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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 67069" data-attributes="member: 2011">I also chime in on the no side for the reasons specified so far. It's basically a balance issue.Monks with ACs of 30+ makes them sub-Fighters with a lot of special abilities that Fighters cannot get whereas Monks can get most of the Fighter feats (just not as many).Currently, Monks are weaker than Fighters on AC, HPs, to hit, and the number of feats. For this, they get a lot of special abilities. Taking one of these four and partially negating it can have serious repercusions. Plus, adding a shield allows them to have "an extra magical item slot" with regard to special shield magic such as Fortification, Ghost Touch, or an Animated Shield.</blockquote>