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Amen, brother. Amen.

I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. The Giant doesn't necessarily have to stand there immobile. My guess is, the stupid giant would think the monk gone, and go about his business. Well, at least until the second attack. :) My point is, guerrila tactics tend to be very effective when you have a...

How is using a strike-retreat attack pattern "bending the rules"? The "open area" was...umm...clarified to have some sort of terrain, like a wooded area, or foothills, or something. One of the arguments myself and others made was that the monk would be able to use terrain to his advantage more...

Keep in mind that the Monk (and all PC classes) are CR = Level partly because they are balanced by wealth. This means that the monk is likely able to heal himself to some degree between attacks (ie: potion of CLW, CMW, or something). A standard Hill Giant likely does not have this option. I...

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Agreed, although not about the poison. If you want to get the job done, do what you can to get the job done. The monk excels at guerrila tactics, so in a situation like this he should use the best tactical option he has. Which is, as Forrester called it "wussy tactics", but it works. And I...

I agree with damn near everything you said, Forrester. But, the Monk does have a reasonable chance to beat a Hill Giant if they do it this way. Would it be fun to play out with a group of players bored out of their minds since only the DM and the Monk's player are doing anything? Nope. But...

Thank you for the offhand insult. It's nice to know how you respond to differing opinions. Which is what this is. A different opinion. Since I refernced the stat block, clearly I know what teh giant is capable of, so your ignorant comment about me "not knowing what I'm talking about" is...

:D The Giant can ready an action all he wants! The monk (of all the classes, IMO), can take advantage of uneven terrrain to make it more difficult for the giant to target and hit him. Plus, the monk can fight defensively and maybe "expertisely", which, while it will reduce his chances of...

I can't get the formatting to work properly (ug, sometimes the SRD makes me grumpy), so here's the link. You'll have to scroll down to the Giant part. SRD Hill Giant

Oops! You asked if a monk could face a Hill Giant. Definitely! And my post above refers to his chances of defeating said Hill Giant. Edited to add bold and italics

With spring attack, boots of striding and springing, maxed out Tumble, and a wide open space? You bet. It would just take him a long time. Unless Hill Giants have some method of healing themsleves I can't remember.....

I've seen and done the same...although our group more and more has a knotted rope set aside for climbing, so the check is only DC 5. That really irritates me. I'm of the opinion that certain skills, like Balance and Concentration, should be much more used and useful in many campaigns. It...

The weird thing is, I have yet to see a rogue in 3rd ed take more than 2 ranks in Climb. Ever. Regardless of level. This is despite the fact that all the guys I game with played 2nd ed. I know if I played a rogue, it's one of the skills I'd max out, but then again, I've always liked playing...

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Departments are essentially "Races". There are still classes like Faceman, Pointman, the poorly designed Fixer, Wheelman, etc.

Re: Jason Master Yes, indeed! Good eyesight, Jason. You'd think with three eyes, I'd have been able to spot them myself! I'll see if I can follow them further..... Turning to Kerrick, Adren will add, Agreed. We should keep what we know to ourselves until we know who we can trust...

By the sounds of it, that might be enough to make them happier. This sounds strange, but maybe let them use a spiked chain with their unarmed BAB and # of attacks? I don't like the weapon, but it does offer reach, which is something the monk really lacks. They'd still have to take the...

Clearly we define alignment differently, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how using poison would be unlawful (in terms of alignment, not legality). I certainly don't see poison as being particularly "neutral" or chaotic. I could see the argument (and disagree with it) for poison being...

Eek! Kinda OT, but I'm of the opinion that Scent is way too good! If I gave this to a character, that alone would make me want to bump them to +1 ECL. I would, however, give them a couple other things to make it an interesting race (like Low-light vison or darkvision, bonuses to certain...