As a monk, can you make a melee attack roll using your Strength modifier, but roll damage with your Dexterity...
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I want to know if you can make an attack roll with one stat, but deal the damage with another. As a monk, can you make a melee attack roll using your Strength modifier, but roll damage with your Dexterity modifier?
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I want to know if you can make an attack roll with one stat, but deal the damage with another. As a monk, can you make a melee attack roll using your Strength modifier, but roll damage with your Dexterity modifier?
dnd-5e damage monk ability-scores attack-roll
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Related: Can a monk-barbarian benefit from Reckless Attack & Rage damage if he chooses Dexterity for his attacks?
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– Rubiksmoose
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This is a good question that could help people other users. If you have received an answer you like accept it, otherwise edit or leave a comment explaining what you think is missing from the current answer(s). We usually only delete bad or abandoned questions, if you wish to discuss it you are welcome in Role-playing Games Meta or Role-playing Games Chat anytime.
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I feel like the edits to this question made the question a lot more confusing than it used to be. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you'd want to attack with strength but damage with dexterity until I opened the question history and found out it involves wanting to use reckless attack.
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I want to know if you can make an attack roll with one stat, but deal the damage with another. As a monk, can you make a melee attack roll using your Strength modifier, but roll damage with your Dexterity modifier?
dnd-5e damage monk ability-scores attack-roll
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I want to know if you can make an attack roll with one stat, but deal the damage with another. As a monk, can you make a melee attack roll using your Strength modifier, but roll damage with your Dexterity modifier?
dnd-5e damage monk ability-scores attack-roll
dnd-5e damage monk ability-scores attack-roll
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Related: Can a monk-barbarian benefit from Reckless Attack & Rage damage if he chooses Dexterity for his attacks?
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– Rubiksmoose
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This is a good question that could help people other users. If you have received an answer you like accept it, otherwise edit or leave a comment explaining what you think is missing from the current answer(s). We usually only delete bad or abandoned questions, if you wish to discuss it you are welcome in Role-playing Games Meta or Role-playing Games Chat anytime.
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I feel like the edits to this question made the question a lot more confusing than it used to be. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you'd want to attack with strength but damage with dexterity until I opened the question history and found out it involves wanting to use reckless attack.
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Related: Can a monk-barbarian benefit from Reckless Attack & Rage damage if he chooses Dexterity for his attacks?
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– Rubiksmoose
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This is a good question that could help people other users. If you have received an answer you like accept it, otherwise edit or leave a comment explaining what you think is missing from the current answer(s). We usually only delete bad or abandoned questions, if you wish to discuss it you are welcome in Role-playing Games Meta or Role-playing Games Chat anytime.
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23 hours ago
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I feel like the edits to this question made the question a lot more confusing than it used to be. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you'd want to attack with strength but damage with dexterity until I opened the question history and found out it involves wanting to use reckless attack.
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– Theik
15 hours ago
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Related: Can a monk-barbarian benefit from Reckless Attack & Rage damage if he chooses Dexterity for his attacks?
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– Rubiksmoose
yesterday
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Related: Can a monk-barbarian benefit from Reckless Attack & Rage damage if he chooses Dexterity for his attacks?
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– Rubiksmoose
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This is a good question that could help people other users. If you have received an answer you like accept it, otherwise edit or leave a comment explaining what you think is missing from the current answer(s). We usually only delete bad or abandoned questions, if you wish to discuss it you are welcome in Role-playing Games Meta or Role-playing Games Chat anytime.
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– linksassin
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This is a good question that could help people other users. If you have received an answer you like accept it, otherwise edit or leave a comment explaining what you think is missing from the current answer(s). We usually only delete bad or abandoned questions, if you wish to discuss it you are welcome in Role-playing Games Meta or Role-playing Games Chat anytime.
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– linksassin
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I feel like the edits to this question made the question a lot more confusing than it used to be. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you'd want to attack with strength but damage with dexterity until I opened the question history and found out it involves wanting to use reckless attack.
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– Theik
15 hours ago
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I feel like the edits to this question made the question a lot more confusing than it used to be. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you'd want to attack with strength but damage with dexterity until I opened the question history and found out it involves wanting to use reckless attack.
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15 hours ago
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No
You must use the same ability modifier for damage and attack.
Basic Rules, Damage and Healing
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier--the same modifier used for the attack roll--to the damage.
