

Volley Spell (Su): This is very cool, butīecause it consumes so much Ki it will be very difficult to use. Innefective unless you invest a large quantity of resources into your Reflex Not keep pace with attack bonuses, so you will likely find that this is hugely Help when you get mobbed by weak enemies, which is a big problem for Monks dueĮlusive Target (Ex): Saving throw bonuses do You much, but if you have a Rogue in the party they will appreciate the help.īecause this replaces the Monk bonus feat at level 2, it makes the Flowingįlowing Dodge (Ex): Because this only worksįor adjavent enemies, watch out for enemies with reach. Improved Trip and a tripping weapon to maximize Redirection’s effectiveness.īecause you can only use this once per round, be careful when facing numerous
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Shouldn’t be spending a lot of time standing next to allies who need you Redirection, which is considerably better. Means that you are giving up two attacks for literally nothing. The second of which is already at your highest BAB. Level when you can first get this feat, you can already make 4 attacks, Get Acrobatic Steps for three times the effect.Ĭonsiderably higher than your Strength, this is a must-have.Īttacks of opportunity isn’t generally something that Monks do.įlurry of Blows, and giving up your flurry attacks is foolish. Make the Flowing Monk a potential Defender. Good bonus feat options, and the loss of the 2nd level bonus feat furtherĪ dexterity-based Monk, so Agile Maneuvers is an obvious way to boost The flowing Monk can be very good defensively, but falls into the classic Tank pitfall: tons of great defenses, but no reason for anyone to attack you.īonus Feat: The Flowing Monk gets very few If you have read my Monk Handbook, you know that Monks need strength to do anything useful. The Flowing Monk is a Monk based on Dexterity. Replaced Features: Still Mind, Purity of Body, Diamond Body, Diamond Soul, Empty BodyĬompatible Archetypes: Master of Many Styles, Monk of the Four Winds, Monk of the Lotus, Monk of the Sacred Mountain, Sensei, Weapon Adept Flowing Monk Pace with casters, and the cone is a reasonable size. Isn’t the Monk’s job, but this is a pretty solid AOE blast. DR canįirewater Breath (Su): Blasting generally Pretty small, but Monks generally have low AC and only d8 hit points. Pretty gentle, and not particularly common, but immunity to it is pretty Or two every round to get some extra damage. If you have Fast Drinker, you can get a point of Ki OfĬourse, if you have enough liquor to fuel your Ki pool, your Ki points may beĪ fairly cheap resource. Hurts, but you can generally get much better returns from a point of Ki. Oh, and on top of being able to get ragingly drunk, you can use aĭrunken Strength (Su): Extra damage never Rules, so it appears that you can chug brewskies all day without so much as a Rules for alcohol side-effects are apparently missing from the Generate temporary Ki with something as cheap as alcohol is absolutelyįantastic. Monks do, and any ability to gain or recharge Ki is welcome. The Fast Drinker and Deep Drinker feats are basically required ofr this Drunken Master is also compatible with a startling number of other archetypes, which gives you lot of very interesting character options. This gives the Monk a functionally unlimited pool of Ki as long as there is booze handy. The Drunken master gives up some of the Monk’s less interesting passive abilities for the ability to generate Ki by drinking alcohol. For the most part, the monk serves best as a Defender or Striker, and the better Monk archetypes tend to reflect this. Still, with the right archetype the Monk can be Defender, Scout, Striker, or even a Support or Librarian. With an odd assortment of abilities which frequently don’t cooperate, the Monk has trouble being effective. The monk has always been a difficult class to master.
