With monks there main focus for the class as we see with unarmored defense is Dex and wisdom why are there saving throw Dex and strength.We know monks are a very mad class but there whole kit is design to ignore strength.Wouldn’t it make more sense for the saves to be Dex and wisdom.
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You've basically answered your own question. Monks can pretty much ignore strength as an ability but, as they are supposed to be a class focused on physical and mental fitness it makes sense for them to get compensation for having strength as a dump stat by having a good save. Since Monks need Wisdom they will be pretty good at Wisdom saves anyway, they don't really need proficiency in that (and at lvl 14 they get it anyways).
Also, the way 5E is set up is that you get one of the "major" (ie, more important) saves (Dex, Con, Wis) and one of the less important one (Str, Int, Cha).
With monks there main focus for the class as we see with unarmored defense is Dex and wisdom why are there saving throw Dex and strength.
Dexterity and Wisdom are the two most common saving throws in D&D; the general rule seems to be that every class gets one common, and one uncommon saving throw proficiency.
That said, we do get Diamond Soul at 14th level which grants proficiency in all saves, as well as a 1 Ki re-roll of any failed save, which is a fantastic ability. However 14th level is late for a lot of campaign (many don't make it past 10th level); it would have been nice if the feature came in more steadily (e.g- instead of Stillness of Mind in its current form, get Wisdom proficiency and the re-roll, then get the other proficiencies at 14th with advantage vs. charm/frighten).
If you have any odd scores on your Monk you might consider putting it in Wisdom and aiming to get Resilient (Wisdom) at 4th level; alternatively you could just ask your DM if they'd be fine with you swapping proficiencies (you can override proficiency on the character sheet on D&D Beyond), but keep in mind that is considered strong for a lower level character (and Monks start out fairly strong).
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With monks there main focus for the class as we see with unarmored defense is Dex and wisdom why are there saving throw Dex and strength.We know monks are a very mad class but there whole kit is design to ignore strength.Wouldn’t it make more sense for the saves to be Dex and wisdom.
I have only played 5e if someone played the older editions and know please I love to learn why.
You've basically answered your own question. Monks can pretty much ignore strength as an ability but, as they are supposed to be a class focused on physical and mental fitness it makes sense for them to get compensation for having strength as a dump stat by having a good save. Since Monks need Wisdom they will be pretty good at Wisdom saves anyway, they don't really need proficiency in that (and at lvl 14 they get it anyways).
Also, the way 5E is set up is that you get one of the "major" (ie, more important) saves (Dex, Con, Wis) and one of the less important one (Str, Int, Cha).
Dexterity and Wisdom are the two most common saving throws in D&D; the general rule seems to be that every class gets one common, and one uncommon saving throw proficiency.
That said, we do get Diamond Soul at 14th level which grants proficiency in all saves, as well as a 1 Ki re-roll of any failed save, which is a fantastic ability. However 14th level is late for a lot of campaign (many don't make it past 10th level); it would have been nice if the feature came in more steadily (e.g- instead of Stillness of Mind in its current form, get Wisdom proficiency and the re-roll, then get the other proficiencies at 14th with advantage vs. charm/frighten).
If you have any odd scores on your Monk you might consider putting it in Wisdom and aiming to get Resilient (Wisdom) at 4th level; alternatively you could just ask your DM if they'd be fine with you swapping proficiencies (you can override proficiency on the character sheet on D&D Beyond), but keep in mind that is considered strong for a lower level character (and Monks start out fairly strong).
Former D&D Beyond Customer of six years: With the axing of piecemeal purchasing, lack of meaningful development, and toxic moderation the site isn't worth paying for anymore. I remain a free user only until my groups are done migrating from DDB, and if necessary D&D, after which I'm done. There are better systems owned by better companies out there.
I have unsubscribed from all topics and will not reply to messages. My homebrew is now 100% unsupported.