Couldn't help myself.. One more time.

[DragonChyld]

I couldn't help it... so here is one more try on the whole Quasi Class thing, its based off the Whip.


Initiate of the Lash (Monk/Harper Scout/Weaponmaster):


The Monks of the Order of the Lash long ago split from normal Monk teaching. Feng Shu who was the First Initiate of the Lash saw the beauty of the whip. Its fluid motion, like Water, inspired him to forego the traditional weapon teachings of Fist and Kama, and Instead learn to become one with the Lash. His training was not easy, he studied for long and hard outside his Monastery, even going to train with the keepers of Knowledge, the Harper Scouts. In the end however the Master of the new Order of the Lash was to become one with his weapon and vowed never to again use the Kama in combat.
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Requirements: Must have 15 levels of Monk, 5 Levels of Harper Scout, and Weapon Focus: Whip before level 26. You gain several abilities with the whip after meeting these requirements.

Benefits:
- Gains the following feats: Epic Weapon Focus Whip, Weapon Specialization Whip, Epic Weapon Specialization Whip. Improved Disarm.
- Whip Ki: you gain a +1 to the DC of the Discipline check of your Improved Disarm when using a Whip, and you gain an Additional +1 for every 5 levels of WM you take.

- Whirlwind:
For characters who are Initiates of the Lash, Improved Whirlwind has an improved effect. The Initiate will perform a second set of attacks, separate from the whirl, in which the Initiate will automatically attempt a Improved Disarm attack on every enemy in range. This attack will use one of the Initiate’s Stunning Fists each time it is used.

- Special: upon taking the Vow of an Initiate they may no longer use a Kama, they lose the proficiency, nor does a Whip count as a Kama for using Flurry of Blows, getting Monk ATT per Round, ect. These abilities are lost to the Initiate.
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I am not sure if the last part is doeable, or something very simmilar, as the only thing that bugs me is that people who take this might still use a Kama in the off hand to gain the benifits. So if the Removing of the Kama is not possible, how about the stripping of AmbiDex, TWF from the char, it would make using a Kama in the off hand Useless as well.


I really hope this is more on the mark.

~ DC

[FunkySwerve]

The kama disable is possible, but the additions to disarm arent. An interesting idea, but not exactly an unusual class combo. If there were more doable benefits and penalties, maybe...I liked the whirld idea, was already considering something of the sort for other quasiclasses.
Funky

[DragonChyld]

OK cool, killing the Kama was the big one as it was essentall to Balancing the class, I know those extra two attacks a higher level monk can get with a Kama are important. OK so how about changing the Whip Ki to the Raging Ki and change the 3rd Class from WM to Barb. You don't see many Barb/Monks Due to Aloignment Rest.

Whip Ki: Once per day per Rage an Initiate can become Enraged enough that he can actually infuse his whip with his own Lifeforce, Granting an Enhancment bonus equal to his adjusted Con Modifier (Max 15) to his whip and lasting a number of turns equal to his Monk level. (this should last less time than a Tensers on a SM of the same level, also hope you can make it Targetable only on a whip, no other weapon.)

To vary the class a little you Substitute Barbarian Levels in Place of WM. I just picked WM because you are focusing everything on one weapon and monk for Nice Balance to AB and losing the Kama Bonuses. Any Suggestions would be welcome.

lol I am just excited your first sentence was not "its way overpowered" XD