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<blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 1167615" data-attributes="member: 13966"><p>Or I could suggest my Budoka class, a nonmagical version of the Monk.....</p><p> </p><p>[CODE]</p><p>[u][size=1][color=blue]BUDOKA[/color][/size]</p><p>[/u][size=1][b][color=red]HD:[/color][/b] d8.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Alignment:[/color][/b] Any.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Class Skills:[/color][/b] Balance, Bluff, Climb, Concentration, Hide, Iaijutsu Focus,[/size]</p><p>[size=1]Intimidate, Jump, Move Silently, Perform, Sense Motive, Swim, Tumble.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Skill Points:[/color][/b] 4 + Int mod.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Proficiencies:[/color][/b] Unarmed strikes, gauntlets, any one simple, martial,[/size]</p><p>[size=1]or exotic weapon.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Improved Unarmed Strike:[/color][/b] Free feat at 1st-level.[/size]</p><p>[b][size=1][color=red]Unarmed Prowess:[/color][/size][/b][size=1] Deals normal damage with unarmed strikes instead of[/size]</p><p>[size=1]subdual damage. Deals increased damage unarmed, with a greater threat[/size]</p><p>[size=1]range and critical multiplier. While unarmored and carrying no more than a[/size]</p><p>[size=1]light load, may use unarmed attack bonus and number of attacks if fighting[/size]</p><p>[size=1]unarmed or with appropriate weapons. May perform a flurry of blows when[/size]</p><p>[size=1]using unarmed strikes or particular martial artist weapons, while unarmored[/size]</p><p>[size=1]and carrying no more than a light load. On list below, the first number for[/size]</p><p>[size=1]unarmed strike damage is for Medium-sized Budoka, while the number after[/size]</p><p>[size=1]the slash is damage for Small-sized Budoka. Also on list below, for unarmed[/size]</p><p>[size=1]threat range and critical multiplier the numbers before the slash are threat[/size]</p><p>[size=1]range and numbers after the slash are the critical multiplier.[/size]</p><p>[b][size=1][color=red]Ki Swiftness (Ex):[/color][/size][/b][size=1] May act as though under a Haste spell for a total number[/size]</p><p>[size=1]of rounds per day equal to the Budoka's positive Wisdom modifier plus their[/size]</p><p>[size=1]positive Charisma modifier, to a maximum number of rounds per day equal to[/size]</p><p>[size=1]twice the Budoka's class level. May divide this time between multiple uses.[/size]</p><p>[size=1]This an extraordinary ability that takes a free action to perform, provoking[/size]</p><p>[size=1]no [/size][size=1]attacks of opportunity, but can only be activated on the Budoka's turn.[/size]</p><p>[size=1]Can [/size][size=1]only be used while unarmored and carrying no more than a light load.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]AC Bonuses (Ex):[/color][/b] Adds Wisdom bonus to AC alongside Dexterity bonus, but[/size]</p><p>[size=1]only loses Wisdom bonus to AC when immobilized or wearing armor. Also gains[/size]</p><p>[size=1]a +1 dodge bonus to AC at 1st-level, increases to +2 at 4th-level, +3 at 7th[/size]</p><p>[size=1]level, +4 at 10th-level, +5 at 13th-level, +6 at 16th-level, and +7 at 19th[/size]</p><p>[size=1]level. These bonuses only apply while unarmored and carrying no more than[/size]</p><p>[size=1]a [/size][size=1]light load.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Bonus Feats:[/color][/b] Gains a bonus martial arts feat every other level,[/size]</p><p>[size=1]starting [/size][size=1]at 1st.[/size]</p><p>[size=1][b][color=red]Fast Movement (Ex):[/color][/b] After reaching 2nd-level, gains a bonus to base[/size]</p><p>[size=1]speed, as long as they are unarmored and carry no more than a light [/size]load,</p><p>as an extraordinary ability. Speed bonus is +5 feet at 2nd-level, +10 feet</p><p>at 7th-level, +15 feet at 12th-level, and +20 feet at 17th-level.