New Monk Feat

[JacktheRabbit]

Ok here is a feat I am thinking about and I wanted opinions on it.


Monk Weapon

Prerequisites: Must be a Monk. Proficient in weapon to be chosen.

Description: This feat allows a monk to choose a single weapon he is already proficient in the use of and turn that weapon into a "monk weapon". This new weapon can then be used in the same way sais and other monk weapons are used.

Note: The monk must be fully proficient in the use of the weapon. If the monk wanted to choose the bastard sword he would first have to select the exotic weapon feat to become proficient in the weapon, then a second feat would be used for "Monk Weapon".

 

[Furn_Darkside]

Salutations,

The feat sounds fine, but you may want to add/change some wording.

1) Restrict it to melee weapons (possibly?)
2) Changed "skilled" with a weapon to proficient with the weapon. (You will just avoid confusion with wording this way.)
3) You may want to change your example- the bastard sword only requires an exotic weapon feat when a pc wants to wield it one-handed.

The monk-crazed player in my group would love this feat.

FD

 

[trentonjoe]

I don't know if I would allow them to use 2 handed wepons but this does seem okay.

YOu might want to consider limiting the weapon to only non-magical versions of the weapon. Otherwise, I think everyone would take it so they could do more damage.

Just a thought.

 

[JacktheRabbit]

A monk unlike a fighter does not have skill in all martial weapons. As a class they are limited to simple weapons and monk weapons. So a straight monk would have to expend a feat to become proficient in the bastard sword.

Salutations,

The feat sounds fine, but you may want to add/change some wording.

1) Restrict it to melee weapons (possibly?)
2) Changed "skilled" with a weapon to proficient with the weapon. (You will just avoid confusion with wording this way.)
3) You may want to change your example- the bastard sword only requires an exotic weapon feat when a pc wants to wield it one-handed.

The monk-crazed player in my group would love this feat.

FD

 

[Furn_Darkside]

I don't know if I would allow them to use 2 handed wepons but this does seem okay.

I was thinking the same thing for a moment, but then I recalled the dojo fight scene in CTHD- they used some two-handed weapons in there... and it would restrict other monk abilities (like deflect arrow).

It is little different from wielding two one-handed weapons.

YOu might want to consider limiting the weapon to only non-magical versions of the weapon. Otherwise, I think everyone would take it so they could do more damage.

Hmm. A monk does 1d20 per unamred attack in the end. That is a good chunk of damage.

FD

 

[trentonjoe]

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Hmm. A monk does 1d20 per unamred attack in the end. That is a good chunk of damage.

FD [/B][/QUOTE]



After 15th level they would probably go back to their fist but in that crucial 7-14th level range the shocking, flaming longsword is going to be the better damage option.

I don't have a problem with it but I would watch out for potential abuse by crafty players.

 

[DreamChaser]

I don't know if I would allow them to use 2 handed wepons but this does seem okay.

YOu might want to consider limiting the weapon to only non-magical versions of the weapon. Otherwise, I think everyone would take it so they could do more damage.

Just a thought.

Are monks usually limited to only nonmagical versions of their monk weapons? I don't remember seeing that limitation anywhere and if they aren't normally resticted, I see no reason why this feat should have the restriction.

I think it looks fine. One new monk weapon isn't that big a deal.

And a nitpic Doc, it should be "sai" or "sais" not "sai's". You have a rogue apostrophe in there.

DC

 

[Crothian]

I'd allow this with no problem and I think the people of Wizards would agree. I say that becasue in one of the Dragon Magazines this exact feat exists.

 

[comrade raoul]

I think the Dragon Magazine version restricts it to light weapons. I don't think this is necessary, although I think my version of the feat would restrict it to all weapons whose size doesn't exceed your own. Monks with greatswords just seems like a little much for me, although I could perhaps be wrong.

I think this is a potentially very powerful feat, however; as an additional prerequisite, I'd require that the monk have Weapon Focus with the relevant weapon first. I'd also allow a character to take this feat with bastard swords when she is only proficient in the weapon as a martial weapon, although she'd lose the benefit of "Monk Weapon" if she tried to use her bastard sword with one hand.

 

[trentonjoe]

I think this is a potentially very powerful feat, however; as an additional prerequisite,I'd require that the monk have Weapon Focus with the relevant wapon first . I'd also allow a character to take this feat with bastard swords when she is only proficient in the weapon as a martial weapon, although she'd lose the benefit of "Monk Weapon" if she tried to use her bastard sword with one hand.

I second this. This way the monk has to blow throw 3 feats to use a non-monk weapon. Human monk could get this at 3rd level and non-humans would have to wait until 6th.


If I were playing a monk I would probably take Dodge, Mobility, and Expertise with my first few feats. To trade these for the ability to use a weapon with the Monk BAB seams fair.