack rolls made with improvised weapons. At the DM's option, you might be able to add your proficiency bonus if the improvised weapon is similar to a different weapon you're proficient with. For example, a wooden chair leg is similar to a club, so your DM might allow you to add your proficiency bonus to attack rolls made with wooden chair legs.
The Tavern Brawler feat grants you proficiency with improvised weapons.
This is one of those areas where the rules as written give DMs a lot of flexibility. From the basic rules on improvised weapons:
Often, an improvised weapon is similar to an actual weapon and can be treated as such. For example, a table leg is akin to a club. At the DM's option, a character proficient with a weapon can use a similar object as if it were that weapon and use his or her proficiency bonus.
I think there is a good argument to be made that you should be able to use a club or mace’s stats for a frying pan - sure, there’s differences in how each would be used, but there’s enough there that you could stretch to make it work. Likewise, chef’s knives as daggers, meat cleavers as hand axes, etc.
But whether your DM allows the substitution is completely up to them, so you will want to touch base with them before committing to the character.
Check the improvised weapon rules in PHB; specifically says if the DM is okay with it the item is functionally treated as having all the properties and interactions of the weapon. Plus it’s for a Monk, so it’s not like they really need to worry about the weapon’s damage die. Personally I say go for it if someone wants to play their monk like Jackie Chan, beating up mooks with windshield wipers
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Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you can touch one weapon, and then count that weapon as a monk weapon until you use this feature again. The weapon must be a simple or martial weapon that you are proficient with, and must lack the heavy and special properties.
Is a Frying pan considered a simple weapon?
No. RAW, a frying pan would be an improvised weapon. That being said, ask your DM if you want to bend the rules to better suit your character. Allowing a frying pan (but not all improvised weapons) to count as a monk weapon shouldn't cause any imbalance.
RAW, improvised weapons always use your Strength, and always deal 1d4 damage, of a type appropriate for the weapon (determined by the DM). For example, a frying pan would likely deal bludgeoning damage, and a shard of glass would deal either slashing or piercing damage.
You cannot add your proficiency bonus to attack rolls made with improvised weapons. At the DM's option, you might be able to add your proficiency bonus if the improvised weapon is similar to a different weapon you're proficient with. For example, a wooden chair leg is similar to a club, so your DM might allow you to add your proficiency bonus to attack rolls made with wooden chair legs.
The Tavern Brawler feat grants you proficiency with improvised weapons.
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This is one of those areas where the rules as written give DMs a lot of flexibility. From the basic rules on improvised weapons:
Often, an improvised weapon is similar to an actual weapon and can be treated as such. For example, a table leg is akin to a club. At the DM's option, a character proficient with a weapon can use a similar object as if it were that weapon and use his or her proficiency bonus.
I think there is a good argument to be made that you should be able to use a club or mace’s stats for a frying pan - sure, there’s differences in how each would be used, but there’s enough there that you could stretch to make it work. Likewise, chef’s knives as daggers, meat cleavers as hand axes, etc.
But whether your DM allows the substitution is completely up to them, so you will want to touch base with them before committing to the character.
The improvised weapons section specifically says that the DM can rule it gets all properties of a close enough weapon.
I'd personally classify it as an improvised weapon attack and suggest that the player pick up the Tavern Brawler feat.
Edit: As other's have stated, i would probably use the club's stats as far as ruling the damage.
A frying pan is not a weapon so it would not qualify for being your Dedicated Weapon.
Check the improvised weapon rules in PHB; specifically says if the DM is okay with it the item is functionally treated as having all the properties and interactions of the weapon. Plus it’s for a Monk, so it’s not like they really need to worry about the weapon’s damage die. Personally I say go for it if someone wants to play their monk like Jackie Chan, beating up mooks with windshield wipers