Leveling up as a Monk

[Xyver]

I seem to remember that in D&D, if you multi class as a monk, you can not go back and get more monk levels. For example, if you start as a monk, and get to say level 3, then decide to multiclass into a fighter, you can no longer get monk levels.

Is this true in Pathfinder? Or am I completally off.

EDIT: Another question, you get to pick bonus feats at level 1 and 2 as a monk, yet some of those feats have prerequisites. Do you have to meet the prerequisites, or can you just get the feats?

[Lobolusk]

from http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/monk

Ex-Monks

A monk who becomes nonlawful cannot gain new levels as a monk but retains all monk abilities.

[Lobolusk]

you can multiclass to your hearts content just stay lawful

[Azure_Zero]

That's 3.5.

In PF that's not the case, you can go monk N levels take a level in another class and resume taking the monk class.

This is now also true of the paladin as well.

Note The monk archetype Martial Artist allows you to be of any Alignment

[Tels]

Martial Artist is also one of the better Archetypes as you can, within reason, laugh at DR at later levels.

[Xyver]

I'm thinking of making a Flowing monk martial artist roof running rogue. I'm nit sure about the flowing monk yet, I just like the different monk feats...

Get 4 levels in monk, then switch to 2 levels in rogue. I think this will be a little campaign, so that should be enough. Then I'll decide if I want more monk or more rogue.

[Xyver]

Another question, you get to pick bonus feats at level 1 and 2 as a monk, yet some of those feats have prerequisites. Do you have to meet the prerequisites, or can you just get the feats?

[Azure_Zero]

d20pfsrd.com Monk-> bonus feats wrote:

A monk need not have any of the prerequisites normally required for these feats to select them.