[Mod] IWD2: Improved monk fists 4.5

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Looks great. Did you take into consideration that Freedom of Movement could disable Boots of Speed and Haste effects? I noticed FoM sometimes disables any movement bonuses, but it depends on the form of FoM... This one is entirely new, so I wonder what it does.

 

Looks quite interesting. You've given me a reason to try out a single-class monk in my next runthrough.

 

I tried to follow the DC guidelines, but I could not attach a file. On bottom left where my rights are cited it says: "You may not post attachments"
couldn't find a quick file hoster and the library is closing in 2 minutes. but i show you the readme of the 4.5 version

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improved monk fists mod for IWD2

author: lefuet
wanted to give monk fists the chance to keep up with ever better magical weapons
decrease micromanagement by automatizing the stun effect

version history
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version 4.5
- an unarmed monk at L26+ is constantly hasted and can outrun other hasted characters

version 4.1
- bugfix: disruption stopped working at higher levels because of a conflict with the stun effect
- at L26 +1d10 fire damage

version 4.0
- ki strike starts with level 8 
(it took too long until the monk fists caught up to the weapons found)
- some new effects are in place while the monk is using his fists:
level 13+: Disruption: All undead and outsiders hit must make a Fortitude save or be destroyed
level 16+: Freedom of Movement
level 21+: Impervious Sanctity of Mind
level 26+: Executioner's Eyes

version 3.2
- increased stun possibility to the magic damage possibility
(stun effect was happening to rare)
- increased the difficulty to resist the stun effect with monk levels
(there are already weapons out there with an even harder to resist stun effect, it is a typical monk trait to stun opponents)

version 3.1
- (range 2 from v3 removed in v3.1 - it looked weird)
- splitted the main damage into 2 dice of half size each
(feels more natural because of the 2 fists and improves the effect of luck)
- the (possibility of) extra bludgeoning damage grows parallel with the main damage
- the (possibility of) extra magic damage starts with the advent of the Ki strike at level 10
- the (possibility of) stunning also starts with Ki strike and improves with monk levels

version 2
- possibility for stunning at higher levels 
to reduce micromanagement (monks can stun anyway) and heighten the feel of a monk (in contrast to other melee classes)

version 1 (initial version)
- possibility for some extra magic damage
- they profit from weapon proficiency (in axes)
- the critical threat range is 19-20 x3 (they are also keen weapons now)


instructions:
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- copy files to override folder to activate
- remove these files from override folder to deactivate
you can do this in the middle of a game (just save and reload)

what is changed:
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weapon type of monk fists is now axes (monks are proficient in axes):
- they profit from weapon proficiency (in axes)
- the critical threat range is 19-20 x3 (they are also keen weapons now)
The enchantment (Ki strike) you gain at L8+1 (L10+2, L13+3, L16+4, L21+5) now also counts as to hit and damage bonus (like all +x weapons).
There is now an automatic chance to stun opponents (getting stronger with monk levels and starting with Ki strike).
L13 undead and outsiders must make a Fortitude save or be disrupted
L16 Freedom of Movement
L21 Impervious Sanctity of Mind
L26 Executioner's Eyes, Haste

level: damage
01-03: 2d3    + 1d3 (10%) normal
04-07: 2d4    + 1d4 (20%) normal
08-09: 2d5 +1 + 1d5 (20%) normal + 1d5 (10%) magical (+1 Weapon) + stun(10%) 
10-11: 2d6 +2 + 1d6 (20%) normal + 1d6 (10%) magical (+2 Weapon) + stun(10%) 
12-12: 2d6 +2 + 1d6 (25%) normal + 1d6 (15%) magical (+2 Weapon) + stun(15%) 
13-15: 2d8 +3 + 1d8 (25%) normal + 1d8 (25%) magical (+3 Weapon) + stun(25%) D
16-20: 2d10+4 + 1d10(50%) normal + 1d10(50%) magical (+4 Weapon) + stun(50%) D,FM
21-25: 2d10+5 + 1d10      normal + 1d10      magical (+5 Weapon) + stun      D,FM,ISM
26-xx: 2d10+5 + 1d10      normal + 1d10      magical (+5 Weapon) + stun      D,FM,ISM,EE,H
                                 + 1d10      fire

D   = Disruption (outsiders and undead)
FM  = Freedom of Movement
ISM = Impervious Sanctity of Mind
EE  = Executioner's Eyes
H   = Haste (300% movement speed)
(normally _all_ hasted characters have 200% like the unhasted high level monk)

stun(x%) = x% chance that target is stunned
stuns for 1/2 round at lvl 10 to 1.5 rounds at lvl 21+ 
Fortitude saves but gets penalized with growing monk levels

normal movement is 100%
with increasing monk levels the movement is upgraded to about 200%
haste sets the movement rate to 200% (like boots of speed) so the movement bonus of a hasted monk is lost
(if you use an item that grants only a slight movement bonus your monk can actually get slower)


comments:
- be careful, you are not the only monk out there (I have a hard time against broken khree from the lost followers)
- with customdll monkfists (axes!) become finessable and can also profit from weapon specialization
- you can use some of the excellent throwing axes for even more synergy (if you can stop using your fists ;)

 

new version (4.5) uploaded. see first post for description and link
he is so much fun to play

 

Btw, if you try it out I'm really curious about your experiences!

 

i did a few experiments and iirc, all speed effects set the speed to an absolute value. so they dont work well with each other, like boots of speed or haste on a monk.
i put the monk speed increase as an effect to his fists (after freedom of movement or haste effects). so if there still occurs a problem, reequipping the fist should solve this.
in my games the monk seemed to work as intended.

 

Bug report: The monk fists are NOT compatible with exp cap removers. Specifically, at Monk level 31 and onwards the fists revert to their weakest version.

 

thanks for the report.

that is strange.
I think that means that unmodded monks also don't work with the xp-cap remover. There are 9 versions of the monk fists corresponding to the different ability levels of a monk. My mod just changes these 9 versions by changing or adding some abilities.

I've no idea how to fix this.
You could try to "re-equip" the empty hand or give your monk the monkfist9 (00MFIST9.ITM) with dalekeeper.

I thought it worked with the xp-cap remover, but on second thought: It might have been, that I only levelled monks to 26 and then switched to druid (to complement their education with heal and some other interesting options) or so. :/

I hope I could help and thanks for your report!