Class: Combat Monk

Open Game Content

Constraints
Combat Monk refers to Monks in robes using their hands, staffs and similar weaponry against their enemies.

Usually they are people fighting for oppressed others, but some few went rogue and strife for their own way.

A monk using in any kind of armor temporarily looses all Monk Abilities and bonuses (Movement, Falling, AC).

Benefits
Hit Die: d10, Trained Skills: 4, Class Bonuses: +2 to all safes
 * Combat Training: Simple Weapons, Monk Weapons (additionally 1 if taken as first class).
 * Favored Skills: Acrobatics (Dex), Escape Artist (Dex), Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (religion), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Sports (Str), Stealth(Dex).

Class Features
All Features below having the 'Monk' descriptor apply only whilst carrying at most light load and not wearing armor.

Paths
Every monk starts his training in a monastery and each of them has a style that reflects their ideology. Some path have a prerequisite to meet (usually training a skill).

Path of Water
Performers of this Art are swift and evasive Fighters with a deadly punch.
 * Requirements: Perform Skill trained.

Path of Earth
Performers of this art are stout and tough Fighters that let opponents fight their own exhaustion.

Path of Fire
Performers of this art are daring, cunning and pretty much always very impulsive.
 * Requirements: Perform Skill trained.

Path of Wind
Wind is the power to explore, explain and understand, but also very elusive.
 * Requirements: 2 Knowledge Skills trained.

Path of Void
Warriors who follow this path are quick in mind and body. Therfor they are swift and deadly enemies.
 * Requirements: Perception Skill trained.

Path of Light
Monks of the light fight evil in the world, they often bring bring Justice or free people from servitude.
 * Requirements: Knowledge (Religion) Skill trained, not of Evil Alignment, not of truely Neutral Alignment.

Path of Shadow
Shadow Monks are dangerous and can sometimes be hired as assassins.
 * Requirements: Stealth Skill trained, not of good alignment.

Path of Twilight
Followers of this path are often considered untrustworthy, but feared at the same time.
 * Prerequisite: Stealth Skill Trained, Skill Focus (Stealth).

Other Paths
Other paths can be found under Fighting Styles on d20srd.