Monk

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For the truly exemplary, martial skill transcends the battlefield—it is a lifestyle, a doctrine, a state of mind. These warrior-artists search out methods of battle beyond swords and shields, finding weapons within themselves just as capable of crippling or killing as any blade. These monks (so called since they adhere to ancient philosophies and strict martial disciplines) elevate their bodies to become weapons of war, from battle-minded ascetics to self-taught brawlers. Monks tread the path of discipline, and those with the will to endure that path discover within themselves not what they are, but what they are meant to be.

Role: Monks excel at overcoming even the most daunting perils, striking where it’s least expected, and taking advantage of enemy vulnerabilities. Fleet of foot and skilled in combat, monks can navigate any battlefield with ease, aiding allies wherever they are needed most.

Alignment: Any lawful

Hit Die: d8

Starting Wealth: 1d6 × 10 gp (average 35 gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less.

Class Skills

The monk’s class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Stealth (Dex), and Swim (Str).

Skill Ranks per Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Table: Monk
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special Flurry of Blows Attack Bonus Unarmed Damage AC Bonus Fast Movement
1st +0 +2 +2 +2 Bonus feat, flurry of blows, stunning fist, unarmed strike –1/–1 1d6 +0 +0 ft.
2nd +1 +3 +3 +3 Bonus feat, evasion +0/+0 1d6 +0 +0 ft.
3rd +2 +3 +3 +3 Fast movement, maneuver training, still mind +1/+1 1d6 +0 +10 ft.
4th +3 +4 +4 +4 Ki pool (magic), slow fall 20 ft. +2/+2 1d8 +1 +10 ft.
5th +3 +4 +4 +4 High jump, purity of body +3/+3 1d8 +1 +10 ft.
6th +4 +5 +5 +5 Bonus feat, slow fall 30 ft. +4/+4/–1 1d8 +1 +20 ft.
7th +5 +5 +5 +5 Ki pool (cold iron/silver), wholeness of body +5/+5/+0 1d8 +1 +20 ft.
8th +6/+1 +6 +6 +6 Slow fall 40 ft. +6/+6/+1/+1 1d10 +2 +20 ft.
9th +6/+1 +6 +6 +6 Improved evasion +7/+7/+2/+2 1d10 +2 +30 ft.
10th +7/+2 +7 +7 +7 Bonus feat, Ki pool (lawful), slow fall 50 ft. +8/+8/+3/+3 1d10 +2 +30 ft.
11th +8/+3 +7 +7 +7 Diamond body +9/+9/+4/+4/–1 1d10 +2 +30 ft.
12th +9/+4 +8 +8 +8 Abundant step, slow fall 60 ft. +10/+10/+5/+5/+0 2d6 +3 +40 ft.
13th +9/+4 +8 +8 +8 Diamond soul +11/+11/+6/+6/+1 2d6 +3 +40 ft.
14th +10/+5 +9 +9 +9 Bonus feat, slow fall 70 ft. +12/+12/+7/+7/+2 2d6 +3 +40 ft.
15th +11/+6/+1 +9 +9 +9 Quivering palm +13/+13/+8/+8/+3/+3 2d6 +3 +50 ft.
16th +12/+7/+2 +10 +10 +10 Ki pool (adamantine), slow fall 80 ft. +14/+14/+9/+9/+4/+4/–1 2d8 +4 +50 ft.
17th +12/+7/+2 +10 +10 +10 Timeless body, tongue of the sun and moon +15/+15/+10/+10/+5/+5/+0 2d8 +4 +50 ft.
18th +13/+8/+3 +11 +11 +11 Bonus feat, slow fall 90 ft. +16/+16/+11/+11/+6/+6/+1 2d8 +4 +60 ft.
19th +14/+9/+4 +11 +11 +11 Empty body +17/+17/+12/+12/+7/+7/+2 2d8 +4 +60 ft.
20th +15/+10/+5 +12 +12 +12 Perfect self, slow fall any distance +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+8/+3 2d10 +5 +60 ft.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the monk.

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Weapon Proficiency

Monks are proficient with the brass knuckles, cestus, club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shortspear, short sword, shuriken, siangham, sling, spear and temple sword.

Armor and Shield Proficiency: Monks are not proficient with any armor or shields. When wearing armor, using a shield, or carrying a medium or heavy load, a monk loses his AC bonus, as well as his fast movement and flurry of blows abilities.

