Alternate Advancement: Monk

General Abilities

Name	Cost to Max	Cost	Level Req.	Type	Pre-Req's	Description
Innate Stats
Innate Strength	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Strength by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Stamina	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Stamina by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Agility	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Agility by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Dexterity	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Dexterity by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Wisdom	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Wisdom by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Intelligence	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Intelligence by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Charisma	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Charisma by 2 points for each ability level.
Advanced Stats
Advanced Innate Strength	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Strength at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Strength by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Stamina	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Stamina at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Stamina by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Agility	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Agility at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Agility by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Dexterity	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Dexterity at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Dexterity by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Wisdom	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Wisdom at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Wisdom by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Intelligence	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Intelligence at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Intelligence by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Charisma	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Charisma at Level 5.	This ability raises your innate Charisma by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Innate Resistance
Innate Magic Protection	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Save Vs Magic by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Fire Protection	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Save Vs Fire by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Cold Protection	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Save Vs Cold by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Poison Protection	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Save Vs Poison by 2 points for each ability level.
Innate Disease Protection	5	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your base Save Vs Disease by 2 points for each ability level.
Advanced Resistance
Shiritri's Protection	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Magic Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to magic-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Warding of Tarhyl	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Fire Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to fire-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Blessing of Shojar	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Cold Protection at Level 5.	This ability raises your base resistance to cold-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Shroud of Kaezul	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Poison Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to poison-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Gradelsh's Gift	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Disease Protection at Level 5.	This ability raises your base resistance to disease-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Utility
First Aid	3	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability increases the amount you heal with bandages by 5, 15, and 25 percent.
Innate Lung Capacity	3	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability increases the amount of air you have by 10, 25, and 50 percent.
Innate Metabolism	3	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability decreases your food consumption by 10, 25, and 50 percent.
Innate Regeneration	3	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises your regeneration ability by 1 point per ability level.
Innate Run Speed	3	1	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability will slightly modify your base run speed. This modification does NOT stack with movement rate spell effects.
Increase to Stats Caps / HP
Heroic Power	10	2	61	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises the maximum that your statistics can be raised to, with items or spells, by 5 points per rank. You may train this ability once each level, beginning at level 61.
Hidden Strength	18	3	51	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability allows you to gain additional (hidden) benefits from your STR, STA, AGI, DEX, and CHA stats even beyond your stat cap. You gain less benefits per stat point above your cap than you do for stat points under it. Each rank of this ability increases your hidden cap by 30.
Innate Enlightenment	15	3	61	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability raises the maximum that you may raise your Intelligence and Wisdom by ten points. You may train in this ability once each level, beginning at level 61. (May only be trained by Priests and Casters.)
Heroic Durability	9	3	61	Passive	No previous ability requirements.	This ability adds an additional 1.5% to your maximum HP per rank. You may train in this ability once every other level, beginning at level 61. (May only be trained by Tanks.)
Priests and Casters Total:	238
Tanks Total:	232
Other Total:	223

Melee Class Archetypes

This chart is transcluded from Alternate Advancement.

Name	Max AA Trains	Cost	Level Req.	Type	Pre-Req's	Description
Natural Durability	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability increases your maximum hitpoints by 2,5, and 10 percent. (The percentages are based off of your base hitpoints, which include stamina and stamina effects.)
Natural Healing	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability raises your natural regeneration by one point per ability level.
Combat Fury	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability increases your chance to land a critical hit.
Fear Resistance	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability grants you a resistance bonus to fear type spells of 10, 20, and 30 percent.
Finishing Blow	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability gives you a chance to finish off an NPC that is below 10 percent health and facing away from you. At the first step you can finish off NPCs of level 49 or below. Successive steps increase the level limit to 51 and 53 respectively.
Combat Ferocity	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability increases your melee precision by 2, 5, and 10 percent.
Combat Agility	3	2/4/6	55	Passive	6 General Abilities	This ability increases your melee damage avoidance by 2, 5, and 10 percent.
Total:	84

Monk Class Abilities

Note: Costs may be incorrect. Values taken from a combination of EQLive, estimates, and pure damn guessing.

Name	Cost	Level Req.	Type	Pre-Req's	Description
Ambidexterity	9	59	Passive	None	This ability enchances your dual wield skill to the point where it will never fail.
Improved Mend	3/6/9	59	Passive	First Aid at Level 3	This ability makes your mend heal 30, 35 and 40 percent of your hit points.
Purify Body	9	59	Active, 1:12:00	None	This ability removes all negative effects from your body except for fear, charm, and resurrection effects.
Rapid Feign	3/6/9	59	Passive	None	This ability reduces your reuse time on feign death by 10, 25, and 50 percent.
Return Kick	3/6/9	59	Passive	None	This ability gives you the chance to automatically perform a bonus flying kick on ripostes 25, 35, and 50 percent of the time.
Melee Mastery	3/6/9	59	Passive	None	For most classes, this ability gives you an increased chance to perform a double attack with your primary hand, and at the third rank, your double attacks with the primary hand will no longer fail. This additional attack stacks with double attack.
Skill of Hand	5	59	Passive	None	This ability increases your chance of triggering the special effects of Tiger Claw, Eagle Strike, Dragon Punch and Tail Rake.
Physical Enhancement	5	59	Passive	None	This ability will give you additional improvements in your Natural Durability, Avoidance Boost, and Mitigation Boost.
Acrobatics	3/6/9	59	Passive	None	This ability will reduce the damage that you take from falling and increase your chance of dodging blows via the dodge skill by 5, 15 and 30 percent.
Total:	118

