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<blockquote data-quote="RickVigorous" data-source="post: 705887" data-attributes="member: 5141">Keep in mind that with a monk's BAB, he's not likely to hit often with his unarmed strikes (after his first attack).&nbsp; Consider:20th level monk, no Strength bonus will deal 1d20 damage, average 10-11.20th level monk with a flaming kama +5 will deal 2d6+5 damage, average 12.&nbsp; He'll also hit more, because of the +5 enhancement bonus, not to mention still get his favorable number of iterative attacks and flurry of blows ability.&nbsp; Even without the flaming special ability, he'll still inflict an average of 8-9 damage with a better chance to hit.It's not unreasonable for a monk to have a +5 weapon with a single special ability at 20th level.&nbsp; It's not like he'll be purchasing armor.At lower levels, it's the same; a 10th level monk inflicts an average of 5-6 damage on an unarmed strike; a +2 kama also deals 5-6 average damage.&nbsp; Basically, the high damage die of a monk's unarmed strike does not always make it a good choice of attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RickVigorous, post: 705887, member: 5141"] Keep in mind that with a monk's BAB, he's not likely to hit often with his unarmed strikes (after his first attack). Consider: 20th level monk, no Strength bonus will deal 1d20 damage, average 10-11. 20th level monk with a flaming kama +5 will deal 2d6+5 damage, average 12. He'll also hit more, because of the +5 enhancement bonus, not to mention still get his favorable number of iterative attacks and flurry of blows ability. Even without the flaming special ability, he'll still inflict an average of 8-9 damage with a better chance to hit. It's not unreasonable for a monk to have a +5 weapon with a single special ability at 20th level. It's not like he'll be purchasing armor. At lower levels, it's the same; a 10th level monk inflicts an average of 5-6 damage on an unarmed strike; a +2 kama also deals 5-6 average damage. Basically, the high damage die of a monk's unarmed strike does not always make it a good choice of attack. [/QUOTE]

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