Golden Path -- Monk/Paladin PrC

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Follower of the Golden Path

Monk/Paladin Flavor text, serve the Great Sun God Raelor, fight evil in ways daring and sneaky, blah blah

Requirements: Monk4/Paladin4 (Ki Strike, Turn Undead, Smite Evil, Paladin spellcasting)

Benefits: Monk HD, Monk saves, Monk BAB (3/4 + Flurry stacks with Monk levels), 4 skill points/level, Class Skills: Balance, Climb, Concentration, Craft(Any), Diplomacy, Escape Artist, Handle Animal, Heal, Jump, Knowlege(Religion), Profession(Any), Ride, Sense Motive, Spot, Swim, and Tumble.

Special stuff by level:
Level / Paladin Spellcasting / Special
1 / -- / Paladin Bonus, Monk Bonus, Lay On Hands
2 / +1 / Raelor's Light
3 / +1 / Searing Ki
4 / +1 / Smite Evil +1/day
5 / +1 / Raelor's Cleansing
6 / -- / Holy Aura
7 / +1 / Disruptive Ki
8 / +1 / Smite Evil +1/day
9 / +1 / Dismissive Ki
10 / +1 / Holy Ki, Holy Smite

Special Abilities:

• Spellcasting: At the indicated Follower levels (all except 1st & 6th), the character gains new spells per day as if he had also gained a level of Paladin.
• Paladin Bonus: Each level of Follower of the Golden Path counts as a Paladin level for the purposes of Turn Undead, Mount special abilities and Smite Evil damage.
• Monk Abilities: The character gains larger Unarmed Damage dice and improved Flurry of Blows as if his Follower of the Golden Path levels were Monk levels (stacking with existing Monk levels).
• Lay On Hands (Sp): This functions exactly as a Paladin's Lay On Hands ability, and stacks with any Paladin levels.
• Raelor's Light (Sp): The Follower may spend a Turn Undead attempt to invoke an effect emulating both Invisibility Purge and Daylight, except as noted: area = 60 ft., duration 1 minute/Follower level, caster level = character level.
• Searing Ki (Su): The Follower's unarmed attacks are considered Good for the purpose of overcoming DR. In addition, they inflict an extra +1d6 damage against undead foes.
• Raelor's Cleansing (Sp): The Follower may spend a Smite Undead attempt in order to cast any of the following spells: Neutralize Poison, Remove Disease, Remove Curse, Remove Blindness/Deafness, caster level = character level.
• Holy Aura (Su): The character radiates a palpable aura of Holiness, which acts as a permanent Magic Circle against Evil centered on the Follower of the Golden Path. This aura can be dispelled, but the Follower can restore it as a Quickened action on his initiative. Caster level = character level. This effect can be suppressed at will.
• Disruptive Ki (Su): The Follower may convert a Turn Undead attempt to grant his unarmed attacks the Disruption special ability (undead must make a Fort save or be destroyed [DC 10 + FGP levels + Wis bonus]). This ability requires a Quickened action to activate and lasts for one round.
• Dismissive Ki (Sp): The Follower may convert a Turn Undead attempt to cast Dispel Evil on himself as a Cleric of his Follower level.
• Holy Ki (Su): The Follower's unarmed attacks gain the Holy special ability (+2d6 Holy damage). This replaces (does not stack with) the earlier Searing Ki ability.
• Holy Smite (Sp): The Follower can convert a Smite Evil attempt into a Holy Smite spell, cast at his character level.

Thanks, -- N