AC Bonus (Ex)

When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk adds his Wisdom bonus (if any) to his AC and his CMD. In addition, a monk gains a +1 bonus to AC and CMD at 4th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every four monk levels thereafter, up to a maximum of +5 at 20th level.

These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when the monk is flat-footed. He loses these bonuses when he is immobilized or helpless, when he wears any armor, when he carries a shield, or when he carries a medium or heavy load.

Flurry of Blows (Ex)

FAQ

The monk rules for flurry of blows state: “For the purpose of these attacks, the monk’s base attack bonus is equal to his monk level.” How does this interact with BAB from class levels and racial Hit Dice? Does a multiclassed fighter 19/monk 1 flurry as if his BAB were only +1?

A monk using flurry treats his BAB from monk levels as equal to his monk level. He still adds BAB from other sources (such as other classes or racial Hit Dice) normally to this total.

So a fighter 19/monk 1 has a normal BAB of +19. When he flurries, he treats his monk BAB as +1 (for his 1 level of monk) and still gets BAB +19 from his fighter levels, for a total flurry BAB of +20.

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When I use flurry of blows, can I make all of the attacks with just one weapon, or do I have to use two, as implied by the ability functioning similarly to Two-Weapon Fighting?

You can make all of your attacks with a single monk weapon. Alternatively, you can replace any number of these attacks with an unarmed strike. This FAQ specifically changes a previous ruling made in the blog concerning this issue.

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Starting at 1st level, a monk can make a flurry of blows as a full-attack action.

When doing so, he may make one additional attack, taking a –2 penalty on all of his attack rolls, as if using the Two-Weapon Fighting feat. These attacks can be any combination of unarmed strikes and attacks with a monk special weapon (he does not need to use two weapons to utilize this ability).

For the purpose of these attacks, the monk’s base attack bonus from his monk class levels is equal to his monk level. For all other purposes, such as qualifying for a feat or a prestige class, the monk uses his normal base attack bonus.

At 8th level, the monk can make two additional attacks when he uses flurry of blows, as if using Improved Two-Weapon Fighting (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat).

At 15th level, the monk can make three additional attacks using flurry of blows, as if using Greater Two-Weapon Fighting (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat).

A monk applies his full Strength bonus to his damage rolls for all successful attacks made with flurry of blows, whether the attacks are made with an off-hand or with a weapon wielded in both hands. A monk may substitute disarm, sunder, and trip combat maneuvers for unarmed attacks as part of a flurry of blows. A monk cannot use any weapon other than an unarmed strike or a special monk weapon as part of a flurry of blows. A monk with natural weapons cannot use such weapons as part of a flurry of blows, nor can he make natural attacks in addition to his flurry of blows attacks.

Unarmed Strike

At 1st level, a monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. A monk’s attacks may be with fist, elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk may make unarmed strikes with his hands full. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. A monk may thus apply his full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all his unarmed strikes.

Usually a monk’s unarmed strikes deal lethal damage, but he can choose to deal nonlethal damage instead with no penalty on his attack roll. He has the same choice to deal lethal or nonlethal damage while grappling.

A monk’s unarmed strike is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons.

A monk also deals more damage with his unarmed strikes than a normal person would, as shown above on Table: Monk. The unarmed damage values listed on Table: Monk are for Medium monks. A Small monk deals less damage than the amount given there with his unarmed attacks, while a Large monk deals more damage; see Table: Small or Large Monk Unarmed Damage.

Table: Small or Large Monk Unarmed Damage
Level Damage (Small monk) Damage (Large monk)
1st–3rd 1d4 1d8
4th–7th 1d6 2d6
8th–11th 1d8 2d8
12th–15th 1d10 3d6
16th–19th 2d6 3d8
20th 2d8 4d8

Bonus Feat

At 1st level, 2nd level, and every 4 levels thereafter, a monk may select a bonus feat. These feats must be taken from the following list:

Catch Off-Guard, Combat Reflexes, Deflect Arrows, Dodge, Improved Grapple, Scorpion Style, and Throw Anything.

At 6th level, the following feats are added to the list:

Gorgon’s Fist, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Disarm, Improved Feint, Improved Trip, and Mobility.

At 10th level, the following feats are added to the list:

Improved Critical, Medusa’s Wrath, Snatch Arrows, and Spring Attack.

