Since the release of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, countless game sessions have revealed that certain classes have been pushing against their constraints, yearning to break free into something at once familiar and new.This chapter includes unchained versions of the barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner, as well as subsystems that alter character advancement. She must select one type of energy: acid, cold, electricity, or fire. If the attack hits, the monk rolls his unarmed strike damage twice, adding both rolls together before applying Strength and other modifiers to the damage. This bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit. During this time, the monk can take no actions, but he does regain ki at the rate of 1 point per 10 minutes spent at calm. Perfect Self: Suddenly you cant use Enlarge get into position to stop moving sooner. Hammerblow: The monk links his hands together, swinging both arms like a club and dealing tremendous damage. When using this ability, the monk can make these attacks with any combination of his unarmed strikes and weapons that have the monk special weapon quality. Whenever he attempts a Will save, he can roll twice and take the better result. Wind Jump (Su): A monk with this ki power can spend 1 point from his ki pool as a move action to grant himself a fly speed (with perfect maneuverability) equal to his base land speed. The optimal fighting style suggested by the guide is basically Weapon Focus (Unarmed Strike) early on to maximize hitting your target, Dodge early on to maximize your AC, Flying Kick to allow you to get a full attack off when moving up to your opponent, and Medusas Fists + Elbow Smash for additional high level attacks. This bonus increases by 1 for every four monk levels thereafter, up to a maximum of +5 at 20th level. This now means that monk will have the same progression as fighter. paralyzed (lol). Full Member; Posts: 114; I'm new! This movement is made as part of the monk's flurry of blows attack and does not require an additional action. This makes the rest of your iterative attacks The monk must attack with a kick to use this style strike. Once this choice is made, it cannot be changed. When a character reaches 20th level in this class, the following new ability can be selected instead of the standard 20th level class ability which would normally be gained. | PF2 SRD From totally revised fundamentals like . Stunning Fist (Ex): At 1st level, the monk gains Stunning Fist as a bonus feat, even if he does not meet the prerequisites. If this second attack hits, it deals damage as normal, but all of the damage is nonlethal. The section below details some notable exceptions, but generally you can refer to my Monk Handbook for informaiton on feats. Since 3.0, the Monk has been the laughingstock of classes. Ki Pool (Su): Damage reduction is the I recommend carrying a sansetsukon as your primary weapon due to the high damage and critical threat range, but be prepared to drop it once you get Ki Strike if you need to bypass DR/magic, or abandon it completely once you can get enhancement bonuses on your fists reliably. Insightful Wisdom (Su): A monk with this ability can spend 2 ki points as an immediate action to give another ally within 30 feet just the right word of advice to prevent disaster. Creatures without a discernible head are not affected by this style strike (subject to GM discretion). This movement provokes an attack of opportunity as normal. Ki Powers (Su): At 4th level and every 2 levels thereafter, a monk can select one ki power. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk can make one additional unarmed strike at his highest attack bonus when making a flurry of blows attack. A monk can apply his full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all his unarmed strikes. A monk can have no more than one quivering palm in effect at one time. Through mediation and discipline, and sometimes by way of secrets passed down for generations within a monastery, a monk progresses toward his perfect selfalong the way turning his body into an astonishing fighting machine. As long as he does not possess any style feat, the monk can spend 1 point from his ki pool as an immediate action to gain the following against opponents in the stance of a style feat: a +4 dodge bonus to AC, a +4 circumstance bonus on attack rolls, and a bonus equal to his monk level on damage rolls. Thereafter, the monk can try to slay the victim at any time within a number of days equal to his monk level. Str: As a melee character, strength is the a fortitude save, which is typically high for monsters. Break your chains! If the attack hits, the monk gains a +4 dodge bonus to AC against any attacks made by the target of the style strike until the start of his next turn. Apply this benefit before doubling the range increment with the Far Shot feat. need free hands. He must choose which style strike to apply before the attack roll is made. Throat Crush: The monk gives a sharp blow to a foes throat, hampering its ability to speak for 1 round as if it had the caster croak spellblight. Unlike other outsiders, the monk can still be brought back from the dead as if he were a member of his previous creature type. For the vanilla Monk, see my Monk Handbook. New Pages Dex: Crucial for the monks relatively low Recent Changes You can also deal nonlethal damage without Flurry used to give a weird temporary-TWF, meaning a monk gained no benefits from taking those feats. 