This class options represent those monks that, instead of training their body to resist disease and poison, they instead train their bodies to be instruments of death, and gain some of the class features of the Assassin Prestige class, albeit with the loss of some of their own abilities.

Class Features Modifications

Lose: Slow Fall, All Abilities with "Body" in their name (Purity of Body, Wholeness of Body).

Monks with the Dread Monk variant gain the following class features:

Sneak Attack: This functions as the rogue ability of the same name. The ability is gained at second level and increases every three levels after that (5, 8, 11 etc.).

Death Attack: This functions as the assassin ability of the same name. The ability is gained at 5th level. A Dread Monk can only use this ability when unarmored and unencumbered, and when wielding a special monk weapon.

Upon reaching 9th level a Dread Monk may spend 6 Ki Points to perform a Death Attack without studying the target beforehand, he may also spend 3 Ki Points to reduce the study time to 1 round.

Upon reaching 15th level all Death Attacks can be performed without studying the target beforehand.

Author's Note: This was intended to be a standard class for a group of warrior monks with a strict code of honor, which, when taken away might unbalance the class. Any feedback is appreciated.

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