</p><p>[b][color=red]Stunning Fist:[/color][/b] Gains this feat for free at 4th-level, without needing to</p><p>meet the normal prerequisites.</p><p>[b][color=red]Monk Level Transparency:[/color][/b] Treat Budoka levels as Monk levels for</p><p>purposes of feat, skill, and item prerequisites, when desired.</p><p>[i][u][color=blue]The Budoka[/color][/u][/i]</p><p>[i][color=red]Class____Base____________Fort____Ref_____Will__ Special[/color][/i]</p><p>[i][color=red]Level____Attack Bonus____Save____Save____Save__ Abilities[/color]</p><p>[/i]1_________+0_____________+0______+2______+0___ Improved Unarmed</p><p>______________________________________________ Strike, Unarmed</p><p>______________________________________________ Prowess, Ki</p><p>______________________________________________ Swiftness, AC</p><p>______________________________________________ Bonuses, Bonus</p><p>______________________________________________ Feat</p><p>2_________+1_____________+0______+3______+0__ Fast Movement</p><p>3_________+2_____________+1______+3______+1__ Bonus Feat</p><p>4_________+3_____________+1______+4______+1__ Stunning Fist</p><p>5_________+3_____________+1______+4______+1__ Bonus Feat</p><p>6_________+4_____________+2______+5______+2</p><p>7_________+5_____________+2______+5______+2__ Bonus Feat</p><p>8_________+6/+1__________+2______+6______+2</p><p>9_________+6/+1__________+3______+6______+3__ Bonus Feat</p><p>10________+7/+2__________+3______+7______+3</p><p>11________+8/+3__________+3______+7______+3__ Bonus Feat</p><p>12________+9/+4__________+4______+8______+4</p><p>13________+9/+4__________+4______+8______+4__ Bonus Feat</p><p>14________+10/+5_________+4______+9______+4</p><p>15________+11/+6/+1______+5______+9______+5__ Bonus Feat</p><p>16________+12/+7/+2______+5______+10_____+5</p><p>17________+12/+7/+2______+5______+10_____+5__ Bonus Feat</p><p>18________+13/+8/+3______+6______+11_____+6</p><p>19________+14/+9/+4______+6______+11_____+6__ Bonus Feat</p><p>20________+15/+10/+5_____+6______+12_____+6</p><p>[i][u][color=blue]Budoka Unarmed/Unarmored Special Abilities[/color]</p><p>[/u][color=red]Class___Unarmed Attack______Unarmed_____Unarmed_________Unarmored____Unarmored[/color]</p><p>[color=red]Level___(Unarmored Only)____Damage____Threat/Critical___Speed Bonus____Dodge Bonus[/color]</p><p>[/i]1________+0________________1d6/1d4______20/x2___________+0 feet________+1</p><p>2________+1________________1d6/1d4______20/x2___________+5 feet________+1</p><p>3________+2________________1d6/1d4______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+1</p><p>4________+3________________1d6/1d4______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+2</p><p>5________+3________________1d8/1d6______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+2</p><p>6________+4/+1_____________1d8/1d6______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+2</p><p>7________+5/+2_____________1d8/1d6______19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+3</p><p>8________+6/+3_____________1d8/1d6______19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+3</p><p>9________+6/+3_____________1d10/1d8_____19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+3</p><p>10_______+7/+4/+1__________1d10/1d8_____19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+4</p><p>11_______+8/+5/+2__________1d10/1d8_____18-20/x3________+10 feet_______+4</p><p>12_______+9/+6/+3__________1d10/1d8_____18-20/x3________+15 feet_______+4</p><p>13_______+9/+6/+3__________2d6/1d10_____18-20/x3________+15 feet_______+5</p><p>14_______+10/+7/+4/+1______2d6/1d10_____18-20/x3________+15 feet_______+5</p><p>15_______+11/+8/+5/+2______2d6/1d10_____18-20/x4________+15 feet_______+5</p><p>16_______+12/+9/+6/+3______2d6/1d10_____18-20/x4________+15 feet_______+6</p><p>17_______+12/+9/+6/+3______4d4/2d6______18-20/x4________+20 feet_______+6</p><p>18_______+13/+10/+7/+4/+1___4d4/2d6______18-20/x4________+20 feet_______+6</p><p>19_______+14/+11/+8/+5/+2___4d4/2d6______17-20/x4________+20 feet_______+7</p><p>20_______+15/+12/+9/+6/+3___4d4/2d6______17-20/x4________+20 feet_______+7</p><p>[/CODE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arkhandus, post: 1167615, member: 13966"] Or I could suggest my Budoka class, a nonmagical version of the Monk..... [CODE] [u][size=1][color=blue]BUDOKA[/color][/size] [/u][size=1][b][color=red]HD:[/color][/b] d8.