Open Eyed Oracle (Oracle/Monk)

While most oracles let their words and action influence the world, the open eyed oracle allows the world in. As seekers of enlightenment, will find open eyed oracles in monasteries and other environments conducive to imparting wisdom and understanding. In the Golarion setting, open eyed oracles are almost always followers of Iori and take the Zen Mystery (see below). (Original Concept by +5 Toaster)

Primary Class: Oracle.

Secondary Class: Monk.

Alignment: Any lawful.

Hit Dice: d8.

Bonus Skills and Ranks: The open eyed oracle may select three monk skills to add to her class skills in addition to the normal oracle class skills. The open eyed oracle gains a number of ranks at each level equal to 4 + Int modifier.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The open eyed oracle is proficient with all simple, light armor, and shields.

Diminished Spellcasting: The open eyed oracle casts divine spells drawn from the oracle spell list, and gains one fewer spell of each spell level per day. She also gains bonus spells for a high Wisdom score. She otherwise learns, prepares, and casts spells as an oracle of equal level.

Intuitive Awareness: An open eyed oracle uses Wisdom instead of Charisma to determine the effects of her spells and mystery class features.

Mystery: An open eyed oracle may select the new Zen mystery. 

Unarmed Strike: At 1st level, an open eyed oracle gains the monk’s unarmed strike ability, except that her unarmed damage is 1d6, and does not increase as she gains levels. This ability and ki pool replace spell lost due to diminished spellcasting.

Ki Pool (Su): At 5th level, an open eyed oracle gains a pool of ki points. This is similar to the monk class feature except for the following changes. The number of points in an open eyed oracle’s ki pool is equal to 1/2 her open eyed oracle level. If the open eyed oracle selects the Zen mystery, her effective monk level is equal to her open eyed oracle level –2 for the purposes of determining the effects of her mystery powers.

By spending 1 point from her ki pool, an open eyed oracle can do one of the following:

• Make one additional attack at her highest attack bonus when making an unarmed strike, or 

• Give herself a +4 dodge bonus to AC for 1 round. 

At 9th level, as long as she has at least 1 point in her ki pool, she can make a ki strike.

• • At 9th level, ki strike allows her unarmed attacks to be treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. 

  • At 13th level, her unarmed attacks are also treated as cold iron and silver for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. 

  • At 17th level, her unarmed attacks are also treated as lawful weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. 

Each of these powers is activated as a swift action.

The ki pool is replenished each morning after 8 hours of rest or meditation; these hours do not need to be consecutive. 

Table: Open Eyed Oracle