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<blockquote data-quote="Saber" data-source="post: 422179" data-attributes="member: 7137">I recently picked up &quot;The Quintessential Monk&quot; and took a look at the &quot;Blind Master&quot; prestige class.&nbsp; At first, I though this would be a great, unique spin on the monk class.&nbsp; But after close reading of the class, I can't help but think why any player would ever choose to play this character.As the title indicates, you need to be blind to enter the class (which is no problem if you have a DM who assists players with character development through his missions).&nbsp; Also, you need the Blind-Fight feat, very helpful is negating some nasty effects of blindness, such as no Dex bonus to AC, and a +2 to attackers.Yet, when you first enter the class, the first special &quot;power&quot; you get is a +10 on Listen, Concentration, and Move Silently.&nbsp; This is all well and good, but now your stuck with the 50% concealment for EVERY attack, and can only move at 3/4 speed.&nbsp; Sure you can reroll the 50% concealment due to Blind-fight, but thats still a very large miss percentage.&nbsp; Furthermore, being blind causes a character to suffer &quot;-4 penality of most Strength and Dexterity related skills.&quot;None of these penalities are &quot;cured&quot; untill 3rd level of the prestige, in which Blindsight 30' is obtained.&nbsp; Yet I dont see how a monk could go through 2 full levels (most likely 7th and 8th level) while being blind.&nbsp; He would be virtually useless to the party and would most likely never live to use Blindsight.What are your thoughts on this?&nbsp; Is it at all feasible to play a sucessful Blind Master PC?&nbsp; Or is this one of those classes best left for NPC's?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Saber, post: 422179, member: 7137"] I recently picked up "The Quintessential Monk" and took a look at the "Blind Master" prestige class. At first, I though this would be a great, unique spin on the monk class. But after close reading of the class, I can't help but think why any player would ever choose to play this character. As the title indicates, you need to be blind to enter the class (which is no problem if you have a DM who assists players with character development through his missions). Also, you need the Blind-Fight feat, very helpful is negating some nasty effects of blindness, such as no Dex bonus to AC, and a +2 to attackers. Yet, when you first enter the class, the first special "power" you get is a +10 on Listen, Concentration, and Move Silently. This is all well and good, but now your stuck with the 50% concealment for EVERY attack, and can only move at 3/4 speed. Sure you can reroll the 50% concealment due to Blind-fight, but thats still a very large miss percentage. Furthermore, being blind causes a character to suffer "-4 penality of most Strength and Dexterity related skills." None of these penalities are "cured" untill 3rd level of the prestige, in which Blindsight 30' is obtained. Yet I dont see how a monk could go through 2 full levels (most likely 7th and 8th level) while being blind. He would be virtually useless to the party and would most likely never live to use Blindsight. What are your thoughts on this? Is it at all feasible to play a sucessful Blind Master PC? Or is this one of those classes best left for NPC's? [/QUOTE]

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