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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neowolf" data-source="post: 827622" data-attributes="member: 673">Halfling monk! Yes,  yes, a thousand times yes!  I've been playing one for about six months now (just hit level 11), and it's been an absolute blast.  He makes a great sneaky character.  Here's my advice (sorry if some of this sounds like power gaming):- 20 Dex, and get a magic item to boost Dex further.  My character's got 23 dex, and he's one sneaky mofo.- Flurry of Blows is your friend, as is Stunning Attack.  One problem many players have with the monk is that they don't use the special abilities enough/correctly.- If you can, get into the Shadowdancer prestige class (from the DMG) sometime after level 10.  You want 10 levels of Monk, because at 10th level you get Ki Strike +1, which is helpful for overcoming DR.  The Shadowdancer class gives you lots of nifty abilities to enhance stealth, like hiding in plain sight.- If you have a mage in your party, try to take advantage of Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, and the Wisdom improving spell (sorry can't remember its name... Owl's Wisdom?).  They're all a huge help.- Another thing I just thought of, and I could kick myself for not thinking about this sooner, is that you could take Weapon Finesse (Unarmed) if you decide to go high dex.- If you can somehow get your hands on a Robe of Blending, that's great fun for sneaking (+15 to Hide!).  Plus, the Robe's "change self at will" ability comes in handy if you're in a stealth situation where you're *going* to be caught.  Suddenly, you look like a lost little child! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Roleplaying a halfling monk can be something of a challenge.  I tend to think of halflings as free-spirited and mischievous, which runs a bit counter to the disciplined nature and lawful alignment of monks.  The way I explained it was this:  Cade (my character) is an orphan who was raised by the clergy of Yondalla.  When it became obvious that he wasn't cut out to be a cleric, they trained him as a monk, which they saw as the "next best thing".One thing too about my halfling monk: due to all the crazy AC bonuses you can rack up, he has a 24 AC with no armor on.  +1 for being small, +2 for his Monk bonus, +4 wisdom, +6 Dex, and +1 for a special (non-magical) item that all the members of party have one of.I kind of stumbled onto the idea of a halfling monk because I wanted to play stealthy, but Rogues have never really interested me all that much.  Anyway, go for it and have fun. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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