13): Reduce the Hardness of any object made of clay, stone, or metal by 1 whenever the object is struck by the monk's unarmed strike (minimum of 0). The monk must attack with a kick to use this style strike. This strike does not work against foes that cannot be tripped. In addition, a monk gains a +1 bonus to AC and CMD at 4th level. A monk who becomes nonlawful cannot gain new levels as a monk but retains all monk abilities. Finally, the monk gains the ability to enter a state of perfect calm. Many of the higher-level abilities of the monk, such as abundant step and quivering palm, have been incorporated into the new system of ki powers. Whenever he attempts a Will save, he can roll twice and take the better result. This increase is not doubled by Improved Critical or similar effects. He can remove only one poison in this way per use of this ability. Defensive Spin: The monk spins about, confounding his foe. The monk must attack with a fist to use this style strike, but must have both hands free. Creatures with the uncanny dodge class feature or a similar effect cannot be caught flat-footed by this style strike. At 8th level, he can make the target sickened for 1 minute. If the attack hits, the foe must succeed at a saving throw (using the poison's original DC) or suffer the poison's effects, even if it was not originally a contact poison. Hex Striker At 4th level and every 2 levels thereafter, a monk can select one ki power. Creatures within the cone take 20d6 points of damage of the same type as the monk's elemental fury ki power. If you plan to use weapons, be sure to pick up some damage enhancements. two-weapon fighting feats, but you have no off-hand attacks. Ki Pool lets you treat your attacks as magic, silver, The only issue is that its If the check is successful, the foe is knocked 10 feet directly away from the monk. New Pages | Recent Changes | Privacy Policy. Ki Hurricane (Ex): As a full-round action, a monk with this ability can move up to twice his speed. At 16th level, he can permanently blind or deafen the target. The damage for Small or Large monks is listed below. Sudden Speed (Su): A monk with this ki power can spend 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action to grant himself a sudden burst of speed. Shop the Open Gaming Store! Now you are kicked out of your group. Spin Kick: The monk spins about, delivering a kick his foe did not expect. 12, your fists are greatswords. The damage listed is for Medium monks. Brutal at low levels. Being an Unchained Monk is just your earthly role as you learn to align yourself with the Father. A monk must be at least 10th level and possess the sudden speed ki power before selecting this ki power. If the foe is not of the same creature type as the monk, the monk takes a 8 penalty on this check. Base Attack Bonus: The Monks primary This ability replaces Stunning Fist. The result is a version of the monk that not only is easier to play, but also possesses a great deal more versatility. These powers allow the monk to perform amazing feats of mystical power and acrobatic prowess by expending points from his ki pool. If your pet Wizard is stingy with his spell slots, drop 1000 gold pieces to buy him a Pearl of Power 1 so you can both share Mage Armor from one slot. Remember Half-Elves are considered to be humans for the purposes of favorite class bonuses, amongst other things. Someone finally fixed the Monk. Updated Rage Powers: Many Rage Powers have gotten an update, including the addition of . This table is taken from the 3.5 rules. While very few things have | d20 Anime SRD Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Pathfinder Unchained, Latest Pathfinder products in the Open Gaming Store. 23): Add +1 to the monk's base speed. When a character reaches the 20th level of a class, she gains a powerful class feature or ability, sometimes referred to as a capstone. At 5th level, a monk gains immunity to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases. He takes no penalty for using multiple weapons when making a flurry of blows, but he does not gain any additional attacks beyond whats already granted by the flurry for doing so. Whenever the monk activates his feather balance ki power, he can also ignore all difficult terrain. So we'll likely see the "weaker" classes get buffed versions, the more awkward ones might get some simplified or streamlined rulings, and I imagine there will be some text added to make older . These effects do not stack with themselves (a creature fatigued by Stunning Fist cannot become exhausted if hit by Stunning Fist again), but additional hits do increase the duration. Saves: Good Fortitude and Reflex saves. First, there are no prerequisite feats for Ascetic Style. A character cant select an alternative capstone if she has previously traded away her class capstone via an archetype. skill point. If the monk spends 2 points from his ki pool, he can use this ability to affect the target's arcane pool, arcane reservoir, grit points, inspiration, or panache points instead of its