Editing Monk

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| Synonyms = Benedictine, Order of Saint Benedict, Franciscan, Order of Friars Minor, Dominican, Order of Preachers, Carthusians, Order of Saint Bruno, Chartreux
| Prowess? = No
| Archetype? = Yes
| Official? = Yes
| Description = 

Monasteries in the middle age, are a very rare opportunity for those seeking to change their social status.

With minor exceptions, people lived and died in the same craft as their parents. Monasteries were a rare occasion for people to chose their destiny.

Most monastic orders are derived from the Order of Saint Benedict and follow a core set of rules.

All monks have to make the vows of obedience, poverty and chastity, to pray at regular intervals within the day and to spend most of their life in dedication to god and their order.

Each order is known for different reasons.

Benedictines are the most numerous monks by far. They are organised in large monasteries and are renown for their love of books and calligraphy. Most well known philosophers, alchemists and scholars were from this order.

Carthusians are also organised in monasteries, but they are known for their austerity, where members lived in their own cells and spent several hours a day in prayer and meditation. They are also famous for harsh means of self imposed repentance using flagellation and wearing painful cilices as often as necessary.

Franciscans and Dominicans are mendicant orders, known for their lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially to the poor.

Dominicans are also known because most inquisitors where chosen from their ranks.

If you character is a Dominican [[Inquisitor]], a Benedictine [[Alchemist]], a Carthusian [[Ecclesiastic (abbot)|Abbot]] or a [[Knight Hospitaller]], it is better to take those feats instead.


A [[Monk (benedictine)]] gains the Feat [[Knowledge]].

A [[Monk (franciscan)]] gains the Feat [[Survival]].

A [[Monk (dominican)]] gains [[Survival]] or a Feat of his choice in the list of Feats granted by the [[Inquisitor]] archetype.

A [[Monk (carthusians)]] gains the Feat [[Fanatic]].

A [[Monk (other)]] gains the Feat [[Knowledge]].


If his background justifies it, he also gains the [[⭐ Faith]] Feat (regardless of his order).

Additionally, he gains one Feat of his choice in this list :
*[[Knowledge]]
*[[Fanatic]]
*[[Sleepless]]
*[[Knowledge (apothecary)]]
*[[Knowledge (medicine)]]
*[[Knowledge (cryptography)]]
*[[Noble]]
*[[Photographic Memory]]
*[[Reputation]]
*[[Well Connected]]
*[[Miracle]] (even if the character isn't third level)
*[[Revelation]] (even if the character isn't third level)
*[[Talented]]
*[[Foreigner]]
*[[Venerable Age]]

If the character chooses the Feat [[Venerable Age]], he only gains one additional Feat of his choice outside this list or two Feats of his choice inside this list.
This is an exception to the rule, normally a character is not able to have two archetypes.

Unless his background justifies it, the character cannot take the [[Combat]], [[Fighter]] or [[True Strike]] Feats.

Note that not all monks have this feat and the character may de facto be a monk from any of those orders without having it.

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Advices on creating Feats :

A Feat is a massive advantage granted to the finest of the finest after a life of training. Most normal people don't have Feats at all.
A person with the Agile Feat, is qualified to be in the Olympics (not win, but at least participate)
A person with the Rich Feat is the richest man in his city.
Etc..

While creating a Feat, make sure with your Game Master that there is no other Feat that would be Synonym (e.g. would have the same final game effect). If yes, add it as a Synonym rather than create a new Feat.

For example, Courage is a synonym of Fanatism, not because they are the same concept, but because they have a similar in game effect.

And finally, make sure that the Feat is useful but not too useful, this depends on the scenarios and campaign you're playing.

Advices on creating Archetypes :

A typical archetype is either :
One Feat imposed and two to be chosen in a list
or
A disadvantage that grants two feats freely chosen.

The goal of an Archetype is to guide a new player on how to create a very cool and coherent character.


Advices on creating Prowesses :

A Prowess can only be used once per scenario and allows the character to do a special action.

A Prowess is a type of non-visual spell. It is possible only if there is an explanation to the limit of the scientifically plausible and it is up to the player to justify it with the game master before using his prowess.

For example, it is humanly impossible to heal someone who has been decapitated, but it is not impossible to treat someone who's throat have been slit. It is very difficult, very rare, but scientifically plausible.

Unlike normal Feats, a character can acquire the same Prowess several times. 

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