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 >>/4154/
Based!
I want to ride that pather into battle wielding a spear that would be epic!

 >>/4155/
I also don't quite understand that proficiency stuff yet. I have proficiency in simple weapons. Also I have monk weapons bonus. It's all so complex. As far as I have read, spear and javelin are monk weapons but darts are not because they are ranged and not melee.

A monk weapon must be simple, not heavy, not exclusively 2-handed (versatile is ok) and melee and you need to have proficiency.

Monk Weapons gain certain benefits:
.)use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls
.)benefit from Martial Arts Die (1d4 until lv.4 so irrelevant now)
.)allow you to make one extra unarmed attack as a bonus action with Martial Arts feature.

The spear is unbeatable as a 2-handed weapon with 1d8+2 plus another unarmed strike with 1d4!

But what about Javelins vs Darts?
Finesse isn't relevant because I always use DEX for monk weapons. So it's always +4 hit and +2 damage

Javelin
1d6+2 damage
1 in 6 chance of being destroyed
30/120 range
5sp cost
2lb weight

Dart
1d4+2 damage
1 in 4 chance of being destroyed
20/60 range
0.5 sp cost
0.25 lb weight

Aside from the cost and weight which are next to irrelevant, javelins are strictly better. I can easily carry my spear, 4 javelins and 10 darts. I'd use darts only as an emergency backup.

Cat should also carry a few javelins in case she can't do a melee attack.