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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #280 on: June 25, 2011, 12:34:59 AM »
^Halfling Martial Monk 5/Psi-Ranger 15 w/ Solitary Hunter, Arcane Hunter, Skilled City-Dweller (switch (Ranger's) Ride for Tumble) and Spell Reflection.

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Apparently, Psi-Ranger ML is equal to his class levels since it's not stated to be half like the standard ranger. That's cool. Tashalatora is also cool. Martial Monk for Shock Trooper and Weapon Supremacy! Full attack w/ TWF (fists) and claws (Claws of the Beast). You may also consider Beast Strike (Dragon #355). Expansion it up. Physical Acceleration also available. I haven't done any math but if you have enough feats, you could get Intuitive Attack, maybe Nemesis (arcanist) and Yondalla's Sense. Of the top of my head.

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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #281 on: June 25, 2011, 12:19:07 PM »
Not sure if someone else has mentioned this yet, but Power Attack specifically lists unarmed and natural attacks as an exception to the "no bonus for light weapons" rule.

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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #282 on: June 26, 2011, 07:01:59 AM »
Not sure if someone else has mentioned this yet, but Power Attack specifically lists unarmed and natural attacks as an exception to the "no bonus for light weapons" rule.
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #283 on: June 26, 2011, 07:53:47 PM »
looks like the autohypnosis 5 ranks were forgotten. the usual reason for taking tashalatora is to minimize the levels of monk that are needed while still getting progression in flurry and such. really depends on the build. while the wording implies that it can only be used with base classes, it is only a tiny stretch to allow it to work with prestige.
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #284 on: June 27, 2011, 09:42:31 AM »
looks like the autohypnosis 5 ranks were forgotten. the usual reason for taking tashalatora is to minimize the levels of monk that are needed while still getting progression in flurry and such. really depends on the build. while the wording implies that it can only be used with base classes, it is only a tiny stretch to allow it to work with prestige.

Thanks for the answer, but i already knew those stuff: Tashalatora it's one of my fav feats ever xD. The quest was related to the build itself: only 2 level as Psywar, Tasha here it's quite useless imo, it helps for sure, but not so much as it should.

As master i allow Tashalatora's working with psionic PrCs, some nice builds Monk/Swordsage/Warmind are a pleasure to be mastered.
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #285 on: June 27, 2011, 04:11:55 PM »
Has anyone mentioned Ancestral Relic or Item Familiar yet? Because being a monk that can body-slam his way across the battlefield (speed/throwing/distance) could be lots of fun, and it'd take care of so many problems with the monk. Travel 100' as an attack action, and take 6+ attack actions per turn with Flurry/TWF/Snap Kick/Speed?

It'd also let you do ranged things, which are some of the monk's bigger weaknesses. Jump in, flurry attack, and jump out. It sure beats the hell out of Spring Attack.
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« Reply #286 on: June 27, 2011, 06:07:21 PM »
I get the image of real life Dwarf Tossing in my head.

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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #287 on: June 29, 2011, 02:37:25 AM »
Has anyone mentioned Ancestral Relic or Item Familiar yet? Because being a monk that can body-slam his way across the battlefield (speed/throwing/distance) could be lots of fun, and it'd take care of so many problems with the monk. Travel 100' as an attack action, and take 6+ attack actions per turn with Flurry/TWF/Snap Kick/Speed?

It'd also let you do ranged things, which are some of the monk's bigger weaknesses. Jump in, flurry attack, and jump out. It sure beats the hell out of Spring Attack.

k, i'll bite. i can't figure it from memory, and i'm too lazy to look it up. may i humbly ask how that works converting the monk to ranged?
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #288 on: June 29, 2011, 02:48:06 AM »
Necklace of Natural Attacks + Throwing + Returning

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« Reply #289 on: June 29, 2011, 02:50:48 AM »
k, i'll bite. i can't figure it from memory, and i'm too lazy to look it up. may i humbly ask how that works converting the monk to ranged?

By selecting himself as the Relic, he can enchant his attacks and add the Throwing/Returning properties.


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« Reply #290 on: June 29, 2011, 03:01:16 AM »
Except he can't since Ancestral Relic only works towards improving masterwork items.

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« Reply #291 on: June 29, 2011, 03:21:18 AM »
Except he can't since Ancestral Relic only works towards improving masterwork items.

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« Reply #292 on: June 29, 2011, 07:31:16 PM »
Except he can't since Ancestral Relic only works towards improving masterwork items.
See: warforged.

See also: dragonborn warforged.

See also: the monk's unarmed strike is treated as a manufactured weapon. Spend 300 gp upon character creation to make yourself masterwork from the get-go.
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #293 on: June 29, 2011, 10:21:38 PM »
In this case the monk's parents used special fertility medicine to "make" the masterwork monk.

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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #294 on: June 29, 2011, 10:32:02 PM »
Assuming most people have 0 ranks in Craft (baby) and take 10, and the DC is also 10...

Progress of 1 week = 10gp.
9 month crafting time = 38 weeks.
Baby = 380gp.

Therefore, crafting a masterwork baby would take almost twice as long. Conversely, a 20th-level character with 36 Int, Skill Focus and masterwork tools could make a baby in under a week.
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #295 on: June 29, 2011, 11:12:53 PM »
What kind of character has lvl 20 parents? Oh and  you forgot the aid other bonus, you can't make babies alone.

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« Reply #296 on: June 29, 2011, 11:35:08 PM »
you forgot the aid other bonus, you can't make babies alone.
I assume that would count as raw materials, since aid another would have to be done repeatedly throughout the process.
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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #297 on: June 30, 2011, 02:58:17 AM »
With magic you can make your own ;)

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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #298 on: July 12, 2011, 12:23:41 AM »
There is a feat in the Planar Handbook called Acheron Flurry that is an unarmed feat that you missed. Unfortunately, it's crap, but you should probably include it for the sake of completeness.

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Re: Monk's Handbook
« Reply #299 on: July 12, 2011, 06:26:27 AM »
There is a feat in the Planar Handbook called Acheron Flurry that is an unarmed feat that you missed. Unfortunately, it's crap, but you should probably include it for the sake of completeness.
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