Name | Replaces | Summary |
Black Asp | Stunning Fist; Still Mind | The black asps are a sinister order of monks who train as assassins and infiltrators with no need for weapons to achieve their goals. |
Brazen Disciple | Class Skills; 1st, 6th-level Bonus Feats; Still Mind; 12th-level Ki Power; Perfect Self | Brazen disciples use deception in their fighting style, and many go a step further, incorporating fire and smoke both mundane and magical. |
Disciple of Wholeness | Ki Pool; Purity of Body; 4th, 12th, 14th level Ki Power | Disciples of wholeness train to bring themselves and others closer to physical and spiritual perfection.
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Elemental Monk | Alignment; Stunning Fist; Bonus Feats; Evasion; Purity of Body; 10th-level Ki Power; Ki Pool | Elemental monks draw inspiration from genies to create their fighting style. Their adaptability and versatility make them capable of serving as emissaries of elemental balance. |
Invested Regent | 1st-level Bonus Feat | The invested regent can harness a divine spark to perform superhuman stunts, influence others, and escape injury. |
Lifting Hand | Stunning Fist; Bonus Feats; 12th-level Ki Power | When facing a master of the lifting hand, an enemy is likely to find itself sailing through the air or locked in a tortuous compliance hold. |
Monk of the Mantis | 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th-level Bonus Feats; 6th, 10th, 12th-level Ki Powers; Quivering Palm | A body contains many points where the flesh, mind, and spirit coincide. A monk of the mantis is skilled at manipulating these points. |
Perfect Scholar | Class Skills; Still Mind; 4th-level Ki Power; Tongue of the Sun and Moon; Perfect Self | Perfect scholars, often worshipers of Irori, hone their minds and bodies through the accumulation of knowledge |
Sage Counselor | Class Skills; 1st, 2nd, 6th, 10th-level Bonus Feat; 4th-level Ki Power | Sage counselors are ascetics and mystics who leave the confines of the monastery walls to advise secular people about spiritual truths and to seek knowledge of the outside world. |
Scaled Fist | Bonus Feats; Still Mind; 4th, 12th-level Ki Power
| Scaled fists eschew passive introspection in favor of unshakable confidence.
Steeped in traditions that trace their origins to the warrior-monks who trained under the tutelage of draconic masters in Tian Xia, scaled fists eschew passive introspection in favor of unshakable confidence. Scaled fists learn to combine brutal intimidation with the brazen ferocity of an ancient wyrm to devastate their foes.
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Serpent-Fire Adept | Class Skills; Stunning Fist; 1st, 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th-level Bonus Feats; 4th, 8th-level Ki Power | A serpent-fire adept embraces the secrets of her chakras and mastery of their energetic flow. |
Softstrike Monk | Weapon Proficiency; Unarmed Strike; 6th, 10th-level Bonus Feats; Wholeness of Body; Quivering Palm; Empty Body | Softstrike monks employ a nonlethal but effective form of combat. |
Soul Shepherd | Stunning Fist; Evasion; Improved Evasion; 12th, 16th-level Bonus Feat | Whether studying at the feet of psychopomps or merely imitating the creatures' philosophy and methods, soul shepherds believe in safeguarding the Cycle of Souls. |
Windstep Master | Stunning Fist; 4th-level Ki Power; Ki Pool | Most monks are agile and fleet of foot, but few can rival a windstep master’s lightness of step. |