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 battleminded 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.

Hit Dice: d8

Alignment: Any lawful

Armor Proficiencies: None

Weapon Proficiencies: Cestus, claw, club, dagger, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, siangham, shuriken, and three-section staff

Skill Points/Level: 4 + Int

Class Skills: Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Concentration (Con), Cosmology (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int), Stealth (Dex), Trade (Int)

2nd +2 +3 +3 +3 Evasion, Bonus Feat 1d6 +0 +0 ft. 3rd +3 +3 +3 +3 Fast Movement, Still Mind 1d6 +0 +10 ft. 4th +4 +4 +4 +4 Ki Strike (+1), Slow Fall 1d6 +1 +10 ft. 5th +5 +4 +4 +4 Wholeness of Body 1d6 +1 +10 ft. 6th +6/+1 +5 +5 +5 Bonus Feat 1d8 +1 +20 ft. 7th +7/+2 +5 +5 +5 Purity of Body 1d8 +1 +20 ft. 8th +8/+3 +6 +6 +6 Ki Strike (+2, Lawful) 1d8 +2 +20 ft. 9th +9/+4 +6 +6 +6 Improved Evasion 1d8 +2 +30 ft. 10th +10/+5 +7 +7 +7 Abundant Step, Bonus Feat 1d8 +2 +30 ft. 11th +11/+6/+1 +7 +7 +7 Diamond Body 1d10 +2 +30 ft. 12th +12/+7/+2 +8 +8 +8 Ki Strike (+3) 1d10 +3 +40 ft. 13th +13/+8/+3 +8 +8 +8 Diamond Soul 1d10 +3 +40 ft. 14th +14/+9/+4 +9 +9 +9 Bonus Feat 1d10 +3 +40 ft. 15th +15/+10/+5 +9 +9 +9 Quivering Palm 1d10 +3 +50 ft. 16th +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +10 +10 17th +17/+12/+7/+2 +10 +10 +10 18th +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +10 +10 19th +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +10 +10 20th +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +10 +10