A monk need not have any of the prerequisites normally required for these feats to select them.

Stunning Fist (Ex)

At 1st level, the monk gains Stunning Fist as a bonus feat, even if he does not meet the prerequisites. The monk may attempt a stunning attack a number of times per day equal to his monk level, plus one more time per day for every four levels he has in classes other than monk.

At 4th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, the monk gains the ability to apply a new condition to the target of his Stunning Fist. This condition replaces stunning the target for 1 round, and a successful saving throw still negates the effect.

At 4th level, he can choose to make the target fatigued.

At 8th level, he can make the target sickened for 1 minute.

At 12th level, he can make the target staggered for 1d6+1 rounds.

At 16th level, he can permanently blind or deafen the target.

At 20th level, he can paralyze the target for 1d6+1 rounds.

The monk must choose which condition will apply before the attack roll is made. These effects do not stack with themselves (a creature sickened by Stunning Fist cannot become nauseated if hit by Stunning Fist again), but additional hits do increase the duration.

Evasion (Ex)

At 2nd level or higher, a monk can avoid damage from many area-effect attacks. If a monk makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if a monk is wearing light armor or no armor. A helpless monk does not gain the benefit of evasion.

Fast Movement (Ex)

At 3rd level, a monk gains an enhancement bonus to his land speed, as shown on Table: monk. A monk in armor or carrying a medium or heavy load loses this extra speed.

Maneuver Training (Ex)

At 3rd level, a monk uses his monk level in place of his base attack bonus when calculating his Combat Maneuver Bonus. Base attack bonuses granted from other classes are unaffected and are added normally.

Still Mind (Ex)

A monk of 3rd level or higher gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells and effects.

Ki Pool (Su)

At 4th level, a monk gains a pool of ki points, supernatural energy he can use to accomplish amazing feats. The number of points in a monk’s ki pool is equal to 1/2 his monk level + his Wisdom modifier. As long as he has at least 1 point in his ki pool, he can make a ki strike.

  • At 4th level, ki strike allows his unarmed attacks to be treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
  • At 7th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as cold iron and silver for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
  • At 10th level, his unarmed attacks are also treated as lawful weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
  • At 16th level, his unarmed attacks are treated as adamantine weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction and bypassing hardness.

By spending 1 point from his ki pool, a monk can do one of the following:

  • Make one additional attack at his highest attack bonus when making a flurry of blows attack, or
  • Increase his speed by 20 feet for 1 round, or
  • Give himself a +4 dodge bonus to AC for 1 round.

Each of these powers is activated as a swift action.

The ki pool is replenished each morning after 8 hours of rest or meditation; these hours do not need to be consecutive.

Slow Fall (Ex)

At 4th level or higher, a monk within arm’s reach of a wall can use it to slow his descent. When first gaining this ability, he takes damage as if the fall were 20 feet shorter than it actually is. The monk’s ability to slow his fall (that is, to reduce the effective distance of the fall when next to a wall) improves with his monk level until at 20th level he can use a nearby wall to slow his descent and fall any distance without harm.

High Jump (Ex)

At 5th level, a monk adds his level to all Acrobatics checks made to jump, both for vertical jumps and horizontal jumps. In addition, he always counts as having a running start when making jump checks using Acrobatics. By spending 1 point from his ki pool as a swift action, a monk gains a +20 bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump for 1 round.

Purity of Body (Ex)

At 5th level, a monk gains immunity to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases.

Wholeness of Body (Su)

At 7th level or higher, a monk can heal his own wounds as a standard action. He can heal a number of hit points of damage equal to his monk level by using 2 points from his ki pool.

Improved Evasion (Ex)

At 9th level, a monk’s evasion ability improves. He still takes no damage on a successful Reflex saving throw against attacks, but henceforth he takes only half damage on a failed save. A helpless monk does not gain the benefit of improved evasion.

Diamond Body (Su)

At 11th level, a monk gains immunity to poisons of all kinds.

Abundant Step (Su)

At 12th level or higher, a monk can slip magically between spaces, as if using the spell dimension door. Using this ability is a move action that consumes 2 points from his ki pool. His caster level for this effect is equal to his monk level. He cannot take other creatures with him when he uses this ability.

