Monk

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Playable Races 3 Notes 4 Skills

[edit] Overview

The monk is a leather-wearing specialist melee class with a variety of unique characteristics. Like rogues, their sustained melee-based damage output is quite high. Monks' specialization comes in the form of a variety unique styles of kicking and punching, as well as some class-unique abilities.

While other classes learn to dual wield at 13, monks are the only class to start their career in Norrath with this ability. Monks can also instill doubt into mobs as an ability (rather than a fear spell). They can also learn to fall safely from high locations. Their sneak ability can be developed to rival a rogue's skill, which can help to reduce his aggro radius when pulling.

Monks are the only class to receive Feign Death as an ability, rather than a spell like necromancers and shadow knights. While it can still fail, it cannot be interrupted like a spell and is not mana-dependent. This makes monks very ideal pullers and decoys in zones where several mobs are situated very close to each other.

Because monks are melee dependent and cannot cast spells, healing is a concern. To assist in this, monks receive the ability to mend themselves. This can reduce their downtime by significantly healing their wounds. The monk class can also bind their own wounds and those of others up to 75% health, far exceeding the limit of non-monks. Iksars also have an innately higher regeneration than most other races.

The biggest challenge that monks face is that they must strictly watch their carried weight. Exceeding a carried weight of 14 causes a significant reduction in their armor class and agility, which ultimately causes them to take more damage when hit. This restriction is reduced later in the monk's career, especially with the use of weight-reducing bags. However, it can make earning money for the basics difficult early in life.

[edit] Playable Races

Both humans and Iksars can become monks. Monks hailing from Freeport follow the teachings of Quellious, and bear a mark on their torso. Qeynosian monks are agnostic. Iksar monks are disciples of Cazic-Thule.

[edit] Notes

Monks might be interested in reading the Feign Death (Guide)

[edit] Skills

Sortable table

Level	Trained	Type	Skill	Cap until 50	Cap above 50
1	No	Combat	1 Hand Blunt	200	250
1	No	Combat	2 Hand Blunt	200	250
1	No	Combat	Bind Wound	150	200
1	No	Combat	Defense	200	200
1	No	Combat	Dodge	200	230
1	No	Combat	Dual Wield	252	252
1	No	Combat	Hand to Hand	225	252
1	No	Combat	Kick	200	250
1	No	Combat	Mend	200	200
1	No	Combat	Offense	210	252
5	Yes	Combat	Round Kick	200	225
10	Yes	Combat	Tiger Claw	200	225
12	Yes	Combat	Block	200	230
15	Yes	Combat	Double Attack	210	250
17	Yes	Combat	Feign Death	200	200
18	Yes	Combat	Instill Doubt	200	200
20	Yes	Combat	Eagle Strike	200	225
25	Yes	Combat	Dragon Punch	200	225
27	Yes	Combat	Disarm	200	200
30	Yes	Combat	Flying Kick	200	225
35	Yes	Combat	Riposte	200	225
1	No	Other	Alcohol Tolerance	200	200
1	No	Other	Beg	200	200
1	No	Other	Fishing	200	200
1	No	Other	Sense Heading	200	200
1	No	Other	Swimming	200	200
8	Yes	Other	Sneak	113	113
3	Yes	Other	Safe Fall	200	200
1	No	Trade	Blacksmithing	250	250
1	No	Trade	Baking	250	250
1	No	Trade	Brewing	250	250
1	No	Trade	Fletching	250	250
1	No	Trade	Jewelry Making	250	250
1	No	Trade	Pottery	250	250
1	No	Trade	Tailoring	250	250