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Alignment:[/color][/b] Any.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Class Skills:[/color][/b] Balance, Bluff, Climb, Concentration, Hide, Iaijutsu Focus,[/size] [size=1]Intimidate, Jump, Move Silently, Perform, Sense Motive, Swim, Tumble.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Skill Points:[/color][/b] 4 + Int mod.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Proficiencies:[/color][/b] Unarmed strikes, gauntlets, any one simple, martial,[/size] [size=1]or exotic weapon.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Improved Unarmed Strike:[/color][/b] Free feat at 1st-level.[/size] [b][size=1][color=red]Unarmed Prowess:[/color][/size][/b][size=1] Deals normal damage with unarmed strikes instead of[/size] [size=1]subdual damage. Deals increased damage unarmed, with a greater threat[/size] [size=1]range and critical multiplier. While unarmored and carrying no more than a[/size] [size=1]light load, may use unarmed attack bonus and number of attacks if fighting[/size] [size=1]unarmed or with appropriate weapons. May perform a flurry of blows when[/size] [size=1]using unarmed strikes or particular martial artist weapons, while unarmored[/size] [size=1]and carrying no more than a light load. On list below, the first number for[/size] [size=1]unarmed strike damage is for Medium-sized Budoka, while the number after[/size] [size=1]the slash is damage for Small-sized Budoka. Also on list below, for unarmed[/size] [size=1]threat range and critical multiplier the numbers before the slash are threat[/size] [size=1]range and numbers after the slash are the critical multiplier.[/size] [b][size=1][color=red]Ki Swiftness (Ex):[/color][/size][/b][size=1] May act as though under a Haste spell for a total number[/size] [size=1]of rounds per day equal to the Budoka's positive Wisdom modifier plus their[/size] [size=1]positive Charisma modifier, to a maximum number of rounds per day equal to[/size] [size=1]twice the Budoka's class level. May divide this time between multiple uses.[/size] [size=1]This an extraordinary ability that takes a free action to perform, provoking[/size] [size=1]no [/size][size=1]attacks of opportunity, but can only be activated on the Budoka's turn.[/size] [size=1]Can [/size][size=1]only be used while unarmored and carrying no more than a light load.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]AC Bonuses (Ex):[/color][/b] Adds Wisdom bonus to AC alongside Dexterity bonus, but[/size] [size=1]only loses Wisdom bonus to AC when immobilized or wearing armor. Also gains[/size] [size=1]a +1 dodge bonus to AC at 1st-level, increases to +2 at 4th-level, +3 at 7th[/size] [size=1]level, +4 at 10th-level, +5 at 13th-level, +6 at 16th-level, and +7 at 19th[/size] [size=1]level. These bonuses only apply while unarmored and carrying no more than[/size] [size=1]a [/size][size=1]light load.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Bonus Feats:[/color][/b] Gains a bonus martial arts feat every other level,[/size] [size=1]starting [/size][size=1]at 1st.