Diamond Soul (Ex)

At 13th level, a monk gains spell resistance equal to his current monk level + 10. In order to affect the monk with a spell, a spellcaster must get a result on a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) that equals or exceeds the monk’s spell resistance.

Quivering Palm (Su)

Starting at 15th level, a monk can set up vibrations within the body of another creature that can thereafter be fatal if the monk so desires. He can use this quivering palm attack once per day, and he must announce his intent before making his attack roll. Creatures immune to critical hits cannot be affected. Otherwise, if the monk strikes successfully and the target takes damage from the blow, the quivering palm attack succeeds. Thereafter, the monk can try to slay the victim at any later time, as long as the attempt is made within a number of days equal to his monk level. To make such an attempt, the monk merely wills the target to die (a free action), and unless the target makes a Fortitude saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 the monk’s level + the monk’s Wis modifier), it dies. If the saving throw is successful, the target is no longer in danger from that particular quivering palm attack, but it may still be affected by another one at a later time. A monk can have no more than 1 quivering palm in effect at one time. If a monk uses quivering palm while another is still in effect, the previous effect is negated.

Timeless Body (Ex)

At 17th level, a monk no longer takes penalties to his ability scores for aging and cannot be magically aged. Any such penalties that he has already taken, however, remain in place. Age bonuses still accrue, and the monk still dies of old age when his time is up.

Tongue of the Sun and Moon (Ex)

A monk of 17th level or higher can speak with any living creature.

Empty Body (Su)

At 19th level, a monk gains the ability to assume an ethereal state for 1 minute as though using the spell etherealness. Using this ability is a move action that consumes 3 points from his ki pool. This ability only affects the monk and cannot be used to make other creatures ethereal.

Perfect Self

At 20th level, a monk becomes a magical creature. He is forevermore treated as an outsider rather than as a humanoid (or whatever the monk’s creature type was) for the purpose of spells and magical effects. Additionally, the monk gains damage reduction 10/chaotic, which allows him to ignore the first 10 points of damage from any attack made by a nonchaotic weapon or by any natural attack made by a creature that doesn’t have similar damage reduction. Unlike other outsiders, the monk can still be brought back from the dead as if he were a member of his previous creature type.

Alternative Capstone Ability

Source PPC:CoL

When a character reaches the 20th level of a class, she gains a powerful class feature or ability, sometimes referred to as a capstone. When a character reaches 20th level in this class, the following new ability can be selected instead of the standard 20th level class ability which would normally be gained. In some cases, a capstone specifies what ability it replaces. A character can’t select an alternative capstone if she has previously traded away her class capstone via an archetype. Clerics and wizards can receive a capstone at 20th level, despite not having one to begin with.

Old Master (Ex)

At 20th level, the monk has reached the highest levels of his martial arts school. The monk gains one additional attack at his highest base attack bonus when using flurry of blows, and his dodge bonus to AC increases by 2.

Ex-Monks

A monk who becomes nonlawful cannot gain new levels as a monk but retains all monk abilities.

Favored Class Bonuses

Instead of receiving an additional skill rank or hit point whenever they gain a level in a favored class, some races have the option of choosing from a number of other bonuses, depending upon their favored classes. The following options are available to the listed race who have monk as their favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the listed favored class reward.

