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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6554252" data-attributes="member: 6777052">There is a solution that is cheaper from a charop point of view and avoids agonising over the rules.1. Create the monkbear as a monster. Fluff says that these are the result of the souls of departed monks reincarnating as black bears. The stats block is the same as a black bear except that the multiattack is claw/claw/bite instead of just claw/bite, and the CR is increased from CR½ to CR1 because of that extra attack. Fluff says that the extra attack comes from the monkbear dimly remembering its monk training from before its reincarnation.Okay so far? It's a legit monster.2. Create a level-2 Moon Druid. Single-classed, no need to level-dip into Monk, so you can do this at first level-up. He can wildshape into a monkbear. It's a CR1 beast, he's a Moon Druid so he can do it at level 2. No argument.Even games that don't allow multiclassing can accommodate this solution.And it saves a level.And it's fun.Oh, and going by the video posted by [MENTION=19675]Dannyalcatraz[/MENTION], monkbears have proficiency in quarterstaff. And maybe get the Polearm Master feet, if you allow feets in your game.No, that wasn't a typo, it was a pun.Oh, never mind.</blockquote>