Ferret said:If I attack a flat-footed person with a brilliant energy weapon what do they get? Size and NAC? Is that it?
CRGreathouse said:
Deflection, insight, luck, natural armor, profane, sacred, and size.
nwn_deadman said:DEX
WIS (Monk)
CHA (Mystic)
INT (Duelist)
Dodge
Mobility (AOO)
Haste
Luck
Cover (could be pc npc or monsters in the way)
Deflection
Fighting Defensively
or
Total Defense
Dex, Wis, Cha, and Int aren't named, so I didn't include them (Bladesinger also grants Int, BTW). Mobility, Fighting Defensively, and Total Defense grant dodge bonuses.
The Wisdom bonus and the AC bonus represent a preternatural awareness of danger, and a monk does not lose either even in situations when she loses her Dexterity modifier due to being unprepared, ambushed, stunned, and so on. (Monks do lose these AC bonuses when immobilized.)