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Aardwolf Player Class Proposal - The Monk

"...and then in what seemed to be an instant, the old mans hands flew towards his opponent. One striking the head, the other landing squarely on the young students chest. A dry snap was heard, and the blood began to pour from the student's face. Later, I found out that the young man suffered 3 broken ribs and nose. I learned that day that you do not cross the master."

Monks train for years, honing their bodies and minds to defend
themselves. They place their faith in their skills, learning to defeat oppenents with their bare hands rather then weapons. They are one with the world around them.

Monk Class Skills

The monk's skills are broken down into differnent styles of combat, each having their own
benefits and drawbacks. The Styles are of Dragon, Tiger, Praying Mantis, and Monkey (gainable groups).

Special Monk Skills

Monks have a few unique attacks that come from their years of training. They do not use weapons but rather rely on the skills and techniques they learnt to defeat their enemies. If a monk ever were to take up a weapon, he/she would not be able to attack as quickly, and not be able to position themselves for an advantage oin combat. Thus, many monks abstain from weapons and use their bodies alone as weapons.

Grappling: Monks have a special combat technique which allow them to direct the flow of combat. When a monk uses and succeeds with a grapple attempt, the monk can take very few actions while maintaing the hold. (No Physical Attacks / No Offensive Spells). The monk can release the hold at any time (grapples can be held through many rounds of combat).

Combat Styles: Before combat, a monk can determine how he/she wishes to fight. This "fighting sytle" is automatic when declared. A monk, while fighting can change combat styles, however they do require some time to reposition themselves and re-align their footing before any extra actions may be taken.

Combat Ablities: Monks are also very good at following up attacks with another. For example, a simple kick may allow the monk to follow up with several other attacks that if the oppurtunity presents itself.

Monkey Style: These are the skills that fall under the monkey school of fighting. The monkey style conatins many different grapples and combat ablities...
Headlock (Grapple): Opponents' spells miscast 25% more often, and reduces their mp per round.
Chicken Wing (Grapple): Opponent takes damage per round, and does not heal during ticks.
Arm Bar (Grapple): Opponents' strength and constitution are reduced steadily.
Choke Hold (Grapple): No initial effect, when hold is released, there is a chance for calm and sleep to be cast upon the opponent. (chance of sleep and calm increase as hold duration increaces)
Enhanced Trip (Automatic): A succeesful trip attack allows the monk to follow with a punch attack.
Variable Fist (Combat Stance): Allows the monk's hand to hand attacks to change to opponents vuln.

Dragon Style: The Dragon style bases it's style in combat skills. The dragon skill focuses on powerful attacks and kicks that represent the lashing and whiplike tail of the dragon. Kicks from a dragon are particularly brutal, as they allow for combination attacks (for example Side Kick -> Front Kick -> Kick)
Kick (Combat Skill): As per the Warrior Skill
Front Kick (Combat Skill): Luck based chance to do lower kick attack.
Side Kick (Combat Skill): Luck based chance to do lower kick attack.
Sweep Kick (Combat Skill): Trips opponent. Luck based chance to do lower kick attack.
Roundhouse Kick (Combat Skill): Luck based chance to do lower kick attack.
Final Kick (Comabt Skill): Chance for 2x damage carried over to do lower kick attacks.
Complete Body (Out of Combat Skill): Cure Blind, Poison, Plague and Curse.
Lethal Blow (Combat Stance): Chance of deathblow added to monk's punch attacks.

Tiger Style: The Tiger style relys on many powerful and vicous attacks. The monk who learns the way of the tiger can attack faster then any other monk.
Second/Third/Fourth Attack - Primary/Second/Third/Fouth Attack Dual (Automatic Skill)
NOTE: Unless the monk is using his bare fists, he only can use 1st-3rd attack.
Enhanced Unarmed Combat (Automatic Skill): Monk recieves a bonus to punch attack damage.
Enhance Body (Automatic Skill): Monk recieves a bonus to ac per level.
Ground Pin (Grapple): Reduces opponents attacks, and reduces ac (not cumlative per round).
Enhanced Combat Skills: Adds extra damage to the monk's combat skills (stomp for example).

Praying Mantis Style: The mantis style relies heavily upon combat stances. Correct foot position and body posteruing is of upmost importance in the mantis style.
Poison Palm (Combat Stance): Monks punch attacks carry a chance of poison per hit.
Sense Strike (Combat Stance): Monks punch attacks carry a chance of blindness per hit.
Power Sap (Combat Stance): Monks punch attacks have a chance to drain opponents Str.
Iron Skin (Combat Stance): Monks AC is increased, however, Hit/Dam roll is reduced.
Full Assualt (Combat Stance): Monks AC is reduced, and Hit/Dam roll is increased.
Nerve Strike (Combat Skill): Does damage and has a chance to paralyze the opponent.

Basic Training Skills: All monks learn these skills, regardless of what style the monk chooses.
Block and Dodge (Automatic Skill): Monk's basic dodges.
Fast Healing/Vitality/Meditaion (Automatic Skill): As skill lists on aardwolf.
Craft Hand to Hand Weapon (Out of Combat Skill): Creates Exotic weapon with punch damtype.
Craft Gi/Belt (Out of Combat Skill): Creates a Gi (take body) with random stats (or belt)
Combat Preparation (Out of Combat Skill): Target gains Resistance to Punch.
Control Repiration (Automatic Skill): Monk is less effected by Strangle or Choke Hold
Break Grapple (Combat Skill): Allows the monk to break a grapple, and if lucky, reverse it.
Headbutt/Stomp/Gouge/Assault/Bodycheck: As per warrior skill. They also recieve the damage bonus.