New Posts For Thread: What is a Ki Focus? In terms of In-game.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29616009/What_is_a_Ki_Focus_In_terms_of_In-game.Like...in terms of the in game world what is a Ki Focus? I'm just kinda picturing it as something intangible...or is it some physical object that you carry on yourself?I personally have always hated the Ki focus' narrative in the fluff. Since I don't usually use disarment as a narrative device I would refluff as:Monk: A training stance they have learned (like grandmaster training an inherent bonus rolled into one),http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29616009/What_is_a_Ki_Focus_In_terms_of_In-game.?post_id=529487995#529487995I personally have always hated the Ki focus' narrative in the fluff. Since I don't usually use disarment as a narrative device I would refluff as:Monk: A training stance they have learned (like grandmaster training an inherent bonus rolled into one),Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:32:39 -0600The most common types of Ki Foci I've seen are prayer beads or rosaries. Though I was really impressed once when someone flavored them as Koans and Mantras that they repeated to themselves to help them focus.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29616009/What_is_a_Ki_Focus_In_terms_of_In-game.?post_id=527813711#527813711The most common types of Ki Foci I've seen are prayer beads or rosaries. Though I was really impressed once when someone flavored them as Koans and Mantras that they repeated to themselves to help them focus.Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:20:25 -0600Three classes get use of it without feats. One is shadow/martial, one is shadow, one is psionic. It's not so much a psionic implement as a generic not-anything-else implement, and enhancement bonus replacement for people who ought to be unarmed orhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29616009/What_is_a_Ki_Focus_In_terms_of_In-game.?post_id=527811535#527811535Three classes get use of it without feats. One is shadow/martial, one is shadow, one is psionic. It's not so much a psionic implement as a generic not-anything-else implement, and enhancement bonus replacement for people who ought to be unarmed orSun, 06 Jan 2013 15:12:45 -0600Monks are the only psionic class that has ki focus proficiency.Edit:I typically default to some kind of glove/wrist-and-hand wrapping for simplicity's sake.[/quote]Yeah, oddly it has more ties to Shadow it seems. The word Ki is likely purely from itshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29616009/What_is_a_Ki_Focus_In_terms_of_In-game.?post_id=527811335#527811335Monks are the only psionic class that has ki focus proficiency.Edit:I typically default to some kind of glove/wrist-and-hand wrapping for simplicity's sake.[/quote]Yeah, oddly it has more ties to Shadow it seems. The word Ki is likely purely from itsSun, 06 Jan 2013 15:08:33 -0600The pebble you snatched out of your master's hand and you keep it with you to remind you of the life leasons he taught you.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29616009/What_is_a_Ki_Focus_In_terms_of_In-game.?post_id=527811015#527811015The pebble you snatched out of your master's hand and you keep it with you to remind you of the life leasons he taught you.Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:01:40 -0600