It has been a long and arduous journey, but I am proud to announce that Monks are now available for creation through the character manager in all instances.

"With the strength of mind, spirit, and body, Monks are the masters of unarmed combat. Typically wearing little to no armor, Monks depend on their skills of evasion to defend themselves. Offensively, Monks chain together quick strikes to overwhelm their foes with jabs, punches, kicks, and throws. Though a Monk's chief focus is on physical forms of combat, they have an easier time learning magical skills than either Warriors or Rogues."

A number of new systems have been introduced as a part of the release, including unarmed combat, the Minor Mental spell circle, and a host of new combat maneuvers.

Additionally, the Order of Voln has had a significant revision to its members' abilities. The details of the updates can be found here: http://forums.play.net/forums/19/226/2510/view/693

Many GMs put in many hours of effort and dedication into seeing these projects completed. I'd like to thank Finros, Coase, Estild, Oscuro, and Konacon, who were all instrumental in the design, implementation, and quality control of these monumental projects. I'd also like to thank Marstreforn, Mazreth, Lydil, Xayle, and Scribes for putting together a fun and engaging release event to tie everything together. Finally, I'd like to thank Sirina and Solomon, for helping us to coordinate all of the necessary backend changes with onsite.

I hope everyone enjoys these new additions to the game, and we look forward to hearing your feedback once you've had the chance to experience them.

-M.

This message was originally posted in Monks, Developer's Corner - Monks. To discuss the above, follow the link below.

http://forums.play.net/forums/19/239/2665/view/499