Table: Alternate Favored Class Bonuses
Race Bonus Source
Paizo
Core Races
Dwarf Reduce the Hardness of any object made of clay, stone, or metal by 1 whenever the object is struck by the monk’s unarmed strike (minimum of 0). ARG
Elf Add +1 to the monk’s base speed. In combat this option has no effect unless the monk has selected it five times (or another increment of five). This bonus stacks with the monk’s fast movement class feature and applies under the same conditions as that feature. ARG
Gnome Add +1 to the monk’s Acrobatics check bonus gained by spending a ki pool point. A monk must be at least 5th level to select this benefit. ARG
Half-Elf Add +½ on Escape Artist checks and on Acrobatics checks to cross narrow surfaces. ARG
Half-Orc Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a grapple and +½ to the number of stunning attack attempts per day. ARG
Halfling Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a grapple and +½ to the number of stunning attack attempts per day. PRG:APG
Human Add +¼ point to the monk‘s ki pool. PRG:APG
Other Races
Hobgoblin Add a +¼ bonus on combat maneuver checks made to grapple or trip. ARG
Kobold Add +1/3 to the monk’s AC bonus class ability. ARG
Nagaji Add +¼ point to the monk‘s ki pool. ARG
Oread Add +1/3 on critical hit confirmation rolls made with unarmed strikes (maximum bonus of +5). This bonus does not stack with Critical Focus. ARG
Ratfolk Add +1 feet to the speed the monk can move while making a Stealth check without taking a penalty. This has no effect unless the monk has selected this reward five times (or another increment of five). This does not allow the monk to use Stealth while running or charging. ARG
Samsaran Add a +½ bonus on the monk’s saving throws to resist death attacks. ARG
Strix Add +¼ point to the monk‘s ki pool. ARG
Suli Add +½ point of damage to elemental assault. ARG
Tengu Add +¼ point to the monk‘s ki pool. ARG
Undine Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a grapple and +? to the number of stunning attack attempts per day. ARG
Vanara Add a +1 bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump. ARG
3rd Party Publishers
Jon Brazer Enterprises
Android Add +1/3 to the monk’s initiative when the monk is not holding anything in his hands (maximum bonus of +5). This bonus does not stack with Improved Initiative. JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Catfolk Add +5 feet to the distance by which fall damage is reduced when the monk uses the slow fall ability. This bonus cannot improve the total amount of the monk’s slow fall distance reduction by more than 1.5 times its normal granted distance (ex. 30 feet maximum reduced at 4th level, up to 135 feet maximum at 18th level). JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Changeling The monk gains +1/6 of a new ninja trick. JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Dhampir Add +¼ to the damage of an unarmed strike. JBE:BoHRC
Drow Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a dirty trick and +½ to the number of stunning attacks he can attempt per day. JBE:BoHRC
Duergar Reduce the Hardness of any object made of clay, stone, or metal by 1 whenever the object is struck by the monk’s unarmed strike (minimum of 0). JBE:BoHRC
Fetchling Add +¼ point to the monk’s ki pool. JBE:BoHRC
Orc Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a grapple and +½ to the number of stunning attacks he can attempt per day. JBE:BoHRC
Tiefling Add +¼ to the number of times per day the monk can use Stunning Fist. JBE:BoHRC
Wayang Add a +? bonus to the DC of a Stunning Fist attempt. JBE:BoHRC
Rogue Genius Games
Asterions +? to CMD. (+1 to CMD for every three times you select this option.) RGG:HHO

Archetypes & Alternate Class Features

When a character selects a class, he must choose to use the standard class features found or those listed in one of the archetypes presented here. Each alternate class feature replaces a specific class feature from its parent class. For example, the elemental fist class feature of the monk of the four winds replaces the stunning fist class feature of the monk. When an archetype includes multiple class features, a character must take all of them—often blocking the character from ever gaining certain familiar class features, but replacing them with equally powerful options. All of the other class features found in the core class and not mentioned among the alternate class features remain unchanged and are acquired normally when the character reaches the appropriate level (unless noted otherwise). A character who takes an alternate class feature does not count as having the class feature that was replaced when meeting any requirements or prerequisites.

A character can take more than one archetype and garner additional alternate class features, but none of the alternate class features can replace or alter the same class feature from the core class as another alternate class feature. For example, a paladin could not be both a hospitaler and an undead scourge since they both modify the smite evil class feature and both replace the aura of justice class feature. A paladin could, however, be both an undead scourge and a warrior of the holy light, since none of their new class features replace the same core class feature.

Monks are martial mystics. Through mediation and discipline, and sometimes by way of secrets passed down for generations within a monastery, a monk progresses toward his perfect self—along the way turning his body into an astonishing fighting machine. But though some masters would lead their students to think otherwise, the path toward the perfect self isn’t set. Different monks confront the road to enlightenment in different ways, and sometimes even with different goals, from harmony with the universe to physical perfection and immortality.

The themes and alternate class features presented below introduce not only variations in fighting techniques, but alternate philosophies for monks seeking perfection.

