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Description
The Monks of Norrath have dedicated
their combat training to learning how to turn their bodies into weapons. They
shun all forms of bladed weaponry and heavy armour, favouring their fists. They
only use weapons which make use of their considerable martial skills and have
further abilities known as disciplines which enhance them further, though only
for a limited duration. Monks have been known to use light clubs and staffs but
their speed relies on travelling light, a Monks natural armour suffers when
forced to carry anything beyond lightweight bags and coins. Adding additional
strength to their armour and with the help of their natural agility, they can
learn how to dodge, disarm and block quite proficiently.
Monks offensive hand to hand skill
improves as they gain experience, learning additional abilities at pre-decided
intervals. They are capable of flying kicks, special punches and even the
ability to feign (or pretend) death. Their mastery of mind over body also
extends to regeneration, possessing an exceptional skill in mending their wounds
with nothing but careful focus. Despite all these abilities Monks cannot take a
lot of damage, they will only wear very light armour, its protection which
relies on their never perfect success in dodging and parrying blows. They can
sustain hits fairly well, but not well enough to be the exclusive centre of an
opponents attention.
Though Monks usually follow their
religion quite closely, their faith has little influence on their potency. Their
path requires total dedication to their teachings and the often harsh training
they undertake. A great mental strength is needed to endure the pain and
frustration of the trials, only the Humans and Iksar are believed to have the
required composition to produce Monks. The association with their deity is from
the (largely justified) belief that with faith comes much of the mental strength
and dedication needed to become a Monk.
While the requirements are difficult
to meet and Monks are indeed quite rare in comparison to other professions on
Norrath, those who successfully complete the training can easily make a big
difference in a fight. Monks are capable of dealing huge amounts of damage and
protecting others long enough for those better equipped to take the incoming.
With their impressive self sufficiency they can adventure alone quite effectively
and remain an able companion in a party. In addition their abilities to convince
enemies they are dead, heal their own wounds and fend for themselves under
attack mean they can fill quite a few roles for such a melee orientated class.
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Monk Races
Human, Iksar |
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Stats
Monks are primarily damage dealers,
the amount of damage they can inflict is directly influenced by their
strength. A weak Monk will do less damage than a strong Monk and as such be
less effective in a fight, as fights are really the only areas Monks are needed,
its important to be as effective as possible.
Monks avoid wearing heavy armour,
preferring to stay light on their feet when in combat. Being exceptionally agile
is a trademark of the Monk, their agility having a major effect on their
ability to avoid and deflect blows. Working on increasing their agility is a
sure way to last longer in a fight, making it necessary for all monks, along
with their strength to also make it an individual trademark.
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Tips
1. Strength is an essential
stat for all Monks, it should be a priority when choosing items with stat
boosting enchantments.
2. Raising your stamina will give
you more hit points but they won't make a huge difference in a fight, its better
to increase your agility at first to help you avoid taking hits in the
first place.
3. Raise your dexterity to
increase the chance of combat effects on the relevant magical items activating.
4. Travel light, when you
carry a lot your armour class (AC) will actually decrease until you take the
offending items out of your inventory.
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Screenshots
With thanks to Gigv (Human),
Morgenroete (Human), Sanosouke (Human), Twostep (Human) and Karkarus (Iksar) of the Karana server
for being the Monk screenshot models! |
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Sites
Casters Realm -
http://eq.crgaming.com/menu/monk.asp
The page linking to Casters Realm
Monk information, including articles on the epic, combat skills, feign death and
more.
Harbingers of Thule -
http://turn.to/thule
Community site aimed more at the
Iksar variety of Monk but a helpful, friendly community and useful resource,
especially for questing.
Monkly Business -
http://www.monkly-business.com
Monk site with useful info on
hunting zones and other Monk related content and probably the biggest English
speaking Monk community.
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