[PFS] Elementalist Monk conversion to Unchained


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So I have a level 10 Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk in PFS, and I'm looking at using the free rebuild to make him Unchained. The big problem is that I would lose my Elemental Fist stuff (sure, I could take it as a regular feat, but that wouldn't scale like the archetype does). Between Elemental Fist + Shaitan Style, a shocking amulet of mighty fists, scorching ray and hydraulic push as ki powers, he had a very elementalist flavor to him that I hate to lose.

The Elemental Fury ki power is nice, but I don't like how the type is locked in permanently. Picking up the dragon's breath ki power will be really nice, but I'm looking for a little more. I'm consiering picking up Elemental Fury for something like cold damage, then deliquescent gloves for acid damage, so I'd have 2 or 3 d6's of different energy damages on all my unarmed strikes. Is there anything else I can do to get more elemental-style powers?


You can pick Qingqong powers as Ki Powers. So you could get that scorching ray.

Also, remember you could possibly VMC oracle or sorcerer (better choice) for a full bloodline's worth of powers.


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I didn't think they were allowing VMC in PFS?

Scarab Sages

You can swap Shaitan Style for Dragon Style. Dragon Ferocity allows Elemental Fist to scale like a Monk of the Four Winds, allowing you to keep your Elemental Fist progression.

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Kryzbyn wrote:
I didn't think they were allowing VMC in PFS?

I'm not talking about VMC. I'm just calling it "elementalist" as a general description. The idea is that he can hit with all different kinds of elements/energy types in different ways.

Yeah, I know about taking Qinggong powers. I mentioned taking Dragon's Breath that way, but I'm looking for more in that same flavor.

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Imbicatus wrote:
You can swap Shaitan Style for Dragon Style. Dragon Ferocity allows Elemental Fist to scale like a Monk of the Four Winds, allowing you to keep your Elemental Fist progression.

Technically, RDN doesn't even have to swap them. Once you buy Dragon Ferocity, you get the Elemental Fist usage no matter which style, if any, you are using.

Dragon Style 3rd, Dragon Ferocity 5th, Elemental Fist 7th, Shaitan Style 9th gets you the whole package (depending on how far into Shaitan Style you've gone, I guess).

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Imbicatus wrote:
You can swap Shaitan Style for Dragon Style. Dragon Ferocity allows Elemental Fist to scale like a Monk of the Four Winds, allowing you to keep your Elemental Fist progression.

Say what now? I just checked, and Dragon Style says no such thing. Are you confusing it with something else?

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm blind.

Liberty's Edge

Dragon Ferocity feat, not Dragon Style.

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Special: Taking this feat allows you to qualify for the Elemental Fist feat even if you do not meet that feat’s prerequisites. If you do not meet that feat’s prerequisites, you must choose one of the damage types that feat offers, and you can use only that damage type with your Elemental Fist attacks until you meet the feat’s normal prerequisites. A monk with this feat can use Elemental Fist as if he were a monk of the four winds.

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OK, but I now have to actually spend a feat on Elemental Fist, and three deaths left him short on Prestige. But I might have just enough to retrain Ironhide...

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