monk? are they GOOD or BAD?

Cristian · 09-09-2002, 09:09 AM

im thinkink of playing with a monk but are they good or do they suck?

whacky · 09-09-2002, 09:29 AM

Monks are pretty good in my opinion. They have good speed, nice number of attacks and speed factor, extremely high magic resistance which combined with certain items can make the monk immune to magic, good AC and their special abilities are awesome, fun in the long run and definately worth trying out

Dundee Slaytern · 09-09-2002, 09:31 AM

Good.

Zarr · 09-09-2002, 09:58 AM

Yeah monks seem like a good class.

Lord Lothar · 09-09-2002, 04:38 PM

Pretty decent later on but lame at the beginning.

DJG · 09-09-2002, 04:42 PM

I'm planning on editing my character to give me Balthazar like powers. MINOR SPOILERS..............
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I'm gonna give myself some spells. "Regeneration", "Temporal Flux" (Which is immunity to Time Stop" and one more which I haven't decided yet. What do you think? Oh, and a themed item, which I also haven't decided yet.

Ted Bigfoot · 09-10-2002, 03:57 AM

If you're going solo - a monk is probably one of the more sucessful classes you could choose. The major benefit is a high magic resistance. As the levels increase your monk will benefit with lower AC and magical fist attacks!

Combine this with some awsome special attacks and high attack/move rate and you'll have a pretty powerful character.

Make sure you install the BGII patch. I beleive there is a bug preventing a monk from attacking certain monsters even though he/she may have +3 attacks with fists.

Happy gaming.

Legolas The Magnificent · 09-10-2002, 05:11 AM

i played that class before but not in a long run, but anyway your like having bruce lee or jakie chan in Amn....cool!!

Rimjaw · 09-10-2002, 06:18 AM

A bit weak at the beginning, but is a dervish of destruction at later levels. Hee-Yah!

Cristian · 09-10-2002, 11:23 AM

ok yeah he sounds cool=)
so i think i will try him out but the first guy said with some items he could get like immune ti magic could u tell me wich items but not where i can find them want to get them myself=)

09-09-2002, 09:09 AM	#1
Cristian Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Sweden Age: 35 Posts: 992	im thinkink of playing with a monk but are they good or do they suck? __________________ Reeka once told me:<br />\"Bloom Where You Are Planted\"

09-09-2002, 09:58 AM	#4
Zarr Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 19, 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 40 Posts: 1,330	Yeah monks seem like a good class. __________________ Minsc - \"Don\'t ask questions better left to aged sages\"<br /><br />\"You must gather your party before venturing forth\". BANG shoots him dead

09-09-2002, 04:38 PM	#5
Lord Lothar Quintesson Join Date: August 7, 2002 Location: Oakville (next to the T.O.), Ontario, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 1,097	Pretty decent later on but lame at the beginning. __________________ \"King Kong ain\'t got NOTHING on me!\"

09-10-2002, 03:57 AM	#7
Ted Bigfoot Dungeon Master Join Date: February 6, 2002 Location: Farnborough, UK Posts: 59	If you're going solo - a monk is probably one of the more sucessful classes you could choose. The major benefit is a high magic resistance. As the levels increase your monk will benefit with lower AC and magical fist attacks! Combine this with some awsome special attacks and high attack/move rate and you'll have a pretty powerful character. Make sure you install the BGII patch. I beleive there is a bug preventing a monk from attacking certain monsters even though he/she may have +3 attacks with fists. Happy gaming. __________________ \"Size doesn\'t matter, although we halflings do have big feet!\" ... Master Ted Bigfoot (halfling Thief/MU)

09-10-2002, 05:11 AM	#8
Legolas The Magnificent Zhentarim Guard Join Date: July 16, 2002 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Age: 45 Posts: 338	i played that class before but not in a long run, but anyway your like having bruce lee or jakie chan in Amn....cool!! __________________ \"my arrowhead welcomes your heart\"<br /><br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[greenbounce]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/greenbounce.gif\" />

09-09-2002, 09:29 AM	#2
whacky Emerald Dragon Join Date: July 16, 2002 Location: The Abyss Age: 36 Posts: 904	Monks are pretty good in my opinion. They have good speed, nice number of attacks and speed factor, extremely high magic resistance which combined with certain items can make the monk immune to magic, good AC and their special abilities are awesome, fun in the long run and definately worth trying out

09-09-2002, 09:31 AM	#3
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 41 Posts: 11,063	Good.

09-09-2002, 04:42 PM	#6
DJG Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 16, 2001 Location: Manchester, England Age: 35 Posts: 1,109	I'm planning on editing my character to give me Balthazar like powers. MINOR SPOILERS.............. S P O I L E R S I'm gonna give myself some spells. "Regeneration", "Temporal Flux" (Which is immunity to Time Stop" and one more which I haven't decided yet. What do you think? Oh, and a themed item, which I also haven't decided yet.

09-10-2002, 06:18 AM	#9
Rimjaw Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 24, 2002 Location: East Coast, Singapore Age: 41 Posts: 890	A bit weak at the beginning, but is a dervish of destruction at later levels. Hee-Yah!

09-10-2002, 11:23 AM	#10
Cristian Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Sweden Age: 35 Posts: 992	ok yeah he sounds cool=) so i think i will try him out but the first guy said with some items he could get like immune ti magic could u tell me wich items but not where i can find them want to get them myself=) __________________ Reeka once told me:<br />\"Bloom Where You Are Planted\"

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