In my opinion, a fighter definitely over a monk because of the sheer amount of damage they can deal out. Just leave thier attack on berserk and get your sword skill as high as possible (as well as strength).
I replaced my ninja with a bard in my second created party and am SO happy I did so. The spells you get from the instuments as a bard are all of the most useful ones, plus she's a great thief and archer as well. She does more damage than my ninja did, and acts as a psionist with insanity attacks, a priest with heal all songs, and as a mage with freeze all. Much more versatile character
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