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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 5323791" data-attributes="member: 111">I sent the following to WotC Since assassins only have weapon attacks, the Ki Focus write-up is in error and is confusing.  I suggest a wholesale re-write from:Assassins focus their shadow energy through a kifocus, which is not an object they wield but a reservoirof magical power within themselves. When usinga ki focus, an assassin taps into the power of shadowmagic and channels it into both implement andweapon attacks.You can imbue your ki focus with magic as if itwere a physical weapon. When you have a magicki focus, you can add its enhancement bonus to theattack rolls and the damage rolls of any weaponattack you make using a weapon with which you’reproficient.If you have a magic ki focus and wield a magicweapon, you choose before you use an attack powerwhether to draw on the magic of your ki focus or toemploy the magic of your weapon. Your choice determineswhich enhancement bonus, critical hit effects,and magic item properties and powers you can applyto attacks with that power. You can’t, for example,use the enhancement bonus of your ki focus and theproperty of your magic weapon with the same attackpower.to something like:Assassins focus their shadow energy through a kifocus, which is not an object they wield but a reservoirof magical power within themselves. When usinga ki focus, an assassin taps into the power of shadowmagic and channels it into weapon attacks.While a ki focus is not an physical item, it is treated assuch and can be imbued with magic much like any otherimplement. The enhancement bonuses to attack anddamage, and the magic item properties and powers you canapply to attacks, all are focused through and delivered withthe weapon you are using.If you have a magic weapon, you may choose to use replace theenhancement bonuses to attack and damage, and the magic itemproperties and powers you can apply to attacks, of your ki focus,with those of the magic weapon.As an aside, I think this is also a much better write-up for the monk, too.  Using ki-focused weapon attacks may be a better concept for the monk, but, even without that, the core of the changes above are still better than what we have now for the monk, with only slight changes needed.Feel free to add your own feedback or comment on mine.</blockquote>

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