V9: Monk

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Monk
Description		Monks are mystic skirmishers that are hard to pin down. Their special arts allow them to support their allies and challenge sorcerous foes.
Playstyle		Effective vs Abilities, Evasive, Melee, Ranged, Skirmisher, Support
Class Identifier		Gray Sash
Weapons		Dagger, Short, Long, Flail, Great, Reach, Pike, Large Thrown
Shields		None
Armor		May wear up to 1pt Physical Armor in each hit location. May gain 🌶️Low Armor Compensation as indicated below. - 1-5pts = No compensation - 0pts = +1 use of a picked per-life ability
Garb Bonus		Choice of Garb Bonus Curio. +1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.

Level 1 You always get these abilities when you play this class.	ROW A	Immune to Verbal abilities (T) Missile Block (T)
Levels 2-6 For each level beyond 1, pick a row you have not already chosen and gain the abilities within. If that row has multiple options, pick one of those options and gain everything from that option.	ROW B	Heal 2/Life ♻10
	ROW C	Transfer Life (Unlimited)
	ROW D	⬗Taunting Strike 1/Life ♻20 ⬗Inner Fire (Unlimited)	OR	⬗Shove Strike 1/Life ♻20 ⬗Inner Fire (Unlimited)	OR	⬗Suppressing Strike 1/Life ♻20 ⬗Inner Fire (Unlimited)
	ROW E	+1 use of an already picked Power Strike	OR	Banish 1/Life ♻10	OR	Shove 🔮 1/Life ♻10
	ROW F	⬗Flight 1/Life ♻20	OR	Rebuke 1/Life ♻10	OR	Break Concentration 🔮 1/Life ♻10
Archetypes If you are level 3 or above, you MAY choose to take an archetype. If you do, you cannot make more than one pick from outside that archetype’s column. Rows A, B, and C are part of all 3 columns.		Eternal Challenger Gain Fireball 1 Ball Cannot use Large Thrown.		Ascetic Gain Meditate (Unlimited) Cannot wear physical armor. May still gain Low Armor compensation.		Mage Hunter Whenever you use Inner Fire, you may declare and restore one 🔮 ability instead of the normal effect. Cannot use Reach and Pike weapons.

⬗ = Does not require Free Hand

♻ = Rest Time

✅ = Included with Archetype

🎺👻🛡️etc. = Archetype-relevant

🌶️ = Experimental Rule

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Pre-Constructed Builds

Below are a few -pre-constructed builds for this class. Use these to quickly get into the game or to help new players ease their way into the intricacies of class customization.

Trying Out V9 Monk			Missile Block: You can block all projectiles with your hands and weapons with no ill effects. (Except Phase/Sphere of Annihilation) Heal: Incant "The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5 to remove target's wound Transfer Life: Incant "I give thee life from my own" to Heal, Release, or Resurrect the target. You can't Resurrect if you’re Severed. If you Heal or Release, take a wound. If you Resurrect, both of you become Severed. Suppressing Strike: Incant "Power strike suppress" and hit an enemy within 2s to Suppress them for 30s. Engulfing. Inner Fire: Incant "Inner Fire" within 30s of killing an enemy or taking damage. Restore a Power Strike. Banish: Incant "I banish thy ghostly form" x3 to make an insubstantial target return to base. Flight: Incant "I take flight" x3 to become Flying. (Must chant "Flying", become immune to anything within 20ft of you.) Land by saying "I return to Solid Ground" x2 while 10ft away from living enemies.
Identifier	Gray sash
Weapons	Dagger, Short, Long, Flail, Great, Reach, Pike, Heavy Thrown
Shields	None
Armor	1pt Physical
Level 1	Immune to Verbal abilities (T) Missile Block (T)
Level 2	Heal 2/Life ♻10
Level 3	Transfer Life (Unlimited)
Level 4	⬗Suppressing Strike 1/Life ♻20 ⬗Inner Fire (Unlimited)
Level 5	Banish 1/Life ♻10
Level 6	Flight 1/Life ♻20 ⬗Inner Fire (Unlimited)

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List of Class-Specific Abilities

Banish
Simple Summary	Banish: Incant "I banish thy ghostly form" x3 to make an insubstantial target return to base.
Available to	Healer, Monk, Wizard, Curios
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"I banish thy ghostly form" x3
Effects	Status Effect: If the target is not Insubstantial, this effect fails. If the target is Insubstantial, that status effect is replaced with the following: "Target becomes Insubstantial and is forced to move directly to their base. This effect ends when they reach their base or are at least 100ft away from all living enemies."
Other Details	The previous Insubstantial effect is not returned if Banish is released or otherwise removed.
Reminder	The victim must declare "No longer insubstantial" when the effect has ended.

Break Concentration
Simple Summary	Break Concentration: Incant "I command thee suppressed" to make the target Suppressed for 10 seconds.
Available to	Bard, Monk, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Fairy)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"I command thee suppressed."
Effects	Status Effect: Target is Suppressed for 10s.

Fireball
Simple Summary	Fireball: Incant "The power of flame is mine to evoke" x2 to prime a red spellball. It’s Weapon, Shield, and Armor Destroying, and Wounds Kill.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Monk, Wizard, Monster (Red Drake)
Type	Spellball
Range	Strike
Material Components	Red Spellball
Incantation	"The power of flame is mine to evoke" x2
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Destroying, Shield Destroying, Weapon Destroying, Wounds Kill.

