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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 2721887" data-attributes="member: 1515">In 3.0, monks' unarmed strikes became higher "plusses", for purposes of overcoming Damage Reduction, as they went up in level (the "ki strike" ability).  His hands are +1 weapons at 10th level, and +2 weapons at 13th level.  In 3.0, the monk's belt does nothing to increase the effective level of the ki strike ability.  So, in 3.0, the answer is, "no."In 3.5, it works differently.  Stone golems have DR 10 / adamantine.  A 9th level monk's ki strike ability allows him to overcome damage reduction of "magic" (gained at 4th level).  (Ki strike also gives you "lawful" at 10th level.)  Ki strike does eventually grant the ability to overcome DR / adamantine, but not until the monk is 16th level.  In 3.5, the monk's belt increases the monk's unarmed strike damage and AC, as if he were five level higher, but again, doesn't grant any other additional / improved monk class abilities.So, in 3.5, too, the answer is, "no," but as the DR number is substantially lower (a change that was made more-or-less across the board in 3.5), at least *some* of the damage might get through.</blockquote>