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<blockquote data-quote="saucercrab" data-source="post: 400446" data-attributes="member: 3659">Re: Monk weaponsMy wacked view of the monk wielding a special monk weapon is that he can switch it from hand to hand, I've seen a few Bruce Lee movies where he is using a pair of nunchaku &amp; he's constantly switching them from hand to hand along various routes (in the front, around the back, over the shoulder, etc.). I know, nunchaku are different from the siangham &amp; kama, but it's possible.As can be inferred from above, I am in the camp that says monks can't fully benefit from magic fang &amp; greater magic fang; I always saw the two spells as being of more use to druids with their wild shaping &amp; animal sidekicks, while monks have ki strike &amp; more attacks.Both the section on the monk's Unarmed Strike on page 39 &amp; the description of&nbsp; magic fang&nbsp; on page223 of the PH list a fist a being a separate weapon/limb. I take them being as literal &amp; would limit the monk using mf &amp; imf.Maybe make improved versions of the spells (at one level higher from the original) that apply to the whole body, so a monk or tiger would only need one casting.Nikosandros &amp; hammymchamham,Page 6 of the current FAQ has a question about a monk making unarmed attacks while holding something in one hand, like a lantern or somesuch; the answer says that a monk would suffer difficulties from this &amp; goes on in detail about them. Maybe that could apply in this situation, where a monk is limiting himself in what he attacks with.Anyway, just IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="saucercrab, post: 400446, member: 3659"] [b]Re: Monk weapons[/b] My wacked view of the monk wielding a special monk weapon is that he can switch it from hand to hand, I've seen a few Bruce Lee movies where he is using a pair of nunchaku & he's constantly switching them from hand to hand along various routes (in the front, around the back, over the shoulder, etc.). I know, nunchaku are different from the siangham & kama, but it's possible. As can be inferred from above, I am in the camp that says monks can't fully benefit from [i]magic fang[/i] & [I]greater magic fang[/I]; I always saw the two spells as being of more use to druids with their [I]wild shaping[/I] & animal sidekicks, while monks have [i]ki[/i] strike & more attacks. Both the section on the monk's [b]Unarmed Strike[/b] on page 39 & the description of [I]magic fang[/I] on page223 of the [I]PH[/I] list a fist a being a separate weapon/limb. I take them being as literal & would limit the monk using [i]mf[/i] & [i]imf[/i]. Maybe make improved versions of the spells (at one level higher from the original) that apply to the whole body, so a monk or tiger would only need one casting. Nikosandros & hammymchamham, Page 6 of the current FAQ has a question about a monk making unarmed attacks while holding something in one hand, like a lantern or somesuch; the answer says that a monk would suffer difficulties from this & goes on in detail about them. Maybe that could apply in this situation, where a monk is limiting himself in what he attacks with. Anyway, just IMO. [/QUOTE]

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