Chain-Shield-Wielding Monk (From Can you two hand a heavy shield for 1.5 STR dmg?)

[Broadhand]

What is the feasibility of creating a monk who uses a shield as a weapon (or a monk weapon) attached to a chain?

Possible ideas:
1. Swinging said shield to attack multiple enemies at higher levels.
2. Pulling enemies in by getting the shield behind them.
3. Returning weapon (subject to sunder).
4. Could ride said shield over rough terrain - especially if chain were to be attached to some other target that could run.

Thoughts?

[Ian Bell]

Well...

Quote:

When wearing armor, using a shield, or carrying a medium or heavy load, a monk loses his AC bonus, as well as his fast movement and flurry of blows abilities.

[NikolaiJuno]

Broadhand wrote:

Thoughts?

I believe you want the homebrew forum.

[Komoda]

Look at Brawler and Shield Champion archetype.

[Broadhand]

I was thinking about those, actually. Is it feasible to attach a chain to a shield?

[Komoda]

Not that I can figure out.

[boring7]

Not even remotely within existing rules. If there was a rule, then the Flying Blade would use that rule instead of being its own exotic weapon.

If the mods would be so kind as to move this to the homebrew forum...

To get your Rygar on, I recommend the following:

Exotic two-handed weapon: Discarmor
cost: 70 gp
Damage: 1d8 (small) / 1d10 (large)
Crit: x2
weight: 17 lbs.
Damage type: piercing and slashing
Special qualities: performance, reach

Benefit: You fight with a discarmor by spinning it about your head or by snapping it toward an opponent. The discarmor is a clumsy weapon and receives a –2 penalty on attack rolls, but when you make attacks of opportunity provoked by movement, you receive a +2 bonus on attack rolls instead of the penalty. As a move action the discarmor can be retrieved and used as a spiked light shield. When used in this way the discarmor loses it's reach and performance properties.

Add a custom feat that lets you pull it in as a swift action (like the dorn-dergar), another that lets you get a shield bonus while whirling it around (similar to two-weapon defense) and you have a powerful but difficult-to-use weapon that's...probably balanced?

Feel free to modify as you wish, it's 3 AM and I'm enjoying illness-induced insomnia, so I could be completely insane right now.

[blackbloodtroll]

Improvised weapon.

Monk of the Empty Hand.

Done.