(02-26-2017, 07:12 PM)Taijun Wrote: I present the Monk. I hope to finish him today. Any suggestions are welcome. I was thinking of using a spiked chain or other reach weapon compatable to a Monk if anyone else knows of such items?
Nerdred
I'm no expert on the monk so take this with a fist-full of salt...
For a monk with the Martial Artist archetype, any reach weapon will require an additional feat to gain proficiency. Note that while a weapon may have the "monk" type, that does not mean the monk is automatically proficient. From the FAQ:
Quote:If a weapon is specified as a monk weapon, does that mean that monks are automatically proficient with that weapon?That doesn't mean it's not worth the dip... Using Flurry of Blows (which really is one of the defining features of and reasons to be a monk) with a tri-point double-edged sword (reach, 1d10, x3 on a crit) wouldn't be too bad. Add in Combat Reflexes and a decent Dex, you'd have good AoO and some nice battlefield control. (Probably other weapons that are better, I'm just picking that one because it caught my eye.)
No. It means that they can use this weapon while using flurry of blows. It does not mean that it is added to the list of weapons that a monk is proficient with, unless the weapon description says otherwise.
Also, I can't remember if it was in 3.5, but a spiked chain isn't a reach weapon in Pathfinder. You might like a double-chained kama, which gives reach and allows the Trip combat maneuver.
But I mention it to think about using your feats strategically, and becoming proficient with a reach weapon will require another feat. Right now you're also picking up point blank shot, which for a monk has me scratching my head a little (unless you were with the zen archer archetype).
Hope that helps and I'm not being pushy (really not my intent; I just noticed you said you were relatively new to PF so just thought I'd put it out there). There is so much to Pathfinder now that all the options can be overwhelming and its similarity to 3.5 can be deceptive in some respects.
If you haven't seen it already, this struck me as a helpful guide (link). It doesn't discuss the Martial Artist archetype specifically, but gives a good high level review and discusses some of the available weapons and feats.
