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24 questions linked to/from How can we optimize a monk (especially for offense)?
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How can a monk control a battlefield?
My group has decided to switch from 4e (which had very mixed reactions) to Pathfinder, since we all seem to like 3.5 well enough. However, one of the few things everyone enjoyed in 4e was the ability ...
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Would magic 'weapons' make the monk more balanced?
The monk in D&D 3.5 (and, to a lesser extent, in Pathfinder) is generally considered underpowered.
Would adding magic 'weapons' that could add enhancement bonuses and magic weapon effects to a ...
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Help ensuring my monk will be useful in and out of combat
I have my first tabletop RPG game starting soon using pathfinder and I've decided to be a monk. Specifically a Suli Monk of the Four Winds with the alternate racial trait Energy Strike that buffs one ...
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How many Astral Constructs may exist at one time, created from the same manifester?
I can find nothing in the Expanded Psionics Handbook mentioning a limit on the number of astral constructs that can be manifested at one time. The duration of the Astral Construct power is 1 round / ...
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Cloak Fighting, the Ultimate Deception... How to Build it?
I'm rolling up a new character, and had an idea for a character inspired by the novel Dance of Cloaks. In the novel, the main character fights like a rogue, but uses his cloaks to displace his ...
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Is there a way to get spellcraft skill levels without dedicating class levels?
I currently have a Monk that is soon going to be getting Tattooed Monk as a prestige class and I want to prestige again later into an Ur-Priest. I am human, INT 10, and am a level 5 monk.
I meet ...
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Does a Monk's Belt add to Unarmored Speed?
I have seen several 1,2 places that state's the Monk's Belt increases Monk's Unarmored Speed Bonus.
A Monk's Belt is:
This simple rope belt, when wrapped around a character’s waist, confers great ...
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How would a monk go about throwing a charging enemy?
Everyone's seen that scene in king-fu movies, right? Someone charges the good-guy, and he flips him tail over teakettle. Sometimes the baddy in question gets tossed a foot or two, sometimes he gets ...
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How do these effects stack?
Some days ago we were talking with some friends about builds and a friend of mine told us about a monk build where you got Colossal++++ unarmed damage.
The main points of the build were:
Improved ...
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How to make the best of a monk? [duplicate]
I have relatively recently teamed up with some high school buddies, joining an ongoing 3rd edition campaign. In the past we have played many 2nd (and even 1st edition) campaigns. Because the campaign ...
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When did Monks make their first appearance in D&D, and how do they differ between editions?
My curiosity continues after asking When did Rangers make their first appearance in D&D, and how do they differ between editions? Also, see about Druids and Artificers. This series of question is ...
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Making the Ancient One from Dr. Strange [closed]
After seeing her in action in the movie, it looked like a fun character to try and make. Though, despite being called the sorcerer supreme, she feels like a variant of monk (with the magister template ...
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How well can a Truenamer (the recreated, GitP, The Way Words Work version) cover for the role played by a divine caster?
I am in a D&D 3.5e campaign (custom setting) where the party is all 1st-level and consists of:
Halfling Druid with partial alternate class features, no animal companion yet and a quarterstaff &...
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Why is the Monk class considered sub-par in some games of 3.5? [duplicate]
This question is a combination of theoretical-optimization and practical-optimization. In some games, I acknowledge that the monk can be a fun and flavourful choice. Unfortunately, looking at the ...
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What makes a good Prestige Class for a Monk? [closed]
As it says in the title, I'm asking for advice on which Prestige Class works best with the Monk. What I'm asking for, more specifically:
What Prestige Class has the best synergy?
That doesn't require ...
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