Monk

2015-05-11T22:33:56Z

TRALL: /* Martial Stances */

{{profession
| name = Monk
| type = [[Square]]
|prime = [[Agility]], [[Strength]]
|mana = [[Wisdom]], [[Logic]]
| circles = [[Minor Mental]], [[Minor Spiritual]]
| TWCcost = 2/2 | TWCranks = 2
| AUcost = 10/0 | AUranks = 2
| SUcost = 8/0 | SUranks = 2
| CMcost = 5/3 | CMranks = 2
| OHEcost = 2/1 | OHEranks = 2
| OHBcost = 3/1 | OHBranks = 2
| THWcost = 5/2 | THWranks = 2
| RWcost = 4/1 | RWranks = 2
| TWcost = 2/1 | TWranks = 2
| PWcost = 6/2 | PWranks = 2
| BRLcost = 2/1 | BRLranks = 2
| AMBcost = 3/2 | AMBranks = 2
| MOCcost = 5/2 | MOCranks = 2
| PFcost = 2/0 | PFranks = 3
| DODcost = 1/1 | DODranks = 3
| AScost = 0/6 | ASranks = 1
| MIUcost = 0/7 | MIUranks = 1
| SAcost = 5/20 | SAranks = 1
| HPcost = 0/6 | HPranks = 1
| EMCcost = 0/15 | EMCranks = 1
| MMCcost = 0/8 | MMCranks = 1
| SMCcost = 0/8 | SMCranks = 1
| SRcost = 0/38 | SRranks = 1
| ELcost = 0/40 | ELranks = 1
| SpLcost = 0/12 | SpLranks = 1
| SoLcost = 0/35 | SoLranks = 1
| MLcost = 0/12 | MLranks = 1
| SURcost = 2/2 | SURranks = 2
| DTcost = 3/4 | DTranks = 2
| PLcost = 3/3 | PLranks = 2
| SHcost = 3/2 | SHranks = 2
| PERcost = 0/2 | PERranks = 2
| CLIcost = 1/0 | CLIranks = 2
| SWIcost = 2/0 | SWIranks = 2
| FAcost = 1/2 | FAranks = 2
| TRAcost = 0/3 | TRAranks = 2
| PPcost = 2/2 | PPranks = 2
}}

The [[Monk]] is the newest [[profession]]s to be added to [[GemStone IV]]. Monks are a [[square]] profession, with access to the [[Minor Mental]] and [[Minor Spiritual]] [[spell circle]]s. Monks have access to [[Iron Skin (1202)]] which obviates the need for armor. Monk training point costs favor their use of the [[Unarmed combat system]].

== [[Combat Maneuvers]] List ==
Monks have inherent knowledge of [[Unarmed Specialist]]. Monks also have the ability to train in the following:

===Monk-only Maneuvers===
*[[Burst of Swiftness]] (burst): [[Agility]]/[[Dexterity]] bonus (5 ranks)
*[[Internal Power]] (ipower): [[Hitpoint|Health point]] recovery (5 ranks)
*[[Ki Focus]] (kifocus): [[Attack strength|AS]]/[[UAF]] bonus (3 ranks)
*[[Mystic Strike]] (mysticstrike):
*[[Perfect Self]] (perfectself): [[Statistic]]s enhancer (5 ranks)

===[[Martial Stance]]s===
*[[Flurry of Blows]] (flurry): [[Jab]] multiple targets in area (monk only) (3 ranks)
*[[Inner Harmony]] (iharmony): chance to shake off spell effects (monk only) (3 ranks)
*[[Rolling Krynch Stance]] (krynch): potentially raise attack tier against second foe (monk only) (3 ranks)
*[[Stance of the Mongoose]] (mongoose): auto retaliatory strike (3 ranks)
*[[Slippery Mind]] (slipperymind): chance to avoid certain warding spells (3 ranks)

===Other Available Maneuvers===
*[[Bearhug]] (bearhug)
*[[Charge (combat maneuver)|Charge]] (charge)
*[[Cheapshots]] (cheapshots)
*[[Combat Focus]] (focus)
*[[Combat Mastery]] (cmastery)
*[[Combat Mobility]] (mobility)
*[[Combat Movement]] (cmovement)
*[[Combat Toughness]] (toughness)
*[[Crowd Press]] (cpress)
*[[Cunning Defense]](cdefense)
*[[Dirtkick]] (dirtkick)
*[[Disarm Weapon]] (disarm)
*[[Duck and Weave]] (weave): 30 second boost to [[evade]] chance (3 ranks)
*[[Evade Mastery]] (emastery)
*[[Feint]] (feint)
*[[Garrote]] (garrote)
*[[Grapple Mastery]] (gmastery): Increase [[GRAPPLE (verb)|Grapple]] attack proficiency (3 rank)
*[[Headbutt]] (headbutt)
*[[Kick Mastery]] (kmastery): Increase [[Kick]] attack proficiency (3 ranks)
*[[Multi-Fire]] (mfire)
*[[Precision]] (precision)
*[[Punch Mastery]] (punchmastery): Increase [[Punch]] attack proficiency (3 ranks)
*[[Quickstrike]] (qstrike)
*[[Side by Side]] (sidebyside)
*[[Spin Attack]] (sattack)
*[[Stun Maneuvers]] (stunman)
*[[Subdual Strike]] (sstrike)
*[[Surge of Strength]] (surge)
*[[Sweep]] (sweep)
*[[Trip]] (trip)
*[[Unarmed Specialist]] (unarmedspec) (''see note'')

Note: All monks are inherently unarmed specialists and are granted this ability at no cost.
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==Statistic Growth Rates==

For more information see the article on [[Statistic growth rate | statistic growth rates]].

{| {{prettytable}}
|+ '''Monk [[Statistic]] Growth Rates'''
|-
! width=80px | ''Profession''
! width=80px | [[Strength|STR]] || width=80px | [[Constitution|CON]] || width=80px | [[Dexterity|DEX]] || width=80px | [[Agility|AGI]] || width=80px | [[Discipline|DIS]]
! width=80px | [[Aura|AUR]] || width=80px | [[Logic|LOG]] || width=80px | [[Intuition|INT]] || width=80px | [[Wisdom|WIS]] || width=80px | [[Influence|INF]]
|- align = center
| '''Monk''' ||25||25||20||30||25||15||20||20||15||10
|}
''Note: The table above is the baseline statistic growth rates. These values are actually modified for '''every''' race in GemStone IV, including [[human]]s.''

== History ==
On July 8th 2012, the long awaited Monk profession was released in Platinum along with the revised of the [[Order of Voln]].

==See Also==
*[[A beginner's guide to playing a monk]] (work-in-progress)
*[[Unarmed combat system]]
*[[Monk and UCS release event (saved posts)]]

==Reference==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100907014410/http://www.nilandia.com/simucon10.htm Nilandia's site on archive.org]

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