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As a monk, can you make a melee attack roll using your Strength modifier, but roll damage with your Dexterity modifier?


Does the Blistering Flourish bonus apply to both hits and effects?How many attack/damage rolls does a sorcerer make when using the Twinned Spell metamagic option?Are Missile Attack bonuses added to Attack or Damage rolls?With the Deflect Missiles monk feature, does the player know the damage of the attack before choosing to deflect?Are monks able to substitute Dexterity for Strength when making Grapple checks?Can you improve your attack modifier when using items?Can a monk-barbarian benefit from Reckless Attack & Rage damage if he chooses Dexterity for his attacks?For a basic unarmed strike, is only the proficiency bonus included in the attack roll, or is the Strength modifier also added?How effective in combat regarding damage output could a Dexterity-based Barbarian be?Does the double-bladed scimitar's special attack let you use your ability modifier for the damage of the attack?













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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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    You must use the same ability modifier for damage and attack.




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    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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      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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        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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        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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