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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4030494" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Because I've consistently insisted that using Reach weapons favors the Dex monk because of the increased likelyhood of AoOs, and the Greatspear is the best one available, and as I recently corrected myself, Monks have NO reach weapons in their repetoir. Just using WotC books, its the best weapon to boost their damage at reach.</p><p></p><p>Moving outside of WotC, specifically using DCv1, its even better, since the Monk could then use it to flurry.</p><p></p><p>Its also only a couple of points better than the Monk's own IUC at this point.</p><p></p><p>LIke I said, the Dex Monk is a battlefield control build.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes it does, because it makes the Monk's Str bonus less and less important, as does any magic item, spell or effect that boosts Str.</p><p></p><p>In contrast, there are far fewer items spells or effects that boost Dex.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I wasn't listing their damage bonuses, just their BAB, but I was slightly off on the damage- thanks for the correction.</p><p></p><p>Recalculated, even though the bonus damage means he winds up doing 2.8 more total damage than the Dex Monk, The Str Monk still missed dropping a second opponent before being dropped himself. 3 of his opponents are still free to go chasing the Monks allies a whole round before the Dex Monk's.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The environment was "target rich," meaning <em>everybody</em> had someone to fight and nobody was available to help out either Monk by melee, ranged or spellcasting.</p><p></p><p>IME, not many foes get past the Monks to get to the squishies.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is where you need to use your tactical skills. The Dex Monk with a Reach weapon will be positioned in such a way as to make getting to "Squishy the Arcanist" a painful exercise. The Str Monk will get 1 plink try as the foes go by, but the Dex monk will get 4 attempts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4030494, member: 19675"] Because I've consistently insisted that using Reach weapons favors the Dex monk because of the increased likelyhood of AoOs, and the Greatspear is the best one available, and as I recently corrected myself, Monks have NO reach weapons in their repetoir. Just using WotC books, its the best weapon to boost their damage at reach. Moving outside of WotC, specifically using DCv1, its even better, since the Monk could then use it to flurry. Its also only a couple of points better than the Monk's own IUC at this point. LIke I said, the Dex Monk is a battlefield control build. Yes it does, because it makes the Monk's Str bonus less and less important, as does any magic item, spell or effect that boosts Str. In contrast, there are far fewer items spells or effects that boost Dex. I wasn't listing their damage bonuses, just their BAB, but I was slightly off on the damage- thanks for the correction. Recalculated, even though the bonus damage means he winds up doing 2.8 more total damage than the Dex Monk, The Str Monk still missed dropping a second opponent before being dropped himself. 3 of his opponents are still free to go chasing the Monks allies a whole round before the Dex Monk's. The environment was "target rich," meaning [I]everybody[/I] had someone to fight and nobody was available to help out either Monk by melee, ranged or spellcasting. IME, not many foes get past the Monks to get to the squishies. This is where you need to use your tactical skills. The Dex Monk with a Reach weapon will be positioned in such a way as to make getting to "Squishy the Arcanist" a painful exercise. The Str Monk will get 1 plink try as the foes go by, but the Dex monk will get 4 attempts. [/QUOTE]
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