Quarterstaff Master - Pathfinder Monk Subclass Reimagined

Like my previous Knife Master subclass mod, this is in honour of the first character I played on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Monks are cool, staffs are cool, blah blah.

As with that mod, I've had to go some way to reinvent the archetype into a subclass that can stand up next to the other options in BG3. The Quarterstaff Master in Pathfinder gets improved damage with staffs... and that's really kind of it aside from 3 variations of the style strikes that other monks can choose. In BG3, the Monk has 3 very thematic subclasses: the elemental casting Four Elements, the stealthy Shadow Monk, and the hard-hitting Open Hand. The Quarterstaff Master concept is clearly intended to be damage dealer, so the general structure is roughly in-line with the Way of the Open Hand monk with some added twists to make it feel different enough to be an alternative. The skill progressions are in the image above and I go into more detail further down this description.

Installation

Copy the Quarterstaff_master.pak file to your \\Users\\AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods folder and activate using the in-game mod manager

install using BG3ModManager

There are no requirements for the mod.

Compatibility Framework compatibility is built in, so it should maintain compatibility with other Monk subclasses. Compatibility.

All the skills and features of the subclass require a quarterstaff to be equipped. Some, like the improved damage die, also require you not to have a shield equipped.

Level 3

Quarterstaff Master

This passive increases the martial arts damage die to 1d8, and then to 1d10 at level 6 and 1d12 at level 11. If you have extended the level cap, it will improve to 3d4 at level 16. Not only does this improve your quarterstaff damage at later levels, but your martial arts bonus attack and flurry of blows (which you will notice has adapted animations for the quarterstaff) will also have improved damage straight away from level 3. The base damage will outdo other subclasses, so if all your monk ever did was attack and bonus attack, the Quarterstaff Master would likely be the heaviest hitter.Quarterstaff Techniques

 You will choose 2 special strikes from the option of Push, Daze, Trip attacks - similar to the flurry of blows options available to Open Hand monks. They do get bonus Force damage but do not make two attacks, so the damage potential is slightly below the Open Hand flurries - but the later skill Channelling of Spirit can overcome that.

At Level 6, you can choose an additional technique including the options for a Disarm and Sweep (hit 3 enemies)