"Ki Blasts?"

[DarkJester]

Is there any way to get a "ki blast" type ability other than the feat of the same name in the players hand book 2? I have a player who seems to be pretty set on the idea. He says he vaguely remembers a prestige class with a similar ability but I can't recall any myself. Anyone have any idea what he might be thinking of?

 

[Patlin]

Is an eldritch blast close enough? Go warlock...

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Or possibly a custom psionic power w/o the elemental hoo-hah.

But, yeah, otherwise Eldritch Blast is the closest thing in the rules.

Brad

 

[Simm]

Red Avenger from Sword and Fist get numerous ki based abilities.

 

[FalcWP]

I'd agree with Eldritch Blast. Or possibly a sorcerer focusing on Force magic, like Magic Missile.

It doesn't have to be called a Ki Blast in the rulebook - let the player add his own flavor to it.

 

[DarkJester]

Well the player in question is looking for a monkish guy who can do this, kind of like ryu or ken or what not from street fighter. I think he said his inspiration is some guy from final fight or something (guy in a red cap, name escapes me).

 

[Cyronax]

Sorcerer-Monk who gains levels in Enlightened Fist. Add on that spells that feel like kiblasts ....as one poster said -- force magic.

Practiced Spellcaster feat from Complete Arcane would definitely benefit such a character.

C.I.D.

 

[hong]

The Desert Wind school in Bo9S has all sorts of blasty goodness, including Fan The Flames, an honest-to-goodness hadoken.

 

[Notmousse]

I believe you mean Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury.

Aside from the feat I can't think of many ways for a martial character to do such.

 

[Nyeshet]

I believe a monk replacement / equivalent class was created on an ENWorld board that was based upon the Warlock. One of its mantras (invocation equivalents) was a ki blast - again if I recall correctly.

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Here it is:
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=3017697&posted=1#post3017697

And here is the attachment with the Psionic Monk (warlock based) class:
http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27543

This is what the Monk class should have been! It has the feel and flavor of the mystical legendary far eastern monk with easy and interesting mechanics that allow for a great deal of versatility. It also can keep up at higher levels - something the core monk class sometimes has trouble doing.

The Awakened [Strike] technique "Ki Projection" is almost what you are looking for, as it is in effect a ranged use of ki enhanced unarmed strike with a range increment of 5 ft. That would allow for a strike as far away as 55 ft (albeit at a penalty of -20 at that distance). It is not quite what you wanted, but it is close - and available more or less at will at level 6 if you happen to take that [strike] technique as your first Awakened technique.

While it would have a rather short distance, it could be used once a turn at will rather than limited by how many stunning fists you have available and needing two feats (Fiery Fist and Ki Blast - and also Stunning Fist and Improved Unarmed Strike, but you get those two as a monk anyway). The feat in PHB2 requires both of these feats, and it uses up two uses of Stunning fist each time it is used - with the ball of ki dissipating harmlessly and still using up the two Stunning fists usages anyway if it is not thrown within one round of creation. Also, its damage is not based upon unarmed strike damage but instead deals 3d6 + Wis.


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