D&D 5E Building a Variant Human Monk, Advice much aporeciated

[Jaiken]

Was thinking about building a Variant Human Monk named Calius Shontor whom has high Constitution due to years of building resilience. High Wisdom from spending 10 years at his Uncle’s Monastery. And good dexterity from all the fights he got into as an Urchin from his upbringing. He would spend his days reading and studying the maps his mother would make and started practicing with calligraphy tools to make a map of the world.

What feat works best for an Calius the Monk? Crusher sounds good on a Open Hand Monk.

Stats are as follow:
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 16
Constitution: 16
Intelligence: 8
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 8

What say you?

 

[bedir than]

Was thinking about building a Variant Human Monk named Calius Shontor whom has high Constitution due to years of building resilience. High Wisdom from spending 10 years at his Uncle’s Monastery. And good dexterity from all the fights he got into as an Urchin from his upbringing. He would spend his days reading and studying the maps his mother would make and started practicing with calligraphy tools to make a map of the world.

What feat works best for an Calius the Monk? Crusher sounds good on a Open Hand Monk.

Stats are as follow:
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 16
Constitution: 16
Intelligence: 8
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 8

What say you?

I looked at the Feats to increase Wisdom, because hitting that extra +1 probably matters to you (your array looks min/max-y).

For me, there are two that fit the story you've started to tell -- Observant and Telekinetic.

 

[Jaiken]

I looked at the Feats to increase Wisdom, because hitting that extra +1 probably matters to you (your array looks min/max-y).

For me, there are two that fit the story you've started to tell -- Observant and Telekinetic.

Observant I can understand but why Telekinetic?

 

[ECMO3]

Was thinking about building a Variant Human Monk named Calius Shontor whom has high Constitution due to years of building resilience. High Wisdom from spending 10 years at his Uncle’s Monastery. And good dexterity from all the fights he got into as an Urchin from his upbringing. He would spend his days reading and studying the maps his mother would make and started practicing with calligraphy tools to make a map of the world.

What feat works best for an Calius the Monk? Crusher sounds good on a Open Hand Monk.

Stats are as follow:
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 16
Constitution: 16
Intelligence: 8
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 8

What say you?

With a 15 Wisdom, something that gives him a Wisdom bonus. Fey Touched with Gift Of Alacrity is probably what I would get. I generally like Hex or Dissonant Whispers with Fey touched, but I don't think either of those do a lot for this character.

You could also go Skill Expert, get +1 wisdom and get expertise in athletics. But overall I think Fey Touched GOA is better.

If you are stopping the game before 14th level you could also look at Resilient-Wisdom.

 

[J-H]

I would go for Crusher, Mobile, and ASIs.
Crusher gives you free CC and the occasional advantage-granting on crit.
Mobile boosts your speed even further, and gives you free disengage / hit and run.

If you really want more feats, the Skilled feat gives you +1 to an ability score, expertise in something, and proficiency in something else to broaden your skill array.

 

[Jaiken]

I would go for Crusher, Mobile, and ASIs.
Crusher gives you free CC and the occasional advantage-granting on crit.
Mobile boosts your speed even further, and gives you free disengage / hit and run.

If you really want more feats, the Skilled feat gives you +1 to an ability score, expertise in something, and proficiency in something else to broaden your skill array.

The mobile fest sounds reasonable and my asi increase will be wisdom.

 

[bedir than]

Observant I can understand but why Telekinetic?

A monk who has studied open hand techniques so much that their 'hand' can extend beyond their natural form seemed to me to fit.

 

[bedir than]

I would go for Crusher, Mobile, and ASIs.
Crusher gives you free CC and the occasional advantage-granting on crit.
Mobile boosts your speed even further, and gives you free disengage / hit and run.

If you really want more feats, the Skilled feat gives you +1 to an ability score, expertise in something, and proficiency in something else to broaden your skill array.

I've been playing a Long Death Monk with Crusher and like it a lot. It's fun to knock people around and the minor stun once in a while is very helpful, especially since Monk can get 3+ attacks easily