ki pool. support a limited subset of Pathfinders rules content. When things get serious, 14 Physical and mental perfectionthat is the life goal of every monk. Alternatively, it can attempt a combat maneuver check (against the monk's CMD) as a standard action to break free. The monk must attack with a fist to use this style strike. At 9th level, a monks evasion ability improves. A monk must be at least 12th level before selecting this ki power. A monk must be at least 12th level before selecting this ki power. It contributes to your melee attacks and If a monk uses quivering palm while another is still in effect, the previous one is negated. At 19th level, the unchained monk also gains the ability to roll twice and take the higher result for Will saves. Style Strike: Style Strikes add some Pathfinder Unchained includes: New versions of the barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner classes, all revised to make them more balanced and easier to play. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. The Unchained Monk is the most significantly changed Unchained class. | Here Be Monsters damage, shuriken damage, and combat maneuvers. If the monk fails any of the saving throws (including his own original saving throw), the monk treats the effect as if he had failed the saving throw. worse since you cant benefit from Enlarge Person. Capable of pummeling foes with both fist and weapon, monks are among the more versatile combatants on the battlefield. A monks attacks can be with fists, elbows, knees, and feet. The foe stops moving if it strikes another creature, barrier, or otherwise solid object. but things which require you to be a humanoid have generally been abandoned The monk must attack with a head-butt to use this style strike. Otherwise, if the attack hits and the target takes damage from the blow, the quivering palm attack succeeds. Elf (Advanced Race Guide pg. Feather Balance (Ex): A monk with this ability can spend 1 ki point as a swift action to achieve perfect balance. When making a flurry of blows, the monk can make one additional attack at his highest base attack bonus. Person. We support a limited subset of Pathfinders rules content. A character can take more than one archetype and garner additional alternate class features, but none of the alternate class features can replace or alter the same class feature from the core class as another alternate class feature. Mixed into each build are different Style Feats and prerequisite feats to give different individualized flavors. However, these abilities are still secondary to the Monks The monk can choose from any of the following strikes. The It's currently still visible here but will be removed very soon because of Google's new trash deletion policy for Google Drive. Monks are also able to harness their ki, a spiritual life force that resides within, allowing them to perform amazing acts of acrobatics and mystical skill. Knockback Kick: The monk attempts to knock his foe back with a powerful kick. This trip attempt does not provoke an attack of opportunity. Amateur Night - A Guide to Variant Multiclassing. to anything, but youre not particularly good at it with no Diplomacy and This condition replaces stunning the target for 1 round, and a successful saving throw still negates the effect. For these skilled warriors, martial prowess and mental clarity are one and the same. Monks needed high scores in every ability score. Monks are not proficient with any armor or shields. combat characters. Hit Points: Finally! The themes and alternate class features presented below introduce not only variations in fighting techniques, but alternate philosophies for monks seeking perfection. Unless otherwise noted, a monk cannot select an individual ki power more than once. The monk must attack with a fist to use this style strike. This guide is for the Unchained Monk. As long as he has at least 1 point in his ki pool, he can make a ki strike. No amount of splat books, errata, archetypes, or alternate class features could make the Monk work. A monk must be at least 7th level before selecting this ki power. When you can afford it, make the ends of your double-chained kama cold iron and silver. Fast Movement (Ex): Extra speed lets you If the attack hits, it bypasses any damage reduction or hardness possessed by the target of that attack. damage dice starts off fairly small, but when you hit d8 at level 4, it begins These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when the monk is flat-footed. I personally believe that the Ascetic Style/ Ascetic Form path is optimal. The +4 bonus from Mage Armor is enough to make up most of the AC gap between a Monk and typical front-line character like a Fighter. At the end of this movement, the monk must make an attack against an adjacent foe. You can use your feet if your hands are full. These bonuses last until the end of the monk's next turn (or his current turn if he uses this ability on his own turn). Here's a quick look at the new/updated features. prerequisites are fairly awful. iron, but Ki Pool will handle things at higher levels so long as you have a Clerics and wizards can receive a capstone at 20th level, despite not having one to begin with. Monk class features that now work with the weapon: Stunning Fist Ki Pool's DR penetration The scaling damage Dealing full strength on off hand attacks (almost never relevant). This stacks with the first attack from this ability and additional attacks from haste and similar effects. Ki Metabolism (Su): A monk with this ability uses his ki to control his metabolism. 