DnD 3e monks, im trying to see what to do with them Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

[Evilness45]

Ok, I'm trying to set up a game, and I want to make a sheet with every little houserules I want to implement before then.

Now, after visiting some forums and other chatrooms, I heard that monk, in 3rd edition, were kinda frail. This is mostly because they had to invest in several more attributes than most other classes. What I want to do here is to give them something extra that would give them an edge, and more worthwhile to play.

My intend is this: instead of having 3/4 attack bonus like a cleric, I would give them full attack bonus like a fighter.
This would give them more attacks (up to 6 attacks, at level 20) and it would make them more reliable in general.

I want opinions on this.

[Karoline]

Since one of the main cruxes of Evil's argument is that monks can't hit anything, I should likely point out that at 20th level, a pure monk will only have 5 less attack, which corresponds to 25% less accuracy. Now, take into account that monks can do alot of their cool stuff against an opponents touch AC which is rarely above about 15, and I think you can see that monks shouldn't have problems hitting stuff. Also, due to their high mobility, they'll have little trouble claiming the +2 flanking bonus, so they tend to actually only be 15% less accurate. We'll not even get into the fact that they can sneak (faster than the fighter can run) and thus claim flat footed AC and a +4 bonus to attack.

So, without too much effort they can drop the opponents AC to 10 and get a +6 to attack. Honestly, if the monk can't hit stuff at that point, he needs to be throwing himself off the top of the monastery tower (not that it'd do much thanks to slowfall).