Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 3432802" data-attributes="member: 78">Disarm:  opposed attack roll.  Monks have medium attack bonus, putting them at a disadvantage.  Using fists to Disarm sucks because of weapon size bonuses.  So, of the monk weapons, the best option for disarming is to use the quarterstaff in 2 hands.  STR based.Grapple:  opposed STR+bab+size check.  STR based.Tripping: STR+size check.  STR basedOf your skirmishing monk options, all of them except Stunning Fist are better for a STR based monk.  And a STR based monk probably doesn't stun too much worse than a DEX one (they're the same, assuming a 1 for 1 stat swap).  He'll still have Tumble, which usually isn't that hard to raise, so he can easily move to a flanking position.  And there's the difference in damage.  Keep your options open, and all that.</blockquote>