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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 1472750" data-attributes="member: 2629">Two: Once again, those were suggestions for adventures if you're finding that spellcasters are *always* sitting around with extra time to rest, and thus always enter combat at full strength. THey are some suggestions on how to approach things from another angle. If you run things as per the DMG (including the provisions for wandering encounters), this should not be a problem. Spellcasters that 'blow everything' quickly when wandering encounters are so frequent will soon regret their decisions to do so ...As I said, in the dozen (or so) different style game sI've played in under 3.0 and 3.5 (not to mention all the ones dating back through 2E, 1E, Basic/Expert D&D, etc ...), this is rarely a problem I've seen. Spellcasters rarely use more than a few spells in a combat unless it is a BBEG.Back to the original issue: Let's just look at a monk as a melee fighter. In a sense, they serve the same roll as a two weapon fighter - less damage, but more targets (so less manly 'overkill'). Although they deal less total damage than a two handed fighter, they have similar 'effective' damage (ie; damage that makes a difference in combat, not damage wasted on overkill).Unlike a standard two weapon fighter, though, they trade accuracy (BAB) for special attack capabilities like stunning fist or super grappling. This makes them less likely to hit, but more effective (in some situations) when they do hit. Although a monk may have trouble hitting a BBEG in a certain battle, he brings to the table the possibility of effectively ending the battle (via a stun) with every attack he brings, at least versus certain foes.To add to their combat abilities, the monk gains bonus feats, great defensive abilities (AC, evasion, immunities, etc ...), self healing, spell resistance, movement (including D-door as a supernatural ability), and a variety of other abilities that add to their effectiveness.In the end, you may decide that the monk is weaker in combat than other classes. Fine. I disagree, but you're entitled to your opinion. The monk can serve as a masterful scout and quality diplomat, two important noncombat activities. The greater the level of noncombat abilities possessed by the PC, the more you must diminish their combat abilities to keep them in balance. As a final note: I've played a lot of D&D since 3.0 came out. I've seen more than my share of monks. It isn't always obvious that they are an effective class, but I promise you that they are in most games I've seen. As for the druid ... in favorable circumstances, they are a *very* strong class, but when their Acheillies heel begins to show, they can be awfully vulnerable.</blockquote>

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