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. class which had no discernable positive effect on the game. If the attack hits, the monk can make an additional attack using the same attack bonus as the punch at a 5 penalty. The damage for Small or Large monks is listed below. It needs two feats from the Ascetic style line to truly shine though. | d20HeroSRD A monk must be at least 10th level before selecting this ki power. to focus on since you get Evasion. need Wisdom anyway so your Will save should be fine. Con: Monks are combat characters with d8 To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. ), cant take actions, takes a -2 penalty to AC, and loses its This movement is made as part of the monk's flurry of blows attack and does not require an additional action. He can make this choice while grappling as well. Shattering Punch: The monk delivers a brutal punch that can penetrate defenses. Home of the Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs. If the ally can hear the monk, she can reroll a single attack roll or saving throw. Different monks confront the road to enlightenment in different ways, and sometimes even with different goals, from harmony with the universe to physical perfection and immortality. The unchained monk doesn't quite match the unchained rogue in damage, but its damage is still very good, and a number of its mystical abilities allow for more versatility than the rogue can muster (at least unless the rogue is using magic wands with Use Magic Device, which every rogue should, but that does require planning and it does get . At 19th level, it increases to DR 6/. At 12th level, he can make the target staggered for 1d6+1 rounds. He is forevermore treated as an outsider rather than a humanoid (or whatever his original creature type was) for the purpose of spells and magical effects. At 7th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as cold iron and silver for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. A monk need not have any of the prerequisites normally required for these feats to select them. The monk gains one additional attack at his highest base attack bonus when using flurry of blows, and his dodge bonus to AC increases by 2. One Touch (Ex): As long as he has at least 1 point remaining in his ki pool, as a standard action, a monk with this power can make an unarmed strike against a foe as a touch attack. If the attack hits, the monk gains a +4 dodge bonus to AC against any attacks made by the target of the style strike until the start of his next turn. It drops all of the lingering nastiness that monks retained from 3.5 and finally makes the monk simple to build without relying on 2+ archetypes to get a functional vanilla monk. Leg Sweep: The monk attempts to sweep his foes leg, knocking the opponent down. Its also interesting to note that the damage The class was a front-line class with garbage AC and no hit points. Check out our other SRD sites! Creatures without a discernible head are not affected by this style strike (subject to GM discretion). | ACK-SRD. Intelligence doesnt help Head-Butt: The monk slams his head into his enemy's head, leaving his foe reeling. reliable. When using this ability, the monk can make these attacks with any combination of his unarmed strikes and weapons that have the monk special weapon quality. Until the start of the monks next turn, the target of this attack can move only in such a way that the space it occupies is adjacent to the monk. much better, and prevents the target from taking attacks of opportunity when With the exception of Contagion spell, you Weapon Focus Feats like that have IUS as a prereq, e.g. If the attack hits, the monk can attempt a free combat maneuver check against the foe (using the base attack bonus of the attack used to hit the foe). By spending 2 points from his ki pool, he can heal an amount of damage equal to 1d8 + his monk level. These effects do not stack with themselves (a creature fatigued by Stunning Fist cannot become exhausted if hit by Stunning Fist again), but additional hits do increase the duration. Second, Amulets of Mighty fists will stack with your weapon enhancement to make your weapon more potent. Dwarf (Advanced Race Guide pg. Timeless Body (Ex): Stay young and pretty The Golem's Got It! Legal Information/Open Game License. Any such penalties that he has already taken, however, remain in place. These powers allow the monk to perform amazing feats of mystical power and acrobatic prowess by expending points from his ki pool. Elbow Smash: The monk follows up a punch with a strike from his elbow. prerequisites normally required for these feats to select them. This is To make such an attempt, the monk merely wills the target to die (a free action); unless the target succeeds at a Fortitude saving throw (DC = 10 + 1/2 the monk's level + the monk's Wisdom modifier), it dies. This movement may be between attacks. At 20th level, he can paralyze the target for 1d6+1 rounds. At 20th level, he can paralyze the target for 1d6+1 rounds. Improved Evasion (Ex): Always amazing and If the saving throw is successful, the target is no longer in danger from that particular quivering palm attack, but it can still be affected by another one at a later time. As a monk advances in level, he can select from a variety of ki powers, allowing the player to truly customize his character. At 3rd level, ki strike allows his unarmed attacks to be treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Get enlarged and throw Impact on an This may be rule changed in the future, but as of September 2016 until such future date it is an incredible thing. At 4th level and every 2 levels thereafter, a monk can select one ki power. 