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Essentials-style Monk: The Mystic (Martial and Psionic Controller)

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Kalandri
Oct 25, 2010 15:56:06
Mystic

GAH! The format did not translate well... well anyhow, here are the complete rules for the Mystic in Heroic Tier. What I'd appreciate more than anything else is a critique on how balanced it is -- especially in light of its role as a "melee controller." Thanks!

Martial and Psionic Controller: You have perfected your body and mind, reaching beyond flesh and grasping the energy that flows within. Mystics command the battlefield with their incredible speed and devastating techniques.

Key Abilities: Dexterity; Strength, Wisdom

Hit Points: You start with hit points equal to 12 + your Constitution score. You gain 5 hit points each time you gain a level.
Bonus to Defenses: +1 Fortitude, +1 Reflex, +1 Will
Healing Surges per Day: 7 + your Constitution modifier
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth
Weapon Proficiencies: Improvised melee, improvised ranged, club, dagger, quarterstaff, sling, spear
Implement Proficiencies: Ki Focus
Class Skills: Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Insight (Wis), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int), Stealth (Dex), Thievery (Dex)
Trained Skills: Four from the list of class skills

Class Features and Powers

Level 1
   Ki Focus
   Unarmored Defense
   Perfect Strike
   Flurry of Blows
   Monk disciplines
Level 2
   Utility power
Level 3
   Improved Flurry of Blows
   Improved Unarmed Strike
Level 4
   Ability Score Increase
   Purity of Mind
Level 5
   Heroic Mobility
Level 6
   Utility power
Level 7
   Extra monk discipline
   Seven Winds Flurry
Level 8
   Ability Score Increase
   Improved Unarmed Strike II
Level 9
   Greater Purity of Mind
Level 10
   Utility power

Level 1: Ki Focus

When you wield a melee weapon you are proficient with, you may choose to treat it as a ki focus. When using a weapon as a ki focus, it becomes an implement and loses its proficiency bonus, damage die, range, properties, and weapon group. When using a weapon as a ki focus, you may wield it in one hand even if it's normally a two-handed weapon. You can freely switch between treating your weapon normally and treating it as a ki focus whenever you want.

Level 1: Unarmored Defense

When you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you add +2 to your AC.

Level 1: Perfect Strike

Perfect Strike
Monk Attack
There is nothing your foe can do to avoid this attack. He can't even figure out how you performed it.
At-Will • Psionic, Implement
Standard Action
Melee 1
Target: One creature
Effect: 2 + Dexterity modifier damage.
    Level 11: 3 + Dexterity modifier damage.
    Level 21: 5 + Dexterity modifier damage.
Special: If the implement used with this power has an enhancement bonus, add that bonus to the damage. In addition, you can use this power as a melee basic attack.

Level 1: Flurry of Blows

Flurry of Blows
Monk Attack
You overwhelm many foes at once, dancing about the battlefield with awe-inspiring grace.
Encounter • Martial, Implement
Standard Action
Melee 1
Primary Target: One creature
Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn.
    Effect: You can shift 5 squares and then make a secondary attack.
Secondary Target: One creature other than the primary target
Secondary Attack: Dexterity +2 vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn.
    Effect: You can shift 5 squares and then make a tertiary attack.
Tertiary Target: One creature other than the primary and secondary targets
Tertiary Attack: Dexterity +3 vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn.
    Level 7: 2d6 + Dexterity modifier damage.
    Level 17: 3d6 + Dexterity modifier damage.
    Level 27: 4d6 + Dexterity modifier damage.
Special: If you target only one creature with this attack, it deals +1d6 damage.

Level 1: Monk Disciplines

You gain two of the following powers of your choice:

Broken Foe
Monk Attack
You cripple your opponent with a strong, agonizing attack delivered from an unexpected position.
At-Will • Martial, Implement
Standard Action
Melee 1
Target: One creature
Special: You may shift to any square adjacent to your target before or after your attack.
Attack: Dexterity vs. Fortitude
Hit: 1d8 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is slowed until the end of your next turn.
    Level 21: 2d8 + Dexterity modifier damage.

Crane's Flight
Monk Attack
You deftly shove or throw your opponent away.
At-Will • Martial, Implement
Standard Action
Melee 1
Target: One creature
Special: You may move two squares before or after your attack.
Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, you push the target a number of squares equal to your Strength modifier, and he falls prone.
    Level 21: 2d6 + Dexterity modifier damage.

