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Pathfinder addressed the issue of Monk's BAB in an elegant fashion (IMO).

Monks keep theirA Monk keeps her medium progression BAB (3/4 level) but, when she uses Flurry of Blows, she applies her entire class level as BAB albeit a penalty for using the equivalent of Two-Weapon Fighting.

So, at 1st level, she has BAB pf +0. But if she takes a full-round action to flurry, she can make two attacks at -1/-1 (+1 for the Monk level, -2 for the two-weapon penalty).

Penalties never reduce with level, but additional attacks are gained as per Two-Weapon Fighting feat tree. In detail:

Level 5: BAB +3, Flurry: +3/+3 (+5 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 6: BAB +4, Flurry: +4/+4/-1 (+6/+1 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 8: BAB +6/+1, Flurry: +6/+6/+1/+1 (+8/+3 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 15: BAB +11/+6/+1, Flurry: +13/+13/+8/+8/+3/+3 (+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 16: BAB +12/+7/+2, Flurry: +14/+14/+9/+9/+4/+4/–1 (+16/+11/+6/+1 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 20: BAB +15/+10/+5, Flurry: +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+8/+3 (+20/+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)

I think you could apply this rule as is, substituting the whole 3.5 Flurry of Blows mechanic.

Pathfinder addressed the issue of Monk's BAB in an elegant fashion (IMO).

Monks keep their medium progression BAB (3/4 level) but, when she uses Flurry of Blows, she applies her entire class level as BAB albeit a penalty for using the equivalent of Two-Weapon Fighting.

So, at 1st level, she has BAB pf +0. But if she takes a full-round action to flurry, she can make two attacks at -1/-1 (+1 for the Monk level, -2 for the two-weapon penalty).

Penalties never reduce with level, but additional attacks are gained as per Two-Weapon Fighting feat tree. In detail:

Level 5: BAB +3, Flurry: +3/+3 (+5 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 6: BAB +4, Flurry: +4/+4/-1 (+6/+1 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 8: BAB +6/+1, Flurry: +6/+6/+1/+1 (+8/+3 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 15: BAB +11/+6/+1, Flurry: +13/+13/+8/+8/+3/+3 (+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 16: BAB +12/+7/+2, Flurry: +14/+14/+9/+9/+4/+4/–1 (+16/+11/+6/+1 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 20: BAB +15/+10/+5, Flurry: +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+8/+3 (+20/+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)

I think you could apply this rule as is, substituting the whole 3.5 Flurry of Blows mechanic.

Pathfinder addressed the issue of Monk's BAB in an elegant fashion (IMO).

A Monk keeps her medium progression BAB (3/4 level) but, when she uses Flurry of Blows, she applies her entire class level as BAB albeit a penalty for using the equivalent of Two-Weapon Fighting.

So, at 1st level, she has BAB pf +0. But if she takes a full-round action to flurry, she can make two attacks at -1/-1 (+1 for the Monk level, -2 for the two-weapon penalty).

Penalties never reduce with level, but additional attacks are gained as per Two-Weapon Fighting feat tree. In detail:

Level 5: BAB +3, Flurry: +3/+3 (+5 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 6: BAB +4, Flurry: +4/+4/-1 (+6/+1 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 8: BAB +6/+1, Flurry: +6/+6/+1/+1 (+8/+3 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 15: BAB +11/+6/+1, Flurry: +13/+13/+8/+8/+3/+3 (+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 16: BAB +12/+7/+2, Flurry: +14/+14/+9/+9/+4/+4/–1 (+16/+11/+6/+1 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 20: BAB +15/+10/+5, Flurry: +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+8/+3 (+20/+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)

I think you could apply this rule as is, substituting the whole 3.5 Flurry of Blows mechanic.

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Pathfinder addressed the issue of Monk's BAB in an elegant fashion (IMO).

Monks keep their medium progression BAB (3/4 level) but, when she uses Flurry of Blows, she applies her entire class level as BAB albeit a penalty for using the equivalent of Two-Weapon Fighting.

So, at 1st level, she has BAB pf +0. But if she takes a full-round action to flurry, she can make two attacks at -1/-1 (+1 for the Monk level, -2 for the two-weapon penalty).

Penalties never reduce with level, but additional attacks are gained as per Two-Weapon Fighting feat tree. In detail:

Level 5: BAB +3, Flurry: +3/+3 (+5 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 6: BAB +4, Flurry: +4/+4/-1 (+6/+1 -2 plus additional attack)
Level 8: BAB +6/+1, Flurry: +6/+6/+1/+1 (+8/+3 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 11: BAB +8/+3, Flurry: +9/+9/+4/+4/-1 (+11/+6/+1 -2 plus two additional attacks)
Level 15: BAB +11/+6/+1, Flurry: +13/+13/+8/+8/+3/+3 (+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 16: BAB +12/+7/+2, Flurry: +14/+14/+9/+9/+4/+4/–1 (+16/+11/+6/+1 -2 plus three additional attacks)
Level 20: BAB +15/+10/+5, Flurry: +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+8/+3 (+20/+15/+10/+5 -2 plus three additional attacks)

I think you could apply this rule as is, substituting the whole 3.5 Flurry of Blows mechanic.