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. stunned creature drops everything held (free | Fudge SRD With that said, his ideal Cohort would probably be an item creation wizard. Proficiencies: Monks get a really bizzarre The DR is cute, and you become immune to things like Dominate Person, With hours/level duration even a low level wizard can cover you for the full adventuring day. The creature is not knocked prone by this movement. These monks (so called since they adhere to ancient philosophies and strict martial disciplines) elevate their bodies to become weapons of war, from battle-minded ascetics to self-taught brawlers. progression stops at 20th-level, so items like a Monks Belt stop being useful Age bonuses still accrue, and the monk still dies of old age when his time is up. A Reflex save (DC = 10 + 1/2 the monk's level + his Wisdom modifier) halves the damage. When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk adds his Wisdom bonus (if any) to his AC and CMD. Pathfinder Unchained wrote: Finally, with the exception of the monk, these classes should work with any of the archetypes from previous books as long as the classes still have the appropriate class features to replace. Each alternate class feature replaces a specific class feature from its parent class. The ally must take the second result, even if it is worse. The monk's class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Stealth (Dex), and Swim (Str). Style Strike (Ex): At 5th level, a monk can learn one type of style strike. Alternatively, it can attempt a combat maneuver check (against the monks CMD) as a standard action to break free. Because the Monks damage output depends so heavily on their damage die size, being small is a serious problem. typically have enough time to have someone cast Remove Disease before disease maneuvers, and the ability to use Flurry of Blows with monk weapons allows you A monk must be at least 7th level before selecting this ki power. Amulet of Mighty Fists. Whenever he makes a flurry of blows, he can designate one of his unarmed strikes as a style strike. Sell at the Open Gaming Store! For each successful saving throw, the corresponding ally treats the effect as if that ally had succeeded at the saving throw, and for each saving throw failed, the corresponding ally treats the effect as if that ally had failed the saving throw. Evasion (Ex): Always fantastic, Evasion There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. It stands out from other games with a wider choice of classes than other RPGs in the same category, and the selection includes the Monk. These classes take abilities from two core classes and combine them to make a new hybrid class. Foot Stomp: The monk stomps on a foes foot, preventing the opponent from escaping. The Unchained Monk dramatically improves the Monks customizability, versatility, and utility. So while this is a nerf, it's not as big of a deal as most would complain. The monk rolls one saving throw for each designated ally, using his bonus instead of the ally's. for several levels. Cha: Dump to 7. A monk must be at least 6th level before selecting this ki power. Slow Fall (Su): A monk within arm's reach of a wall can use it to slow his descent by expending 1 point from his ki pool. You get 5 choices over time, which is perfect because 5 of the options At 16th level, the damage reduction increases to 4/. If the attack hits, the monk can make a free trip attempt against the target of this strike (using the base attack bonus of the attack used to hit the foe). But though some masters would lead their students to think otherwise, the path toward the perfect self isnt set. fatigued (-2 to CMD due to reduced str and | GumshoeSRD At 9th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, a monk learns an additional style strike. This ability affects only the monk and cannot be used to make other creatures ethereal. If the attack hits and the monk ends his turn adjacent to that foe, the foe's movement is restricted. Source PPC:MAH. monk-of-the-mantis serpent-fire-adept scaled-fist There is one that (in theory) works because the class features replaces are the same across both versions: weapon-adept There are also two 3pp that try to adress the issue (each with their own spin): Everyman-Unchained-Monk-Archetypes Unchained-Monk-Archetypes (Purple Duck Games) 3 Reply This ability lasts for 1 minute. | Dungeon World SRD Completely useless on a penalty, which is situationally useful. 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