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<blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 387854" data-attributes="member: 527">I've played a PHB Monk up to 6th level; the one thing I really think I missed was taking Weapon Finesse at 3rd.&nbsp; I know it doesnt fit into your OA Feat chains, but, depending on how your ability stats work out, its something to seriously consider.&nbsp; For me, I started with 15 STR (+2) and 17 DEX (+3) and passed on Weapon Finesse at 3rd because I didnt think that adding +1 to my To-Hit was good enough.&nbsp; But then at 4th level, my ability point went into DEX, now suddenly Weapon Finesse was worth +2 to every attack.&nbsp; By 6th level, I get my second attack, which means that Flurry+Weapon Finesse is a total of +6 spread over 3 attacks.&nbsp; That ends up being a decent increase in a Monk's overall expected damage.-edit-I just noticed the second response talking about Weapon Finesse and &quot;low STR&quot; Monks.&nbsp; I really dont think of a 15 STR Monk as &quot;low&quot;, the thing is that over multiple attacks (a given with a Monk) the Weapon Finesse plusses really add up.&nbsp; Granted, 6th level is a big turning point, but at 5th level I was +3/+3 on a Flurry; at 6th I am +6/+6/+3 with the Flurry.&nbsp; Sure, a big part of that is the extra attack at 6th and +1BAB for levelling; but you cant sneeze at +2 to every single attack either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gizzard, post: 387854, member: 527"] I've played a PHB Monk up to 6th level; the one thing I really think I missed was taking Weapon Finesse at 3rd. I know it doesnt fit into your OA Feat chains, but, depending on how your ability stats work out, its something to seriously consider. For me, I started with 15 STR (+2) and 17 DEX (+3) and passed on Weapon Finesse at 3rd because I didnt think that adding +1 to my To-Hit was good enough. But then at 4th level, my ability point went into DEX, now suddenly Weapon Finesse was worth +2 to every attack. By 6th level, I get my second attack, which means that Flurry+Weapon Finesse is a total of +6 spread over 3 attacks. That ends up being a decent increase in a Monk's overall expected damage. -edit- I just noticed the second response talking about Weapon Finesse and "low STR" Monks. I really dont think of a 15 STR Monk as "low", the thing is that over multiple attacks (a given with a Monk) the Weapon Finesse plusses really add up. Granted, 6th level is a big turning point, but at 5th level I was +3/+3 on a Flurry; at 6th I am +6/+6/+3 with the Flurry. Sure, a big part of that is the extra attack at 6th and +1BAB for levelling; but you cant sneeze at +2 to every single attack either. [/QUOTE]

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