Dexterity bonus to AC (if any). Creatures without a discernible head are not affected by this style strike (subject to GM discretion). Sell at the Open Gaming Store! Elf (Advanced Race Guide pg. Monks are primarily a striker, and their damage comes from their Strength, so Strength needs to be their biggest ability. While you will most likely be fighting unarmed, monk weapons offer you a lot of really fantastic options, including bonuses to combat maneuvers. While this is active, the monk treats any Acrobatics attempt made to balance as if he had rolled a 20. Leg Sweep: The monk attempts to sweep his foes leg, knocking the opponent down. Recent Changes A monk who becomes nonlawful cannot gain new levels as a monk but retains all monk abilities. You are viewing the legacy Pathfinder Reference Document website.Paizo Inc. has now partnered with Archives of Nethys to provide the online version of the Pathfinder RPG rules at pfrd.info. Bonus Feats: With the addition of the 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. A monk must be at least 8th level before selecting this ki power. Creatures without a discernible throat, or with multiple vocal organs, are unaffected (subject to GM discretion). 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. Piercing damage isnt as important, but carry a Lungchuan Tamo or two just to be safe. Flurry of Blows (Ex): This is the Monks need free hands. Ki Powers (Su): At 4th level and every 2 levels thereafter, a monk can select one ki power. When making a flurry of blows, the monk can make one additional attack at his highest base attack bonus. At 12th level, a flowing monk can use redirection against any opponent that attacks him in melee, even if the flowing monk is not threatening the opponent who attacks him. 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. Fortuantely, many Monk skills can function with only one rank. garbage skills, which makes it very difficult for them to fill non-combat He must end his movement each round on solid ground (or some other surface that can support his weight) or fall as normal. relatively low damage. If you use the Enforcer feat, Elbow Smash becomes a good 6th 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. A monk must be at least 12th level and must possess the diamond body ki power before selecting this ki power. | ACK-SRD. This increase is not doubled by Improved Critical or similar effects. Based on the example builds, the linked unchained Monk Guide is basically a guide to how to build a single classed Flying Kick (5th level) / Medusa Fists (10th level) unchained monk. Before the attack, the monk can move a distance equal to his fast movement bonus. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, the monk gains a +20 bonus on Acrobatics checks to jump for 1 round. 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. Iirc, Unchained Pathfinder was essentially "hey we've created alternate versions of a bunch of stuff which we think is more fun and/or better balanced". a fortitude save, which is typically high for monsters. Whenever he makes a flurry of blows, he can designate one of his unarmed strikes as a style strike. Timeless Body (Ex): At 17th level, a monk no longer takes penalties to his ability scores for aging and cannot be magically aged. Advanced Players Guide and Ultimate Combat, the Monk has a lot of great bonus AC Bonus (Ex): The Monk AC bonus helps to Diamond Body (Su): By spending 1 point from his ki pool, a monk with this power can remove one toxin from his body as if using neutralize poison, using his monk level as his caster level. Someone finally fixed the Monk. With that said, his ideal Cohort would probably be an item creation wizard. Saves: Good Fortitude and Reflex saves. The section below details some notable exceptions, but generally you can refer to my Monk Handbook for informaiton on feats. Oh, thank whatever pantheon of gods your setting uses. Rabbit Punch: The monk gives a sharp blow to the back of a foes head. boost your AC. At 4th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, the monk gains the ability to apply a new condition to the target of his Stunning Fist. Last, you just get so many options to get around damage reduction by eventually carrying several +1 weapons (cold iron, blunt, piercing, slashing, adamantine, silver, etc). Intelligence doesnt help A character who takes an alternate class feature does not count as having the class feature that was replaced when meeting any requirements or prerequisites. The monk must attack with a fist to use this style strike. Ki Mount (Su): A monk with this ability can spend 1 ki point as a standard action to grant 2 temporary hit points per monk level he possesses to his mount for 1 hour per monk level. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. However, your AC will still be awful without If the attack hits and the foe is of the same size or one size smaller than the monk, the monk can make a free combat maneuver check against the target of this strike (using the base attack bonus of the attack used to hit the foe). This bonus increases by 1 for every four monk levels thereafter, up to a maximum of +5 at 20th level. As long as he has at least 1 point in his ki pool, he can make a ki strike. Foot Stomp: The monk stomps on a foes foot, preventing the opponent from escaping. Scout lets you sneak attack on a charge, which meshes with pummeling style. At 1st level, a monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. This strike does not work against foes that cannot be tripped. Last, I would have to build a Cohort for this guy, and that I refuse to do. roles in the party. 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. This bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit. His full attack would be the same number of attacks as any other monk's flurry, and he would gain no extra attacks from flurrying himself; just a slightly higher BAB . Empty Body (Su): A monk with this ki power gains the ability to assume an ethereal state for 1 minute as though using the spell etherealness, using his monk level as his caster level. AC, and contributes to several monk skills. You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. This movement provokes an attack of opportunity as normal. The monk must attack with a fist to use this style strike. This guide is for the Unchained Monk. 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. The A monk must be at least 12th level before selecting this ki power. Ki Pool (Su): At 3rd level, a monk gains a pool of ki points, supernatural energy he can use to accomplish amazing feats. 