What to gestalt a monk with

[Nightfall]

Yeah well that's me. I live in Shadow and in the dark.

 

[TroyXavier]

I like Psychic Warrior, you get the feats, you get some nice powers, and you get wisdom synergy. Monk/PW to me is a lot of fun that also works really well.

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Just to clarify, but to get the most (mechanically) out of gestalt classes, what you're looking for is a minimum of overlap.

Minimum overlap, but you also want maximum synergy.

Monks have MAD, so your best bets are either classes that require some of the same stats, or classes that get extra mileage out of the Monk's stats.

Fighters and Psychic Warriors both have Armor Proficiencies that are useless to the Monk, but the Fighter can apply bonus feats (and full BAB) to the Monk's unarmed attacks. The Psychic Warrior, on the other hand, gets extra power points out of Wisdom and a lot of their powers are nasty effective for Monks-- like expansion.

The Monk in question also has a high Charisma, so can get away with the Paladin combination-- all Good saves plus Divine Grace is just sweet, and Wisdom controls Paladin spells.

Everyone telling him to go Druid, go Druid, is missing the point that while VoP Monks are kickass, and VoP Druids are kickass, VoP Monk/Druids are illegal because of alignment restrictions. (I waive them for my games, but not everyone does.) He also might very simply not want to play as a Druid, since it doesn't fit his character concept.

Monk/Cleric of Ilmater is alright-- divine spells based on Wisdom, and a Monk that can heal himself has a lot more staying power than a Monk that can't.

 

[Nightfall]

Kory's right, with decent CHA, and the fact monk's already get good saves, the divine grace addition is VERY cool. Plus at higher levels, with wholeness of self AND lay on hands, said PC can heal himself AND still have enough healing power to heal up injuried mates.

 

[Vurt]

My vote goes to monk/psychic warrior. With inertial armor, which lasts 1hr/level and if you fully augment, goes up +1 AC every 2 levels, and animal affinity for Dex AND Wisdom, you'll be nigh unhittable. And that's before magic items!

The two have excellent synergies.

Cheers,
Vurt