Crane Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter the stance of a crane, holding your arms in an imitation of a crane’s wings.
|
—
|
Dragon Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter the stance of a dragon and make powerful leg strikes like a lashing dragon’s tail.
|
—
|
Gorilla Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You lower yourself to the ground and take an imposing, knuckle-walking stance.
|
—
|
Ki Rush
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 1 |
—
|
You can use ki to move with extraordinary speed and make yourself harder to hit.
|
—
|
Ki Strike
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 1 |
—
|
Your study of the flow of mystical energy allows you to harness it into your physical strikes.
|
—
|
Monastic Archer Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter a specialized stance for a unique martial art centered around the use of a bow.
|
—
|
Monastic Weaponry
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 1 |
—
|
You have trained with the traditional weaponry of your monastery or school.
|
—
|
Mountain Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter the stance of an implacable mountain allowing you to strike with the weight of an avalanche.
|
—
|
Rain of Embers Stance
|
|
PFS Guide
|
Rare
|
Fire, Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter the stance of an enraged phoenix, holding your fingers as rigid as deadly talons while moving with quick, flickering gestures that dance with biting flames.
|
—
|
Reflective Ripple Stance
|
|
Secrets of Magic
|
Common
|
Evocation, Monk, Stance, Water
| 1 |
—
|
You enter a stance of fluid grace as small amounts of water flow with your movements and attacks.
|
—
|
Stoked Flame Stance
|
|
Secrets of Magic
|
Common
|
Evocation, Fire, Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter a stance of fast, fiery movements.
|
—
|
Stumbling Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
trained in Deception
|
You enter a seemingly unfocused stance that mimics the movements of the inebriated—bobbing, weaving, leaving false openings, and distracting your enemies from your true movements.
|
—
|
Tiger Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter the stance of a tiger and can make tiger claw attacks.
|
—
|
Wolf Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 1 |
—
|
You enter the stance of a wolf, low to the ground with your hands held like fanged teeth.
|
—
|
Ancestral Weaponry
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 2 |
Monastic Weaponry; a feat granting access to all weapons with an ancestry trait (such as elf or orc)
|
You blend monastic techniques with the ancestral fighting styles of your people.
|
—
|
Brawling Focus
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 2 |
—
|
You know how to make the most of your attacks when fighting hand-to-hand.
|
—
|
Crushing Grab
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 2 |
—
|
Like a powerful constrictor, you crush targets in your unyielding grasp.
|
—
|
Dancing Leaf
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 2 |
—
|
You are as light as a leaf whirling in the breeze.
|
—
|
Elemental Fist
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 2 |
Ki Strike
|
You call upon the power of the elements, infusing your ki with elemental energy and allowing your attacks to deal energy damage.
|
—
|
Shooting Stars Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 2 |
Monastic Weaponry
|
You enter a stance that lets you throw shuriken with lightning speed.
|
—
|
Stunning Fist
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 2 |
Flurry of Blows
|
The focused power of your flurry threatens to overwhelm your opponent.
|
—
|
Cobra Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 4 |
—
|
You enter a tight stance, coiled up like a lashing cobra with your hands poised as venomous fangs.
|
—
|
Deflect Arrow
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
—
|
Your reflexes allow you to deflect ranged attacks.
|
—
|
Flurry of Maneuvers
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
expert in Athletics
|
You flurry is a combination of maneuvers.
|
—
|
Flying Kick
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
—
|
You launch yourself at a foe.
|
—
|
Guarded Movement
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
—
|
Your guard is up, even while moving.
|
—
|
Irezoko Tattoo
|
—
|
Absalom, City of Lost Omens
|
Uncommon
|
Bard, Champion, Cleric, Druid, Magus, Monk, Oracle, Ranger, Sorcerer, Summoner, Witch, Wizard
| 4 |
expert in Arcana or expert in Occultism
|
Your face bears an intricate magical tattoo known as the irezoko, a badge of your understanding of your chosen field of magic and a recognition of your advancement within Absalom's College of Mysteries.
|
—
|
Peafowl Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 4 |
Monastic Weaponry
|
You enter a tall and proud stance while remaining mobile, with all the grace and composure of a peafowl.
