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The Mind Unveiled

The Mind Unveiled:

Enlightened Monk

Author: Andreas Rönnqvist

Editor: Jeremy Smith

Proofreaders: Brian Faller, Michael Suttkus

Design / Layout: Jeremy Smith

Interior Illustrations: Trejo Ruelas, V. Shane

Cover Illustration: John Milner

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Enlightened Monk

E NLIGHTENED M ONK

A Psionic Monk Variant

and traditions of enlightened monk. Some train

exclusively in unarmed combat, calling it the art

of the pugilist, while others train with the singing

sword and bone-breaking staff.

Culture sets enlightened monks apart from each

other as well - in some areas their martial arts are

trained as dances to the steady beating of drums,

in other areas they are taught from one master to

a student while in yet others they are a part of the

military, trained to become deadly assassins and

spies able to inﬁltrate enemies and kill with their

bare hands.

The one constant

among the vari-

ous schools, tradi-

tions and cultures

of monks is that they

have all found an inner

connection to the world

and can utilize it in and out

of combat by uniting their

mind and body. They be-

come immune to the frailties

of the mortal world, shaking off

disease, poison, and even age, as

if they were nothing but illusions

which their now sharp eyes can

pierce. Indeed, some even ascend to

become living embodiments of this

enlightenment and inner connection,

and are no longer bound by the laws

of this world.

Enlightened monks are paragons of intense

physical and mental training, joining the body and

mind into one complete being which utilizes the

strength of the two combined. They constantly train

and exercise, pushing their bodies to new platforms

of performance, while meditating upon the

mysteries of the world allows them to expand their

mind and unveil the secrets of the outer and inner

worlds. This not only makes them formidable

in combat, able to deftly avoid opponents and

deal stunning blows with their bare hands,

but also as teachers and advisors tempered

by an inner wisdom and an understanding

of the underlying forces of the world.

But their discipline yields other fruit,

making them masters of a power they

call Ki. This power arises from

their intense meditation and re-

peated physical and mental train-

ing, drawing from a deep inner

well of power connected to

almost all living beings.

Some beings refer to this

energy as Ki, some

as psionics or psi,

while others see

it as an extension

of the conscious

and subconscious

minds. The goal of all this practice is

to achieve full enlightenment, and

become one with themselves and the

world.

The traditions vary from monk

to monk, though; some are ascetic

warriors who train in solitude on mountaintops

accompanied only by the howling winds, repeating

their exercises and pushing themselves beyond

their limits. Some walk among the peasants and

the rich, acting as teacher and advisor to those who

seek their wisdom. Some dress in vivid colours

and shave their head to set them apart from the

common man, others prefer to live in the dirt and

squalor of the poor to learn of life’s true hardships.

Even so, these are only a few of the diverse schools

Alignment: Any.

Hit Die: d8.

An enlightened monk harnesses

psionic power as well as weapons

Class Skills: The enlightened

monk’s class skills (and the key

ability for each skill) are Autohypnosis (Wis),

Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con),

Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex),

Hide (Dex), Jump (Str), Knowledge (psionics)

(Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Listen (Wis),

Move Silently (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession

(Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str)

and Tumble (Dex).

Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modiﬁer (or

four times this quantity as a beginning character).

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Class Features

All of the following are class features of the

enlightened monk.

Weapon and Armor Proﬁciency : Enlightened

monks are proﬁcient with club, crossbow (light or

heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku,

quarterstaff, sai, shuriken, siangham, and sling.

Enlightened monks are not proﬁcient with any

armor or shields. When wearing armor, using a

shield, or carrying a medium or heavy load, an

enlightened monk loses her AC bonus, as well as

her fast movement and ﬂurry of blows abilities.

Ki Psionics : The enlightened monk’s internal

mastery brings forth her psionic potential in the

form of Ki. Through intense training and medita-

tion, she opens up more and more of her psionic

self. The enlightened monk gains bonus power

points from her Wisdom score as if her manifester

level was equal to her enlightened monk level.

These power points can be spent to fuel some Ki

styles, as well as allowing her to attain psionic fo-

cus, among other uses. Any class which increases

any speciﬁc monk class features, such as AC bonus,

unarmed damage, speed, or ﬂurry of blows, stacks

with her enlightened monk levels for the purpose

of Ki psionics.

AC Bonus (Ex) : When unarmored and

unencumbered, the enlightened monk adds her

Wisdom bonus (if any) to her AC. In addition, an

enlightened monk gains a +1 dodge bonus to AC at

T ABLE 1: T HE E NLIGHTENED M ONK

Base

Attack Bonus

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save Special

Flurry of Blows

Attack Bonus

Unarmed

Damage

Bonus

Speed

Bonus

Level

Flurry of blows,

unarmed strike, ki

psionics, ki style

(bonus feat, lesser

style)

1st +0

+2 +2 +2

-2/-2

1d6

+0 +0 ft.

Ki style (bonus feat),

evasion

2nd +1

+3 +3 +3

-1/-1

1d6

+0 +0 ft.

3rd +2

+3 +3 +3 Still mind

+0/+0

1d6

+0 +10 ft.

Ki strike (magic),

catfall

4th +3

+4 +4 +4

+1/+1

1d8

+0 +10 ft.

5th +3

+4 +4 +4 Purity of body

+2/+2

1d8

+1 +10 ft.

Ki style (bonus feat,

greater style)

6th +4

+5 +5 +5

+3/+3

1d8

+1 +20 ft.

7th +5

+5 +5 +5 Wholeness of body +4/+4

1d8

+1 +20 ft.

8th +6/+1

+6 +6 +6

+5/+5/+0

1d10

+1 +20 ft.

