Thread: Any good Homebrew Monk Variants? [3.5e]

Quote: Originally Posted by Wulf Ratbane We didn't go quite that far but we did, in fact, greatly reduce the utility of skills in combat-- while at the same time giving almost everyone more skill points and making it easier to contribute in interesting ways out-of-combat. No class gets fewer than 4 skill points per level, there are no cross-class skills, and the skill list is consolidated so your skill points go farther. That would be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wulf Ratbane Only insofar as the rules provide details on how to avoid the negative consequences arising from such actions. The rules provide little guidance with respect to "stunting" as the term is generally understood-- that is, doing something crazy in combat to gain an advantage. In other words, given the choice between fighting the spider while balancing on two immovable rods or while...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sylrae When it never said you couldn't use movement skills in your move action. If you want to fight a spider while balancing on two immovable rods, the rules let you. Only insofar as the rules provide details on how to avoid the negative consequences arising from such actions. The rules provide little guidance with respect to "stunting" as the term is generally understood-- that is, doing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sylrae I'm getting the feeling nobody else does interesting things in combat without magic... Never fear. Leaping into the rafters and chopping the ropes suspending heavy barrels of water over your enemies was a common tactic in last Friday's session (a Trailblazer game, interestingly enough). Alternatively, jumping onto the barrels to direct their fall onto the enemies rather than onto empty ground. The...

In most one on one fights between a monk and a fighter the monk will lose. You lock them in a small room where the monk can't use his superior movement and skills he will lose. You throw them in an obstacle course or a place with some loose tiles where balance and tumbling might be useful the monk will stand a chance. I know it is odd that the fighter might be a superior fighter, just crazy. But the monk can do other things that help...

In a system wherein feats represent not only tweaks to the spreadsheet, but entirely new things your character can do - only with a given feat - or, even more commonly, things your character can now do without copping some awful knid of penalty or hampering factor. . . I think it's just as well that there are many, many feats. I realise that some feats could be made class abilities. I see C&C as one of several systems...

You've taken my analogy literally. Yes, magic weapons are awesome, but a monk should gain more benefits striking without them, either from enhanced damage or speed, because their own bodies are more conditioned. I see what you are saying, but there is no reason why a monk and a fighter could not co-exist around the same power level than a fighter and a mage should. Naturally there should be differences in class, with benefits and...

This turned into an extremely interesting topic. Celebrim, have you posted your skills somewhere here? I'm still not used to the interface, so couldn't find them, but would be interesting to read about. Especially things such as "running" and "porter" as it's quite a new take on skills.

Quote: Originally Posted by hunterofjello One of my players that I'm DMing for has insisted on playing a Monk even though he's a powergamer and the class is horrible. The end result is that he has a character that's underpowered compared to the rest of the party even though he's the type of player that is motivated by being the most powerful. So, does anyone here have a good homebrew variant of for a Monk that works well...

One of my players that I'm DMing for has insisted on playing a Monk even though he's a powergamer and the class is horrible. The end result is that he has a character that's underpowered compared to the rest of the party even though he's the type of player that is motivated by being the most powerful. So, does anyone here have a good homebrew variant of for a Monk that works well 3.5e? I'm thinking something along the...