|
—
|
Sacred Ki
|
|
Gods & Magic
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
Ki Strike; you follow a deity
|
The power of your faith suffuses your ki
|
—
|
Stand Still
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
—
|
You strike out when your foe tries to flee.
|
—
|
Wholeness of Body
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 4 |
ki spells
|
You can restore your health by tapping into your ki.
|
—
|
Abundant Step
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
incredible movement; ki spells
|
You can teleport yourself a short distance.
|
—
|
Align Ki
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
ki spells
|
The power of your ki soothes your wounds and energizes you for battle.
|
—
|
Blazing Talon Surge
|
|
PFS Guide
|
Common
|
Fire, Flourish, Monk
| 6 |
Rain of Embers Stance
|
You rush forward and latch onto your enemy with talons of hungering fire.
|
—
|
Crane Flutter
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Crane Stance
|
You interpose your arm between yourself and your opponent.
|
—
|
Dragon Roar
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Auditory, Emotion, Fear, Mental, Monk
| 6 |
Dragon Stance
|
You bellow, instilling fear in your enemies.
|
—
|
Gorilla Pound
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Emotion, Flourish, Mental, Monk
| 6 |
Gorilla Stance; expert in Intimidation
|
You pound your chest before slamming into your foes.
|
—
|
Inner Fire (SoM)
|
|
Secrets of Magic
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Stoked Flame Stance
|
While you're in Stoked Flame Stance, you have cold and fire resistance equal to half your level, and any creature that hits you with an unarmed attack, tries to Grab or Grapple you, or otherwise touches you takes fire damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1).
|
—
|
Jellyfish Stance
|
—
|
Pathfinder #167
|
Uncommon
|
Monk, Stance
| 6 |
—
|
You relax your posture and loosen your joints, allowing yourself to move with incredible fluidity.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|
Ki Blast
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
ki spells
|
You can unleash an impactful cone of force by channeling your ki.
|
—
|
Mountain Stronghold
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Mountain Stance
|
You focus on your connection to the earth and call upon the mountain to block attacks against you.
|
—
|
One-Inch Punch
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
expert strikes
|
You put all your force into a single mighty, carefully controlled blow.
|
—
|
Return Fire
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Deflect Arrow; Monastic Archer Stance
|
Snatching an arrow out of the air, you instantly put it to your bow and return fire.
|
—
|
Stumbling Feint
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Stumbling Stance; expert in Deception
|
You lash out confusingly with what seems to be a weak move but instead allows you to unleash a dangerous flurry of blows upon your unsuspecting foe.
|
—
|
Tiger Slash
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Tiger Stance
|
You make a fierce swipe with both hands.
|
—
|
Water Step
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
—
|
You can Stride across liquid and surfaces that don’t support your weight.
|
—
|
Whirling Throw
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
—
|
You propel your grabbed or restrained foe a great distance.
|
—
|
Wolf Drag
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 6 |
Wolf Stance
|
You rip your enemy off their feet.
|
—
|
Arrow Snatching
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
Deflect Arrow
|
You pluck missiles from the air and hurl them back at their source.
|
—
|
Clinging Shadows Initiate
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
ki spells
|
You learn a mystical stance that transforms your ki into sticky smoke that shrouds your limbs, clinging to everything you touch.
|
—
|
Ironblood Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 8 |
—
|
You enter the stance of impenetrable iron, refusing to yield to any blow.
|
—
|
Mixed Maneuver
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
master in Athletics
|
You combine two different maneuvers together into a single flowing whole.
|
—
|
Pinning Fire
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
—
|
You target your opponent's clothing, equipment, or loose flesh with piercing projectiles to pin them to the ground or a nearby surface.
|
—
|
Rippling Spin
|
|
Secrets of Magic
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
Reflective Ripple Stance
|
After the triggering attack is done, Step.
|
—
|
Tangled Forest Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 8 |
—
|
You extend your arms like gnarled branches to interfere with your foes’ movements.
|
—
|
Wall Run
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
—
|
You defy gravity, traversing vertical planes as easily as the ground.
|
—
|
Wild Winds Initiate
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 8 |
ki spells
|
You learn a mystical stance that lets you attack from a distance.
