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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Villano" data-source="post: 293214" data-attributes="member: 505">My ExperienceWhen 3E came out, I thought that the monk was the coolest class.  Unfortunately, one of the classes big weaknesses came out when I tried to create one.  I mostly play in point buy games, and the monk needs high scores in too any abilities.  It was a choice of good attacks and low AC or vice versa.I ended up playing clerics, fighters, samurai, and rangers (at least with them, you only need 1 or 2 high stats).Eventually, I join an online RttTotEE game.  It only lasted a short time.  We never made it past the dragon at the moathouse before the DM quit.  Anyway, the game was 4th level and very high point buy, so I ended up with 14 str, 18 dex, and 18 wis.  Plus I was a halfling, so I had an AC bonus.  I took dodge and moblity, figuring that I should make myself harder to hit since I didn't have that great of HP.The result?  Nobody could hit me, but I couldn't hit anything either.  I could only delay attacks until a fighter or whatever would show up and finish off the enemy.  I was reduced to mage bodyguard and was bored out of my mind.In retrospect, I should have ditched my mobility and taken a weapon finesse (although it still wouldn't have helped against damage reduction).  IMO, monks need a specialty.  They can't deal damage or cast spells, open locks, socialize, or heal, and if you need someone sneaky, you're better off with a rogue.  The problem is finding out what that specialty should be.  Perhaps focusing on their ki may be the, well, key.  Either give the monk a selection of bonus feats, like Ki Shout, or allow them to focus their ki power so many times a day for certain effects (healing, ability boosts, and, at later levels, possibly energy attacks). Oh, well, just a suggestion.</blockquote>

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