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<blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 3434682" data-attributes="member: 14557">Let's see what I recall...There's a feat in PHB2 that allows a monk to switch his Unarmed Strike damage from bludgeoning to slashing to piercing, but only once/round, though that's not a big deal.&nbsp; It's definitely a useful feat to try and fit in for a monk concentrated on Unarmed Strikes.&nbsp; Also, at least one magic item can do that, too, and the Initiate of the Draconic Mysteries PrC from Draconomicon lets you do slashing.&nbsp; (Though you save that for epic levels, to get the increased damage dice after monk's has capped...)One can try and take Ki Strike (Holy) from BoED, but that 15 Charisma preq means only the most attribute-gifted monk ever will take it.Henshin Mystic *can* provide Ki Strike/Good or Evil if you already have Ki Strike/Lawful when you get to that level.&nbsp; Of course, you also have to find the issue of Dragon with the 3.5 conversion of Oriental Adventures.&nbsp; But it is a good PrC.The Shen PrC family from the Dark Sun issue of Dragon does provide Ki Strike/Silver and /Cold Iron as an ability, but you'll lose the /Adamantine Ki Strike.&nbsp; They're otherwise very good PrCs.I believe there's a substitution level from the Planar Handbook that lets the monk switch out Ki Strike/Adamantine for /Cold Iron.&nbsp; Honestly, I'm not sure that's a good trade, even in a heavily Abyssal game.Brad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cignus_pfaccari, post: 3434682, member: 14557"] Let's see what I recall... There's a feat in PHB2 that allows a monk to switch his Unarmed Strike damage from bludgeoning to slashing to piercing, but only once/round, though that's not a big deal. It's definitely a useful feat to try and fit in for a monk concentrated on Unarmed Strikes. Also, at least one magic item can do that, too, and the Initiate of the Draconic Mysteries PrC from Draconomicon lets you do slashing. (Though you save that for epic levels, to get the increased damage dice after monk's has capped...) One can try and take Ki Strike (Holy) from BoED, but that 15 Charisma preq means only the most attribute-gifted monk ever will take it. Henshin Mystic *can* provide Ki Strike/Good or Evil if you already have Ki Strike/Lawful when you get to that level. Of course, you also have to find the issue of Dragon with the 3.5 conversion of Oriental Adventures. But it is a good PrC. The Shen PrC family from the Dark Sun issue of Dragon does provide Ki Strike/Silver and /Cold Iron as an ability, but you'll lose the /Adamantine Ki Strike. They're otherwise very good PrCs. I believe there's a substitution level from the Planar Handbook that lets the monk switch out Ki Strike/Adamantine for /Cold Iron. Honestly, I'm not sure that's a good trade, even in a heavily Abyssal game. Brad [/QUOTE]

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