02-23-2017, 11:33 PM
(02-23-2017, 08:17 PM)Man in Black Wrote: I'm going to say no on the Unchained book. I don't know Pathfinder like I know 3.5, so I prefer not to mix in optional rules.
Don't worry too much about overlapping classes. Just make sure your asses aren't hanging in the breeze.
I'm pretty new to Pathfinder so I may be wrong, but according to what I'm reading the Martial Artist is just an archetype of the Monk. It takes the regular Monk class and replaces all of its Ki powers ( like abundant step and still mind) and replaces them with more martial abilities. The only one I fancy is the "exploit weakness" ability and well the ability to take fighter feats. Seemed more Kung fu to me. I found the archetype to be much simpler than the brawler. On paper at least.