|
—
|
Blazing Streak
|
|
Secrets of Magic
|
Common
|
Flourish, Monk
| 10 |
Stoked Flame Stance
|
Stride twice, making Strikes against up to four different creatures within reach at any point during your movement.
|
—
|
Cobra Envenom
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Poison
| 10 |
Cobra Stance; expert in unarmed attacks
|
You lash out with devious intent and the power to envenom your foe.
|
—
|
Entwined Energy Ki
|
|
Pathfinder #166
|
Uncommon
|
Monk
| 10 |
—
|
You can transform your inner power into a type of energy to empower your ki abilities.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|
Knockback Strike
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Concentrate, Monk
| 10 |
—
|
You focus your strength into a blow powerful enough to push an enemy away from you.
|
—
|
Peafowl Strut
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Flourish, Monk
| 10 |
Peafowl Stance
|
You slowly move across the battlefield with dangerous grace.
|
—
|
Prevailing Position
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 10 |
at least one stance feat
|
Your willingness to flow from one stance to another lets you sacrifice their benefits to better protect yourself.
|
—
|
Sleeper Hold
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Incapacitation, Monk
| 10 |
—
|
You pinch crucial points of your target’s nervous system, impeding its ability to function.
|
—
|
Wind Jump
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 10 |
ki spells
|
You gather the wind beneath you, allowing you to soar as you jump.
|
—
|
Winding Flow
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 10 |
—
|
Any journey consists of more than simply reaching your destination.
|
—
|
Wronged Monk's Wrath
|
|
Pathfinder #166
|
Uncommon
|
Monk
| 10 |
ki spells
|
You gain the wronged monk's wrath ki spell.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|
Diamond Soul
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 12 |
—
|
You have fortified your body and mind against eldritch effects.
|
—
|
Disrupt Ki
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk, Negative
| 12 |
—
|
Your strike can block a creature's inner life force.
|
—
|
Dodging Roll
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 12 |
master in Acrobatics
|
You dodge a blow at the last possible moment.
|
—
|
Focused Shot
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Concentrate, Monk
| 12 |
Monastic Archer Stance
|
You achieve a state of perfect calm before unleashing your attack, opening your mind to the minute movements of the world around you to increase your accuracy.
|
—
|
Improved Knockback
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 12 |
master in Athletics
|
Your shoves cause the target to go farther.
|
—
|
Meditative Focus
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 12 |
ki spells
|
Your meditation is so effective that you can achieve a deep focus.
|
—
|
Overwhelming Breath
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Concentrate, Metamagic, Monk
| 12 |
ki spells
|
You control your breathing and align it with your ki, exhaling with controlled force in order to overcome your opponent's resistance.
|
—
|
Sense Ki
|
|
Pathfinder #167
|
Uncommon
|
Monk
| 12 |
ki spells
|
You can read the presence of ki in your area.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|
Stance Savant (Monk)
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 12 |
—
|
You enter a stance without a thought.
|
—
|
Wave Spiral
|
|
Secrets of Magic
|
Common
|
Monk, Water
| 12 |
Reflective Ripple Stance
|
You dip and spin, unleashing a wide whirlpool of water.
|
—
|
Explosive Death Drop
|
|
PFS Guide
|
Common
|
Fire, Monk
| 14 |
Blazing Talon Surge
|
You lift your enemy into the air before bringing them crashing down with a fiery detonation.
|
—
|
Form Lock
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Attack, Monk
| 14 |
—
|
Your ability to control your own ki empowers you to pressure other creatures into resuming their true forms.
|
—
|
Ironblood Surge
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 14 |
Ironblood Stance
|
You steel yourself, preparing to resist oncoming attacks and using your muscles to absorb the impact.
|
—
|
Mountain Quake
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 14 |
Mountain Stronghold
|
You stomp, shaking the earth beneath you and causing quakes.
|
—
|
Shadow's Web
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 14 |
ki spells
|
You launch a wave of shadowy ki outward from your body, damaging your opponents and potentially binding them in place.
|
—
|
Tangled Forest Rake
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 14 |
Tangled Forest Stance
|
You reposition foes with raking attacks.
