[Aerich]

Yes, if you are talking about a pureclass monk-decoy. It's really too bad that it's impossible to max out the AC stats (Dex, Wis) and achieve 13 Int AND 13 Str. Otherwise, Power Attack and Cleave would be great additions, as monks tend to draw clean up duty quite often.

As you know, if you use the monk class in conjunction with other classes, you gain many of the monk benefits and can put skill points and feats to more useful purposes.

For example, a monk multiclassed to cleric (major class) will find the monk class access to Concentration useful, and can spend feats on GSF: Enchantment. A monk that just uses the monk levels as mix-ins is well advised to use weapons, thus weapon proficiencies and Ambidexterity/Two Weapon Fighting can be handy.

I'm testing out a new (to me) variant on the monk decoy-type. It's still in the early stages, since I'm running a new party simultaneously with my party that is currently halfway through HoF. Character planning is as follows:

Drow female Mk3/Ftr4/Wiz4/Cl19(Dreadmaster), LN, 10/20/14/13/18/5; levels taken will be Mk3-Ftr4-C7-Wz4-C19. Skills are HS, MS, Con. Feats, in no particular order, are Dodge, Expertise, LR, IW, GF, Weapon Finesse, Ambi, TWF, RS, IC, specialization in Small Blades (Brilliant Short Sword will be her weapon of choice), and GSF: Enchantment.