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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 2894662" data-attributes="member: 9254">I've found monks to be very effective, if not necessarily the high damage dealers.&nbsp; The monk IMC (3.0) has a standard sequence:Huge or smaller creatures: stunning blow followed by grapple &amp; damaging attacks&gt;Huge: stunning blow, 2-3 damaging attacks to feel out the targets AC and then either trip attempts or more damage.&nbsp; Grappling &amp; tripping are loved by the party since it cuts the enemy's attack potential (grapple can only hurt other grapplers plus 3 chars with sneak attack get extra damage, trip requires action to stand and reduces AC while the thing is prone).&nbsp; Thanks to the monk's speed he often gets places first and disrupts the battle plan, like a one-monk blitzkreig.&nbsp;&nbsp; He can't fly but his jump is phenomenal and he'll often leap over the front ranks of troops to go for officers, cavalry, or siege weaponry.&nbsp; By surrounding himself with enemies that obscure line of sight, he hopes to provoke AE spells and monk saves + SR means he is far less likely to be affected.&nbsp; It doesn't work on really large formations, but anything less than 100 people tends to be bothered by an anime character charging them at 40mph who jumps over the pike wall and laying people out in the middle of the phalanx.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 2894662, member: 9254"] I've found monks to be very effective, if not necessarily the high damage dealers. The monk IMC (3.0) has a standard sequence: Huge or smaller creatures: stunning blow followed by grapple & damaging attacks >Huge: stunning blow, 2-3 damaging attacks to feel out the targets AC and then either trip attempts or more damage. Grappling & tripping are loved by the party since it cuts the enemy's attack potential (grapple can only hurt other grapplers plus 3 chars with sneak attack get extra damage, trip requires action to stand and reduces AC while the thing is prone). Thanks to the monk's speed he often gets places first and disrupts the battle plan, like a one-monk blitzkreig. He can't fly but his jump is phenomenal and he'll often leap over the front ranks of troops to go for officers, cavalry, or siege weaponry. By surrounding himself with enemies that obscure line of sight, he hopes to provoke AE spells and monk saves + SR means he is far less likely to be affected. It doesn't work on really large formations, but anything less than 100 people tends to be bothered by an anime character charging them at 40mph who jumps over the pike wall and laying people out in the middle of the phalanx. [/QUOTE]

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