[3.5]Monk Weapons

[arguskos]

More specifically, is there a feat to make any one weapon a special monk weapon for the purposes of Flurry? I would like to make a custom double weapon a monk weapon for Flurry (the demon crook, if anyone read my weapons project (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149336) and knows that one).

[MeeposFire]

Yes there are a few off the top of my head I know there is one for longswords and another for mind blades. So if you want to make a feat for a new weapon that should be within bounds.

[CigarPete]

Anything is possible, but unarmed damage will outstrip any weapon pretty quickly, even when using a monk weapon. Unless you are houseruled to add monk damage to weapons, you will wind up dropping it 9/10 combats to hit harder with your flurry of misses.

[gorfnab]

Unorthodox Flurry - Dragon Magazine #279, Dungeon Compendium Vol. 1

[arguskos]

Anything is possible, but unarmed damage will outstrip any weapon pretty quickly, even when using a monk weapon. Unless you are houseruled to add monk damage to weapons, you will wind up dropping it 9/10 combats to hit harder with your flurry of misses.
If I was focusing Unarmed Damage, I'd agree with you. Since I'm not, and the NPC is dipping Monk 2 for some BAB (houseruled to be full BAB) and some free feats and a few other things, unarmed damage is not good enough to justify focusing on it.


Unorthodox Flurry - Dragon Magazine #279, Dungeon Compendium Vol. 1
That'd be amazing... but it's "choose a light weapon". :smallyuk: I might just houserule it in for "pick any one weapon you are proficient with, you can use that weapon".

Would such a decision be overpowered in any way? I can't personally see that it would be, but it might be. I dunno.

[SurlySeraph]

@^: You treat one end of a double weapon like a light weapon when you use both ends, so taking Unorthodox Flurry for a double weapon isn't too problematic by RAW.

"Any one weapon" could maaaybe be overpowered with, oh, a Fullblade or Goliath Greathammer or something, but it's really not a big problem.

[arguskos]

@^: You treat one end of a double weapon like a light weapon when you use both ends, so taking Unorthodox Flurry for a double weapon isn't too problematic by RAW.
That's... eeeeeeeh. That's shaky, IMO, but it *is* funny, and since I run of the rule of "if it's funny, it's good to go", we'll just roll with that.


"Any one weapon" could maaaybe be overpowered with, oh, a Fullblade or Goliath Greathammer or something, but it's really not a big problem.
Eh. There's easier ways to tack on attacks (TWF comes to mind, as does the hilarious lulz of Snap Kick), but fair enough.

Unorthodox Flurry it is!

[playswithfire]

Eberron set a precedent of sorts with the Double Steel Strike, Serpent Strike, and Whirling Steel Strike feats, each of which basically followed the format of

Prereqs: Proficiency with weapn, weapon focus(that weapon), flurry of blows
Benefit: Treat that weapon as a monk weapon

which can be generalized for any weapon, or possibly any non-exotic, since the three weapons (two-bladed sword, longsword, and longspear) they use were either martial or simple.

I don't know the details of Unorthodox flurry; it may be worded similarly

[dextercorvia]

Warblade's Weapon Aptitude or Aptitude weapon enhancement, combined with one of the eberron feats would do it.

[Thurbane]

I'm pretty sure there's a feat that does this in the Netbook of Feats. Homebrew, of course.