Monk

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Monk is a default base class with Arelith specific changes.

Introduction

Arelith Monks enjoy many changes that benefit their martial and monk abilities. Mechanical changes are included in the #Class Mechanics on this page and explained in the #Arelith Changes section. Base mechanics can be found on NWNWiki. The #Roleplay Tips section provides suggestions for character development.

Class Mechanics

Requirements

Alignment restrictions: Any lawful

Class Features

Hit die: d8

Proficiencies: armor (robes), weapons (monk)

Skill points: 4 + int modifier ((4 + int modifier) * 4 at 1st level)

Class Skills: concentration, craft mastery, craft trap, discipline, heal, hide, leadership, listen, lore, move silently, spot, parry, perform, tumble, ride

Unavailable feats: scribe scroll, craft wand, weapon specialization

Primary saving throw(s): fortitude, reflex, will

Base attack bonus: +3/4 level

Level Progression

Hit points rolls on Arelith are always maximum.

Lvl	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Feats	HP range	UBAB	Flurry UBAB	Unarmed DMG Large/medium	Unarmed DMG Small	Speed bonus
1st	+0	+2	+2	+2	cleave, monk AC bonus, stunning fist, evasion, flurry of blows, improved unarmed strike	8	+0	-2/-2	1d6	1d4	-
2nd	+1	+3	+3	+3	deflect arrows, weapon focus: unarmed	16	+1	-1/-1	1d6	1d4	-
3rd	+2	+3	+3	+3	monk speed, still mind	24	+2	+0/+0	1d6	1d4	+10%
4th	+3	+4	+4	+4		32	+3	+1/+1	1d8	1d6	+10%
5th	+3	+4	+4	+4	purity of body	40	+3	+1/+1	1d8	1d6	+10%
6th	+4	+5	+5	+5	knockdown, improved knockdown	48	+4/+1	+2/-1/+2	1d8	1d6	+20%
7th	+5	+5	+5	+5	wholeness of body	56	+5/+2	+3/+0/+3	1d8	1d6	+20%
8th	+6/+1	+6	+6	+6		64	+6/+3	+4/+1/+4	1d10	1d8	+20%
9th	+6/+1	+6	+6	+6	improved evasion	72	+6/+3	+4/+1/+4	1d10	1d8	+30%
10th	+7/+2	+7	+7	+7	ki strike +1, combat mastery (see table)	80	+7/+4/+1	+5/+2/-1/+5	1d10	1d8	+30%
11th	+8/+3	+7	+7	+7	diamond body	88	+8/+5/+2	+6/+3/+0/+6	1d10	1d8	+30%
12th	+9/+4	+8	+8	+8	diamond soul, uncanny dodge	96	+9/+6/+3	+7/+4/+1/+7	1d12	1d10	+40%
13th	+9/+4	+8	+8	+8	ki strike +2	104	+9/+6/+3	+7/+4/+1/+7	1d12	1d10	+40%
14th	+10/+5	+9	+9	+9		112	+10/+7/+4/+1	+8/+5/+2/-1/+8	1d12	1d10	+40%
15th	+11/+6/+1	+9	+9	+9	quivering palm	120	+11/+8/+5/+2	+9/+6/+3/+0/+9	1d12	1d10	+50%
16th	+12/+7/+2	+10	+10	+10	ki strike +3	128	+12/+9/+6/+3	+10/+7/+4/+1/+10	1d20	2d6	+50%
17th	+12/+7/+2	+10	+10	+10		136	+12/+9/+6/+3	+10/+7/+4/+1/+10	1d20	2d6	+50%
18th	+13/+8/+3	+11	+11	+11	empty body, defensive roll	144	+13/+10/+7/+4/+1	+11/+8/+5/+2/-1/+11	1d20	2d6	+50%
19th	+14/+9/+4	+11	+11	+11		152	+14/+11/+8/+5/+2	+12/+9/+6/+3/+0/+12	1d20	2d6	+50%
20th	+15/+10/+5	+12	+12	+12	perfect self, whirlwind attack	160	+15/+12/+9/+6/+3	+13/+10/+7/+4/+1/+13	1d20	2d6	+50%

Epic Monk

Bonus feats: The epic monk gains a bonus feat every five levels after 20th. In other words, at levels 25 and 30.

