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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 658854" data-attributes="member: 545">The long period of uselessness covers approximately levels of 1-6.&nbsp; During that time period I would prefer a Warrior classed PC as an adventuring companion over a Monk classed PC.&nbsp; That is what I call &quot;useless&quot;.&nbsp; I would rather have someone with staying power (AC) and a flexible selection of weapons (martial weapons proficiency) than someone who can run away once I drop unconscious.&nbsp; Goody for you.&nbsp; Your character lives.&nbsp; That is no benefit to me, and I don't see why I should put up with your monk sucking up an undeserved share of my hard earned xp and gp (except for metagame reasons).The name of the game is teamwork.&nbsp; To contribute to the party a PC in a melee combat role needs to be able to either do a lot of damage or hold their ground.&nbsp; Low level monks can do neither.&nbsp; In fact, many rogues do both jobs better, and we don't usually think of the rogue as a grunt class -- for good reason.(Don't bother mentioning scouting, other character classes do that just as well as a monk at low levels.)[edited for clarity]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 658854, member: 545"] The long period of uselessness covers approximately levels of 1-6. During that time period I would prefer a Warrior classed PC as an adventuring companion over a Monk classed PC. That is what I call "useless". I would rather have someone with staying power (AC) and a flexible selection of weapons (martial weapons proficiency) than someone who can run away once I drop unconscious. Goody for you. Your character lives. That is no benefit to me, and I don't see why I should put up with your monk sucking up an undeserved share of my hard earned xp and gp (except for metagame reasons). The name of the game is teamwork. To contribute to the party a PC in a melee combat role needs to be able to either do a lot of damage or hold their ground. Low level monks can do neither. In fact, many rogues do both jobs better, and we don't usually think of the rogue as a grunt class -- for good reason. (Don't bother mentioning scouting, other character classes do that just as well as a monk at low levels.) [edited for clarity] [/QUOTE]

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