Monk 101: Way of Shadow in Dungeons & Dragons

Todd Kenreck talks with James Haeck about the Way of Shadow Monk Subclass, including ideas for feats, narratives, encounter design and multiclassing! Monk 101: Way of Shadow : https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/884-m... Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:48 Basic Class Features 5:40 Class Feature: Shadow Arts 18:02 Race Combos 19:50 Rogue Multiclass 22:38 Githzerai Shadow Monk 25:38 Class Feature: Shadowstep 27:41 Mage Initiate Feat 33:25 Class Feature: Cloak of Shadows 35:46 Class Feature: Opportunist 40:37 When to multiclass? 43:26 Party Composition 48:04 Stealthy Encounter Design 52:23 Way of Mercy vs Way of Shadow 55:03 Making a Barbarian Stealthy 57:57 Outro Todd Kenreck is a host and Creative Manager for D&D Beyond, as well as the Avren in Silver & Steel. Follow him on Twitter:   / toddkenreck   James Haeck is a writer on many D&D books including the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, as well as being D&D Beyond's Head Writer. Follow him on Twitter:   / jamesjhaeck   D&D Beyond is your official digital toolset for all things Dungeons & Dragons! D&D Character Builder: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/... D&D Monster Listing: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters D&D Spell Listing: https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells D&D Marketplace: https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace D&D Beyond Original Articles: https://www.dndbeyond.com/articles ORIGINAL CONTENT Encounter of the Week: https://www.dndbeyond.com/tag/encount... D&D Class Guides: https://www.dndbeyond.com/tag/class-g... Running D&D Monsters: https://www.dndbeyond.com/tag/running... D&D Spell Spotlights: https://www.dndbeyond.com/tag/spell-s... Dungeons & Dragons Lore: https://www.dndbeyond.com/tag/d-d-lore Todd Talks:    • Todd Talks   Beyond Heroes:    • Beyond Heroes   Silver & Steel:    • Silver & Steel   Dev Update:    • D&D Beyond Dev Updates   #DnDBeyond #DungeonsAndDragons #ToddTalks