Archetypes

The black asps are a sinister order of monks who train as assassins and infiltrators with no need for weapons to achieve their goals.

ReplacesStill Mind, Stunning Fist

Of the three monasteries, the Monastery of Unblinking Flame has been the most successful in developing a specific and unique fighting style that sets its disciples apart from other monks.

ReplacesStill Mind, Abundant Step, Perfect Self

The ascetic, desert-dwelling dwarves known as the Contemplatives have eschewed dwarven traditions, whose unchanging rigidity, they believe, shackles their people to the past and inhibits self-improvem

ReplacesStunning Fist, Wholeness of Body

Disciples of wholeness train to bring themselves and others closer to physical and spiritual perfection.

ReplacesPurity of Body

Most monks lead lives of moderation and quiet contemplation.

ReplacesStill Mind, Purity of Body, Diamond Body +2

Elemental monks draw inspiration from genies to create their fighting style.

ReplacesBonus Feat, Stunning Fist, Evasion +2

Far strike monks are masters of thrown weapons, from shuriken to throwing axes to spears.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Still Mind, Purity of Body +1

The flowing monk is the wind and the river.

ReplacesBonus Feat, Stunning Fist, Fast Movement +3

Hamatulatsu Masters are an order of female monks dedicated to emulating the painful strikes of the barbed devil, leaving targets alive but permanently scarred and broken by pain--a method called hamat

ReplacesPurity of Body

Some who study the mysteries of the harrow do so to restore lost knowledge and pride to their people.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Improved Evasion, Diamond Body +1

Monks of the hellcat sect follow the teachings of Asmodeus or another infernal power.

ReplacesWeapon and Armor Proficiency, Stunning Fist, Fast Movement +7

The hungry ghost monk looks to spirits that prey upon the living as models of perfection.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Purity of Body, Wholeness of Body +2

The invested regent has been handpicked by inscrutable divine forces to command others -- either at the present or at some future time.

A karmic monk contemplates the myriad harmonies that guide existence.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Still Mind, Improved Evasion

The ki mystic believes that violence is sometimes necessary, but knowing and understanding is the true root of perfection.

ReplacesStill Mind, Purity of Body, Diamond Body +2

Those studied in the art of grappling know that using their opponents' own weight and momentum to lift, disable, or throw them is impressive and effective.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Abundant Step

The maneuver master specializes in more complicated moves than simple damage-dealing strikes.

ReplacesFlurry of Blows, Still Mind, Slow Fall +3

The martial artist pursues a mastery of pure martial arts without the monastic traditions.

ReplacesStill Mind, Slow Fall, Ki Pool +9

The master of many styles is a collector.

ReplacesBonus Feat, Flurry of Blows, Perfect Self

The monk of the empty hand eschews normal weapons in favor of whatever is lying around—rocks, chair legs, flagons of ale, even a simple quill pen all become deadly weapons in the hands of such a monk.

ReplacesWeapon and Armor Proficiency, Still Mind, Purity of Body +1