Monks and Prestige Classes...

[Ignus Infernus]

I've never really cared to use monks, but now that my brother has the desire to, I've found myself at a bit of a loss.

Okay, I was looking through how the whole multiclassing monk thing happens, but what are the rules when it comes to prestige classes? With classes like the Drunken Master, it doesn't seem like they'd stop advancement as a monk, but I can't find any rules concerning this.

So, do prestige classes still stop advancement? Do they not? Or perhaps just some (i.e., the Drunken Master) are excluded from the penalty?

Thanks in advance.

 

[the Jester]

Only certain specific prestige classes are exempt from the penalty.

I'm not sure, but I don't think the drunken master is one of them. They say in their description that they still allow monks to advance as monks; iirc the red avenger is one example.

 

[Skullfyre]

I found these prestige class that freely allow monks to multiclass

Arcanopath Monk - martial artist who is specialized in fighting spell-casters
Poison Fist - ninja assassins who specialize in poison
Red Avenger - masters of using strength from within
Weapon Master - specialist with a specific weapon
Weightless Foot - warriors who learn to ignore gravity
Zerth Cenobite - martial artists trained to perceive time, allowing them to look a little forward.


Can be found here:
http://www.crystalkeep.com/d20/rules

 

[Ignus Infernus]

Alright, so it does come down to individual PrC's? Thanks.

The only reason I was guessing Drunken Master is that it was the most "monkish" thing that came to me off the top of my head... and after not seeing anything about monk multiclassing in it's description, figured it was time to just check online.

But yeah, thanks again. That helps a lot. ^_^

 

[Archer]

Drunken master was designed before the concept of monk progression in a prestige class was developed. I'm sure if the class was designed today it would be quite different and a lot of vagueness would be corrected. Feel free to look at modern monk prestige classes and make the appropriate changes.

 

[hammymchamham]

Drunken master was designed before the concept of monk progression in a prestige class was developed. I'm sure if the class was designed today it would be quite different and a lot of vagueness would be corrected. Feel free to look at modern monk prestige classes and make the appropriate changes.

really? 2 other PrC's from the same book as the Drunken Master (S&F) where designed with the concept of monk progression after taking levels in the PrC, and if it was the intent of the game designers for the Drunken Master to have this, it would have been in the errata

 

[jeffhartsell]

Monks and PrCs

From Sword and Fist, the Red Avenger, Weapon Master, and Drunken Master can freely multiclass with the Monk. See the SwordandFistFAQ10152002.zip at www.wizards.com

 

[hammymchamham]

well, I stand corrected, 3 PrC's. Thanks Jeff