Sohei Light Armor Proficiency

[Exterminator]

Do they lose their bonis to AC from the monk class? If so what is the benefit of gaining the proficiency?

[Tom Baumbach]

Yes, if a sohei monk is wearing armor, she gains no benefit from her monk AC bonus. She can still grant that bonus to her mount.

Does the mount have to be unarmored as well? Hard to say. I'd say no, since the sohei's mount doesn't advance with monk level, it needs all the help it can get.

[james maissen]

Exterminator wrote:

Do they lose their bonis to AC from the monk class? If so what is the benefit of gaining the proficiency?

To flurry in light armor seems to be the intent, otherwise as you say it's a 3e bard writeup.

-James

[Grick]

james maissen wrote:

To flurry in light armor seems to be the intent

The RAI was no flurry in armor.

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