Monk tactics

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I was wondering if a monk uses his stunning fist attack (succesfully) and then tries to trip the stunned opponent would they have an effective 0 for Dex/Str therefore having a -5 on there opposed roll to see if they keep thier feet?

 

I'd say that a stunned enemy won't get a -5 for 0 Dex/Str. I believe they are treated as 'flat footed' and won't received any bonus to AC for DEX but they won't be considered at DEX 0.

And Yes I know a DM can do what ever they won't but going up more then one level in a single adventues is a major error. But it's not my campaign and I don't the to suffer in it.

 

Voltric: Tell that last part to Monte Cook, his Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil takes characters from 4th to 14th level.
I'd say the amount of levels to gain in a single adventure is largely dependent on the size of the adventure.
Right about the trip part though, in my opinion.

 

Well it's just that with a trip it is effectively an opposed str/dex check and I can't see how someone who is stunned can possibly oppose you with any effectiveness. Mabye not -5, but they shouldn't get any bonuses from high str/dex at least.

 

I want to clearify what I was trying to say about going up levels. The post I was responding to said the party went up 5 levels after defeating the boss at the end of an adventure. I mean to say that a DM should not let their players go up more than one level at a time, and not more than one in a gaming session. True if you are playing a long adventure you may go up multiple levels but this will happen over a extended period of time.

I hope with clears things up.

 

Voltric: I understood what you meant the first time, I just wanted to be a little annoying.