Dragon's Menace
Monk Attack
Your onslaught is so menacing your enemies are frozen in supernatural fear.
At-Will • Psionic, Implement, Fear, Psychic
Standard Action
Melee 1
Target: One creature
Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage. All enemies who can see you take Wisdom modifier psychic damage if they move before the end of your next turn.

Tiger's Pounce
                                                                                                                                                      Monk Attack
You quickly and accurately strike your opponent, and then dash to strike another.
At-Will • Psionic, Implement
Standard Action
Melee 1
Special: You can shift 5 squares before you attack.
Primary Target: One creature
Effect: Dexterity modifier damage. You can shift 5 squares.
Secondary Target: One creature other than the primary target
Effect: Dexterity modifier damage.
Special: If the implement used with this power has an enhancement bonus, add that bonus to the damage.

Touch of the Mystic

Monk Attack
You strike your opponent's pressure points, leaving him helpless.
At-Will • Psionic, Implement
Standard Action
Melee 1
Target: One creature
Attack: Dexterity vs. Fortitude
Hit: The target falls prone and is immobilized (save ends).
Miss: The target falls prone.

Whirlwind Strike

Monk Attack
A spinning kick, a hail of fists, or a twirling weapon attack doom all who stand before you.
At-Will • Martial, Implement
Standard Action
Close burst 2
Target: Each enemy in burst you can see
Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d4 + Dexterity modifier damage, and you slide the target 1 square.
    Level 21: 2d4 + Dexterity modifier damage.
Miss: Slide the target 1 square.
Effect: Choose one target. You may choose to switch places with that target or move into his original space.

Level 2: Utility Power

Mystic Acrobatics
Monk Utility 2
Your agility is awe-inspiring to behold.
At-Will • Psionic
Free Action
Personal
Effect: Reroll an Acrobatics check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower.

MysticStealth                                                                                                                                                         Monk Utility 2
You are impossible to spot.
At-Will • Psionic
Free Action
Personal
Effect: Reroll a Stealth check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower.

Rice Paper Walk                                                                                                                                                      Monk Utility 2
Your footsteps become lighter than air.
Encounter • Psionic
Minor Action
Personal
Effect: You ignore difficult terrain until the end of your next turn.

Wholeness of Body                                                                                                                                                Monk Utility 2
Your great focus, bodily might, and harmonious nature lend you supernatural toughness.
Encounter • Psionic
Minor Action
Personal
Effect: You gain temporary hit points equal to 5 + your Strength or Wisdom modifier, whichever is higher.

Level 3: Improved Flurry of Blows

You gain one more use of flurry of blows per encounter, but you can still use it only once per turn.

Level 3: Improved Unarmed Strike

When you use an improvised weapon as a ki focus, it becomes magical. You gain a +1 enhancement bonus to implement attack rolls and damage rolls made with this ki focus, and on a critical hit you deal an additional 1d6 damage.

Level 4: Ability Score Increase

You increase two ability scores of your choice by 1.

Level 4: Purity of Mind

You gain a +2 bonus to Initiative.

Level 5: Heroic Mobility

You gain a +1 bonus to speed.

Level 6: Utility Power

Abundant Step                                                                                                                                                        Monk Utility 6
Your movement transcends reality.
Encounter • Psionic, Teleportation
Move Action
Personal
Effect: You teleport up to 5 squares.

Iron Dance                                                                                                                                                               Monk Utility 6
Even when you are struck by an attack, you can reduce the impact by dodging to the side.
Encounter • Martial
Immediate Interrupt
Trigger: You are hit by an attack
Effect: The attack deals half damage and you shift 1 square.

Mystic Athletics                                                                                                                                                      Monk Utility 6
Your strength is awe-inspiring to behold.
At-Will • Psionic
Free Action
Personal
Effect: Reroll an Athletics check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower.

Mystic Insight                                                                                                                                                          Monk Utility 6
You miss nothing.
At-Will • Psionic
Free Action
Personal
Effect: Reroll an Insight check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower.

Level 7: Extra Monk Discipline

You gain one additional Monk Discipline from the options available at level one.

Level 7: Seven Winds Flurry

When you hit an opponent with the Flurry of Blows power, you also slide the opponent a number of squares equal to your Strength or Wisdom modifier, whichever is higher.

Level 8: Ability Score Increase

You increase two ability scores of your choice by 1.

Level 8: Improved Unarmed Strike II

The enhancement bonus and extra critical damage from your Improved Unarmed Strike class feature increase to +2 and +2d6, respectively.

Level 9: Greater Purity of Mind

The bonus to Initiative provided by your Purity of Mind class feature increases to +4.

