SirNibbles
2023-03-03, 10:38 PM
List of PrCs that advance Monk class features:
Acolyte of the Fist - Dragon Magazine #283 - 3.0 content, doesn't translate well
Arcanopath Monk - Dragon Magazine #284 - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Cloud Anchorite - Frostburn - Bonus to speed is separate, not calculated by sum of Monk/CA levels
Disciple of the Eye - Races of the Dragon - Speed and Flurry of blows stack, UAS damage and armor bonus aren't advanced, gets Natural Armor bonus instead
Disciple of the Word - Tome of Magic - Advances everything: UAS, Speed, Armor, Flurry, Stunning Fist
Drunken Master - Complete Warrior - Doesn't advance any monk abilities, has separate AC bonus
Enlightened Fist - Complete Arcane - Advances everything except Flurry
Fist of the Forest - Complete Champion - Separate Unarmed Damage advancement that kind of stacks with Monk, separate stacking AC bonus and speed. Also has a stacking Ki strike advancement.
Fist of Zuoken - Expanded Psionics Handbook - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Henshin Mystic - Oriental Adventures - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Master of the North/East/South/West Wind - Dragon Magazine #314 - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Mindknight - Web content - Separate UAS advancement that doesn't stack, separate AC bonus advancement that does stack
Monk of the Enabled Hand - Dragon Magazine #299 - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Monk of the Long Death - Player's Guide to Faerūn - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Ninja of the Crescent Moon - Sword and Fist - AC Bonus stacks with monk levels
Sacred Fist - Complete Divine - Unarmed damage stacks with monk levels. Separate AC bonus and movement speed advancement that also stack.
Shadow Sun Ninja - Tome of Battle -Advances everything: UAS, Speed, Armor, Flurry, Stunning Fist
Shen - Dragon Magazine #319 - Unarmed Damage and AC stack with monk levels.
Shintao Monk - Oriental Adventures - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Shou Disciple - Unapproachable East - Allows Flurry with non-monk weapons, separate UAS damage that doesn't stack with Monk
Sun Soul Monk - City of Splendors: Waterdeep - Unarmed Damage, AC, Speed and Flurry stack with monk levels; can flurry with light mace
Tattooed Monk - Complete Warrior - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
I know I missed some, feel free to fill in.
I was going to argue that most of these classes should just be alternate class features for the sake of simplicity but honestly I think it's fine if they're separate. Also the fact that UAS damage caps at 20 means a lot of those that don't advance UAS and instead give you casting or the ability to solve problems besides punching things harder are more worthwhile. I don' t really know what the point of this thread is.
Acolyte of the Fist - Dragon Magazine #283 - 3.0 content, doesn't translate well
Arcanopath Monk - Dragon Magazine #284 - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Cloud Anchorite - Frostburn - Bonus to speed is separate, not calculated by sum of Monk/CA levels
Disciple of the Eye - Races of the Dragon - Speed and Flurry of blows stack, UAS damage and armor bonus aren't advanced, gets Natural Armor bonus instead
Disciple of the Word - Tome of Magic - Advances everything: UAS, Speed, Armor, Flurry, Stunning Fist
Drunken Master - Complete Warrior - Doesn't advance any monk abilities, has separate AC bonus
Enlightened Fist - Complete Arcane - Advances everything except Flurry
Fist of the Forest - Complete Champion - Separate Unarmed Damage advancement that kind of stacks with Monk, separate stacking AC bonus and speed. Also has a stacking Ki strike advancement.
Fist of Zuoken - Expanded Psionics Handbook - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Henshin Mystic - Oriental Adventures - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Master of the North/East/South/West Wind - Dragon Magazine #314 - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Mindknight - Web content - Separate UAS advancement that doesn't stack, separate AC bonus advancement that does stack
Monk of the Enabled Hand - Dragon Magazine #299 - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Monk of the Long Death - Player's Guide to Faerūn - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Ninja of the Crescent Moon - Sword and Fist - AC Bonus stacks with monk levels
Sacred Fist - Complete Divine - Unarmed damage stacks with monk levels. Separate AC bonus and movement speed advancement that also stack.
Shadow Sun Ninja - Tome of Battle -Advances everything: UAS, Speed, Armor, Flurry, Stunning Fist
Shen - Dragon Magazine #319 - Unarmed Damage and AC stack with monk levels.
Shintao Monk - Oriental Adventures - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
Shou Disciple - Unapproachable East - Allows Flurry with non-monk weapons, separate UAS damage that doesn't stack with Monk
Sun Soul Monk - City of Splendors: Waterdeep - Unarmed Damage, AC, Speed and Flurry stack with monk levels; can flurry with light mace
Tattooed Monk - Complete Warrior - Unarmed Damage, AC, and Speed stack with monk levels
I know I missed some, feel free to fill in.
I was going to argue that most of these classes should just be alternate class features for the sake of simplicity but honestly I think it's fine if they're separate. Also the fact that UAS damage caps at 20 means a lot of those that don't advance UAS and instead give you casting or the ability to solve problems besides punching things harder are more worthwhile. I don' t really know what the point of this thread is.