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)

Skill Points: (Int modifier * 4 at 1st level) 4 + Int modifier

Skills: Concentration, Craft armor, Craft trap, Craft weapon, Discipline, Heal, Hide, Listen, Lore, Move silently, Parry, Persuade, Tumble

Selectable Class Feats: Ambidexterity, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Proficiency %28Exotic%29, Weapon Proficiency %28Martial%29, Weapon Proficiency %28Simple%29

Primary Saving Throw(s): Fortitude, Reflex, Will

'''Base Attack Bonus: +3/4 levels

Specialty Weapon: The monk retains his unarmed attack bonus when fighting with a kama.



Special Abilities & Feats

 * Level 1 Cleave, Evasion, Flurry of Blows, Improved Unarmed Strike, Monk AC Bonus, Stunning Fist
 * Level 2 Deflect Arrows
 * Level 3 Monk Endurance, Still Mind
 * Level 5 Purity of Body
 * Level 6 Knockdown, Improved Knockdown
 * Level 7 Wholeness of Body
 * Level 9 Improved evasion
 * Level 10 Ki Strike +1
 * Level 11 Diamond Body
 * Level 12 Diamond Soul
 * Level 13 Ki Strike +2
 * Level 15 Quivering Palm
 * Level 16 Ki Strike +3
 * Level 18 Empty Body
 * Level 20 Perfect Self

Unarmed Damage, AC Bonuses and Monk Speed

 * A monk's Unarmed Base Attack Bonus (UBAB) is still affected by multiclassing. Characters may gain additional attacks by taking a higher BAB progression class (e.g. Fighter levels), or reduced attacks from taking a lower BAB progression class (e.g. Wizard levels).


 * First Unarmed Damage stat is from Large/Medium size, and the second stats is from Small size.


 * A monk's UBAB, armor class bonuses (from wisdom and every 5 levels), and speed are all negated when the monk wears armor other than clothing or uses a shield.


 * While the official feat name for a monk's increased movement speed rate is Monk Endurance, it's more commonly referred to as Monk speed.


 * Monk speed continues to increase after level 20. It increases by 10% at monk level 21,24,27,30,33,36 and 39.



Epic Monk
An epic monk's speed, power, grace, and force of will are unmatched by mortal beings. Her powers continue to multiply as she steps away from the mortal shell and accepts an inner tranquility that lesser characters cannot even dream of.

Hit Die:d8

Skill Points: 4 + Int modifier

Bonus Feats: The epic monk gains a bonus feat every five levels after 20th. In other words, at levels 25, 30, 35, and 40.

Special: Every 3 levels, the monkâ€™s movement speed will increase by an additional 10%.

Special AC Bonus: Every 5 levels from 20, the monk's AC will increase by an additional + 1.

Epic Monk Bonus Feats: Armor Skin, Blinding Speed, Epic Damage Reduction, Epic Energy Resistance, Epic Toughness, Improved Ki Strike 4, Improved Ki Strike 5, Improved Spell Resistance, Improved Stunning Fist, Self Concealment

Prestige Class Tips

 * Shadowdancer is a good choice for a stealthy monk.
 * Pious monks may want to consider the Champion of Torm.
 * Red Dragon Disciple provides useful ability score boosts. In addition, the base class (Sorcerer or Bard) used to qualify for this prestige class opens the use of arcane scrolls. Using Bard would additionally give access to UMD, but this requires an alignment change.