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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 690474" data-attributes="member: 537">Eh.1) The MA suffers from the same disadvantage as does the monk, namely dependence on good stats. A fighter basically needs Str and Con to do his job. The MA also needs Dex and Wis, if he doesn't want to get hit all the time. He'll typically also do less damage and have less staying power than the fighter.2) Check out the bonus fighter feats elsewhere on my D&D page. After you factor that in, the numbers are approximately equal. Not to mention that every second splatbook out there adds more fighter feats into the mix.3) The MA gets to choose Improved Unarmed Strike and Stunning Fist as bonus feats, he doesn't get them automatically.I've played a number of MAs now and they've never been particularly unbalancing. In fact, the first one died a particularly ignominious death after an evil cleric cast confusion on the party, and our wizard lightning bolted me.</blockquote>