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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3429942" data-attributes="member: 19675">As I pointed out earlier, a Dex monk without Weapon finesse but using a polearm &amp; ranged weapons can be quite deadly.Working in tandem with a true front line warrior, he can soften opponents up quite nicely with his AoOs, making them perfect fodder for the guy with the Power Attack/Cleave/Great Cleave feat tree.If its a tripping polearm, not only is he getting the AoO on the prone target, but so does anyone else who is close enough.As for how much teamwork it requires, the answer is not really that much.&nbsp; All the monk has to do is shadow at least one tank buddy- there isn't any warrior on the field who can outrun him.&nbsp; If the tanks form a cohesive line to fight, all he has to do is poke, poke, poke from behind it.&nbsp; If the Barbarian charges, he can follow along and fight from the furry guy's flank.And, of course, the ability to fight like this improves greatly with some non-Core products.&nbsp; For instance, DCv1 includes the Feat Pole Fighter, which allows the use of a (single selected) polearm as a monk weapon, and certain sourcebooks include races with very large Dex adjustments (Githzerai, Anthropomorphic Apes, etc.).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3429942, member: 19675"] As I pointed out earlier, a Dex monk without Weapon finesse but using a polearm & ranged weapons can be quite deadly. Working in tandem with a true front line warrior, he can soften opponents up quite nicely with his AoOs, making them perfect fodder for the guy with the Power Attack/Cleave/Great Cleave feat tree. If its a tripping polearm, not only is [I]he[/I] getting the AoO on the prone target, but so does [I]anyone else who is close enough.[/I] As for how much teamwork it requires, the answer is not really that much. All the monk has to do is shadow at least one tank buddy- there isn't any warrior on the field who can outrun him. If the tanks form a cohesive line to fight, all he has to do is poke, poke, poke from behind it. If the Barbarian charges, he can follow along and fight from the furry guy's flank. And, of course, the ability to fight like this improves greatly with some non-Core products. For instance, DCv1 includes the Feat Pole Fighter, which allows the use of a (single selected) polearm as a monk weapon, and certain sourcebooks include races with very large Dex adjustments (Githzerai, Anthropomorphic Apes, etc.). [/QUOTE]

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