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<blockquote data-quote="Tzarevitch" data-source="post: 837980" data-attributes="member: 1792">If the monk isn't keeping up in damage it is no one's fault but his own. A barebones fighter with a greatsword does not significantly out damage the monk unless the monk isn't acquiring similar equipment for some reason or you are talking about a low-level fighter and monk. The area the fighter has the unparalleled advantage is in ability to hit not damage. Yes a low level monk can't match the damage of a low-level fighter (ranger, barbarian or paladin) with a greatsword but neither can anyone else. The fighter's damage is independent of his level while the monk's is very dependent on his level. Even if you could argue that the fighter regularly outdamages the monk (as far as I can tell this only possible if: 1) the target AC is high enough that the fighter can hit regularly and the monk can't but not so high that neither can score regular hits, 2) if the fighter has a very good weapon and the monk hasn't been able to acquire something comparable; 3) if both are low level, the monk's small die will not even remotely match up to the figher's 2d6 greatsword), the monk's damage is still much better than any non-figher-type class can hope to put out. Tzarevitch</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tzarevitch, post: 837980, member: 1792"] If the monk isn't keeping up in damage it is no one's fault but his own. A barebones fighter with a greatsword does not significantly out damage the monk unless the monk isn't acquiring similar equipment for some reason or you are talking about a low-level fighter and monk. The area the fighter has the unparalleled advantage is in ability to hit not damage. Yes a low level monk can't match the damage of a low-level fighter (ranger, barbarian or paladin) with a greatsword but neither can anyone else. The fighter's damage is independent of his level while the monk's is very dependent on his level. Even if you could argue that the fighter regularly outdamages the monk (as far as I can tell this only possible if: 1) the target AC is high enough that the fighter can hit regularly and the monk can't but not so high that neither can score regular hits, 2) if the fighter has a very good weapon and the monk hasn't been able to acquire something comparable; 3) if both are low level, the monk's small die will not even remotely match up to the figher's 2d6 greatsword), the monk's damage is still much better than any non-figher-type class can hope to put out. Tzarevitch [/QUOTE]

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