Monk

Description

The monk is a fantasy martial artist, specializing in unarmed combat.

Alignment

Any lawful.

HP per Level

10

Class Skills

The monk’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Diplomacy (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (arcana, religion) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Perform (oratory) (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), and Tumble (Dex).

Skill Points at 1st Level

(4 + Int modifier) ×4.

Class Features

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Monks are proficient with club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, quarterstaff, sai, katana, and sling.

Monks are not proficient with any armor or shields.

Dodge

Monks gain Dodge as bonus feat.

Improved trip

Monks gain Improved Trip as bonus feat.

Two-Weapon Combat

Monks gain Two-Weapon Combat as bonus feat.

AC Bonus

When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk adds her Wisdom bonus (if any) to her AC. In addition, a monk gains a +1 bonus to AC at 5th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every five monk levels thereafter (+2 at 10th, +3 at 15th, and +4 at 20th level).

Flurry of Blows

Monks gain two extra attacks.

Unarmed Strike

At 1st level, a monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. A monk’s attacks may be with either fist interchangeably or even from elbows, knees, and feet.

Evasion

If a monk makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, she instead takes no damage.

Lay on Hands

A monk with a Charisma score of 12 or higher can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. She can heal a total number of hit points of damage equal to her Charisma bonus x her monk level / 2.

Alternatively, a monk can use any or all of this healing power to deal damage to undead creatures. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn’t provoke an attack of opportunity.

Purity of Body

A monk gains immunity to all diseases except for supernatural and magical diseases.

Abundant Step

A monk can slip magically between spaces, as if using the spell dimension door.

Ghost Step

A monk can fade from sight for a brief time; she becomes invisible for 1 round.

Diamond Soul

A monk gains spell resistance equal to her current monk level + 10. In order to affect the monk with a spell, a spellcaster must get a result on a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) that equals or exceeds the monk’s spell resistance.