Alternative Monk Weapons

[Samloyal23]

Kusari Gama - the best if you can get it as a monk weapon: light, threatens adjacent and at reach

Always wanted to buy one of those for real just because they look so damned cool...

 

[Samloyal23]

Is there a definitive list of finessable weapons out there, especially exotic ones? Anything online with good pictures?

 

[Dandu]

Always wanted to buy one of those for real just because they look so damned cool...

You'll poke your eye out, kid.

 

[Sekhmet]

The Shaolin occasionally used twin hook swords. You can use them as two, one handed weapons at close range, or connect them and swing out to 10 feet with no real change in the fighting style. Bam, Bam, Sweep.
Really cool to watch, too. I didn't see it coming at all.

 

[Sekhmet]

Ew, double post.

 

[jcbdragon]

It would not be in any way overpowered to simply let the monk choose one weapon (or maybe one melee, one thrown) to treat as a special monk weapon. Even exotic weapons would be fine.

Just throw out the list and let them pick.

Agreed, to a point. Part of the advantage of a fighter is that he can use any weapon, while other classes can't. So while I don't favor letting a monk just pick up any weapon and learn to use it, I'd have no problem with a particular monastic order that "traded off" permissible weapons. So you might have a monk that was allowed to learn to use a spear, but was forbidden to learn tuifa.

If you're the DM, you can make whatever changes you feel are appropriate -- just give an "in campaign" reason for it.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

You'll poke your eye out, kid.

I was unaware that Red Ryder made Kusarigamas!

 

[Samloyal23]

Agreed, to a point. Part of the advantage of a fighter is that he can use any weapon, while other classes can't. So while I don't favor letting a monk just pick up any weapon and learn to use it, I'd have no problem with a particular monastic order that "traded off" permissible weapons. So you might have a monk that was allowed to learn to use a spear, but was forbidden to learn tuifa.

If you're the DM, you can make whatever changes you feel are appropriate -- just give an "in campaign" reason for it.

I would say have a limited set of 3-4 different weapons that can all be used with monk abilities, but let the player decide which ones are used in his style. That said, I would require at least two of them to be standard "light" weapons, things that are small and wielded with one hand, and no more than one large weapon like a spear or bastard sword...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

See post #8.

 

[Samloyal23]

See post #8.

Entirely reasonable...

Is there a good source for exotic weapons online? Something beyond the usual oriental weapons, maybe some African or Aborigine gear?