I'm working on my first homebrew, creating an elemental monk that's less about casting spells and more about buffing their attacks with elements. One of the subclass features I wanted to introduce at Level 3 is the option to use your WIS Modifier for your Martial Arts attacks (Unarmed Strikes and Monk Weapons).
From what I understand, the character sheet currently selects the better modifier automatically between STR and DEX. I wanna make it so getting this subclass features also includes WIS as part of the automatic selection on the character sheet. Is this possible to do? I understand Way of the Astral Self has a similar thing but it only applies to their Astral Arms so it's not quite 1-to-1 to what I want to do.
What you want is it currently possible. What you can do is to create a new Action to represent an Unarmed Strike that uses Wisdom, but you cannot actually alter the existing Unarmed Strike(s), nor can you have it affect any attacks with weapons.
What you want is it currently possible. What you can do is to create a new Action to represent an Unarmed Strike that uses Wisdom, but you cannot actually alter the existing Unarmed Strike(s), nor can you have it affect any attacks with weapons.
Oh, good idea. Also, your idea gave me an idea - I can make a custom "Shillelagh" cantrip and turn that into a Weapon Attack modifier by Wisdom. Thanks!
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I'm working on my first homebrew, creating an elemental monk that's less about casting spells and more about buffing their attacks with elements. One of the subclass features I wanted to introduce at Level 3 is the option to use your WIS Modifier for your Martial Arts attacks (Unarmed Strikes and Monk Weapons).
From what I understand, the character sheet currently selects the better modifier automatically between STR and DEX. I wanna make it so getting this subclass features also includes WIS as part of the automatic selection on the character sheet. Is this possible to do? I understand Way of the Astral Self has a similar thing but it only applies to their Astral Arms so it's not quite 1-to-1 to what I want to do.
What you want is it currently possible. What you can do is to create a new Action to represent an Unarmed Strike that uses Wisdom, but you cannot actually alter the existing Unarmed Strike(s), nor can you have it affect any attacks with weapons.
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Oh, good idea. Also, your idea gave me an idea - I can make a custom "Shillelagh" cantrip and turn that into a Weapon Attack modifier by Wisdom. Thanks!
Idk how to lock this thread (if that's a thing), but question has been answered.