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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4096465" data-attributes="member: 19675">1) He'll still have to burn one feat for Combat Reflexes, a feat the Dex monks get more out of.2) With feats like Stand Still and all the various spells &amp; powers out there, its possible to rack up more AoO opportunities than even an 18 Dex monk can take advantage of.&nbsp; Consider a Dex Monk with the Stomp Psionic power or special ability- he'll knock down a host of opponents in the area of effect, make a move into its heart, and then AoO to his heart's content.3) While the Dex monk is having fun accumulating the myriad goodies that boost his Str (of which there are many) the Str Monk is going to be accumulating the Monk's Belt and Gloves of Dexterity to boost his Dex.&nbsp; Once both types grab the Belt &amp; Gloves, that's it- no more Dex boosting.&nbsp; Meanwhile, there are a host of other things both can acquire to boost Str.(BTW- add the Shintao Monk from OA to the short list of classes that can boost Dex with a class feature.)4) And I'll reiterate- using a reach weapon increases the probability that you'll get to use an AoO simply because the PC threatens a larger area than a PC using unarmed strikes or standard monk weapons.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I don't have the Stats-Fu to calculate that difference in probability- for all I know it could be statistically insignificant, esp. when coupled with a lower overall attack bonus.&nbsp; However, IME, that hasn't proven to be the case.&nbsp;Thanks for the info!As for the thread necro- a lot of it is my fault.&nbsp; I'm not trying to troll or necro intentionally.While I often used to post several times a day, the past few months, I only show up maybe 1-2 times a week.&nbsp; It can't be helped right now- sorry!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4096465, member: 19675"] 1) He'll still have to burn one feat for Combat Reflexes, a feat the Dex monks get more out of. 2) With feats like Stand Still and all the various spells & powers out there, its possible to rack up more AoO opportunities than even an 18 Dex monk can take advantage of. Consider a Dex Monk with the [I]Stomp[/I] Psionic power or special ability- he'll knock down a host of opponents in the area of effect, make a move into its heart, and then AoO to his heart's content. 3) While the Dex monk is having fun accumulating the myriad goodies that boost his Str (of which there are many) the Str Monk is going to be accumulating the Monk's Belt and Gloves of Dexterity to boost his Dex. Once both types grab the Belt & Gloves, that's it- no more Dex boosting. Meanwhile, there are a host of other things both can acquire to boost Str. (BTW- add the Shintao Monk from OA to the short list of classes that can boost Dex with a class feature.) 4) And I'll reiterate- using a reach weapon increases the probability that you'll get to use an AoO simply because the PC threatens a larger area than a PC using unarmed strikes or standard monk weapons. Unfortunately, I don't have the Stats-Fu to calculate that difference in probability- for all I know it could be statistically insignificant, esp. when coupled with a lower overall attack bonus. However, IME, that hasn't proven to be the case. Thanks for the info! As for the thread necro- [B]a lot[/B] of it is my fault. I'm not trying to troll or necro intentionally. While I often used to post several times a day, the past few months, I only show up maybe 1-2 times a week. It can't be helped right now- sorry! [/QUOTE]

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