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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(contact)" data-source="post: 867248" data-attributes="member: 41">+22 Grapple check!I love monks.  Actually, I'm lukewarm on the monk class as written, but I really love the idea of monks in D&D.  Here's a couple of monk sketches, based on a martial arts system I've been thinking about quite a bit recently.The monk in these sketches keeps his pants up with an extra-long length of cord.  The cord is extra long so that he can maul people with it a la Jackie Chan, and plus if he gets super fat on an adventure he won't have to go out begging to get a new rope.This first sketch is a lock and throw using an edged weapon as a lever against the neck.  This technique is nifty because even if you screw up your throw, you'll still chop the guy's head off, which makes this technique perfect for 1) mammals, and 2) ninjas.<img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~cklarock/rekatorium/artwork/color/fightingmonk1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />This monk is about to give this guy a good reason not to star in any more books, I think.  The monk is looking for somewhere to put his buddy.  Headfirst into the bar, maybe.This lock works better if the right hand is behind the head, but don't tell D_____.<img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~cklarock/rekatorium/artwork/color/fightingmonk2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>