I'm trying to make a way of the open-palm monk. With a highly bubbly personality to hide his raging daddy issues. Beyond that, I haven't got a clue about how to make a character that isn't blander than unbuttered toast. I need your help making him fun to play as and not annoying to the rest of the party. any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advanced!
I'll offer up an idea...play someone akin to the Rober Downy Jr version of Sherlock holmes. You have the son of a Noble who goes into the "slums" to help out the needy, solve crimes and take part in the fighting pits. You come from money but have little regard for it and may even bee a little resentful of those that have it but do nothing to help others. If you use Stunning Strikes then when you hit narrate your attack like they do in the Sherlock Holmes films "Right Cross followed by open palm strike to the jaw to discombobulate", your open palm monk abilities are actually more of a self taught fist fighting style you've honed in the fight pits.
Ideally for this you'd need Insight, Investigation and perception skill proficencies so might need to take Variant Human.
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I love open palm subclass. Its as close to traditional martial art as it gets. It's about controlling your agression, timing and putting the enemy at dissadvantage.
Consider a former pit figher or tavern brawler thats going through some anger issues and has been trained by another monk to control his fists properly. Dosent mean people will never get an uppercut to the teeth, just every now and again and those that deserve it.
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I'm trying to make a way of the open-palm monk. With a highly bubbly personality to hide his raging daddy issues. Beyond that, I haven't got a clue about how to make a character that isn't blander than unbuttered toast. I need your help making him fun to play as and not annoying to the rest of the party. any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advanced!
I'll offer up an idea...play someone akin to the Rober Downy Jr version of Sherlock holmes. You have the son of a Noble who goes into the "slums" to help out the needy, solve crimes and take part in the fighting pits. You come from money but have little regard for it and may even bee a little resentful of those that have it but do nothing to help others. If you use Stunning Strikes then when you hit narrate your attack like they do in the Sherlock Holmes films "Right Cross followed by open palm strike to the jaw to discombobulate", your open palm monk abilities are actually more of a self taught fist fighting style you've honed in the fight pits.
Ideally for this you'd need Insight, Investigation and perception skill proficencies so might need to take Variant Human.
I love open palm subclass. Its as close to traditional martial art as it gets. It's about controlling your agression, timing and putting the enemy at dissadvantage.
Consider a former pit figher or tavern brawler thats going through some anger issues and has been trained by another monk to control his fists properly. Dosent mean people will never get an uppercut to the teeth, just every now and again and those that deserve it.