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Monk
¶ Description
Monks are versatile warriors skilled at fighting without weapons or armor. Good-aligned monks serve as protectors of the people, while evil monks make ideal spies and assassins. Though they don't cast spells, monks channel a subtle energy called ki. This energy allows them to perform amazing feats, such as healing themselves, catching arrows in flight, and dodging blows with lightning speed. Their mundane and ki-based abilities grow with experience, granting them more power over themselves and their environment. Monks suffer unique penalties to their abilities if they wear armor, as doing so violates their rigid oaths. Monks wearing armor lose their wisdom and level-based armor class bonuses, their movement speed, and their additional unarmed attacks per round.
¶ Alignment Restrictions
- Any Lawful
¶ Hit Die
- d8
¶ Proficiencies
- Armor: Robes
- Weapons: Monk weapons (see Monk Weapons section)
¶ Skill Points
4→ 7 + INT modifier (x4 at 1st level)
¶ Primary Saving Throw(s)
- Fortitude, Reflex, Will
¶ Base Attack Bonus
+3/4 levels→ +1 per level
¶ Class Features
¶ Ki
Monks gain a pool of Ki on each rest, the amount of Ki they gain each rest is equal to their Monk Level + 4
- This can be increased with the Extra Ki Feat
- This can also be increased with equipment that has Ki Rating (or magical items with Ki Bonus), usually monk specific gear of jewelry created with Quartz.
¶ Weapon Proficiency (Monk)
Type of Feat: Special
Prerequisite: Monk level 1.
Specifics: This feat allows effective use of club, dagger, handaxe, light crossbow, heavy crossbow, quarterstaff, shuriken, kama, katar, wind fire wheel, claws, sai, nunchaku, katana, darts, and sling.
Normal: A character cannot equip a weapon he is not proficient in.
Use: All monks start with this feat but can gain other weapon proficiencies as well.
¶ Flurry of Blows
Type of feat: class (given based on class levels)
Prerequisite: monk 1
Specifics: Monks receive an extra attack per round when fighting with unarmed attacks, kamas, daggers, kukri, quarterstaff, sai, nunchaku, sap, katar, claws, or wind fire wheel. However, all attacks in that round suffer a -2 attack penalty.
Use: combat mode
¶ Removed
¶ Added
- Monks gain Ki Defense at level 1.
- Monks gain Ki Cleave at level 2.
- Monks gain Ki Reflexes at level 3.
- Monks gain Slow Fall at level 4.
¶ Bonus Feats
- Monks will now gain bonus feats to pick path based abilities at levels 2/4/6.
- These bonus feats can be used on the following feats OR on choosing paths listed below:
¶ Monk Paths (2/4/6)
- Arcane Fist Monk Path
- Drunken Master Path
- Scarred Monk Path
- Stormspeaker Monk Path
- Sun Soul Monk Path
- Twin Fangs Path
- Way of the Shadows Path
¶ Progression
| Lvl | BAB | Saves | Feats | HP Range | Unarmed AB | Flurry of Blows AB | Unarmed Damage | AC Bonus | Speed Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort | Ref | Will | Medium | Small | ||||||||
| 1st | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | monk ac bonus, stunning fist, flurry of blows, improved unarmed strike, ki defense | 8 | +1 | -1/-1 | 1d6 | 1d4 | - | - |
| 2nd | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | deflect arrows, ki cleave, monk path feat | 16 | +2 | 0/0 | 1d6 | 1d4 | - | - |
| 3rd | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | monk speed, still mind, ki reflexes | 24 | +3 | +1/+1 | 1d6 | 1d4 | - | +10% |
| 4th | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | slowfall, monk path feat | 28–32 | +4/+1 | +2/-1/+2 | 1d8 | 1d6 | - | +10% |
| 5th | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | purity of body | 32–40 | +5/+2 | +3/+0/+3 | 1d8 | 1d6 | +1 | +10% |
| 6th | +6/+1 | +5 | +5 | +5 | knockdown, improved knockdown, monk path feat | 36–48 | +6/+3 | +4/+1/+4 | 1d8 | 1d6 | +1 | +20% |