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As I see it, the Monk will uses his high speed in his first turn to get close to target and attempt a CMB (I personally prefer trip) or try to hinder the opponent (Scorpion Style /Stunning Fist (/Gorgon’s Fist??)). Then he could use Combat Expertise/Stand Still/Shall No Pass (?) to keep the opponent close so he can Flurry (/Medusa’s Wrath??) to his heart content and if things get ugly he can get the hell out of there and re-try later.OK, so that's Scorpion Style, Gorgon's Fist, Medusa's Wrath, Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, Greater Trip, and Shall Not Pass = 7 feats so far = what, 11th level? By that time, his enemies are flying and teleporting... He wouldn't need them all to fill this concept. I play a Level 7 Half-Elf, 3.5 Monk with Improved Trip and Combat Reflex and very much do exactly what i had described. PF Monk gives you even more options to accomplish it. So i still can't see it as "worst".
Hmm, well the RAW do say if you lose the feat pre-req, you can't use the feat. I suppose you could take that rule kicking and screaming and argue you do quality at 6th level, just not always ;-) As I see it, the Monk will uses his high speed in his first turn to get close to target and attempt a CMB (I personally prefer trip) or try to hinder the opponent (Scorpion Style /Stunning Fist (/Gorgon’s Fist??)). Then he could use Combat Reflex/Stand Still/Shall No Pass (?) to keep the opponent close so he can Flurry (/Medusa’s Wrath??) to his heart content and if things get ugly he can get the hell out of there and re-try later. So I really see them as complimenting each other rather than canceling each other. Edit: I really like these changes to the Monk.
I'm not sure if it would do it. I want them to be the best at crafting, they should be able to craft Almost every magical item.
I'd have them be dragons polymorphed into dwarves that turn back into dragons when these guys go to trying to hold up their store. Interesting, but i like dragons as the TPK masters more than the Shop owner. :) Efreeti with some wizard levels could do the trick. They can change into dwarves, and do all that magic stuff. Now, This is good man, really good. (inspiration starting to flow). Is there an equivalent to the Efreet, but earth based? maybe a divine one or whatever that would make for the counterpart.
Hi all, I'm running a home brew campaign for a group of LV10+ players who had gone to the dark side. In my campaign magic weapons/items are very rares, and the players can not make them. At first I designed a quest, to let them earn some magic weapon/armor/item. It was designed to help them; but as the turned evil they started to use rogue tactics. Their social abilities became Intimidate checks and Initiative rolls and i know that they will kill the Blacksmith if he does not give the magic items for free..... Here is where I'm needing help. I don't have too much experience in D&D (only 3 Years) and after reading a lot, still can't get to create the NPCs i want for the Blacksmiths. If any of you have ever made one or have a good idea about how to do it, please share it here. I tend to like things to be as thematic as possible and using the following as a guide. 1- There will be 2 Blacksmith
They will be working in the "Great Forge" a chamber made of black stones with rivers of molten lava (Mush like Ultima VII - Pagan: Obsidian Fortress), inside a somewhat magically active Volcano.
Thanks, I'll be waiting patiently..... did you send it already?..... What about now??..... did you already?....... Did you, Did You?..... Thanks man, I sent you the the by month list of items to be included, let me know if i still need to send it every month. P.S.
Thanks, I'll be waiting patiently..... did you send it already?..... What about now??..... did you already?....... Did you, Did You?.....
Nothing Yet?? Is there no love for me??? :(
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And actually, that would make for an interesting story hook. An inexplicable sea has been growing every year, despite being in an area without the appropriate rainfall. There's a Decanter of Endless Water at the bottom that was turned on by someone who either died, or purposely left it going.
I just love, how this wonderful ideas pop-up in this forums. Paizo need to call for another RPG Super Star very soon.
I love it, this feat alone explain how to make a Bruce Lee's Nunchaku attack using only one (as normal). Nope, It is not the same. The monk ability implies that you can either make any of the fallowing progressions: 1- LRLRLRLR
This benefit does not extend to the attacks made by virtue of TWF. if you want to Two weapon attack with a Nunchaku, you need two Nunchakus since it is NOT a double weapon.
That looks good, but wouldn't the current domains powers be too much for an adept??
Something else to consider, is that just because a character may be a Priest and not a Cleric does not mean s/he lacks a connection to the divine. A Priest can be an Adept, for example. And who is to say that the God cannot have created a special bond with a Commoner who is elevated in the church hierarchy to a Priest. That would be my take, there could be a Priest NPC class that get some low level divine spells, just enough for liturgical purposes, as a matter of fact... i like it a lot and would fit an adventure I'm working on where players goes from commoners to paragons. It could very well be an adept with divine spells, what would you suggest. P.S.
well i think I'll have to make both....
Something like the paladin's divine weapon bond might be nice too. Having some ability to add flaming, frost, shocking, disruption or what not to a monk's unarmed strike would help fix a small but glaring enhancing the monk's unarmed strike with magical effects like other character's can do to their weapons. That would be nice, I wold be happy if they at least let it add Force to the damage :)
Ki abilities fit the Flavor just perfect. I wouldn’t say that themes are missing, just incomplete. For instance, The Mystic aspect of martial arts could be worked a bit more or The wrestling part, actually there is really no good reason to grapple mid battle. I think the actual problem with monks, is that people conceive them in too many different ways. Jason gave us an excellent and flavorful too to fix this [Ki Points]. I know many of you hate the apple work, but it's not like Monk has many things to think about. It is possible to create, Ki Abilities Trees similar to Rage Powers that would be picked as levels are gained that if well done can give the flexibility and power needed; but more so a place to be. I would like to emphasize that since "Ki" is a "kind of energy", some of the Ki abilities should generate some king of Force effect. Here’s an example of a potential Ki ability (or a feat, not sure): Name : Force Fist.
