Alternate Weapon Monks [Archive] - Wizards Community

Alternate Weapon Monks [Archive] - Wizards Community

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The Odd One
08-16-04, 09:09 PM The Eberron Campaign Setting has offered up a few new feats, three of which allow non-standard weapons for flurry, the longsword, longspear, and two-bladed sword. Now, in order to be legal to use them, you must take the appropriate proficiency feat as well as Weapon focus. So, the question is, is it worth it to go through the trouble? Even as a human, the minimum level you can obtain either is by 3rd level, going Fighter 2/Monk 1 or simply Monk 3. If you know of a faster way, please let me know. But back to the core question; are they even worth it?
Dark_and_Stormy
08-16-04, 09:41 PM Nope.
Those same feats can be spent on Improved Natural Attack and something else of your choice, almost certainly doing more dmg than a weapon - especially when you take into account the scalable nature of the unarmed strike, as well.
PhoenixInferno
08-16-04, 09:49 PM There's really no need to take those feats to flurry with a specific weapon. If you really want to flurry with weapons, you can go with Shou Disciple from Unapproachable East to flurry with all Martial weapons. Just be sure to get 11 effective Monk levels to get maximum flurry.
Exner
08-17-04, 12:16 AM maybe you can make a take a lvl1 dip into cleric with war domain, i am not sure if that can get you both a proficiency and focus with that. Or maybe make an elf, dont they get longsword profieciency
Blade2718
08-17-04, 12:26 AM Still a wasted Weapon Focus.
Exner
08-17-04, 12:42 AM or maybe you can use the oriential adventures rule of subsituting any feat for another, if you dont plan to fight unarmed, maybe you can exchange improved unarmed strike with weapon prof...

not sure if you can do that though...

but a cleric with war and strength domain (for scrolls of enlarge person) would work really well.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
The Odd One 08-16-04, 09:09 PM	The Eberron Campaign Setting has offered up a few new feats, three of which allow non-standard weapons for flurry, the longsword, longspear, and two-bladed sword. Now, in order to be legal to use them, you must take the appropriate proficiency feat as well as Weapon focus. So, the question is, is it worth it to go through the trouble? Even as a human, the minimum level you can obtain either is by 3rd level, going Fighter 2/Monk 1 or simply Monk 3. If you know of a faster way, please let me know. But back to the core question; are they even worth it?
Dark_and_Stormy 08-16-04, 09:41 PM	Nope. Those same feats can be spent on Improved Natural Attack and something else of your choice, almost certainly doing more dmg than a weapon - especially when you take into account the scalable nature of the unarmed strike, as well.
PhoenixInferno 08-16-04, 09:49 PM	There's really no need to take those feats to flurry with a specific weapon. If you really want to flurry with weapons, you can go with Shou Disciple from Unapproachable East to flurry with all Martial weapons. Just be sure to get 11 effective Monk levels to get maximum flurry.
Exner 08-17-04, 12:16 AM	maybe you can make a take a lvl1 dip into cleric with war domain, i am not sure if that can get you both a proficiency and focus with that. Or maybe make an elf, dont they get longsword profieciency
Blade2718 08-17-04, 12:26 AM	Still a wasted Weapon Focus.
Exner 08-17-04, 12:42 AM	or maybe you can use the oriential adventures rule of subsituting any feat for another, if you dont plan to fight unarmed, maybe you can exchange improved unarmed strike with weapon prof... not sure if you can do that though... but a cleric with war and strength domain (for scrolls of enlarge person) would work really well.