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Someone mentioned the PHBII a bit ago, so I checked. Improved Natural Attack is one of the 'suggested' feats for an offensively themed monk. As far as I am concerned, that, along with the text about monk's unarmed strike counting as natural weapons for enhancements and the specific allowance...

My thoughts on this... Is a feat an effect? No Does the action, change or result generated from use of a feat, whether it be specific and situational, or general match the defined criteria of an 'effect'. Going with the primary definition of the noun 'effect' as stated by the Oxford...

Thanks for pointing that out to RigaMortus2...I thought for a minute, until I noticed you had responsed to the original message, that I was going to have to bust out my skills as a 15th level Semanticist. However, no need, you handled it beautifully.

Well, as irritating as this is to me...Pixie's ...according to the RAW, are sized "Small" ...that means its like 3 feet tall and weighs 35 pounds. A HUGE Pixie...*sighs* I'd have to house rule them Tiny, sorry.

*nods* I didn't mean my comment to be rude, just meant it precisely as it came out. I don't post here that much, depends the game we're playing, my work schedule, free time, etc. So I'll take your word for it that the horse is dead and requires no further beating. Like I'd said earlier, its...

I'll let it go because I don't post enough here to warrant stirring up trouble.

Odd, it seemed precisely the place for the discussion.

Just on the subject of INA... From the PHB, a monk's unarmed strike "is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either." As to INA.. From that it seems clear to me that INA is explicitly allowed by the rules.

I can appreciate that..heck, I never use the rules as they are written. In fact, if I'm running I take more stuff from 3.0 than I do from 3.5.

The FAQ is crystal clear on allowing monk's to take INA and apply it to the monk's unarmed strike damage. But if you note the edit from my post above, it also says that Powerful Build does not allow you to do unarmed strike or natural attack damage as a "Large" creature.

Ok, not to quibble or argue, but as soon you declare something contrary to the Official 3.5 FAQ, then its clear you are no longer discussing the rules as they are written, but are discussing the rules as you would have them. How I would house rule something is an entirely different discussion...

Goliath's have Powerful Build...from the SRD If the Goliath can use a Large Greataxe, then I think they should be able to use the Large damage table for monk's unarmed damage. It seems completely reasonable to me, and I think it is implied in the wording for Powerful Build. Additionally, the...

Just my 2 cents... I let my players START with a familiar if they wish to start with one. However, if they want to pick one up after the fact, it costs the 100g. But then, if my players start with a strong backstory including mentors, family, trainers...I've let them start with gear on loan...

Get a familiar that can fly...nickname it "Tow Truck"

Ok...so if it broke down like... ----------- --------1-3 ---------2- So if 2 had run up to THAT spot, I'd be able to charge to the square 10ft away and attack? I'm fairly certain that will work, just trying to make sure I can coordinate things with my group as best I can. I was thinking...

I think I have this right, but want to check. Let's say that my big, slow Goliath Barbarian (racial substitution level) goes last in the turn...and that one of the other people in our group has already moved into melee combat with the target. Can I "Charge" up right behind my teammate and...

It's a thought, but honestly I considered all of my many options for a Melee/Caster and decided I really just want this character to be a full melee character. It's been awhile since I've played one.

I was SOOOO close to having my mind made up...then I started pondering a Barbarian Goliath (or some variant thereof). Maybe ...Barbarian, Barbarian/Fighter, Barbarian/Cleric, Barbarian/Fighter/Cleric... gah! For the record, I am not normally this indecisive. I just wound up with really good...

Maybe I'm being too liberal in my reading, but I took that to mean, no bucklers.

I seriously considered that actually, but with my current group's dynamics and the character selections of other players already, it's going to be helpful all around for me to be as melee effective as I can reasonably manage...as well as have a few helpful skills to throw around.