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. Pathfinder: Kingmaker uses Unchained Monk. cold iron, lawful, and finally adamantine. point in your Ki Pool. The Monk has normal At 8th level, he can make the target sickened for 1 minute. A monk in armor or carrying a medium or heavy load loses this extra speed. This is a human favorite class bonus available for monks so presumably also available to unchained monks. Subscribe to the Open Gaming Network and get everything ad-free! There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. Diamond Mind (Su): By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk with this power can suppress a fear effect affecting him as if using remove fear, using his monk level as his caster level. of a two-handed build. Alternatively, it can attempt a combat maneuver check (against the monks CMD) as a standard action to break free. paralyzed (lol). A monk need not have any of the prerequisites normally required for these feats to select them. permanently bad at casting spells), and finally lousy charisma. At 15th level, he can designate up to two of his unarmed strikes each round as a style strike, and each one can be a different type. stunned creature drops everything held (free Unbalancing Counter (Ex) is nice, but rarely useful. A monk can apply his full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all his unarmed strikes. Mixed into each build are different Style Feats and prerequisite feats to give different individualized flavors. If a monk uses quivering palm while another is still in effect, the previous one is negated. In some cases, a capstone specifies what ability it replaces. 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. At 19th level, it increases to DR 6/. This bonus does not stack with itself. The class was a front-line class with garbage AC and no hit points. Draconic Fury (Su) At 3rd level, the scaled fist has gained some control over the draconic energies she studies. The Unchained Monk is the most significantly changed Unchained class. If the attack hits and the foe is of the same size or one size smaller than the monk, the monk can make a free combat maneuver check against the target of this strike (using the base attack bonus of the attack used to hit the foe). A monk must be at least 8th level before selecting this ki power. Completely useless on a These classes take abilities from two core classes and combine them to make a new hybrid class. | Starjammer SRD Monk Unchained So the point of any monk build (any martial build for that matter) is to have an optimal fighting style (accuracy and damage) and defense (high AC or miss chance). Shattering Punch: The monk delivers a brutal punch that can penetrate defenses. Creatures with the uncanny dodge class feature or a similar effect cannot be caught flat-footed by this style strike. Ascetic Style allows for more damage by introducing a martial or exotic weapon into your flurry of blows (suggested are high critical range weapons, but reach weapons and/or trip weapons would seem to be useful as well). 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. Source PPC:MAH. This strike does not work against foes that cannot be tripped. These powers allow the monk to perform amazing feats of mystical power and acrobatic prowess by expending points from his ki pool. For these skilled warriors, martial prowess and mental clarity are one and the same. 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. The damage listed is for Medium monks. Unlike other outsiders, the monk can still be brought back from the dead as if he were a member of his previous creature type. A monk must be at least 6th level 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. boost your speed, or A monk must be at least 7th level before selecting this ki power. maneuvers, and the ability to use Flurry of Blows with monk weapons allows you Ki Range (Su): A monk with this ability can spend 1 ki point as a swift action to increase the range increment of any thrown monk weapon by 20 feet. For example, a paladin could not be both a hospitaler and an undead scourge since they both modify the smite evil class feature and both replace the aura of justice class feature. The creature is not knocked prone by this movement. This attack is resolved as normal, but it has an additional effect depending on the type of strike chosen. At 16th level, he can permanently blind or deafen the target. This is especially helpful since the Unchained Monk has This movement may be between attacks. The monk rolls one saving throw for each designated ally, using his bonus instead of the ally's. At 10th level, the following feats are added to the list: Improved Critical, Medusa's Wrath, Snatch Arrows, and Spring Attack. A monk can apply his full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all his unarmed strikes. Some ki powers require the monk to be of a specific level or higher before they can be chosen. The ally must take the second result, even if it is worse. 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 20th level, he can paralyze the target for 1d6+1 rounds. For the truly exemplary, martial skill transcends the battlefieldit is a lifestyle, a doctrine, a state of mind. A monk who becomes nonlawful cannot gain new levels as a monk but retains all monk abilities. Wis: A lot of the Monks iconic abilities Feather Balance (Ex): A monk with this ability can spend 1 ki point as a swift action to achieve perfect balance. Age bonuses still accrue, and the monk still dies of old age when his time is up. Pathfinder Unchained includes: New versions of the barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner classes, all revised to make them more balanced and easier to play. This does not allow him to walk on liquids. | Fudge SRD Introduction. A monk must be at least 12th level before selecting this ki power. At 5th level, a monk can learn one type of style strike. A monk's attacks can be with fists, elbows, knees, and feet. 19): The monk leaps through the air to strike a foe with a kick. At 3rd level, a monk gains an enhancement bonus to his land speed, as shown on Table: Monk Unchained. Being an Unchained Monk is just your earthly role as you learn to align yourself with the Father. Monks are proficient with the club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, short sword, shortspear, shuriken, siangham, sling, spear, and any weapon with the monk special weapon quality. Check out our other SRD sites! Pathfinder Build Guide Compendium. Diamond Resilience (Ex): By spending 1 ki point as a swift action, the monk gains DR 2/. Whenever the monk activates his feather balance ki power, he can also ignore all difficult terrain. Apply this benefit before doubling the range increment with the Far Shot feat. Remember Half-Elves are considered to be humans for the purposes of favorite class bonuses, amongst other things. At level New Pages At 20th level, he can paralyze the target for 1d6+1 rounds. you make Combat Maneuver attempts in place of your iterative attacks. A monk's unarmed strike is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons. At 7th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as cold iron and silver for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. At 10th level, the following feats are added to the list: Improved Critical, Medusas Wrath, Snatch Arrows, and Spring Attack. low Will saves. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Monks are proficient with the club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, short sword, shortspear, shuriken, siangham, sling, spear, and any weapon with the monk special weapon quality. Alternatively, it can attempt a combat maneuver check (against the monk's CMD) as a standard action to break free. 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