The practiced, calculated, almost-choreographed fighting of a monk is pretty much the opposite of the raging brute force and ignorance of a barbarian. Of course, YMMV.
Impact of House-ruling this
RAW, Barbarians must make a decision (STR, DEX, CON, you can't have them all!) with consequences for their choice. Allowing a character to pick the best of STR and DEX at the same time makes the choice meaningless and adds yet more value to an already-valuable ability.
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
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@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
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– András
21 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
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– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
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@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
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No
You must use the same ability modifier for damage and attack.
Basic Rules, Damage and Healing
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier--the same modifier used for the attack roll--to the damage.
The practiced, calculated, almost-choreographed fighting of a monk is pretty much the opposite of the raging brute force and ignorance of a barbarian. Of course, YMMV.
Impact of House-ruling this
RAW, Barbarians must make a decision (STR, DEX, CON, you can't have them all!) with consequences for their choice. Allowing a character to pick the best of STR and DEX at the same time makes the choice meaningless and adds yet more value to an already-valuable ability.
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
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@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
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– András
21 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
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– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
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@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
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– Greenstone Walker
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No
You must use the same ability modifier for damage and attack.
Basic Rules, Damage and Healing
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier--the same modifier used for the attack roll--to the damage.
The practiced, calculated, almost-choreographed fighting of a monk is pretty much the opposite of the raging brute force and ignorance of a barbarian. Of course, YMMV.
Impact of House-ruling this
RAW, Barbarians must make a decision (STR, DEX, CON, you can't have them all!) with consequences for their choice. Allowing a character to pick the best of STR and DEX at the same time makes the choice meaningless and adds yet more value to an already-valuable ability.
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
2
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@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
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– András
21 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
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– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
1
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@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
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– Greenstone Walker
9 hours ago
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No
You must use the same ability modifier for damage and attack.
Basic Rules, Damage and Healing
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier--the same modifier used for the attack roll--to the damage.
The practiced, calculated, almost-choreographed fighting of a monk is pretty much the opposite of the raging brute force and ignorance of a barbarian. Of course, YMMV.
Impact of House-ruling this
RAW, Barbarians must make a decision (STR, DEX, CON, you can't have them all!) with consequences for their choice. Allowing a character to pick the best of STR and DEX at the same time makes the choice meaningless and adds yet more value to an already-valuable ability.
answered yesterday
Greenstone WalkerGreenstone Walker
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No
You must use the same ability modifier for damage and attack.
Basic Rules, Damage and Healing
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier--the same modifier used for the attack roll--to the damage.
The practiced, calculated, almost-choreographed fighting of a monk is pretty much the opposite of the raging brute force and ignorance of a barbarian. Of course, YMMV.
Impact of House-ruling this
RAW, Barbarians must make a decision (STR, DEX, CON, you can't have them all!) with consequences for their choice. Allowing a character to pick the best of STR and DEX at the same time makes the choice meaningless and adds yet more value to an already-valuable ability.
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
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@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
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– András
21 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
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– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
1
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@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
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– Greenstone Walker
9 hours ago
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4
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
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– András
21 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
$endgroup$
– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
$endgroup$
– Greenstone Walker
9 hours ago
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
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I don't understand why you are talking about barbarians in a question about monks
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– Ruse
22 hours ago
2
2
$begingroup$
@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
$endgroup$
– András
21 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Ruse check the edit history, the question was about Barb/Monks
$endgroup$
– András
21 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
$endgroup$
– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
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Why will being able to choose STR for attack and DEX for damage ever be helpful? One will be higher than the other, or they’ll both be the same.
$endgroup$
– Blake Steel
14 hours ago
1
1
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@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
$endgroup$
– Greenstone Walker
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Blake Steel, check the edits. The question was originally about a multiclass Barbarian/Monk using features like Reckless Attack and Rage.
$endgroup$
– Greenstone Walker
9 hours ago
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– Rubiksmoose
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This is a good question that could help people other users. If you have received an answer you like accept it, otherwise edit or leave a comment explaining what you think is missing from the current answer(s). We usually only delete bad or abandoned questions, if you wish to discuss it you are welcome in Role-playing Games Meta or Role-playing Games Chat anytime.
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– linksassin
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I feel like the edits to this question made the question a lot more confusing than it used to be. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you'd want to attack with strength but damage with dexterity until I opened the question history and found out it involves wanting to use reckless attack.
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– Theik
15 hours ago