9th +6/+1

+6 +6 +6 Improved evasion

+6/+6/+1

1d10

+1 +30 ft.

10th +7/+2

+7 +7 +7 Ki strike (alignment) +7/+7/+2

1d10

+2 +30 ft.

Diamond body,

greater ﬂurry

11th +8/+3

+7 +7 +7

+8/+8/+8/+3

1d10

+2 +30 ft.

12th +9/+4

+8 +8 +8 Abundant step

+9/+9/+9/+4

2d6

+2 +40 ft.

13th +9/+4

+8 +8 +8 Diamond soul

+9/+9/+9/+4

2d6

+2 +40 ft.

14th +10/+5

+9 +9 +9

+10/+10/+10/+5

2d6

+2 +40 ft.

15th +11/+6/+1

+9 +9 +9 Quivering palm

+11/+11/+11/+6/+1

2d6

+3 +50 ft.

16th +12/+7/+2

+10 +10 +10 Ki strike (adamantine) +12/+12/+12/+7/+2

2d8

+3 +50 ft.

+10 +10 +10 Timeless body, tongue

of the sun and moon

17th +12/+7/+2

+12/+12/+12/+7/+2

2d8

+3 +50 ft.

18th +13/+8/+3

+11 +11 +11

+13/+13/+13/+8/+3

2d8

+3 +60 ft.

19th +14/+9/+4

+11 +11 +11 Empty body

+14/+14/+14/+9/+4

2d8

+3 +60 ft.

20th +15/+10/+5 +12 +12 +12 Perfect self

+15/+15/+15/+10/+5 2d10

+4 +60 ft.

Enlightened Monk

5th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every ﬁve

enlightened monk levels thereafter (+2 at 10th, +3

at 15th, and +4 at 20th level).

These bonuses to AC apply even against touch

attacks or when the enlightened monk is ﬂat-footed.

She loses these bonuses when she is immobilized

or helpless, when she wears any armor, when she

wields a shield, or when she carries a medium or

heavy load.

Flurry of Blows (Ex): When unarmored, an

enlightened monk may strike with a ﬂurry of

blows at the expense of accuracy. When doing so,

she may make one extra attack in a round at her

highest base attack bonus, but this attack takes

a -2 penalty, as does each other attack made that

round. The resulting modiﬁed base attack bonuses

are shown on Table 1: The Enlightened Monk.

This penalty applies for 1 round, so it also affects

attacks of opportunity the enlightened monk might

make before her next action. When an enlightened

monk reaches 5th level, the penalty lessens to -1,

and at 9th level it disappears. An enlightened monk

must use a full attack action to strike with a ﬂurry

of blows.

When using ﬂurry of blows, an enlightened

monk may attack only with unarmed strikes or

with special monk weapons (kama, nunchaku,

quarterstaff, sai, shuriken, and siangham). She

may attack with unarmed strikes and special monk

weapons interchangeably as desired. When using

weapons as part of a ﬂurry of blows, an enlightened

monk applies her Strength bonus (not Str bonus ×

1½ or ×½) to her damage rolls for all successful

attacks, whether she wields a weapon in one or

both hands. The enlightened monk can’t use any

weapon other than a special monk weapon as part

of a ﬂurry of blows.

In the case of the quarterstaff, each end counts

as a separate weapon for the purpose of using the

ﬂurry of blows ability. Even though the quarterstaff

requires two hands to use, an enlightened monk may

still intersperse unarmed strikes with quarterstaff

strikes, assuming that she has enough attacks in her

ﬂurry of blows routine to do so.

Unarmed Strike : At 1st level, an enlightened

monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus

feat. An enlightened monk’s attacks may be with

either ﬁst interchangeably or even from elbows,

knees, and feet. This means that an enlightened

monk may even make unarmed strikes with her

hands full. There is no such thing as an off-hand

attack for an enlightened monk striking unarmed.

An enlightened monk may thus apply her full

Strength bonus on damage rolls for all her unarmed

strikes.

Usually an enlightened monk’s unarmed strikes

deal lethal damage, but she can choose to deal

nonlethal damage instead with no penalty on her

attack roll. She has the same choice to deal lethal

or nonlethal damage while grappling.

An enlightened monk’s unarmed strike is treated

both as a manufactured weapon and a natural

weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that

enhance or improve either manufactured weapons

or natural weapons.

An enlightened monk also deals more damage

with her unarmed strikes than a normal person

would, as shown on Table 1: The Enlightened Monk.

The unarmed damage on Table 1: The Enlightened

Monk is for medium-sized monks. A small monk

deals less damage than the amount given there

with her unarmed attacks, while a large monk

deals more damage; see Table 2: Small or Large

Monk Unarmed Damage, below. An enlightened

O PTIONAL R ULE : W EAPON AND A RMOR P ROFICIENCIES

The weapon proﬁciencies mentioned here assume an oriental or Eastern type of monk using weapons

which are more or less unique to that culture and area, but this might not be the truth in the campaign

world of your choice. Perhaps a monk there learns how to ﬁght with the singing sword (scimitar) and the

moon shield (light wooden shield) instead of the other exotic weapons? Our suggestion is that you can

exchange all the Asian weapons (kama, nunchuku, sai, shuriken, and siangham) for one martial or simple

weapon proﬁciency and one other exotic weapon proﬁciency, or that you exchange it for one martial

weapon proﬁciency and proﬁciency with light shields (only), which doesn’t interfere with her class

abilities like armor and shields would normally do. The Striking Serpent school teaches their monks to

ﬁght with a longspear and bolas, while the dancing warriors of Kirali train with the scimitar and shield.

Regardless, this is a change which should be determined by the player and GM in co-operation.

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