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<blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 826135" data-attributes="member: 2673">Here's the trick to the monk.&nbsp; The monk is not Bruce Lee.&nbsp; You will not be laying down massive amounts of damage with your fists above what the fighters and barbarians do.What you are is adaptable.&nbsp; The monk has several things he needs to do tactically to make it work.- Use your speed and tumble to set up the rogues for sneak attacks.&nbsp; If you can't do that, flank with the fighters to give them a bonus.- Kill the mage!&nbsp; You can tumble past his guards and have the best saves of the group.- Use your movement.&nbsp; You can get around better than any character.&nbsp; Move to bind wounds, or fetch a dropped magic sword.- Run interference.&nbsp; Let the fighter and barbarian power attack the BBEG.&nbsp; With your speed and multiple attacks take out the archers/mooks around him to keep them off the mages and tanks.- Scout.&nbsp; With your stealth skills you're the perfect character to give the rogue some backup when he's sneaking along.&nbsp; In a pinch you can do it yourself (though you aren't skilled at finding traps or picking locks.)Basically, the monk is a support character.&nbsp; If you want to help out your group as a whole, a monk is a fine class.&nbsp; If you try to run up and dish out damage, you will suck.This is from seeing a player with the wrong expectations build a monk and be extremely frustrated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maddman75, post: 826135, member: 2673"] Here's the trick to the monk. The monk is not Bruce Lee. You will not be laying down massive amounts of damage with your fists above what the fighters and barbarians do. What you are is adaptable. The monk has several things he needs to do tactically to make it work. - Use your speed and tumble to set up the rogues for sneak attacks. If you can't do that, flank with the fighters to give them a bonus. - Kill the mage! You can tumble past his guards and have the best saves of the group. - Use your movement. You can get around better than any character. Move to bind wounds, or fetch a dropped magic sword. - Run interference. Let the fighter and barbarian power attack the BBEG. With your speed and multiple attacks take out the archers/mooks around him to keep them off the mages and tanks. - Scout. With your stealth skills you're the perfect character to give the rogue some backup when he's sneaking along. In a pinch you can do it yourself (though you aren't skilled at finding traps or picking locks.) Basically, the monk is a support character. If you want to help out your group as a whole, a monk is a fine class. If you try to run up and dish out damage, you will suck. This is from seeing a player with the wrong expectations build a monk and be extremely frustrated. [/QUOTE]

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