Archetypes

These monks study a fighting style featuring lightning-fast strikes that mimic both dervish dances and the searing winds of the arid desert, favoring mobility and endurance.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Maneuver Training, Abundant Step +1

Perfect scholars hone their minds and bodies through the accumulation of knowledge.

ReplacesStill Mind, Slow Fall, Tongue of the Sun and Moon

The qinggong monk is a master of her ki, using it to perform superhuman stunts or even blast opponents with supernatural energy.

Sage counselors are ascetics and mystics who leave the confines of the monastery walls to advise secular people about spiritual truths and to seek knowledge of the outside world.

To many, it may seem strange to interpret pain as an ideal to strive toward, yet some mortals steep themselves in its bitterness.

ReplacesHigh Jump, Wholeness of Body, Abundant Step +1

The sensei is a revered teacher who imparts lessons on the oneness of mind, body, and spirit, along with occasional correction that is subtle and swift.

ReplacesFlurry of Blows, Fast Movement, Improved Evasion +2

A serpent-fire adept embraces the secrets of her chakras and mastery of their energetic flow.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Slow Fall, High Jump +1

This archetype can be taken by an ex-member of the indicated class immediately upon becoming an ex-member of that class, regardless of character level, replacing some or all of the lost class abilitie

ReplacesKi Pool, Wholeness of Body, Abundant Step +2

The practices of softstrike monks date back to the peaceful eras of Imperial Lung Wa.

ReplacesWeapon and Armor Proficiency, Empty Body

The sohei are masters of the horse and the hunt.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Fast Movement, Slow Fall +6

Whether studying at the feet of psychopomps or merely imitating the creatures' philosophy and methods, soul shepherds believe in safeguarding the Cycle of Souls.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Evasion, Improved Evasion +2

Spirit masters are monks who specialize in combating the undead, laying their corpses to rest, and sending their souls to final judgment.

ReplacesStill Mind, Maneuver Training, Purity of Body +4

This archetype can be taken by a character's torchbearer, as well as other characters that qualify.

ReplacesEvasion, High Jump, Improved Evasion +3

The style of the tetori is that of the majestic wrestler—a warrior with a dizzying array of grabs, holds, and locks with which to bewilder and incapacitate his foes.

ReplacesFlurry of Blows, Slow Fall, High Jump +6

Some monks journey to remote and isolated corners of the world to find serenity and a heightened sense of awareness.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Evasion, Slow Fall +2

While all monks train in both unarmed combat and with weapons, the weapon adept seeks to become one with his weapons, transforming them into perfect extensions of his own body.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Evasion, Improved Evasion +2

Most monks are agile and fleet of foot, but few can rival a windstep master's lightness of step.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Slow Fall

Some monks seek to become one with another weapon entirely—the bow.

ReplacesStunning Fist, Evasion, Maneuver Training +5

Frozen shadows belong to a rare ninja clan loosely guided by secretive masters with unknown agendas.

ReplacesImproved Uncanny Dodge, Uncanny Dodge

Ratfolk assassins and other ninjas with an affinity for gunpowder demonstrate masterful control of bombs, using explosives to inflict major damage or impair foes.

ReplacesImproved Uncanny Dodge, Uncanny Dodge