Weapon Skill: Unarmed Combat

A keyword where the character trains his body to be used as a weapon.

Benifits:

Users of Unarmed Combat gives 15 to constitution.

Can not be heavily armored but can take the big, bulky constitution bonus without taking the Juggernaut keyword.

Unarmed Combat has a base hit of 100. Great hit rate.

Has 6 move speed.

Unarmed Combat do not have uses.

Can chose to have one of the following abilities or gain 3 stat points:
Initiate of the Shattered Steel-
Might is doubled when facing a unit with the "Armored" keyword
-Iron Legs Kick Boxer
-Might is doubled when facing a unit with the "Horseback" keyword
Disiples of the New Moon-
-Evasion +10
School of the Umbral Dragon-
-when calculating your critical hit rate, use (Skill+Crit) rather than ([Skill/2]+Crit)
Masters of the Iron Body-
-Your weapon doubles as a shield. RES and DEF +2 when equipped with this weapon.
Ki Adept-
-Might is doubled when facing a unit with the "Flyer" and "Dragon" keyword.
Crippling Contortionest-
-Might is doubled when facing a unit with the "Juggernuat" keyword.
The Serphant Underfoot-
-Might is doubled when facing a unit with the "Theif" keyword.
Student of Martial Bane-
Gains advantage against one type of weapon or magic.

Unarmed Combat users do no have stat caps of any kind (stats can go above 20 and keyword caps do not apply.)

All stats of unarmed user are counted as good. Great stats.

Upon promotion the Monk gain a special ability, not affiliated with a weapon, and 4 more stat bonus added to the one given for promotion.

Downside:

Poor damage.

Critical is lessened by the lack of a weapon to enhance it with.

Lack of adaptability

Can't use weapons, magic. Can't be used with another weapon skill. Does not get the option to get an extra weapon skill upon promotion.

Can not use a keyword that is weapon dependent or the Armored keyword.

Does not gain a custom weapon or use weapons.






I tested it out to see if it's balanced and it seems so. You can test it out yourselves if you'd like. You guys can tell me what you think and branch off the idea. I just want to see some more variety in class options.

I... love... you... for this.

lol, glad to hear it. :P

Won't happen though unless an admin or g-mod approves. >< I just want to RP a monk!

Sound Familiar.....

Yours is actually thought out though, :lol:

EDIT: Hah, forgot I put that edit in XD

lol, actually no. I rarely read the Request topics. :P

Thanks, I had the idea for a while and even posted these three classes a while back with weapons and all: Martial Artist(Monk is taken ><), Psion, and Druidic (not the elder kind but nature kind and druid is taken too! ><) They didn't say

Seems like it'd be a bitch to train, but quite useful in wars, due to its high con and its special abilities.

Thanks. ^^

Yeah, it's low damage output hurts a lot and disadvantage towards critical eliminates some of the most popular builds. The build makes a very good meat shield though and could also make a speed freak. Even with a 0 in two stats they will become 12 by level 20 and no stat caps can make a VERY specialized character. There accuracy is very good

Speed + hit build for the people would really take them out.

Or a strength + speed

Problem with builds that involve speed and/or to hit is that putting to many points into either one hurts your other stats. Speed and accuracy only need to be so much higher than the enemies and if it's to high then you suffer against their strengths.

Strength, I think is a stat you can't get enough. Their is no such thing as putting to many points into damage unless you can even kill a tank in one hit and the unarmed fighter lack in damage because of his/hers lack of weapons. You can make up for it though by taking advantage of the "no stat caps" for unarmed fighters.

still you could make a great speed built character if you don't mind the lack of damage and defense.

Yeah, the all "good" condition, lack of weighted weapon, and lack of stat caps gives them the best capabilities for a speed build.

It might be worth having some sort of small boosts to unarmed combat which'd go a bit to make up for lack of weapon ranks. Maybe a +1 atk boost every other weap level, and a +1 to crit and hit every level? You'd end up w/ +3 might and +5 hit and crit, a little better than the normal S-rank bonus, but since the weapon doesn't have any inherent might, it's prolly not that big a deal.

I dunno, I sorta feel like such a thing hardly matters.

You make a point. I forgot the bonus of a S rank weapon skill. If the admins actually consider making this I look into it and see if more bonus's are required to balance it out.

If Admins consider this then I'll be removing Eve from my team... most likely

Yeah, I would also remove one of my characters or just remke them as a unarmed combatant. :P (wish they didn't take monk...can't just say that...)

I think it is interesting, I'm just not sure it will be added to the rules. >_<

Well if it doesn't gather any attention here I'll just post it in the staff forums. :P