Table: Archetypes / Alternate Class Features
Archetype / Alternate Class Features Class Features Replaced
Class Skills Weapon & Armor AC Bonus Bonus Feat Flurry of Blows Unarmed Strike Stunning Fist Evasion Fast Movement Maneuver Training Still Mind Ki Pool Slow Fall High Jump Purity of Body Wholeness of Body Improved Evasion Diamond Body Abundant Step Diamond Soul Quivering Palm Timeless Body Tongue of the Sun and Moon Empty Body Perfect Self
1 2 6 10 14 18
Paizo
Black Asp                       X       X   (X) (X)   (X)   (X) (X) (X) (X)   (X) (X)  
Brazen Disciple C     X C X C C C             X               X           X
Disciple of Wholeness                                 C     X     X   X          
Drunken Master                               X       X     X   X       X  
Far Strike Monk   C   C   C C     C   X       X C     X     X              
Flowing Monk       C X C C C C     X   X                 X     X        
Hamatulatsu Master                       C         C     X                    
Harrow Warden   C                   X                   X X     X        
Hungry Ghost Monk                       X               X X   X   X          
Invested Regent       X (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)                                          
Karmic Monk C                     X       X C C       X               C
Kata Master                       X       X C       X         X        
Ki Mystic                               X C     X     X   X       X  
Maneuver Master       C C C C C C X           X   X   X     X     X        
Martial Artist                               X X X   X X   X   X C X X X X
Master of Many Styles       X X X X X X X                                       X
Monk of the Empty Hand   X       C C C C C           X C     X     X              
Monk of the Four Winds                       X                       X     X     X
Monk of the Healing Hand                                         X   X     X       X
Monk of the Iron Mountain                         X         X X     X           X    
Monk of the Lotus                       X                       X   X   X    
Monk of the Mantis         X X X X X                       X   X   X C        
Monk of the Seven Winds                       X     X                 X   X        
Perfect Scholar C                             X   X                   X   C
Qinggong Monk                                   (X) (X)   (X)   (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Sage Counselor C     X X X X     C             C                          
Scaled Fist       C C C C C C           X X                   X        
Scarred Monk                                 C   X   X     X         X  
Sensei C       X X     X X     X X               X                
Serpent Fire Adept C     X X X X X X     X           X X   X                  
Sohei C X   C C C C C C C X X   X       X   X     X X   X X X    
Spirit Master                             X X       X X         X     X X
Terra-Cotta Monk                         X           X     X   X   X     X  
Tetori       X X X X X X X C             X X     X   X X   X X X  
Weapon Adept                       X X                 X         X     X
Wildcat                               X X X X     X   X X       X  
Windstep Master                       X         C X                        
Zen Archer   C   X X X X X X C   X X   X X C     X   X X         X    
Monk Vows                               X                            
Racial Archetypes – The following class archetypes are available to members of the listed race.
                                                             
Contemplative
(Dwarf)
                      X                 X                  
Gray Disciple (Duergar)           X                   X   X X   X     X   X   X X  
Ironskin Monk (Hobgoblin)       C C C C C C       X X     C X X     X           X   X
Nimble Guardian (Catfolk)                         X     X       X X X                
Student of Stone
(Oread)
      C C C C C C       X X         X     X   X            
Treetop Monk (Vanara)                               X       X       X            
Underfoot Adept (Halfling)       X               X             X                      
Wanderer (Human) X     X                       X   X X   X     X X          
3rd Party Publishers
4 Winds Fantasy Gaming
Wall Climbing                                   X                        
Ascension Games, LLC
Monk of the Eclipsing Moon C     X X X X X X             X C X X         C       X    
Zen Marksman   C   X X X X X X C   X     X X C       X   X     X   X X  
Everyman Gaming, LLC
Kyuubi Visionary (Kitsune)       C C C C C C     X                 X     X            
Fire Mountain Games
Hand of Tyranny                       X                 X             X    
Flaming Crab Games
Gunmetal Mystic   C   X X X X X X     X     X   C X     X   X     X     X  
ICOSA Entertainment
Widowman                                                            
Radiance House
Empyrean Friar C                     X   X X       X   X X X   X X X   X  
Rite Publishing
War Scholar                                                            
Rogue Genius Games
Air Master         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Blacksnake         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Cloakfighter         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Harrier         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Physical Exemplar         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Spellhammer         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Weapon Champion         X         X             X       X     X         X  
Youxia         X         X             X       X     X         X  
X=replaced, (X)=Optional replacement, C=changed, 1=archetype package 1, 2=archetype package 2
Spes Magna Games
Telekinetic Monk C     X X X X X X X   X     X       X   X                  

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Section 15: Copyright Notice

Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. © 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.

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