Level 10: Utility Power

Mystic Diplomacy                                                                                                                                                   Monk Utility 10
You possess the tongue of the sun and moon.
At-Will • Psionic
Free Action
Personal
Effect: Reroll a Diplomacy check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower.

Mystic Endurance                                                                                                                                                   Monk Utility 10
You possess the diamond body.
At-Will • Psionic
Free Action
Personal
Effect: Reroll an Endurance check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower.

Perfect Charge                                                                                                                                                      Monk Utility 10
In the blink of an eye, you appear right next to your foe.
Encounter • Psionic, Teleportation
Move Action
Personal
Effect: You teleport 10 squares to a space adjacent to an enemy you can see. The enemy grants combat advantage until the end of your next turn.

Perfect Defense                                                                                                                                                    Monk Utility 10
Your opponent's attack cannot succeed.
Daily • Martial
Immediate Interrupt
Trigger: An enemy attacks you
Effect: The attack misses.
#2
Kalandri
Oct 25, 2010 15:57:09 Reserved for Paragon
#3
Kalandri
Oct 25, 2010 15:57:22 Reserved for Epic
#4
Kalandri
Oct 25, 2010 15:57:42 Reserved for Feats and stuff
#5
ferdil
Nov 01, 2010 15:13:18 Flurry of Blows seems a little too complicated of a power; also a little too powerful.

The Improved Unarmed Strike feature basically gives you free magic items ... it breaks the economy of the game.

You could make the ki focus an implement, and then the monk is allowed to use the ki focus's enhancement bonus and stuff with unarmed and monk weapon attacks.

Also it is missing a feature that gives a decent damage die to his fists.

Except that, good work, this is awesome!
#6
tardyclock
Nov 04, 2010 14:29:08 You know how Essentials Assassin has those different guilds which give you different choices of weapon powers? I think that would be a good way to implement the different styles (Centered Breath/Stone Fist/Fallen Needle) to this. Thoughts?
#7
Kalandri
Nov 09, 2010 17:04:05 @ Ferdil:

Flurry of Blows is powerful but it's meant to keep the Mystic up to speed with the Mage (who gets dailys and a large variety of encounter powers which control large groups of people). The ability doesn't seem any more complicated than the Kensei's Weaponsoul Dance to me.

Improved Unarmed Strike is meant to keep the "improvised weapon" choice legitimate, otherwise every Mystic would choose a weapon to use as a ki focus and the unarmed mystic would be an unoptomized choice every time.

The fists do not need improved damage dice as they would probably be used as implements all the time, and Perfect Strike replaces all Melee Basic Attacks.

@ TardyClock:

That sounds pretty cool; I'll think about it.