Epic bonus feats: armor skin, blinding speed, epic damage reduction, epic energy resistance, epic toughness, improved ki strike 4, improved ki strike 5, improved spell resistance, improved stunning fist, self concealment, epic dodge

Unavailable epic feats: epic weapon specialization, outsider shape, construct shape, dragon shape, undead shape

Lvl	Feats	HP range	Speed bonus
21st		168	+50%
22nd		176	+50%
23rd		184	+50%
24th		192	+50%
25th	bonus feat, improved whirlwind attack	200	+50%
26th		208	+50%
27th		216	+50%
28th		224	+50%
29th		232	+50%
30th	bonus feat	240	+50%

Arelith Changes

Change	Level	Description
Combat Mastery	-	Grants scaling Unarmed AB & Damage bonuses as well as Armed Damage for weapons within Weapon Focus. See the Monk#Combat_Mastery table below.
Monk WIS AC bonus	-	Does not stack with Divine Shield AC. The higher of the two values is used. Read more about divine might & shield changes here.
Monk level AC bonus	-	No longer gets +1 AC every 5 levels. The character sheet may still show the AC.
Class skills	-	Spot, Perform and Ride added as class skills.
Tongue of the Sun and Moon	-	Each Monk level counts as 2 Lore ranks when it comes to understanding languages you do not speak. Every 10 Monk level also gives you +1 more language you can learn.
Monk Weapon Proficiency	-	Allows effective use of club, dagger, handaxe, light crossbow, heavy crossbow, naginata, quarterstaff, sai, shuriken, kama, katana, sling and wakizashi. This change adds naginata, sai, katana, and wakizashi.
Monk UBAB Weapons Flurry of Blows	-	The club, quarterstaff, naginata, kama, sai and shuriken benefit from the monk unarmed base attack bonus (UBAB) and can be used with Flurry of Blows. This change adds club, quarterstaff, naginata, sai and shuriken. [See https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Unarmed_base_attack_bonus for UBAB progression.]
Ki Strike +4	-	Wisdom requirement reduced to 16 and grants an additional +1 AB and +2 damage to Unarmed attacks.
Ki Strike +5	-	Wisdom requirement reduced to 16 and grants an additional +1 AB and +2 damage to Unarmed attacks for a total of +2 AB and +4 DMG when combined with Ki Strike +4.
Improved Spell Resistance	-	Each Epic SR feat increases the cap of Diamond Soul (32) spell resistance by +2.
Epic Bonus Feats	-	May choose Epic Dodge as an epic feat. Monks now receive Defensive Roll and so, as long as they meet the dexterity and tumble requirements, they can choose this feat.
Weapon Focus: Unarmed	2	Gains feat - Weapon Focus: Unarmed.
Monk Speed	3	Grants a +10% bonus to movement speed at lvls 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15, capping at +50%. This does not stack with haste movement speed or unlock the movement speed cap any longer.
Wholeness of Body	7	10 minute cool down. Heals damage = Monk lvl x WIS Mod. Removes debuffs per Restoration spell.
Quivering Palm	15	Has unlimited uses per day but is on a 5 minute cooldown.
Uncanny Dodge	12	Gains feat - Uncanny Dodge
Diamond Soul	12	Spell Resistance of 10 + Monk lvls, capping at 32 SR.
Defensive Roll	18	Gains Defensive Roll.
Empty Body	18	5 minute cooldown. Invisibility Purge no longer removes Empty Body 50% concealment effect.
Whirlwind Attack	20	Gains feat - Whirlwind Attack
Whirlwind Attack	25	Gains feat - Improved Whirlwind Attack

Combat Mastery

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Combat Mastery grants scaling Unarmed AB & Damage bonuses as well as Armed Damage for weapons within a Weapon Focus feat you choose. For example, a Katana would receive the Armed AB and DMG bonuses from Weapon Focus: (one-handed edged).

Level	Unarmed Ab	Unarmed Dmg	Armed Ab	Armed Dmg
10	0	+1	0	0
13	+1	+1	0	0
16	+1	+2	0	0
18	+2	+2	0	0
20	+2	+3	0	+1
23	+2	+3	+1	+1
24	+3	+3	+1	+2
25	+3	+3	+2	+2
28	+5	+6	+3	+3

External Links

Information about default NWN class are available on NWNWiki.

Monk Orders of the Realms by Lee Nelson on Candlekeep - for roleplay inspiration

Seekers of wisdom - article on CoA forum comparing roleplay of 3 classes: clerics, druids and monks.