[/size] [size=1][b][color=red]Fast Movement (Ex):[/color][/b] After reaching 2nd-level, gains a bonus to base[/size] [size=1]speed, as long as they are unarmored and carry no more than a light [/size]load, as an extraordinary ability. Speed bonus is +5 feet at 2nd-level, +10 feet at 7th-level, +15 feet at 12th-level, and +20 feet at 17th-level. [b][color=red]Stunning Fist:[/color][/b] Gains this feat for free at 4th-level, without needing to meet the normal prerequisites. [b][color=red]Monk Level Transparency:[/color][/b] Treat Budoka levels as Monk levels for purposes of feat, skill, and item prerequisites, when desired. [i][u][color=blue]The Budoka[/color][/u][/i] [i][color=red]Class____Base____________Fort____Ref_____Will__ Special[/color][/i] [i][color=red]Level____Attack Bonus____Save____Save____Save__ Abilities[/color] [/i]1_________+0_____________+0______+2______+0___ Improved Unarmed ______________________________________________ Strike, Unarmed ______________________________________________ Prowess, Ki ______________________________________________ Swiftness, AC ______________________________________________ Bonuses, Bonus ______________________________________________ Feat 2_________+1_____________+0______+3______+0__ Fast Movement 3_________+2_____________+1______+3______+1__ Bonus Feat 4_________+3_____________+1______+4______+1__ Stunning Fist 5_________+3_____________+1______+4______+1__ Bonus Feat 6_________+4_____________+2______+5______+2 7_________+5_____________+2______+5______+2__ Bonus Feat 8_________+6/+1__________+2______+6______+2 9_________+6/+1__________+3______+6______+3__ Bonus Feat 10________+7/+2__________+3______+7______+3 11________+8/+3__________+3______+7______+3__ Bonus Feat 12________+9/+4__________+4______+8______+4 13________+9/+4__________+4______+8______+4__ Bonus Feat 14________+10/+5_________+4______+9______+4 15________+11/+6/+1______+5______+9______+5__ Bonus Feat 16________+12/+7/+2______+5______+10_____+5 17________+12/+7/+2______+5______+10_____+5__ Bonus Feat 18________+13/+8/+3______+6______+11_____+6 19________+14/+9/+4______+6______+11_____+6__ Bonus Feat 20________+15/+10/+5_____+6______+12_____+6 [i][u][color=blue]Budoka Unarmed/Unarmored Special Abilities[/color] [/u][color=red]Class___Unarmed Attack______Unarmed_____Unarmed_________Unarmored____Unarmored[/color] [color=red]Level___(Unarmored Only)____Damage____Threat/Critical___Speed Bonus____Dodge Bonus[/color] [/i]1________+0________________1d6/1d4______20/x2___________+0 feet________+1 2________+1________________1d6/1d4______20/x2___________+5 feet________+1 3________+2________________1d6/1d4______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+1 4________+3________________1d6/1d4______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+2 5________+3________________1d8/1d6______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+2 6________+4/+1_____________1d8/1d6______19-20/x2________+5 feet________+2 7________+5/+2_____________1d8/1d6______19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+3 8________+6/+3_____________1d8/1d6______19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+3 9________+6/+3_____________1d10/1d8_____19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+3 10_______+7/+4/+1__________1d10/1d8_____19-20/x3________+10 feet_______+4 11_______+8/+5/+2__________1d10/1d8_____18-20/x3________+10 feet_______+4 12_______+9/+6/+3__________1d10/1d8_____18-20/x3________+15 feet_______+4 13_______+9/+6/+3__________2d6/1d10_____18-20/x3________+15 feet_______+5 14_______+10/+7/+4/+1______2d6/1d10_____18-20/x3________+15 feet_______+5 15_______+11/+8/+5/+2______2d6/1d10_____18-20/x4________+15 feet_______+5 16_______+12/+9/+6/+3______2d6/1d10_____18-20/x4________+15 feet_______+6 17_______+12/+9/+6/+3______4d4/2d6______18-20/x4________+20 feet_______+6 18_______+13/+10/+7/+4/+1___4d4/2d6______18-20/x4________+20 feet_______+6 19_______+14/+11/+8/+5/+2___4d4/2d6______17-20/x4________+20 feet_______+7 20_______+15/+12/+9/+6/+3___4d4/2d6______17-20/x4________+20 feet_______+7 [/CODE] [/QUOTE]
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