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#1 Kalandri Oct 25, 2010 15:56:06	Mystic GAH! The format did not translate well... well anyhow, here are the complete rules for the Mystic in Heroic Tier. What I'd appreciate more than anything else is a critique on how balanced it is -- especially in light of its role as a "melee controller." Thanks! Martial and Psionic Controller: You have perfected your body and mind, reaching beyond flesh and grasping the energy that flows within. Mystics command the battlefield with their incredible speed and devastating techniques. Key Abilities: Dexterity; Strength, Wisdom Hit Points: You start with hit points equal to 12 + your Constitution score. You gain 5 hit points each time you gain a level. Bonus to Defenses: +1 Fortitude, +1 Reflex, +1 Will Healing Surges per Day: 7 + your Constitution modifier Armor Proficiencies: Cloth Weapon Proficiencies: Improvised melee, improvised ranged, club, dagger, quarterstaff, sling, spear Implement Proficiencies: Ki Focus Class Skills: Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Insight (Wis), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int), Stealth (Dex), Thievery (Dex) Trained Skills: Four from the list of class skills Class Features and Powers Level 1 Ki Focus Unarmored Defense Perfect Strike Flurry of Blows Monk disciplines Level 2 Utility power Level 3 Improved Flurry of Blows Improved Unarmed Strike Level 4 Ability Score Increase Purity of Mind Level 5 Heroic Mobility Level 6 Utility power Level 7 Extra monk discipline Seven Winds Flurry Level 8 Ability Score Increase Improved Unarmed Strike II Level 9 Greater Purity of Mind Level 10 Utility power Level 1: Ki Focus When you wield a melee weapon you are proficient with, you may choose to treat it as a ki focus. When using a weapon as a ki focus, it becomes an implement and loses its proficiency bonus, damage die, range, properties, and weapon group. When using a weapon as a ki focus, you may wield it in one hand even if it's normally a two-handed weapon. You can freely switch between treating your weapon normally and treating it as a ki focus whenever you want. Level 1: Unarmored Defense When you are wearing cloth armor or no armor and aren't using a shield, you add +2 to your AC. Level 1: Perfect Strike Perfect Strike Monk Attack There is nothing your foe can do to avoid this attack. He can't even figure out how you performed it. At-Will • Psionic, Implement Standard Action Melee 1 Target: One creature Effect: 2 + Dexterity modifier damage. Level 11: 3 + Dexterity modifier damage. Level 21: 5 + Dexterity modifier damage. Special: If the implement used with this power has an enhancement bonus, add that bonus to the damage. In addition, you can use this power as a melee basic attack. Level 1: Flurry of Blows Flurry of Blows Monk Attack You overwhelm many foes at once, dancing about the battlefield with awe-inspiring grace. Encounter • Martial, Implement Standard Action Melee 1 Primary Target: One creature Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn. Effect: You can shift 5 squares and then make a secondary attack. Secondary Target: One creature other than the primary target Secondary Attack: Dexterity +2 vs. Reflex Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn. Effect: You can shift 5 squares and then make a tertiary attack. Tertiary Target: One creature other than the primary and secondary targets Tertiary Attack: Dexterity +3 vs. Reflex Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is dazed until the end of your next turn. Level 7: 2d6 + Dexterity modifier damage. Level 17: 3d6 + Dexterity modifier damage. Level 27: 4d6 + Dexterity modifier damage. Special: If you target only one creature with this attack, it deals +1d6 damage. Level 1: Monk Disciplines You gain two of the following powers of your choice: Broken Foe Monk Attack You cripple your opponent with a strong, agonizing attack delivered from an unexpected position. At-Will • Martial, Implement Standard Action Melee 1 Target: One creature Special: You may shift to any square adjacent to your target before or after your attack. Attack: Dexterity vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Dexterity modifier damage, and the target is slowed until the end of your next turn. Level 21: 2d8 + Dexterity modifier damage. Crane's Flight Monk Attack You deftly shove or throw your opponent away. At-Will • Martial, Implement Standard Action Melee 1 Target: One creature Special: You may move two squares before or after your attack. Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage, you push the target a number of squares equal to your Strength modifier, and he falls prone. Level 21: 2d6 + Dexterity modifier damage. Dragon's Menace Monk Attack Your onslaught is so menacing your enemies are frozen in supernatural fear. At-Will • Psionic, Implement, Fear, Psychic Standard Action Melee 1 Target: One creature Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex Hit: 1d6 + Dexterity modifier damage. All enemies who can see you take Wisdom modifier psychic damage if they move before the end of your next turn. Tiger's Pounce Monk Attack You quickly and accurately strike your opponent, and then dash to strike another. At-Will • Psionic, Implement Standard Action Melee 1 Special: You can shift 5 squares before you attack. Primary Target: One creature Effect: Dexterity modifier damage. You can shift 5 squares. Secondary Target: One creature other than the primary target Effect: Dexterity modifier damage. Special: If the implement used with this power has an enhancement bonus, add that bonus to the damage. Touch of the Mystic Monk Attack You strike your opponent's pressure points, leaving him helpless. At-Will • Psionic, Implement Standard Action Melee 1 Target: One creature Attack: Dexterity vs. Fortitude Hit: The target falls prone and is immobilized (save ends). Miss: The target falls prone. Whirlwind Strike Monk Attack A spinning kick, a hail of fists, or a