Flight
Simple Summary	Flight: Incant "I take flight" x3 to become Flying. (Must chant "Flying", become immune to anything within 20ft of you.) Land by saying "I return to Solid Ground" x2 while 10ft away from living enemies.
Available to	Druid, Monk, Wizard, Monster (Fairy, Gargoyle, Harpy)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"I take flight" x3
Chant	"Flying"
Effects	Chant Effect: Caster becomes Flying. They may end this effect by declaring "I return to solid ground" x2 while at their base or at least 10ft away from living enemies. This does not interrupt the chant. Secondary Effect (Immediate): If the caster stops chanting willingly or by mistake, they immediately die.
Other Details	The death from ending the chant only counts as ‘taking a death’ if it was done intentionally. The caster does not die if the chant is forcibly ended by a state such as Frozen.

Heal
Simple Summary	Heal: Incant "The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5 to remove target's wound
Available to	Archer, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin, Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any) - Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios 5ft (Other) - Unicorn Self - Archer
Incantation	"The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target restores a wound.

Inner Fire
Simple Summary	Inner Fire: Incant "Inner Fire" within 30s of killing an enemy or taking damage. Restore a Power Strike.
Available to	Monk
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"Inner Fire"
Prerequisites	Can only be used within 30s of killing an enemy or taking damage from an enemy attack.
Effects	Immediate Effect: Caster declares and restores one use of a power strike.
Reminder	This can only be used once per triggering moment.

Meditate
Simple Summary	Meditate: Incant "Out of battle, I pause to meditate" to begin Resting at double-time. (Resting at Base does not benefit)
Available to	Druid, Healer, Monk, Wizard
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"Out of battle, I pause to meditate"
Effects	Status Effect: Caster is affected as per Rest and may count their rest at double-time.
Other Details	'Double-time' means counting two seconds per second. You can count by twos (2, 4, 6, 8...), or count twice as fast. As long as it's no more than 2 per second, whatever makes it easy for you. Confidence, Meditate, and the 'Rest at Base' options cannot benefit from this increased rate. Players wishing to Rest for either of these options must still wait for the full, unmodified time. The effects of Meditate do not stack with Song of Power.

Missile Block
Simple Summary	Missile Block: You can block all projectiles with your hands and weapons with no ill effects. (Except Phase/Sphere of Annihilation)
Available to	Monk
Type	Trait
Effects	Trait Effect: Bearer and their carried equipment are immune to all effects of any projectile they block with their hands, wielded melee weapons, or wielded shield. Once blocked, the bearer and their carried equipment are immune to further strikes from that projectile until it stops moving.
V8 Transition Note:	Spellballs are projectiles in V9 and are blocked by Missile Block. Missile Block only protects the user and their equipment. Projectiles are no longer ‘nullified’ on contact and may continue to strike other players until its movement is completely halted.

Rebuke
Simple Summary	Rally: Incant "By my power I make thee afraid" to make the target Afraid of you for 10s.
Available to	Healer, Paladin, Monster (Harpy)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft (Other)
Incantation	"By my power I make thee afraid"
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Afraid of the caster for 10s or until the caster dies.

Shove
Simple Summary	Shove: Cast with "My power shoves thee" x3. Target must move 20ft further away from you.
Available to	Bard, Druid, Healer, Monk, Wizard
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft (Other)
Incantation	"My power shoves thee" x3
Effects	Status Effect: Target is Shoved 20ft directly away from the caster.
Reminder	If the target becomes Stopped or otherwise unable to move while in transit, they must still complete the forced movement from Shove.
V8 Transition Note:	Shove cannot be cast on oneself.

Shove Strike
Simple Summary	Shove Strike: Incant "Power Strike Shove" and strike an enemy within 2s. Target struck is forced to move 20’ further away. Engulfing.
Available to	Barbarian, Paladin, Monk, Warrior
Type	Power Strike
Range	Strike
Material Components	Melee Weapon
Incantation	"Power Strike Shove"
Effects	Status Effect: Target struck is Shoved 20ft directly away from the caster. Engulfing.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Suppressing Strike
Simple Summary	Suppressing Strike: Incant "Power strike suppress" and hit an enemy within 2s to Suppress them for 30s. Engulfing.
Available to	Assassin, Barbarian, Bard, Monk, Scout, Warrior, Monster (Entangling Mass)
Type	Power Strike
Range	Strike
Material Components	Melee Weapon
Incantation	"Power Strike Suppress"
Effects	Status Effect: Target struck is Suppressed for 30s. Engulfing.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Taunting Strike
Simple Summary	Taunting Strike: Incant "Power strike taunt" and hit an enemy within 2s to Taunt them for 30s. Engulfing.
Available to	Bard, Monk, Warrior
Type	Power Strike
Range	Strike
Material Components	Melee Weapon
Incantation	"Power Strike Taunt"
Effects	Status Effect: Target struck is Taunted by the caster for 30s or until the caster dies. Engulfing.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Transfer Life
Simple Summary	Transfer Life: Incant "I give thee life from my own" to Heal, Release, or Resurrect the target. You can't Resurrect if you’re Severed. If you Heal or Release, take a wound. If you Resurrect, both of you become Severed.
Available to	Monk
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"I give thee life from my own"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Choose one: Target is affected as per Heal Target is affected as per Release Target is affected as per Resurrect. Cannot be chosen if the caster is Severed. Secondary Effect (Immediate): If the target is affected, the caster suffers a wound to a hit location of their choice. Secondary Effect (Status): If a player was revived, the caster also becomes Severed until they respawn.
Reminder	Secondary Effects cannot be resisted.

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Extra Clarifications

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• There are no additional clarifications for this class.

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Trivia

• The Monk class was introduced in Amtgard V4 (1986).

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