PoP Advanced Abilities (Shared among all Classes)

Name	Max AA Trains	Cost	Level Req.	Type	Pre-Req's	Description
Advanced Innate Strength	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Strength at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Strength by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Stamina	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Stamina at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Stamina by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Agility	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Agility at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Agility by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Dexterity	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Dexterity at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Dexterity by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Intelligence	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Intelligence at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Intelligence by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Wisdom	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Wisdom at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Wisdom by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Advanced Innate Charisma	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Charisma at Level 5	This ability raises your innate Charisma by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Warding of Tarhyl	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Fire Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to fire-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Blessing of Shojar	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Cold Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to cold-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Shiritri's Protection	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Magic Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to magic-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Shroud of Kaezul	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Poison Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to poison-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Gradelsh's Gift	10	1	61	Passive	Innate Disease Protection at Level 5	This ability raises your base resistance to disease-based spells by two points per rank. You may train this ability twice each level, beginning at level 61.
Heroic Power	5	2	61	Passive	None	This ability raises the maximum that your statistics can be raised to, with items or spells, by 5 points per rank. You may train this ability once each level, beginning at level 61.
Innate Enlightenment	5	3	61	Passive	None	This ability raises the maximum that you may raise your Intelligence and Wisdom by ten points. You may train in this ability once each level, beginning at level 61. (May only be trained by Priests and Casters.)
Heroic Durability	3	3	61	Passive	None	This ability adds an additional 1.5% to your maximum HP per rank. You may train in this ability once every other level, beginning at level 61. (May only be trained by Tanks.)
Total:	145

Monk PoP Abilities

Note: Costs may be incorrect. Values taken from a combination of EQLive, estimates, and pure damn guessing.

Name	Cost	Level Req.	Type	Pre-Req's	Description
Coup de Grace	2/2/2	62	Passive	Finishing Blow at Level 3	This ability increases the cap of the monsters which you can finish off with a Finishing Blow to level 55, level 57 and level 59 respectively. You may train in this ability once each level, upon reaching levels 62, 63, and 64.
Fury of the Ages	3/3/3	62	Passive	Combat Fury at Level 3	This ability further increases your chance to score a critical blow against your opponent. You may train in this ability once each level, upon reaching levels 62, 63, and 64.
Lightning Reflexes	3/3/3/3/3	61	Passive	Combat Agility at Level 3	This ability further increases your chance of completely avoiding incoming melee damage. You may train in this ability once each level after reaching level 61.
Unerring Precision	3/3/3/3/3	61	Passive	Combat Ferocity at Level 3	This ability further increases your chance of striking your foe in melee combat. You may train in this ability once each level after reaching level 61.
Hastened Purification of the Body	2/2/2	63	Passive	Purify Body at Level 1	This ability decreases the amount of time required between uses of Purify Body by ten percent per rank. You may train in this ability once each level, upon reaching level 63.
Weapon Shield	3/3/3	62	Passive	Melee Mastery at Level 3	This ability increases your basic ability to parry, block and riposte blows. It does not add to block gained from shields. Each rank in this ability further improves the chance of either skill taking effect. You may train in this ability once each level, upon reaching levels 62, 63, and 64.
Superior Mend	2/4/6	63	Passive	Improved Mend at Level 3	This ability further increases the strength of the monk's mend ability by 5% per rank. The three ranks of this ability may be trained once each level for levels 63 and above.
Deadeye	3/3/3	61	Passive	None	This ability grants you an increased performance with ranged attacks from throwing and archery, increasing your chance to both hit the foe and score critical hits on them. You gain the ability to train an additional rank at levels 61, 63, and 65.
Crippling Strike	2/4/6	61	Passive	None	This ability grants you the chance to score a crippling strike whenever you strike a critical hit in melee combat. A crippling strike deals additional damage to the foe and interrupts any spells they are casting. The initial rank of this ability functions on foes up to level 57. Further ranks increases it to level 59 and level 61 respectively. You gain the ability to train an additional rank at levels 61, 63, and 65.
Discipline of the Body	2/2/2/2/2	61	Passive	None	This ability directly increases the damage dealt by the monk's special attacks. Each rank spent in the ability increases the damage by 20%.
Freedom of Body	1/2/3	61	Passive	None	This ability grants you a chance to shrug off and break free from any spells attempting to constrict your movement at 5, 10 and 20% respectively. You may train in this ability at or after levels 61, 63, and 65.
Total:	104