|
—
|
Timeless Body
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 14 |
—
|
You cease aging.
|
—
|
Tongue of the Sun and Moon
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 14 |
—
|
You have transcended the barriers between words and meaning.
|
—
|
Whirling Blade Stance
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk, Stance
| 14 |
Monastic Weaponry
|
You enter a mindful stance that creates a deep connection between you and your monk weapons, allowing you to manipulate them with your ki even at a distance.
|
—
|
Wild Winds Gust
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Air, Concentrate, Evocation, Manipulate, Monk
| 14 |
Wild Winds Initiate
|
You store up energy and release it in an enormous gust of rushing wind.
|
—
|
Electric Counter
|
|
Pathfinder #167
|
Uncommon
|
Electricity, Evocation, Monk
| 16 |
Wild Winds Initiate
|
You can charge yourself with lighting, gain resistance to electricity or shocking an attacker.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|
Enlightened Presence
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Emotion, Mental, Monk
| 16 |
—
|
You exude an aura of resolve.
|
—
|
Flinging Blow
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 16 |
—
|
You take a moment to center yourself, then unleash a powerful blow that sends your target tumbling away.
|
—
|
Master of Many Styles
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 16 |
Stance Savant (Monk)
|
You move between stances in an unceasing dance.
|
—
|
Medusa's Wrath
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 16 |
ki spells
|
You learn a monstrous ki technique that infuses your blows with the petrifying power of a medusa's gaze.
|
—
|
One-Millimeter Punch
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 16 |
One-Inch Punch
|
Your punches have incredible force and control.
|
—
|
Quivering Palm
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 16 |
ki spells
|
Your strikes can kill foes.
|
—
|
Shattering Strike (Monk)
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 16 |
—
|
The force of your considered blow shatters objects and defenses alike.
|
—
|
Diamond Fists
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 18 |
—
|
Your body hardens as you combine your attacks, making your finishing blows more damaging.
|
—
|
Effortless Reach
|
|
Pathfinder #167
|
Uncommon
|
Monk
| 18 |
—
|
Focusing the powers of your ki to augment your blows, you stretch and lengthen your body in ways that defy logic.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|
Empty Body
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 18 |
ki spells
|
You transmute your body into an ethereal form.
|
—
|
Ki Center
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 18 |
ki spells; Master of Many Styles
|
You center yourself with the universe and draw upon its vast power.
|
—
|
Ki Form
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 18 |
ki spells
|
You have mastered a potent technique for using your ki to reinforce your physical form and propel yourself through the air.
|
—
|
Meditative Wellspring
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 18 |
Meditative Focus
|
When you clear your mind, your focus comes flowing back in a powerful rush.
|
—
|
Swift River
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 18 |
—
|
You flow like water, avoiding all restraints.
|
—
|
Triangle Shot
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Concentrate, Flourish, Monk
| 18 |
Monastic Archer Stance; Stunning Fist
|
You string three arrows to your bow and fire them all at once.
|
—
|
Deadly Strikes
|
|
Advanced Player's Guide
|
Common
|
Monk
| 20 |
—
|
You have honed your body to attack with lethal focus.
|
—
|
Endurance of the Rooted Tree
|
|
Pathfinder #156
|
Uncommon
|
Monk
| 20 |
Wholeness of Body
|
Just as the Vale of Aroden retains light and life despite inhospitable surroundings, you can sustain yourself regardless of your environment.
|
Extinction Curse
|
Enduring Quickness
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 20 |
—
|
You move as fast and as high as the wind itself.
|
—
|
Fuse Stance
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Monk
| 20 |
at least two stances
|
You have combined two stances into a single stance all your own.
|
—
|
Golden Body
|
|
Pathfinder #150
|
Uncommon
|
Monk
| 20 |
—
|
Strike harder and heal more rapidly.
|
Age of Ashes
|
Impossible Technique
|
|
Core Rulebook
|
Common
|
Fortune, Monk
| 20 |
—
|
You execute a maneuver that defies possibility.
|
—
|
Vitality-Manipulating Stance
|
|
Pathfinder #168
|
Uncommon
|
Monk, Stance
| 20 |
—
|
You have learned to attack meridians and pressure points.
|
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
|