Based on Animes/Video Games/Movies/Legends/Some-Not-so-Serious Martial Arts stiles, you can see how much this kind of ability is ingrained into the popular perception of an Unarmed combatant. I would like to see others post their opinion regarding this point, and also their own suggested Ki abilities. (Please someone came with an ability that justify doing a grapple mid combat.) Sorry if it doesn't sound coherent, my English as you can see is not the
removing the need of the "wall" also add some logic/realism to the ability... just take this into account, would a Lvl20 Monk take damage after reaching his maximum possible height during a vertical jump? Same for me, but a touch of realism add some flavor. I think Slow Fall, and almost all other physical monk' abilities should be caped around Lvl 10, from here on Monk's abilities should be more... Mystical and/or Legendary.
I find this to be the best solution, specially since it remove the limitation of needing a "wall", and additionally won't reduce the falling speed, giving a distinct favor compared to feather fall. removing the need of the "wall" also add some logic/realism to the ability... just take this into account, would a Lvl20 Monk take damage after reaching his maximum possible height during a vertical jump?
Touch attacks that deal spell effects don't generally deal weapon/unarmed damage. I believe that you can deal damage as normal with a touch attack, but then you expend the spell/effect if you fail to hit, because in attempting to strike, you're no longer "holding the charge". While this is generaly true, we also have spells like [Blade of Blood] which discharge on hit. For Quivering Palm I would related it more to a martial technique called [Dim Mak] which is quasi identical. [Dim Mak] pressure points are hard to get bym and while some are superficial, most of them are deep inside the body and well protected, which require for them to be hit really accurately and hard instead of simply touch them.
Also, the pounce should be some sort of feat...Pounce should be a ki ability. Instead of ki making monks temporarily more monk-like (slightly higher speed, slightly faster attacks) - but little more effective for it - ki should allow monks to combine their existing high speed with their existing rate of attack (via pounce). Very true; but i was more on the side of ki abilities being swift, this would be more slow taking a full round or at least a standard action.
my take is that Quivering Palm should be based of the actual theory behind it and also give some other benefits, more like the advanced Talents for the Rouge. Hire is an idea of what 'I Would do with it'. The Monk would be "depositing" some ki inside the target's body. which later will cause internal organs damage (or other effects) and possible dead. So quivering palm should be something like this: 1- Can be made as part of a an attack, with normal damage against normal AC or as a touch attack, with out damage against the Touch AC. 2- A variety of ki dependent effects could be added ( effect most be indicated at the time of the attack) 3- Each effect should have a lesser and mayor effect. the lesser effect is applied on successful fort save against the Quivering Palm. and the mayor on a fail. Example of posible effects.
b) Blindness: Blind the Target, on a successful save let it dazzle/nauseate(??). c) Mute: mute the Target, on a successful save let it Fatigue it(??). d) Dead: Kill the Target, on a successful save take some damage.
1- Lets take a more real Live approach where Monks will proficient with all Simple weapons and let them select a small number of Martial/Exotic Weapons (from limited List) that will define his school. Let us say, they gain one Martial/Exotic Weapons per 5 levels or something like that. 2- It would be better making them all Darts (which is more generic, also 1d2 damage is not worth the weight to carry it) and every one, pick their flavor as they like.
Well you've got my vote at least, seems simple, straight forward, compares well with what's been done to other classes (the paladin's swift self healing), and it gives the monk some interesting options and abilities. The only thing I see that might be a bit too nice would be a monk that found a way to get pounce (say from polymorph or a prestige class) as he'd then be able to pounce, abundant step away, and repeat it all again the next round. Very good point. flavor wise, all ki powers should be swift, leave slower ki dependent ability for feats. Also, the pounce should be some sort of feat that allow for the pounce strat, sort like 'Sun School' tactical feat from Complete Warrior.
I like the [Focused Strikes], specially if we consider that a high Wis would give triple benefit for the Monk. Although if we give this ability to the Monk while keeping the penalty in FoB none will use FoB until level 9. after seen this comparison, it is evident that the Monk need an alternative to FoB, and a One Shot full Round Attack sort of thing might do it.
A monk shouldn't always be better with unarmed strikes than with weapons. A first level wizard does more damage with a longsword than with most 1st level damage spells, but as their training advances they learn how to do more damage through their class abilities. QFT. We also need to take into account, that once you tried a Flurry, you are wide open for a Full Attack next round. So we need to weight the risk taken against the possible benefit of using Flurry.
Why not give the Monk Weapon finesse at first level for his unarmed attacks, making it a DEX based attacker? after all Monks are as well trained with their unarmed attacks as a fighter with his sword, just different training focus ;) This may not solve it for all monks, but at the very least it reduce some of the spread out of the stats. This spread out may very well be the biggest weakness of the class, needing to work out 4 ability is a killer.
Why not give the Monk Weapon finesse at first level for his unarmed attacks, making it a DEX based attacker? after all Monks are as well trained with their unarmed attacks as a fighter with his sword, just different training focus ;)
[Focused Strikes]: When unarmored, a monk may strike with deadly accuracy, at the cost of speed. When making a full attack action, the monk may add his wisdom modifier to attack rolls and damage. Doing so requires intense focus and accuracy however, and the monk is unable to use flurry of blows or fight with two weapons in the same round in which he uses focused strikes. When using Focused Strikes, a monk may strike only with unarmed strikes and special monk weapons. He may strike with unarmed strikes and special monk weapons interchangeably, as desired I like the [Focused Strikes], specially if we consider that a high Wis would give triple benefit for the Monk. Although if we give this ability to the Monk while keeping the penalty in FoB none will use FoB until level 9.
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