more monk stuff:
Feats from Races of Stone:[spoiler]
Earth Sense .........req: Con 13,Wis 13
while you touch the ground....you can sense # creatures in 20' rad also touching ground
Earth Fist(racial) .......... Req: Dwarf, Gnome, Goliath, Earth sense, Imp Unarmed Strike
while you touch ground...
Unarmed Strike = Cold Iron vs DR[/spoiler]
Feats from Dracominicon [spoiler]
Endure Blows ..... Req: Con 19, Dragon Type, Toughness
gives DR 2/- stacks with existing....................................... great for Dragonblooded, or Dragonwrought Kobold, can be taken more than once
Rapid Strike .......req: Dex 9, pair of Natural weapons, Type=Aberation,Dragon,Magical Beats,Plant,BAB+10
gain 1 extra attack with natural weapon @ -5...................... great for Dragonblooded, or Dragonwrought Kobold or Elan
Imp Rapid Strike .......req: Dex 9, pair of Natural weapons, Type=Aberation,Dragon,Magical Beats,Plant,BAB+15,Rapidstrike
gain 1 extra attack with natural weapon @ -10...................... great for Dragonblooded, or Dragonwrought Kobold or Elan
Sense Weakness ......req:Int 13, Combat Expertise, Weapon focus(type of weapon)
Ignore 5 points of DR or Hardness[/spoiler]
Feats from Eberron Campaign setting book:[spoiler]
Double Steel Strike...Req: Exotic Weapon Prof(2 bladed Sword), Weapon Focus(2 Bladed Sword), Flurry
Allows you to treat 2 Bladed Sword as Special Monk Weapon and can Flurry with it
Whirling Steel Strike...Req: Martial Weapon Prof(Long Sword), Weapon Focus(Long Sword), Flurry
Allows you to treat Long Sword as Special Monk Weapon and can Flurry with it
Serpent Strike...Req: Simple Weapon Prof(Long Spear), Weapon Focus(Long Spear), Flurry
Allows you to treat Long Spear as Special Monk Weapon and can Flurry with it
Flensing Strike ....... Req: Exotic Weapon(Kama), Weapon Focus(Kama)
as a Full round action,..1 attack..if hits do normal damage and enemy must save(Fort DC 10+1/2 Character lvl+Wis mod(+2 if using Kama)) or -4 penalty to Attacks, Saves, Checks for 1 min
Powerful Charge ....... Medium or Larger, BAB+1
when charging....do extra damage....+1d8 Med,+2d6 Large, +3d6 Huge, +4d6 Gargantuan, +6d6 Colossal
Greater Powerful Charge ......Powerful Charge, BAB+4
considered +1 size larger[/spoiler]
feats from Champions of Valor:[spoiler]
Carmondine Monk.........req:Int 13, member of special organization(which allows you to freely multiclass with Cleric and Monk)
gives: Int to AC and the DC for Stunning fist and Quivering Palm are based on Int instead of Wis, also
+2 monk lvls for one of the following(each day you pick one):
1)Unarmed Damage
2)Speed
3)AC
Silver Fang................Base fort save +4, member or ally of special organization
Natural Weapon or Unarmed Strike considered
Silver vs DRSun Soul Monk............ Monk 6, member of special order
patron= Selune= +1 point cold damage with unarmed strike and considered
Silver vs DR, also +3 monk lvl for Speed bonus[/spoiler]
Feats from Secrets of Sarlona:[spoiler]
Ascetic Psion...............req:Narrow Mind....allows you to freely multiclass with Psion and Monk, also use Int to AC instead of Wis, and lets you re-Focus as a Standard action, as well as progresses unarmed Damage
Tashalatora..............req:Monastic Training(psionic class)(ECS)....progresses AC, Unarmed Damage, Flurry of Blows[/spoiler]
Monks and Psionics:Although there is a Natural affinity for each other.....the way they are combined can greatly effect the overall performance of the character. In general one starts with at least 1 level of Monk to start(many times more levels), and then adds Psionic Classes or PrCs to it. Which Classes or PrCs is very important. For the sake of discussion we will always assume 10 levels of Psionic classes(as many Psionic PrCs are that long and we can also compare them to 10 levels of Base Classes). Monks also have a tendency to MAD(Multiple Attribute Dependancy)..but for the most part are Wisdom Based,so....
Since Monk is Wisdom Based it is normal to look first at :NOTE assume main attribute = 16:
Wisdom Based Psionic Classes:Psychic Warrior 10..................... 27 PP / 10 powers known (PW list) 4th lvl
Ardent 10................................. 88 PP / 11 powers Known/ 5 mantles (6th lvl with Practiced Manifester)
Divine Mind 10........................... 14 PP / 4 powers known...2 mantles 2nd lvl
Fist of Zuoken(Psionic Fist) 10...... 71 PP / 10 powers known (PW list) 5th lvl
Warmind 10 .............................. 70 PP / 6 powers known (PW list) 5th lvl
Zerth Cenobite 10 ..................... 27 PP / 5 powers known (PW List) 4th lvl
Intelligence Based Classes:Psion 10 .................................. 88 PP / 21 Powers Known 5th lvl
Erudite 10 ................................ 88 PP / 6 unique(23 Powers Known) 5th lvl
Lurk 10 .................................... 27 PP / 10 powers known (Lurk List) 4th lvl
Charisma Based Classes:Wilder 10 ................................. 88 PP / 6 powers Known 5th lvl
although there might be the tendancy to go for PrC like
Fist of Zouoken("Psionic Fist",SRD), it is actually a substandard choice..... The Feat
Tashalatora opens up many far better choices.... even without it, and just using Core+XPH, Int based Psionic classes are actually better in most cases, this is far better:
Monk 11/ Psion 1/ Slayer 8BAB +16
8th lvl Manifester
4th lvl Powers(17 powers known)
58 Power points
mainly because of the BAB and Slayer Class features, and the total number of Powers Known
but with
Tashalatora... it becomes far Different, and Add in
Carmondine Monk... now you have a Whole new Ballgame:
Monk 2/ Psion 4/ Anarchic Initiate 4/ Slayer 10BAB +16
Feats:Monastic Training(Slayer)(monk bonus)
Combat Reflexes(monk bonus)
Carmondine Monk
Tashalatora(Slayer)
Overchannel
Track
Improved Natural Attack
Superior Unarmed Strike
Practiced Manifester
Robilars Gambit
add in a
Monks Beltgain the following:
Int+3 to ACGreater Flurry.... full Attack with only Greater Flurry = +16/+16/+16/+11/+6/+1
Unarmed Damage= 4d8
17th lvl Psion, 9th lvl Powers @ 20th lvl Manifester
retributive Attacker..... Robilars Gambit, everytime he is attacked, he gets to attack back +16(4d8 damage)