twirling weapon attack doom all who stand before you. At-Will • Martial, Implement Standard Action Close burst 2 Target: Each enemy in burst you can see Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex Hit: 1d4 + Dexterity modifier damage, and you slide the target 1 square. Level 21: 2d4 + Dexterity modifier damage. Miss: Slide the target 1 square. Effect: Choose one target. You may choose to switch places with that target or move into his original space. Level 2: Utility Power Mystic Acrobatics Monk Utility 2 Your agility is awe-inspiring to behold. At-Will • Psionic Free Action Personal Effect: Reroll an Acrobatics check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower. MysticStealth Monk Utility 2 You are impossible to spot. At-Will • Psionic Free Action Personal Effect: Reroll a Stealth check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower. Rice Paper Walk Monk Utility 2 Your footsteps become lighter than air. Encounter • Psionic Minor Action Personal Effect: You ignore difficult terrain until the end of your next turn. Wholeness of Body Monk Utility 2 Your great focus, bodily might, and harmonious nature lend you supernatural toughness. Encounter • Psionic Minor Action Personal Effect: You gain temporary hit points equal to 5 + your Strength or Wisdom modifier, whichever is higher. Level 3: Improved Flurry of Blows You gain one more use of flurry of blows per encounter, but you can still use it only once per turn. Level 3: Improved Unarmed Strike When you use an improvised weapon as a ki focus, it becomes magical. You gain a +1 enhancement bonus to implement attack rolls and damage rolls made with this ki focus, and on a critical hit you deal an additional 1d6 damage. Level 4: Ability Score Increase You increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. Level 4: Purity of Mind You gain a +2 bonus to Initiative. Level 5: Heroic Mobility You gain a +1 bonus to speed. Level 6: Utility Power Abundant Step Monk Utility 6 Your movement transcends reality. Encounter • Psionic, Teleportation Move Action Personal Effect: You teleport up to 5 squares. Iron Dance Monk Utility 6 Even when you are struck by an attack, you can reduce the impact by dodging to the side. Encounter • Martial Immediate Interrupt Trigger: You are hit by an attack Effect: The attack deals half damage and you shift 1 square. Mystic Athletics Monk Utility 6 Your strength is awe-inspiring to behold. At-Will • Psionic Free Action Personal Effect: Reroll an Athletics check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower. Mystic Insight Monk Utility 6 You miss nothing. At-Will • Psionic Free Action Personal Effect: Reroll an Insight check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower. Level 7: Extra Monk Discipline You gain one additional Monk Discipline from the options available at level one. Level 7: Seven Winds Flurry When you hit an opponent with the Flurry of Blows power, you also slide the opponent a number of squares equal to your Strength or Wisdom modifier, whichever is higher. Level 8: Ability Score Increase You increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. Level 8: Improved Unarmed Strike II The enhancement bonus and extra critical damage from your Improved Unarmed Strike class feature increase to +2 and +2d6, respectively. Level 9: Greater Purity of Mind The bonus to Initiative provided by your Purity of Mind class feature increases to +4. Level 10: Utility Power Mystic Diplomacy Monk Utility 10 You possess the tongue of the sun and moon. At-Will • Psionic Free Action Personal Effect: Reroll a Diplomacy check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower. Mystic Endurance Monk Utility 10 You possess the diamond body. At-Will • Psionic Free Action Personal Effect: Reroll an Endurance check. Use the second roll, even if it's lower. Perfect Charge Monk Utility 10 In the blink of an eye, you appear right next to your foe. Encounter • Psionic, Teleportation Move Action Personal Effect: You teleport 10 squares to a space adjacent to an enemy you can see. The enemy grants combat advantage until the end of your next turn. Perfect Defense Monk Utility 10 Your opponent's attack cannot succeed. Daily • Martial Immediate Interrupt Trigger: An enemy attacks you Effect: The attack misses.
#2 Kalandri Oct 25, 2010 15:57:09	Reserved for Paragon
#3 Kalandri Oct 25, 2010 15:57:22	Reserved for Epic
#4 Kalandri Oct 25, 2010 15:57:42	Reserved for Feats and stuff
#5 ferdil Nov 01, 2010 15:13:18	Flurry of Blows seems a little too complicated of a power; also a little too powerful. The Improved Unarmed Strike feature basically gives you free magic items ... it breaks the economy of the game. You could make the ki focus an implement, and then the monk is allowed to use the ki focus's enhancement bonus and stuff with unarmed and monk weapon attacks. Also it is missing a feature that gives a decent damage die to his fists. Except that, good work, this is awesome!
#6 tardyclock Nov 04, 2010 14:29:08	You know how Essentials Assassin has those different guilds which give you different choices of weapon powers? I think that would be a good way to implement the different styles (Centered Breath/Stone Fist/Fallen Needle) to this. Thoughts?
#7 Kalandri Nov 09, 2010 17:04:05	@ Ferdil: Flurry of Blows is powerful but it's meant to keep the Mystic up to speed with the Mage (who gets dailys and a large variety of encounter powers which control large groups of people). The ability doesn't seem any more complicated than the Kensei's Weaponsoul Dance to me. Improved Unarmed Strike is meant to keep the "improvised weapon" choice legitimate, otherwise every Mystic would choose a weapon to use as a ki focus and the unarmed mystic would be an unoptomized choice every time. The fists do not need improved damage dice as they would probably be used as implements all the time, and Perfect Strike replaces all Melee Basic Attacks. @ TardyClock: That sounds pretty cool; I'll think about it.